JERSEY BOYS - NYC EPA Fireside Theatre | Fort Atkinson, WI
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Dinner Theatre
$745 weekly minimum
Equity actors for roles in JERSEY BOYS (See breakdown).
Performers of all Ethnicities, physical types, gender identities, and ages are encouraged to audition.
All roles will be understudied.
All stage managerial positions are currently filled.
Please prepare a short song in the style of the show. Singing from the show is fine. Also, please bring your picture and resume, stapled together.
Open Jar Studios
1601 Broadway
11th floor main entrance
New York, NY 10019
Holding room - Studio 12M
Book: Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music: Bob Gaudio
Lyrics: Bob Crewe
Musical Director: Mary Ehlinger
Epected to attend:
Director: Nicolas Dromard
Choreographer: Desiree Davar
Producer: Ed Flesch
1st rehearsal: December 13, 2023
Opens: January 4, 2024
Closes: February 29, 2024
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EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
JERSEY BOYS
FRANKIE VALLI: Male, 20-35. Any Ethnicity. 5’9” or shorter; has a strong tenor with sweet and strong falsetto and be able to sing in the style of Frankie Valli. Strong tenor to high A or Bb plus strong falsetto up to treble G; charismatic and charming; comfortable with narrative text; has a gritty side as well as a polished veneer; comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies. Lead vocalist of The Four Seasons.
BOB GAUDIO: Male, 20-35. Any Ethnicity. strong tenor/baritenor voice; comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; comfortable with narrative text; an intelligent, sensitive, and introspective musical prodigy. The youngest and last member to join the group.
TOMMY DEVITO: Male, 30-40. Any Ethnicity. strong tenor/baritenor voice; comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; comfortable with narrative text; ability to play guitar or make us believe he can a very strong plus; a natural-born leader with an appealing, bad-boy quality. Eventually leaves the group when he racks up a debt with a loan shark.
NICK MASSI: Male, 30-40. Any Ethnicity. strong bass/baritone voice; comfortable with traditional four part harmonies; comfortable with narrative text; a quiet dreamer who longs for life after The Four Seasons. Has a good ear for vocals and helps train Frankie with his singing.
GYP DECARLO + OTHERS: Male, 45-55. Any Ethnicity. tough, mafioso type; a strong singer. A mob boss that has ties to The Four Seasons via Tommy DeVito. He helps the group when Tommy racks up a significant amount of debt, mediating their negotiations with the loan shark as a third party. Doubles as JUDGE, RECORD PRODUCER, BOWLING ALLEY OWNER PETE.
BOB CREWE + OTHERS: Male, 30-40. Any Ethnicity. intelligent and flamboyant; genius music producer and lyricist; an integral part of creating the magic of The Four Seasons. Helps them record and release their music.
JOE PESCI (Chorus / Ensemble): Male, 20-35. Any Ethnicity. 5’9” or shorter; young, energetic; a strong singer; Referred to as Joey, he is a friend of Tommy, Frankie and Nick, and helps introduce Bob Gaudio to them. Eventually becomes an actor. Will understudy role of Frankie Valli.
BARRY BELSON (Chorus / Ensemble): Male, 20-49. Ethnicity: Asian, Black / African Descent, Ethnically Ambiguous / Multiracial, Indigenous Peoples, Latino / Hispanic, Middle Eastern, South Asian / Indian, Southeast Asian / Pacific Islander. strong singer to play various roles (friends, producers, etc); strong tenor to high C, with a strong falsetto to G above high C; has the ability to riff in rhythm-and-blues style.
MARY DELGADO (Chorus / Ensemble): Female, 20-39. Any Ethnicity. Strong singer, and dancer; Frankie’s wife; tough, seen it all, Italian, Jersey girl; she’s got a killer sense of humor; Doubles as a variety of other roles, including member of a 60s style girl group; strong belt useful; high straight tone soprano also useful but not required.
LORRAINE & OTHERS (Chorus / Ensemble): Female, 20-35. Any Ethnicity. fabulous, versatile singer, and dancer with flexible vocal registers. Doubles as a variety of roles (the many girlfriends of The Four Seasons, etc); should fit well together a la 60s band Shangri-las and be believable as tough-as-nails Jersey girls; comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; must have strong belt.
FRANCINE & OTHERS (Chorus / Ensemble): Female, 20-37. Any Ethnicity. fabulous, versatile singer, & dancer with flexible vocal register. Doubles as a variety of roles (Frankie’s teenage daughter, the many girlfriends of The Four Seasons, etc); should fit well together a la 60s band Shangri-las and be believable as ‘tough-as-nails’ Jersey girls; comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies and have a very strong high belt.
CHORUS / ENSEMBLE: Males, 20-59. Any Ethnicity. strong actors and singers to play various roles (NORM WAXMAN, NICK DEVITO, HANDSOME HANK, PRODUCER, + more); one track requires a baritone or baritenor voice down to a strong low G (low E a big plus); and understudy featured and principal roles.
CHORUS / ENSEMBLE: Females, 20-35. Any Ethnicity. Fabulous, versatile actresses and singers with flexible vocal registers to play a variety of roles (the many girlfriends of The Four Seasons, etc). Should fit well together a la '60s band Shangrilas and be believable as tough-as-nails Jersey girls; comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; all three women need to belt and/or have strong mix as one track belts up to F natural and two tracks also need high soprano.
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