The producers of Altar Boyz will hold open auditions in Chicago and
Detroit to cast the upcoming Detroit Company of the critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway musical comedy. Auditions will be held in Chicago on Friday, June 10th from 10 AM to 5 PM and in Detroit on Saturday, June 25th at Sidetrack from 1 PM to 6 PM and the Masonic Temple's Fountain Ballroom, respectively.
In addition
to its numerous Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Drama League
nominations, Altar Boyz recently won the 2005 Outer Critics Circle
Award for Best New Musical (Off-Broadway). "Armed with catchy melodies, divine moves and product in their hair, Altar Boyz is the acclaimed and hilarious, holy-inspiring story of five
small-town boys – Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham – trying to
save the world one screaming fan at a time. Altar Boyz is the new
musical comedy where the apostles of pop bring their soul-soothing tour
to your town, with their heavenly lyrics like 'Girl, You Make Me Wanna
Wait,'" states a press article.Altar Boyz will make its Detroit debut on September 6, 2005 at the City
Theatre, as part of the 2005-2006 Fisher Playgoer Subscription Series.
Rehearsals begin August 8, 2005 in Detroit.As the lead
characters in Altar Boyz are all of the male gender, aspiring stars
must be men, 20-30 years of age, excellent singers in the pop style
similar to the musical group N'Sync, first-rate hip-hop dancers, and in
great physical shape. Auditionees will be asked to perform one pop
up-tempo song and one pop ballad. Piano accompaniment will be provided
but auditionees must bring sheet music written in their key. A
professional resume and photo is also required. Auditions will be
conducted by the show's director and musical theater casting associate.
Altar Boyz is directed by Stafford Arima and choreographed by
Christopher Gattelli, with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and
Michael Patrick Walker and a book by Kevin Del Aguila, based on a
concept by Marc Kessler and Ken Davenport. Detroit casting is by David
Petro and Claire Simon in Chicago.Sidetrack is located at 3349 N. Halstead St. in Chicago. The Masonic Temple is located at 500 Temple Avenue in Detroit.Submissions may also be sent to Claire Simon Casting, 1512 N. Fremont Street, Suite #202, Chicago Illinois 60622.For additional information regarding auditions, please call (313) 872-1000. To learn more about Altar Boyz, visit www.altarboyz.com.
