BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL (Broadway) - NYC EPA Hill Valley Productions LLC | New York, NY
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:30PM
Production (League)
$2537 weekly minimum
Equity actors for future replacements in BACK TO THE FUTURE on Broadway (see breakdown).
Please prepare a brief cut of a pop or contemporary musical theatre song that shows your vocal range. Please bring a hardcopy headshot and resume.
Pearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
Studio D (Holding Room); Studio F (Audition Room)
Produced by Colin Ingram
Book/Co-Created by Bob Gale
Co-Created by Robert Zemeckis
Music and Lyrics by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
Directed by John Rando
Choreographed by Chris Bailey
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Claire Burke, CSA (Casting Director)
Currently running.
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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BACK TO THE FUTURE:
SYNOPSIS:
BACK TO THE FUTURE is a musical based on the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment film written by Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Castaway) and Bob Gale with Music and Lyrics by 3-time Grammy and 2-time Emmy winning Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, Polar Express, Ready Player One) and 6-time Grammy Award winning Glen Ballard (Man In The Mirror, Jagged Little Pill, Ghost - The Musical).
It is directed by Tony winner John Rando (Urinetown, On The Town) and choreographed by Chris Bailey.
NOTE: The producers and creative team of BACK TO THE FUTURE are seeking actors of all races, cultural backgrounds, abilities, and gender identities to audition for all roles.
MARTY MCFLY- Late teens-early 20s, 5’4”-5’10”. A teenage hero, he is geeky but charismatic and attractive. Excellent rock high-tenor. Great sense of comedy and confident mover. Starring Role.
DOC BROWN- 40s - 60s. A dreamer, who, as the song says, strives to be a winner, even if he doesn’t quite make it. A friend, mentor, and father/uncle figure to the teenager Marty McFly. A showman with a flair for the unexpected, the actor must play Doc both in his 40s and in his 70s. Eccentric and characterful. Has a great sense of comedy with a strong pop rock voice.
BIFF- 20s, 6’+. A local bully who comes from a long line of bullies in Hill Valley, most of whom harassed members of the McFly family. Strong tenor/high baritone. He has an imposing physicality.
LORRAINE BAINES-MCFLY- 18+ to play older (47) and younger (17). The wife of George McFly and mother of Marty. Unhappy and downtrodden in 1985, she has a spunk and zest for life in 1955. Has strong comedy and a strong musical theatre belt with flexibility across the range, (soprano Belt to Eb).
GEORGE MCFLY- 18+ to play older (47) and younger (17). A geek as a teenager in 1955, he has a penchant for science fiction and writes some of his own but never allows himself to share his stories to anyone due to his fear of rejection. As a middle-aged man, he is of low social status. A very strong physical comedian who can hold a tune. Baritone.
GOLDIE WILSON/MARVIN BERRY- 30s - 50s, these characters are Black. Goldie Wilson is the Mayor of Hill Valley in 1985. Marvin Berry is Chuck Berry’s cousin and the lead singer of the headlining band at the 1955 Enchantment Under the Sea dance. Has strong comedy and an incredible gospel high-tenor voice. Skilled in vocal improvisation.
PRINCIPAL STRICKLAND/LOU CARRUTHERS/MAYOR RED THOMAS/SAM BAINES- 30s – 50s.
Doubles various characters in Marty’s present and past, including STRICKLAND: The uptight authoritarian principal at Marty’s high school. May also cover DOC.
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