PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Equity Principal Auditions - Palace Theatre Auditions

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PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT

– Equity Principal Auditions

Broadway / Production Contract; $1653/week minimum

Producers: Bette Midler, James L. Nederlander, Garry McQuinn et al.

Executive Producer: Alecia Parker

Book: Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott

Director: Simon Phillips

Originally Choreographed in Australia by: Ross Coleman Associate Choreographer: Andrew Hallsworth Music Supervisor: Stephen “Spud” Murphy General Manager: B.J. Holt

Casting: Telsey + Company/Craig Burns

Currently running on Broadway

Equity Principal Auditions:

Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Telsey + Company

10 AM – 6 PM 315 West 43rd Street, 10th Floor

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30. New York, NY

Prepare a brief pop or disco song showing range. Bring sheet music for your song in current key; a piano accompanist provided but may not transpose. Bring a photo/resume stapled together.

NOTE: Actors of all ethnicities are welcome to attend.

Seeking possible replacements for the currently running Broadway production.

Bernadette:

Male, 40s – 50s. A quietly dignified transsexual who must be convincing as an older woman who was once the star performer of ‘Les Girls.’ The mother of the group, Bernadette is glamorous, oozing Old Hollywood charm with rapier wit and sensitivity. Must be able to be convincing and touching in her attraction and growing relationship with Bob. Outstanding acting, singing (range adaptable), dancing, and lip-synching ability.

Mitzi/Tick:

Male, 30s. With an unremarkable and essentially straight exterior, Tick is a discontented drag queen, the best in the business. Estranged husband of Marion and absent father to 8-year-old Benji, his journey from disillusionment to fulfillment through being reunited with his son is the central core of the story. Outstanding acting, singing (baritone/tenor), and dancing ability.

Felicia/Adam:

Male, 20s. A flashy, sexy drag queen and born performer with a more than occasional bitchy streak. Provocative and outspoken, he has a tendency to get himself into trouble with both friends and complete strangers. Very well-maintained physical features. Outstanding acting, singing (tenor), dancing, and lip-synching ability.

Bob:

Male, late 40s – 60s. A mechanic. Typical laconic attitude, soft-hearted Aussie bloke who spent years wandering around the world only to find he was better off where he started. Has a fascination with Bernadette whom he saw perform in ‘Les Girls’ in Sydney more than 20 years ago. Outstanding acting ability; minimal singing ability.

Benji:

Caucasian boy, 8 – 11 years old to play 8. The cute son of Mitzi/Tick and his estranged wife, Marion (a hotel entertainment manager). Marion has brought Benji up to be sweet and open-minded. Mitzi/Tick has not seen him for many years. Requires a good actor who sings