MJ THE MUSICAL (Tour) Equity Principal Actors - Producing Org TBD Auditions

Posted December 22, 2022
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Notice: Submission

CONTRACT

Production (League)

$2311 weekly minimum + media (pending new tour agreement)

SEEKING

Equity actors for principal roles in MJ THE MUSICAL (Tour) (see breakdown).

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please prepare either a short song in the style of the show OR one of the musical selections provided at:
https://tinyurl.com/MJAEAMaterials (see BREAKDOWN for special instructions for Young Michael & Young Marlon). Submit your headshot, resume and audition video at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDkBAZqTfJpmh_23chgiKVWm3Mur2DsnE3q6nreSQFRIFXYw/viewform .

Deadline: 12/30/2022

SUBMIT TO

BREAKDOWN

PERSONNEL

Produced by The Michael Jackson Estate and Lia Vollack Productions

Written by Lynn Nottage

Directed and Choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon

Music Supervision by David Holcenberg Music Direction by Jason Michael Webb General Management by Bespoke Theatricals Casting by The Telsey Office

Viewing Submissions:

Casting Director: Rachel Hoffman

Casting Director: Lindsay Levine

OTHER DATES

1st rehearsal: May 2023

1st performance: Summer 2023

OTHER

All employees must adhere to strict protocols and guidelines and will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to any on-site work for production (including any in-person callbacks).

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 submit.

PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS (Young Michael & Young Marlon):

Start with a slate! Tell us your name, your height, where you are from and how old you are.

Next, sing the song that is in the audition packet at:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/m8nkifvycbqra82/AAD65V9zpCKHD4_4oCP4NFBZa?dl=0 . It is a medley of “The Love You Save” and “ABC”. There are some MP3s in the dropbox to help you learn the song, and then to play when you record the song. Please sing it in the higher octave (where Michael sang it when he was your age).

*You can look directly at the camera for the song. And have FUN with it. Michael was a performer, so you can add some fun & performance if you would like.

SEEKING:

[MJ] - Male, Black, Michael Jackson in his late 20s - early 30s. Fantastic singer (able to sing in a high tenor and falsetto range) and dancer. PRINCIPAL.

[MICHAEL/TOUR SINGER/ISLEY BROTHER] - Male, Black, Michael Jackson in his late teens and early 20s. Excellent singer (able to sing in high tenor and falsetto range) and dancer. Doubles as a Tour Singer and Isley Brother. PRINCIPAL.

[LITTLE MICHAEL] – Male, Black, Michael Jackson at about age 10, a fantastic singer and dancer. Unchanged singing voice. PRINCIPAL.

[LITTLE MARLON] – Male, Black, Marlon Jackson at about age 12, a great dancer and singer. Understudies the role of Little Michael. Unchanged singing voice. PRINCIPAL

[ROB/JOSEPH JACKSON] – Male, Black, 40s-50s. Rob is the director of the Dangerous Tour. Michael is rehearsing, and in flashbacks becomes Joseph Jackson, Michael’s forceful and dominating father. Great singer (baritenor/tenor range). PRINCIPAL.

[RACHEL] - Female, any ethnicity, 20s-30s. Smart, inquisitive, ambitious but warm. Single minded documentary filmmaker and journalist. Singer. PRINCIPAL.

[KATE/KATHERINE JACKSON] – Female, Black, 30s-40s. Kate is a back-up singer for Michael and in flashbacks becomes Katherine Jackson, Michael’s warm and loving mother. Fantastic, soulful singer with extraordinary vocal range. PRINCIPAL.

[TITO JACKSON/QUINCY JONES/TOUR SINGER/JACKIE WILSON] – Male, Black, 30s. Quincy Jones, an iconic record producer/musician. Tito Jackson, Michael’s older brother; fantastic singer (baritone/tenor range) who moves very well. Doubles as a Tour Singer and Jackie Wilson. PRINCIPAL.

[NICK/BERRY GORDY/DON CORNELIUS/DOCTOR] - Male, Black, 40s-50s. Nick is the organized and authoritative stage manager for the Dangerous. In flashbacks, becomes Berry Gordy, the iconic record producer and founder of Motown. Great singer (baritone range). PRINCIPAL.

[DAVE] - Male, 40s-50s. Michael’s fastidious business manager. Singer. PRINCIPAL.

[ALEJANDRO] – Male, 30s. Humorous, fun-loving, fan of MJ, who is good at his job as a documentary camera man. Singer. PRINCIPAL.

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