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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Monday, July 28th, 2014
10 AM to 6 PM
lunch 1:30 to 2:30
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Contract
Production Tiered Tour
$1,091/min per week (pre-recoupment)/$861/per diem
per week
Location
Telsey + Company
315 West 43rd Street, 10th floor
New York, NY
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Seeking
Equity male child actors for the roles of:
LES and LES ALTERNATE: 10-12 years old, Caucasian.
All other roles have been CAST. Actors may be considered for possible replacements should they become needed.
see breakdown.
Preparation
Prepare a brief contemporary musical theater song showing range. Bring sheet music for your song; a piano accompanist will be provided.
Bring a photo/resume stapled together.
Other Dates
1st Rehearsal: On or about September 2, 2014 (NYC)
Tech: On or about September 29, 2014 (Schenectady, NY)
1st Preview: On or about October 11, 2014 (Schenectady, NY)
Opens: On or about October 30, 2014 (Philadelphia, PA)
Other
Casting: Telsey + Company / Justin Huff
Please check the following website regularly for more Newsies auditions and details http://bit.ly/VC3KJ1
Personnel
Dir: Jeff Calhoun
Choreog: Christopher Gattelli
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Jack Feldman
Book: Harvey Fierstein
Music Supervisor: Michael Kosarin
Music Dir: TBD
· 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.
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Breakdown
Seeking the following roles only:
LES
Male, 10 -12 years old, Caucasian. The fearless kid brother of Davey. Excited by everything the world has to offer and eager to join in the adventure. Fun is this kid's middle name. Must sing really well. PRINCIPAL
LES ALTERNATE
Male, 10 -12 years old, Caucasian. The fearless kid brother of Davie. Excited by everything the world has to offer and eager to join in the adventure. Fun is this kid's middle name. Must sing really well. PRINCIPAL
The following roles have been CAST.
However, actors auditioning may be considered for possible replacements if they become needed:
JACK
Male, 17 - 22 years old, Caucasian. Handsome, passionate and charismatic leader of the Newsies. A street-smart kid with a dark artistic soul right beneath the bluster. Not a blowhard. This kid's the real thing. Must have a great pop tenor voice. LEAD (CAST)
DAVEY
Male, 16 - 21 years old, Caucasian. A thinker. Raised in a home as opposed to the other Newsies, Davie is the book-smart counterpoint to the other boys. The voice of reason. A nice Jewish boy. Must have a great contemporary tenor voice. PRINCIPAL (CAST)
JOSEPH PULITZER
Male, 40s, Caucasian. The boisterous forefather of Wm. F. Buckley Jr, Glen Beck and Rupert Murdoch. An on point, know it all, politician. Impolite and impatient with the world. Must sing well. PRINCIPAL (CAST)
KATHERINE PLUMBER
Female, 17 - 22 years old, Caucasian. The strong willed daughter of Pulitzer. This young lady drips smarts, opinions and confidence. A young Katherine Hepburn or Ellen Page. This damsel needs no prince to save her. Must have a great pop/contemporary musical theater voice with a high belt. PRINCIPAL (CAST)
CRUTCHIE
Male, 17-22 years old, any ethnicity. A slight, sickly boy with a huge heart. He walks with the aid of a crutch due to a bad leg, but that doesn't hold him back from being right in the middle of any mischief. A real charmer. PRINCIPAL (CAST)
MEDDA
Female, 40s – 60s, any ethnicity. A vaudeville star of the Bowery variety. Risque, tough, with a big voice and GREAT comic delivery. PRINCIPAL (CAST)
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