SUNSET BOULEVARD (Broadway) Equity Principal Actors - Producing Org TBD Auditions

SUNSET BOULEVARD (Broadway) - Equity video submissions
Producing Org TBD

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, February 15, 2024
5:55 PM - 6:00 PM (E)

CONTRACT

Production (League)

The minimum base weekly salary for the positions being auditioned for is established by a collective bargaining agreement between The Broadway League Inc., on behalf of the above-named producer, and Actors' Equity
Association. For Broadway, it is anticipated that the base weekly salary for each of the below-listed roles will range between a minimum of $2,638 per week (which equals an annualized base salary of $137,176) and a maximum of $3,000 per week (which equals an annualized base salary of $156,000).

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in the Broadway production of SUNSET BOULEVARD (See breakdown).

Venue: Broadway Theatre TBA

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short cut of a Traditional/Lyrical Musical Theatre song. No Pop or Contemporary. Material from the show can be found on this link:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/htag4s54okpbxb69elfug/h?rlkey=u4f3vt050xxc8vsg25uc7dmqw&dl=0.

The Video submission deadline is Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 6pm ET.

LOCATION

Via Submission
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Producer: Ambassadors Theatre Group, Gavin Kalin Productions, Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals, The Jamie Lloyd Company
Director: Jamie Lloyd
Musical Director: Alan Williams
Choreographer: Fabian Aloise
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics: Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Book: Don Black and Christopher Hampton
General Manager: 101 Productions
Casting Director: Jim Carnahan, CSA, Jason Thinger, CSA

Viewing submissions:

Jason Thinger (Casting Director)

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: Late Summer 2024

Opening: Fall 2024

OTHER

As part of a pilot program created in the new agreement for Production: Broadway and Sit-Downs, the employer will accept 126 video submissions from Equity members. Members will sign up online for one of the 126 slots. Only members who get one of the 126 slots will receive a confirmation e-mail with the preparation and submission information. After members' submissions have been viewed, the employer will notify each member who viewed their audition.

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

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.

BREAKDOWN

SUNSET BOULEVARD (Broadway)

SEEKING:

NORMA DESMOND STANDBY – (Female, 40s) A glamorous but faded former movie star.

CAST:

Nicole Scherzinger - NORMA DESMOND – (Female, 40s) A glamorous but faded former movie star.

Tom Francis - JOE GILLIS – (Male, 20s) A struggling screenwriter in Hollywood who becomes intertwined in a complicated relationship with Norma while also falling for Betty. Handsome and self-assured.

Grace Hodgett Young - BETTY SCHAEFER – (Female, 20s) A determined Paramount script reader and aspiring writer. Sweet, smart, and sophisticated. Develops a relationship with Joe.

David Thaxton - MAX VON MAYERLING – (Male, 40s) Ex-film-director who becomes the faithful butler to Norma. He is her biggest fan and ex-husband.