SOPHISTICATED LADIES Equity Chorus Calls - ZACH Theatre Auditions

Call Type
Equity Chorus

Time(s)
Equity Chorus Call - Monday, April 6 2015
10 AM - Equity Male Dancers
12 PM - Equity Female Dancers
3 PM - Equity Female Singers
4:30 PM - Equity Male Singers

Contract
LOA
ref. to LORT; $371/wk AEA min.

Location
Ripley-Grier 520 (Everyone must show
government photo ID to enter building.)
520 8th Ave. (36th/37th)
New York, NY
17th floor

Seeking
Equity male and female ensemble singers and dancers.

Specifically seeking Male Dancers; and Female Singers who are strong Dancers.

see breakdown.

Preparation
Dancers:
Bring tap and character shoes, and prepare 16 bars of music.

Singers:
Prepare an Ellington song or jazz standard that shows range.

All bring picture and resume.

Other Dates
Callbacks in NYC: 4/8

1st reh: 6/15/15. Tech: 7/7. 1st preview: 7/15
Champagne Opening 7/23. Closes: 8/23. (possible extention to 8/30)

Performs Wed - Sat eves. at 7:30pm; Sunday matinees at 2:30pm.

Other
www.zachtheatre.org/about/auditions

Personnel
Dir: Abe Reybold
Choreog: Dominique Kelley
Concept: Donald McKayle; Based on Music of Duke Ellington

Music & Dance Arrangements: Lloyd Mayers
Vocal Arrangements: Malcolm Dodds & Lloyd Mayers

· Chorus 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

Welcome to Harlem’s famed Cotton Club in this stylish, brassy musical celebration of Duke Ellington’s greatest musical hits. A full on-stage orchestra backs superb jazz vocalists, extraordinary tap dancers, dazzling deco costumes, and unforgettable torch singers who bring classics like “Mood Indigo,” “Take the A Train,” “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” to vivid life in this grand Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Never before produced in Austin!


Seeking male and female singers and dancers for the ensemble:

Specifically seeking Male Dancers with strong technique in tap, jazz, ballet and partnering, who also Sing; and Female Singers who are strong Dancers.