CHICAGO - The Musical AUDITIONS

Williamstown Musical Theatre Company Inc is proud to announce auditions for their November 2011 production of CHICAGO – The Musical, which will be performed at the Williamstown Mechanics Institute from Friday 4th November to Saturday 19th November 2011. We are searching for a very talented and skilled cast of men and women, roughly 20 in total, who are interested in ‘creating’ theatre and working and collaborating together with our experienced and skilled production team, to make an original production, with original thinking and ideas in mind. This will be a highly collaborative experience with all cast on-stage for nearly 100% of the entire performance. Rehearsal attendance will be vital. We will not be looking at casting any auditionees, regardless of talent, who cannot make themselves available as required. Premiering in 1975 and the hit of the 1997 Broadway season in a production that originated at City Center's Encore! series, Chicago won six Tony Awards including Best Revival and later the Academy Award as Best Picture of the Year. In roaring twenties Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos to take the rap, until he finds out he's been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another ‘Merry Murderess’ Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the ‘American Dream’ - fame, fortune and acquittal. This sharp edged satire features a dazzling score that sparked immortal staging by Bob Fosse. PRODUCTION TEAM Production Managers: Marcus Cassidy-Anderson & Mark Spencer Director: Paul Watson Musical Director: Daniel Heskett Choreographer: Venessa Paech AUDITION DATES & VENUES Tuesday 19th July from 7.30pm Wednesday 20th July from 7.30pm Saturday 23rd July from 11.00am DANCE AUDITION & CALL-BACKS Please keep these dates and times free. Auditionees may be required for the following dates and times; the Production Team will inform you if you are required to attend any of the dates and times below at your audition. Sunday 24th July – DANCE AUDITION from 1.00pm MDX Studios Unit 2/1 Akuna Drive, Williamstown (Melways 55 H6) Sunday 24th July – Call-backs from 6.00pm AUDITION INFORMATION & REQUIREMENTS All auditionees are required to make an audition booking by calling 1300 881 545. Auditionees must be over the age of 18 (at time of audition). Please prepare 1 song in the style of Broadway Musicals. Your song should demonstrate your vocal range and ability, connection with the lyric and confidence. Please do not sing any songs from the show. If you are wanting to sing a song in the style of the show we suggest songs from other Kander and Ebb musicals such as Cabaret, Flora The Red Menace, The Happy Time, And The World Goes Round, The Rink, Kiss of The Spiderwoman, New York New York etc. Please stand and sing in your vocal audition. We want to hear your vocals. If auditioning for a particular character, please take note of the vocal range required and ensure that your selection covers this range. Sheet music only may be used and all sheet music must be in the correct key. No transposition or a capella singing will be accepted. Auditionees may be asked to do a cold read. All cast are encouraged to inform the audition panel of any extra skills. Acrobatics, magic tricks and of course musical instrumentation. We are very interested in performers with musical instrument skills, if confident enough, please prepare a very brief musical instrument audition only if you can bring your instrument with you. Performers from all ethnic backgrounds are invited to audition. OTHER REQUIREMENTS Rehearsals will be held on Sunday afternoons from 1:00pm to 5.30pm, and Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm to 10.30pm, starting from Monday 8th August 2011. There will be two rehearsal weekends planned for 3rd & 4th September and 15th & 16th October 2011 which you must be available for. Performance dates are from Friday 4th November to Saturday 19th November 2011. All auditionees need to be comfortable with the design decision of minimal or tight clothing as in the true contemporary ‘Fosse’ and Chicago styling. All auditionees need to be aware that they may be required to cut and or colour their hair for the performance period. All auditionees are required to complete the standard audition form, please bring your CV (if you have one) and a non-returnable head shot. More information and character descriptions are avaliable at http://www.wmtc.org.au