Search for New Jersey's “Best Musical Theatre Voice” Kicks Off Sept.24-25

American Idol meets Glee - that's the essence of the new Fearless Icon talent competition seeking the Best Musical Theatre Voice in New Jersey.

The first of 10 elimination rounds starts this Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 8:00 p.m. at Hamilton Stage, 360 Hamilton Street, Rahway.

The contest continues Thursday, Sept. 25 at 8:00 p.m. with Elimination Round Two.

General admission tickets for each round are $15 and available online at www.ucpac.org, by calling (732) 499-8226 or buying in person an hour before showtime at the Hamilton Stage box office, 360 Hamilton Street, Rahway.

First prize? The winner gets to sing the dream role of their favorite musical theatre show.

Fearless Productions, a Rahway theatre company, will purchase full stage rights and present the winner's chosen play at Hamilton Stage in Summer, 2015.

Open-call auditions in August from across New Jersey culled 100 singers to compete in 10 elimination rounds during September and October. Semi-finals take place Dec. 1, finals on Dec. 14, both at Union County Performing Arts Center Mainstage.

Contestants for Sept. 24: Jessica Berger, Michael Drake, Frank Fioretti, Tara Haight, Timothy James, Brianna Javis, Ruba Mansouri, Ami Martino, Louis Vetter.

Contestants for Sept. 25: Lindsay Adkins, Ayssa Marie Palma, Evan Charpentier, Michael Dooley, Mara Epstein, James Frazier, Staci Morin, Suzanne Ramsey-Restivo, Patty Romano.

Sound like An Impossible Dream for Some Enchanted Evening? Not if the judges Get a Kick Out of You.

"The heart of musical theatre is a character giving everything they've got to achieve their dream," says Fearless Productions founder Brian Remo. "With Fearless Icon, each contestant puts that heart and that power on stage to achieve their own theatre dream."

Fearless Productions is a New Jersey drama ensemble who made an Off Broadway debut at the Snapple Theater Center this past Spring with Joelle Arqueros' Sex, Relationships and Sometimes...Love. They'll present To Kill a Mockingbird at Hamilton Stage this Sept. 26-Oct. 5 and Nine: The Musical at Hamilton Stage from Mar. 6-22, 2015.

Brian Remo believes Fearless Icon will discover a new generation of untapped musical theatre talent. "The next great Broadway singer is living somewhere in New Jersey," he says. "Our mission is to find help them find their way to the stage."

** For full Fearless Icon contest details see www.fearlessprod.com

** For more information about the 2014-15 performance season at Union County Performing Arts Center and Hamilton Stage, visit www.ucpac.org

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