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The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)
Music by Eric Rockwell, Lyrics by Joanne Bogart, Book by Rockwell & Bogart

Auditions

Audition Dates & Times: Due to the number of shows auditioning, the director has added another audition date - Monday August 10. (Callbacks, if needed, will be Wednesday August 12)

Time: 7:30-9:00pm

Location: Industrial Strength Theatre (269 Sunset Park Dr, Herndon)

Audition Format/Preparation:

Prepare one song (32 bars), comic if possible, that shows your vocal range. Bring your sheet music.
Do NOT plan to sing a cappella or with a cd player.
Be prepared to dance,
and to tell us a joke.
Recommended: Be familiar with the show - http://www.musicalofmusicals.com/

Casting: 2 to 4 Men and 2 to 4 Women (sorry, no roles for young actors under 18)

Character Breakdowns:
Willie – (Range A2-G4 Tenor) Plays characters similar to: Curly from “Oklahoma”, Billy Bigelow from “Carousel", Bobby from “Company”, Patrick from “Mame", Cornelius Hackl from “Hello Dolly", Che from “Evita", Judas from “Jesus Christ Superstar", Molina from “Kiss of the Spiderwoman", various chorus roles.
NOTE: ROLE OF JUNE HAS BEEN CAST FROM AUG 3-4 AUDITIONS -- June - (Range B3-E5 Mezzo/Soprano) Plays characters similar to: Laurey from “Oklahoma", Joanna from “Sweeney Todd", Amy from “Company", Agnes Gooch from “Mame", “Evita", Christine from “Phantom", Slutty Girl from “Cabaret", “Liza” (w/ a 'z'), Roxy from “Chicago", various chorus roles.
Jitter - (Range F2-G4 Baritone/Tenor) Plays characters similar to: Jud from “Oklahoma", “Sweeney Todd", “Phantom", MC from “Cabaret,", various chorus roles.
 Abby - (Range E3-A5 Mezzo) Plays characters similar to: Aunt Eller from “Oklahoma", Mother Abbess from “Sound of Music", Joanne from “Company", “Mame", Dolly from “Hello Dolly", Norma from “Sunset Boulevard", Older Slutty Girl from “Cabaret", Fraulein Schneider, various chorus roles.
OPTIONAL Dance / Chorus – 2 men and 2 women: “Oklahoma” dream ballet, Mein Heir dance from “Cabaret”, party guests, townsfolk. Some sung and spoken solo lines.

About the team and show:

The award winning producer and director of Ruthless! The Musical! reteam to bring The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) to the Elden Street Players Stage. Producer, Janet Bordeaux, Director, Wade Corder, Music Director, Beth Atkins, Choreographer Amanda Cane, and Stage Manager Don Petersen invite you to join us!

The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) is a musical about musicals! In this hilarious satire of musical theatre, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim. The basic plot: June is an ingénue who can't pay the rent and is threatened by her evil landlord. Will the handsome leading man come to the rescue? The variations are: a Rodgers & Hammerstein version, set in Kansas in August, complete with a dream ballet; a Sondheim version, featuring the landlord as a tortured artistic genius who slashes the throats of his tenants in revenge for not appreciating his work; a Jerry Herman version, as a splashy star vehicle; an Andrew Lloyd Webber version, a rock musical with themes borrowed from Puccini; and a Kander & Ebb version, set in a speakeasy in Chicago. This comic valentine to musical theatre was the longest running show in the York Theatre Company's 35-year history before moving to Off- Broadway.

About the production:

Rehearsals will be 3 times a week in August and will be 5 times a week beginning in September.
Tech week begins October 17th and opening night is October 23rd.
Show performances begin at 8:00 PM unless otherwise indicated below -
October 23, 24, 25 (7:00 PM), 30, 31(Halloween), Nov 1 (Matinee, 3:00 PM) 5, 6, 7, 8 (7:00 PM), 12, 13, 14
ALL cast members and technical staff MUST be present for strike at 4:00 PM November 15th.

All roles are volunteer positions.

More information/directions may be available by calling 703-481-5930.
 

 

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