KINKY BOOTS and JERSEY BOYS - Chicago EPA Saugatuck Center for the Arts | Saugatuck, MI
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, January 23, 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
Break: 12:30 - 1:30PM
SPT
$690 weekly minimum (Tier 8)
Equity actors for principal roles in KINKY BOOTS and JERSEY BOYS (see breakdown).
Please prepare two short songs (verse and chorus) in the style of the shows.
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
1st Fl
Chicago, IL 60661
Expected to attend:
Producer – Maribeth Van Hecke
Director – Kurt Stamm
Chicago accompanist - Andrew Blenderman
DATES
KINKY BOOTS:
First rehearsal: May 30, 2023
Open: June 23, 2023
Close: July 16, 2023
7 total weeks - 21 total performances
JERSEY BOYS:
First rehearsal: July 21, 2023
Open: August 11, 2023
Close: September 3, 2023
7 total weeks - 21 total performances
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room can accommodate no more than 45 individuals at a time.
The holding room can accommodate no more than 35 individuals at a time.
Artistic Director | Director – Kurt Stamm
Producer – Maribeth Van Hecke
Choreographer – Jay Gamboa
Musical Director – Tom Vendafreddo
Book – Harvey Fierstein
Music and Lyrics – Cyndi Lauper
Casting Director – JohnMichael Mitchell
:
Lola/Simon: 25-35 male (African American) – A prize fighter draped in satin. He is a heterosexual crossdresser… eccentric, lavish and outspoken. An emotionally and physically challenging role. Has the body of a boxer with the soul of a Diva. Has a star presence and is comfortable wearing everything from full drag to nothing but boxing trunks. Has a killer voice with power blues and gospel chops. A high tenor…sings C3–B4 with one top C. Able to move extremely well in high-heels, wigs and women’s clothing.
Charlie Price: male 25-35 – A confused young man who inherits his father’s shoe factory. He’s unfocused and misguided but is a hero under a victim’s mantle. He is handsome and loveable but there is a temper right under the skin. High tenor rock belt. Sings C3–B4
Nicola/Others: female 25-35 – Charlie’s long-term girlfriend. Attractive and smart. She is driven and uncompromising. High pop belt.
Lauren: female 25-35 – A beautiful, strong and outspoken working-class girl. She works in the shoe factory and has a huge crush on Charlie. A strong comic with a high pop belt. Sings B?3–F?5
Don/Others: male 30-40 – A hypermasculine bear of a factory worker and Lola’s nemesis. He has a menacing physicality but ends up being a teddy bear. Sings C3–F4 (must have a strong falsetto to D5 for the Finale).
Pat/Others: female 30-40 – The shoe factory’s officious office manager who will let loose when given the change. Lola’s love interest.
Trish/Others: female 45-55 – Factory worker with a family to worry about. Old school and set in her ways…a bit of a broad…but comes around in the end.
Angels: males 20-30 (all ethnicities) These are the drag personalities that populate The Blue Angel night club in London. Excellent dancers in heals able to sing extremely well (high pop). Previous drag experience helpful but not necessary. Acrobatics a plus.
Male Ensemble: Men of all ethnicities (specifically one African American male for the track that includes Lola’s/Simon’s father). Excellent singers able to move well AND move well in a heeled boot as all characters end up in high heeled boots at the end of the show. Roles include Mr. Price, Harry (guitar a plus), Simon Sr., and Richard Bailey
Female Ensemble: Women of all ethnicities (specifically one African American woman for the track that includes Lola’s double). Excellent singers able to move well AND move well in a heeled boot as all characters end up in boots at the end of the show.
Artistic Director | Director – Kurt Stamm
Producer – Maribeth Van Hecke
Choreographer – Jay Gamboa
Musical Director – Josh Keller
Book – Harvey Fierstein `
Music and Lyrics – Cyndi Lauper
Casting Director – JohnMichael Mitchell
:
FRANKIE VALLI (Lead) MALE, 20-35; 5’9 or shorter; has a strong tenor with sweet and strong falsetto and is able to sing in the style of Frankie Valli; strong tenor to high A or Bb plus strong falsetto up to treble G; charismatic and charming; comfortable with narrative text and has a gritty side as well as a polished veneer; very comfortable with four-part harmonies.
TOMMY DEVITO (Lead) MALE, 30-40; strong tenor/baritone voice, comfortable with traditional four part harmonies; comfortable with narrative text; ability to play guitar a strong plus; a natural-born leader with appealing bad-boy quality.
NICK MASSI (Lead) MALE, 30-40; strong bass/baritone voice, very comfortable with traditional four part harmonies; comfortable with narrative text; a quiet dreamer who longs for life after The Four Seasons.
BOB GAUDIO (Lead) MALE, 20-35; preferably tall; strong tenor/baritone voice; very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; comfortable with narrative text; an intelligent, sensitive, and introspective musical prodigy.
Male 1. NICK DEVITO &
S: MALE, 20-35; strong singer, various roles; 30’s; strong tenor/bari tenor voice; very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; also needs to be comfortable with narrative text; ability to play guitar a very strong plus; bad-boy quality; good dancer.
Male 2. JOE PESCI &
S/FRANKIE U/S: MALE, 20-35; 5’9 or shorter; young, energetic; a strong singer with the range of Frankie Valli. See FRANKIE breakdown.
Male 3. BOB CREWE &
S: MALE, 30-40; intelligent and flamboyant; genius music producer and lyricist; an integral part of creating the magic of The Four Seasons.
Male 4. GYP DECARLO &
S: MALE, 40-55; tough, Mafioso type; a strong singer.
Male 5. BARRY BELSON &
S: MALE, 20-49; strong singer, various roles (friends, producers, etc.); strong tenor to high C; with a strong falsetto to G above high C; has the ability to riff in rhythm and-blues style.
Male 6. HANK MAJEWSKI &
S: MALE, 20-49; strong singer, various roles (friends, producers, etc.), bari-tenor voice down to a strong low G (low E a big plus); guitar and/or drums a plus.
Female 1. MARY &
S: FEMALE, 25-40; Frankie’s wife; tough, “Seen it all”, Italian, Jersey girl; she’s got a killer sense of humor; a variety of other roles including member of a 60’s style girl group; strong belt useful; high straight tone soprano also useful; very good dancer.
Female 2. LORRAINE &
S: FEMALE, 20-35; Frankie’s mom; educated; not from Jersey; a reach career girl; young Diane Sawyer; a variety of other roles, including member of a 60’s style girl group and tough-as-nails Jersey girl; strong high belt useful, belt to high F extremely useful; high, straight tone soprano also useful; very good dancer.
Female 3. FRANCINE &
S: FEMALE, 20-35; Frankie’s daughter; named for, doted on and KINKY deeply loved by Frankie. She’s a Jersey girl—vulnerable, lost and acts out to make up for lack of attention from her dad. A variety of other roles including a member of a 60’s style girl group and a tough-as-nails Jersey girl. Strong, high belt useful. Belt to high F extremely useful, high straight tone soprano also useful but not required; very good dancer.
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