A BRONX TALE Equity Principal Auditions - Broadway Theatre TBA Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions (2 days)
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Monday, June 6, 2016
10 AM to 6 PM each day
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30

Contract
Production (League)
$1917/week min

Location
Pearl Studios NYC "500"
500 Eighth Avenue
(35th/36th Streets)
New York, NY 10018
12th floor on 6/2, 4th floor on 6/6

Seeking
Equity actor/singers for various roles in the upcoming Broadway musical production.

See breakdown

Preparation
MEN: The show’s music tends toward Doo-Wop - prepare a song in that style (ala The Wanderer, Who Wrote The Book of Love, Alley Oop) and bring your book of music.

WOMEN: Prepare a song in the style of The Ronnettes (ex. Mr. Postman)

Bring picture and resume, STAPLED TOGETHER.

Other Dates
EPAs: 6/2 and 6/6, 10am to 6pm
ECC/Singers: 6/3, 10am women, 2pm men
ECC/Dancers: 6/1, 10am men, 2pm women

Other
General Manager: Dodger Management Group

1^st reh: September/October 2016

Opens: Late Fall 2016

Personnel
Music: Alan Menken
Book/Lyrics: Chazz Palminteri and Glenn Slater
Director: Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks
Choreographer: Sergio Trujillo
Music Supervisor: Ron Melrose
Casting: Tara Rubin Casting

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will be provided.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

Set against the turbulent 1960s, A Bronx Tale follows a young Italian-American teenager finding his path in life as guided by two father figures. A Bronx Tale, the musical is based on the one-man play of the same name by Chazz Palminteri.

Seeking:

CALOGERO:
18+ to play 17. A young likeable Italian-American teenager. He steps in and out of narrating the show. Excellent singer (tenor or very high baritone, with a flair for 60s rock-and-roll) who moves well.

SONNY:
(Role CAST. Seeking Understudy Only) 30s/40s. Italian. The number one man in the neighborhood. He’s the leader of the wise guys. Powerful and charismatic. Strong singer; full voice to G above middle C a plus, should be 'at home' with stylings of Frank Sinatra / Tony Bennett / Dean Martin / Bobby Darin.

LORENZO:
30s/40s. Italian. Calogero’s father. Strong and sympathetic. He works as a bus driver. Excellent tenor or high baritone; ability to express honest emotion while singing more important than vocal fireworks. (Offer out.)

YOUNG CALOGERO:
Child – must believably play 9 yrs. old. Calogero’s younger self. Excellent singer who moves very well.

ROSINA:
30s/40s. Italian. Calogero’s mother. Sensible and beautiful. Strong singer, warm mezzo or alto voice preferred. Principal. (Offer out.)

JANE:
18 + to play 17. African-American. Calogero falls in love with her. Striking and smart. Excellent singer who moves well; should be completely 'at home' as the lead singer of a girl group.