Radio City Christmas Spectacular Open Audition Schedule

Radio City Music Hall has announced the open audition schedule for spring.

Auditions are for dancers, vocalist, child performers and little people who are interested in performing in the Radio city Music Hall Christmas Spectacular as well as dancers who wish to audition to be a Rockette. Please see the requirements list below as well as the Los Angeles and New Yopk open call list below.

The 2010 Radio City Christmas Spectacular Auditions will take place in New York and in Los Angeles in April and May. The complete audition schedule is available below.

GENERAL AUDITION AND SHOW INFORMATION

Except for children, all performers must be 18 years of age (by August of current year) to be considered for casting. MSGE is committed to ethnically diverse casting for all roles. You must be a US citizen or have a current legal permit which allows you to work in the US to be considered for casting.

Contract dates range from early October/early November to late December/early January, depending on which show you are cast in.

Travel and Housing are provided for all performers in shows performing outside New York City. No travel or housing is provided for the performers of the show in New York. Tutoring is provided for all children. If cast in the show, performers will be offered an American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) contract with competitive salaries and benefits.

ROCKETTE REQUIREMENTS

ROCKETTES must be between 5’6″ and 5’10 1/2″ tall (measurements will be taken in stocking feet). Rockette candidates must be proficient in jazz and tap.

THE 2010 RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR AUDITION SCHEDULE

NEW YORK
Radio City Music Hall
44 West 51st Street
(Stage Entrance between 5th and 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10020

Thursday, April 29
10am – Rockette Open Call

Friday, April 30
10am – Rockette Callback

Monday, May 10
10am – Female Dancers
2pm – Male Dancers
5pm – Little People Performers

Tuesday, May 11
10am – Male Dancer Callback
1pm – Female Dancer Callback
4pm – Children

Wednesday, May 12
10am – Male and Female Singers and Vocalists

Thursday, May 13
10am – Singer Callback
2pm – Vocalist Callback

LOS ANGELES
Screenland Studios
10501 Burbank Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(Please do not contact the studio directly)

Monday, May 3
10am – Rockette Open Call
2pm – Male Dancers
4:30pm – Children

Tuesday, May 4
10am – Rockette Callback
1pm – Female Dancers
4:30pm – Little People Performers

Wednesday, May 5
10am – Male Dancer Callback
11:30am – Female Dancer Callback

Thursday, May 6
10am – Male and Female Singers

Friday, May 7
10am – Singer Callback
11:30am – Vocalist Callback

Note for little people performers:
LITTLE PEOPLE PERFORMERS must be adults under 4’10” tall, agile, move well to music and be able to project their voice and personality. Auditioning is preferred but LITTLE PEOPLE PERFORMERS ONLY may submit a video by mail (DVD or emailed link to caaproduction@thegarden.com are also acceptable). Please put the following on your audition tape: Please introduce yourself in an energetic voice, “Hello, my name is …,” please dance to music; and march in place to music. (Send to MSG Entertainment, 1260 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10020, Attn: Touring Productions. No video or headshot/resume submissions will be accepted for any other performers.) MSGE may not be holding auditions at the National LPA Convention this year.