HK Theatrical LLC | New York, NY
Friday, February 21, 2025
9:30 AM (E)
Lunch 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Production (League)
$2638 weekly minimum
Equity chorus singers (Female characters) who dance for future replacements in the Broadway production of HELL'S KITCHEN (See breakdown).
Please prepare 16-bars of an Alicia Keys song, or a pop/R&B song in the style of Alicia Keys. Please bring sheet music. NO acapella singing. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Pearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
Holding room - Studio D
Music & Lyrics: Alicia Keys
Book: Kristoffer Diaz
Director: Michael Greif
Choreographer: Camille A. Brown
Music Supervisor: Adam Blackstone
Music Consultant: Tom Kitt
Casting: Heidi Griffiths/Kate Murray
Casting Associate: Chalin Tulyathan
Expected to attend:
Casting Directors: Heidi Griffiths, Kate Murray
Casting Associate: Chalin Tulyathan
Choral Director: John Yun
Currently running - no closing date set
Venue: Shubert Theatre
ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Notice: Audition Call Type: ECC
SYNOPSIS: In the mid '90s, in an apartment high above the energy and grit of Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, 17-year-old Ali looks toward the horizon until she can just see the Hudson River. Despite the warnings of her over-protective mother, the symphony of the street calls to her — promising freedom, excitement, and the possibility of love. When an inspiring piano teacher facing her own mortality recognizes Ali’s musical talent, she helps Ali to find her voice and how she can make the city her own.
JESSICA: ROLE IS CAST. Character is a BIPOC woman. 18+ to play late teens/early 20s. A STRONG singer/dancer who is comfortable with R&B/pop/jazz vocals and harmonizing. A friend of Ali’s from her Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. A New Yorker through and through. Street smart, funny, silly and flirty.
TINY: ROLE IS CAST. Character is a Black woman. 18+ to play late teens/early 20s. A STRONG singer/dancer who is comfortable with rap/spoken word, R&B/pop/jazz vocals and harmonizing. A friend of Ali’s from her Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. A New Yorker through and through. Street smart with a sense of humor. Cool, and more levelheaded than Ali & Jessica.
RIQ/UNDERSTUDY KNUCK: ROLE IS CAST. Character is a Black man in his 20s. Tenor. An extremely strong soul/R&B singer who is skilled in and comfortable with improv and ad lib. Think the vocal harmonies of 1980’s groups like Boyz II Men, Jodeci, New Edition etc. Experience with drumming and/or percussion is a big plus (please note on resume). A friend of Knuck’s, who grew up in Hell’s Kitchen and can hold his own in the neighborhood. Smooth and street-smart. Enjoys playing the bucket drums with Knuck and Q, and flirting with Jessica. Will understudy the role of KNUCK: (LEAD). A young man who has grown up holding his own in Ali’s gritty Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, who Ali falls in love with.
Q: ROLE IS CAST. Character is a BIPOC man in his 20s. Baritone. A STRONG singer/mover who is comfortable with R&B/pop/jazz vocals. Experience with drumming and/or percussion is a big plus (please note on resume). A friend of Knuck’s, who grew up in Hell’s Kitchen and can hold his own in the neighborhood. Earnest and straightforward, at times a bit goofy. Enjoys playing the bucket drums with Knuck and Riq, and flirting with Tiny.
CRYSTAL/UNDERSTUDY MISS LIZA JANE: ROLE IS CAST. Character is a Black woman in her 40s. An exceptionally strong, powerfully-voiced singer who is comfortable with R&B/pop/jazz vocals and harmonizing. Ali’s neighbor who has known Ali for her entire life. Warm, with a witty sense of humor. Will understudy MISS LIZA JANE: A longtime resident of Ali’s building who becomes Ali’s piano teacher. Outwardly stern and taciturn, with incredible gravitas and presence. Puts tremendous value on discipline and focus, but despite her imposing presence, approaches Ali with patience and empathy, and teaches her about life and adulthood, in addition to music.
MILLIE/UNDERSTUDY JERSEY: ROLE IS CAST. Character is a Hispanic woman in her 40s. An extraordinary & powerfully-voiced singer with a brassy sound and lots of vocal flexibility. Possesses a strong, HIGH belt and ability to mix. Comfortable with improvisation, R&B/pop/jazz vocals, and harmonies. Because of the improvisational nature of the music, there is no limit on high belt range. Ali’s neighbor who has known Ali for her entire life. Comfortable speaking lines in Spanish. Will understudy JERSEY: Ali’s mother, raising her as a single mom. Tough, outspoken, not afraid of a fight. What she says, goes. Extremely protective of her daughter, to the degree that strikes fear into the hearts of all Ali’s friends. Distrustful of the outside world, most particularly of the intentions of men, she’ll do anything she can to keep her daughter safe and give her the best shot at life.
