BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - NYC ECC Dancers (Male Characters)
Capital Repertory Theatre | Schenectady, NY
Notice: Audition Call Type: ECC
Monday, March 4, 2024
9:30 AM (E)
LORT Non-Rep
$776 weekly minimum (LORT D)
Equity chorus dancers (Male characters) for BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL (See breakdown).
Please wear comfortable clothing, soft sole shoes (no athletic shoes). Choreographer of the production will be present to teach a dance based on a Drifters number. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together. Please list any instruments you play on your resume.
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center 165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
Producing Artistic Director: Maggie Mancinelli Cahill
CEO: Philip Morris
NYC Casting Director: Stephanie Klapper, csa
Expected to attend:
Director: Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill
Choreographer: Freddy Ramirez
Musical Director: Todd Olson
Accompanist: Michael Hicks
Rehearsal: 6/18/24
Previews: 7/12-14
Opens: 7/16
Closes: 8/18
OTHER
Staff and artists at Capital Repertory Theatre are required to be vaccinated and boosted. Proof of vax required at the time of contracting.
ECC 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.
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
For this production, our goal is to create a diversified, versatile Ensemble in a positive work atmosphere that is built on mutual respect and collaboration.
Note about BEAUTIFUL Ensemble: Except for the Principals, Ensemble members play the rest of the parts in BEAUTIFUL. Everyone sings, has to move well and be a versatile actor/singer. The talents of every Ensemble member will be on view. These are really good parts, with great pop songs to sing in stellar arrangements. Understudy assignments will be given to some Ensemble members after all casting is complete.
Female presenting:
Ensemble #1 – vocal C5 – open ethnicity, 20s, Connie Francis/”Buxom Blonde”/Marilyn Wald, Ensemble (possible Carole King understudy)
Ensemble #2 – vocal E5 – Black, 18-25, Little Eva/Shirelle (Addie “Micki” Harris) Frankie Lyman, Ensemble
Ensemble #3 – alto – Black, 20s-40s, Lucille (Don Kirschner’s Sec’y)/Shirley Owens – (lead singer Shirelles), Ensemble
Ensemble #4 – D5 – Janelle Woods/Shirelle (Doris Coley)/Judy Craig/Carla Gardner, Ensemble Ensemble #5 – D5 – Barbara Alston (‘Uptown Girl’)/Shirelle (Beverly Lee), Ensemble
Ensemble #6 - (Ensemble + Principal) – alto – 40s-50s - Genie Klein (Carole’s mother, a non-singing role, but will sing in Ensemble numbers)
Ensemble #7 – vocal C5 – 18-22 - open ethnicity, Betty, (Carole’s childhood friend, perky, Brooklyn) and Ensemble (possible Cynthia Weil understudy)
Male Presenting:
Ensemble #1 – tenor – 20s-30s - open ethnicity, Bobby Hatfield, Neil Sedaka, Lou Adler, Ensemble
Ensemble #2 – baritone/bass – 20-30s- open ethnicity, Bill Medley, Dick Clark, Murray Kaufman, Gene Vincent (Guy), Nick, Ensemble
Ensemble #3 - A4 (belt)/Eb5 (falsetto) – 20s-40s - Rudy Lewis (lead Drifter), Ensemble
Ensemble #4 – A4 (belt)/Eb5 (falsetto) – 20s-40s - Billy Mitchell (‘Love Potion #9’), Drifter/Musician, Ensemble
Ensemble #5 – A4 (belt)/Eb5 (falsetto) – 20s-40s - Ben E. King (Drifter)/Maurice Williams, Ensemble Ensemble #6 – A4 (belt)/Eb5 (falsetto) – 20s-40s - Carl Gardner/ Drifter/Studio Musician, Ensemble Ensemble #7 – bari-tenor, 20s-30s – open ethnicity, Ensemble
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ENSEMBLE PARTS: Actors interested in playing The Drifters or The Shirelles should plan to do both the singing/dance auditions. Almost all actors in BEAUTIFUL are in the Ensemble and play multiple roles. Ensemble members play The Drifters, The Shirelles, The Righteous Brothers, Neil Sedaka, Dick Clark, Betty (a childhood friend), Lucille (Donnie’s secretary), Genie Klein (mom), Little Eva, Marilyn Wald, Lou Adler, studio singers, etc. Understudy assignments for principals will be assigned to Ensemble actors when casting is complete.
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