WANTED Equity Principal Actors - Make Way Broadway LLC Auditions

WANTED (Broadway) - NYC EPA

Make Way Broadway LLC | New York, NY

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
New York, NY 10018-6504
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Holding room - Studio 1212

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

Production (League) Producer: P3 Productions
General Managers: NAMCO
Director: Stevie Walker-Webb
Choreographer: Chelsey Arce

SEEKING

Book/Lyrics: Angelica Chéri
Music: Ross Baum
Casting: The TRC Company / Tara Rubin, CSA and Olivia Paige West, CSA

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

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief gospel, R&B, or song in the style of the show that shows range. Please bring a hardcopy headshot and resume and sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided.

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals will begin on or about Early September 2026.
Opening: November 8, 2026

OTHER

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.

Breakdown

WANTED (Broadway)

SEEKING:

• [Tallulah] ROLE ON OFFER. Mid 40s-early 50s; formerly enslaved; that everlasting, no-nonsense Black Mama that we love and fear. Strong powerhouse singer. Very comfortable with gospel runs. Full range, F3-E5. Soprano solos/Alto harmonies.
• [Martha] ROLE ON OFFER. Mid 20s-late 30s; passes for White; embodiment of the self-sacrificing, altruistic Black woman American society historically imposes. But she's got a GUN and she will POP YOU. Strong, versatile singer. Comfortable with pop and gospel stylings. Full range F#3-E5. High belt.
• [Mary] ROLE ON OFFER. Mid 20s-late 30s; passes for White; embodiment of the #SoftLife aspiration. Brandishes her feminine power like a weapon. Makes her moves in silence. Stiletto energy. Strong, versatile singer. Comfortable with legit, pop, gospel and country stylings. Full range F3-G5. High belt.
• [Jesse] 30s-40s; not your typical Southern White Man; born into wealth but had to claw and punch for his share; an outlaw on the skin, but a lover at heart. Able singer. Comfortable with pop/country stylings. Baritone. A2-F#4.
• [Elijah] ROLE ON OFFER. 30s-40s; cunning, but cautious; a Black man of dignity, despite his circumstances; passionate for justice, even more zealous for true romance. Strong singer. Very comfortable with R&B stylings. Baritenor. B2-A4.
• [Flo] ROLE ON OFFER. 30s-late 40s; your favorite Auntie at the cookout; knows all the scoop, hysterically self-preserving. Strong powerhouse singer. Comfortable with blues and gospel stylings. Full range, but primarily alto voice. Strong mover and storyteller.
• [Sissy] ROLE ON OFFER. 30s-late 40s; your other favorite Auntie at the cookout; plays things close to the vest; keeps money in her bra. Strong powerhouse singer. Comfortable with blues and gospel stylings. Full range, but primarily soprano voice. Strong mover and storyteller.
• [Standby (Mary/Martha)] ROLE ON OFFER. Strong, powerhouse singer. Comfortable with legit, pop, gospel and country stylings. Full range F3-G5. High belt. Covers the Principals roles of Mary and Martha.