RAY/UNDERSTUDY DAVIS: ROLE IS CAST. Character is a Black man in his late 30s-early 40s. Tenor. An exceptional singer who is comfortable with R&B/pop/jazz vocals. Ali’s doorman. A large, physically imposing presence, but a kind heart. He looks out for Ali and all the residents of Manhattan Plaza. Will understudy DAVIS: Ali’s father. A traveling musician, who has been absent for her entire life. Charming and likable. A true artist. His true love is music, and although he also loves his family, it’s difficult – maybe impossible – for him to make space for both.
DANCE ENSEMBLE: ROLES ARE CAST. All genders and ethnicities. A group of EXCEPTIONAL, highly skilled, athletic dancers who can learn quickly, and possess unique looks and energies that feel authentic to NYC in the 1990s. Must be able to tell a story through movement, possess a high degree of personal artistry, and bring their own individuality, personality, and point of view to the choreography. Styles of dance we are seeking: HIP HOP, RHYTHMIC, AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE. A strong knowledge of and ability to move between all dance styles, as well as a strong sense of rhythmic ability are essential.
OFFSTAGE SWING - U/S ALI/JESSICA/TINY: ROLE IS CAST. Character is a young Black woman. 18+ to play 17. LEAD role. An extraordinary singer who is comfortable with R&B/pop/jazz vocals as well as rap/spoken word. To understudy ALI: A strong, stubborn girl with a rebellious streak who is trying to carve out her own identity independent of her mother’s overprotective, ever-watchful eye. Will also understudy JESSICA & TINY: friends of Ali’s from her Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.
OFFSTAGE SWING - U/S DAVIS/RAY: ROLE IS CAST. Character is a Black man in his 40s. An exceptional singer who is comfortable with R&B/pop/jazz vocals who can hold down harmonies. Will understudy DAVIS: Ali’s father. A traveling musician, who has been absent for her entire life. Charming and likable. A true artist. His true love is music, and although he also loves his family, it’s difficult – maybe impossible – for him to make space for both. Will also understudy RAY: Ali’s doorman.
OFFSTAGE SWING - U/S KNUCK/RIQ/Q/RAY: ROLE IS CAST. Character is a Black man in his 20s. Tenor. An extremely strong soul/R&B singer who is skilled in and comfortable with improv and ad lib. Think the vocal harmonies of 1980’s groups like Boyz II Men, Jodeci, New Edition etc. Experience with drumming and/or percussion is a big plus (please note on resume). To understudy KNUCK: (LEAD) A young man who has grown up holding his own in Ali’s gritty Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, who Ali falls in love with. Although the world—including Ali's mother—insists on seeing him as a thug, beneath his seemingly tough exterior is a sensitive and soulful young man with a gentle and generous spirit, who is growing increasingly frustrated with a world that insists on stereotyping him and treating him as a threat. Will also understudy RIQ & Q: Friends of Knuck’s, who grew up in Hell’s Kitchen and can hold their own in the neighborhood, and RAY: Ali’s doorman. A physically imposing presence, but a kind heart. THIS IS AN OFFSTAGE ROLE.
OFFSTAGE SWING - U/S MISS LIZA JANE/CRYSTAL/MILLIE: ROLE IS CAST. Character is a Black woman in her late 40s. An exceptionally strong, powerfully-voiced singer who is comfortable with R&B/pop/jazz vocals and harmonizing. To understudy MISS LIZA JANE: A longtime resident of Ali’s building who becomes Ali’s piano teacher. Outwardly stern and taciturn, with incredible gravitas and presence. Puts tremendous value on discipline and focus, but despite her imposing presence, approaches Ali with patience and empathy, and teaches her about life and adulthood, in addition to music. Will also understudy CRYSTAL & MILLIE: Ali’s neighbors who have known Ali for her entire life. Comfortable speaking lines in Spanish. THIS IS AN OFFSTAGE ROLE.
OFFSTAGE SWING - U/S MILLIE/CRYSTAL: ROLE IS CAST. Character is Black, Latina, or Afro-Latina, in her 40s. A STRONG, powerfully-voiced singer who is comfortable with R&B/pop/jazz vocals and harmonizing. Will understudy CRYSTAL & MILLIE: Ali’s neighbors who have known Ali for her entire life. Comfortable speaking lines in Spanish. THIS IS AN OFFSTAGE ROLE.
OFFSTAGE MALE & FEMALE ENSEMBLE SWINGS: ROLES ARE CAST. BIPOC Men & Women, 20s-30s. To cover from 4 – 8 ensemble dancers, and potentially other ensemble roles (see character descriptions above).
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