Audition dates have been set for the LA's NEXT GREAT STAGE STAR® 2014 competition and many of Los Angeles best and brightest will be competing for cash, prizes and an opportunity to appear on Broadway.
Auditions: Saturday, December 14th and Sunday, December 15th
(Scheduled appointments can be made by calling
818-623-7300 x2).
Competition: Every Sunday from January 5th, 2014 through the finale on February 9th, 2014
To date, a combination of 8 Stage Star winners and contestants have since made their off-Broadway and/or Broadway debuts, with 2010 winner Janet Krupin having recently completed making her Broadway debut in the hit musical Bring it On; and 2010 fourth runner up Derek Klena currently starring on Broadway as Fiyero (the young male co-star and love interest) in the mega hit musical Wicked.
Please let me know if there would be any interest in speaking to the shows sponsor/producer, Ms. Van Orden (
http://www.barbaravanorden.com/) about LA's NEXT GREAT STAGE STAR®?
COMPETITION INFO
1 - Entering its 8th consecutive year in January, 2014...LAs Next Great Stage Star® is the only musical theatre competition of its kind on the west coast. From an audition process in December of each year, 20 musical theatre hopefuls between the ages of 18 to 28 are chosen to compete for six consecutive weeks before a live voting audience and an overall judging panel of 20 of Los Angeles primary Broadway musical theater Producers, Directors, Artistic Directors, Casting Directors, and professional (Equity) agents. By the end of week six, 5 contestants rise to the top with the winner taking a $1000 cash prize and placed with the agent of their choice after a series of post competition agent meetings. The remaining top 4 contestants are also placed with professional agents; as are (on average) another half dozen contestants who received high scores with both audiences and judges throughout the competition process.
2. Since its inception, this annual event is more than just a competition. It is a master class in performance and the expectations of a professional musical theatre career. Not only do the contestants receive votes from the audience and judges, but immediate live constructive feedback from each member of the judging panel.
3. LAs Next Great Stage Star® was created by Michael Sterling and Tony Monsour and produced by Sterling as well as former fashion model, fashion designer, actress, singer, film and television producer, personal manager, motivational speaker, business woman, author, and live arts enthusiast and philanthropist Barbara Van Orden
