Open Auditions for Grease in NYC

Open auditions are coming up for Royal Caribbean Cruises production of “Grease.”

The theatrical producers of the at sea shows will be holding open auditions at Pearl Studios in New York City for singers and dancers next month.  Please see the open call details below.  Please also note that there are audition materials for performers.

Please see https://royalcaribbeanentertainment.com/productions/upcoming-auditions/ for the audition materials and the links to download the materials.

Grease musical

GREASE
New York, NY

March 9th, 2020 to March 13th, 2020

March 9th

9:00am – Open Call Dancers

9:00am – Open Call Singers

March 10th

9:00am – Agent Dancers

March 11th

9:00am – Agent Singers

Agent/Managers: Submit your clients through BREAKDOWN SERVICES

March 12th

9:00am – All Callbacks

March 13th

9:00am – All Callbacks

Pearl Studios NYC
500 8th Ave, 3rd Floor New York, Ny 10018

 

SEEKING:
PRINCIPAL SINGERS
Prior to your audition you will need to print out and prepare the audition material required. Also, come prepared with your best 16 – 32 bars of 2 contrasting up-tempo pieces in Pop style. Sheet music required in the proper key. Be prepared to dance and read sides. Vocal versatility a plus. Singers will also perform in our Signature Production Show.

DANCERS ENSEMBLE
We are casting strong versatile technical dancers with a Musical Theatre/Commercial/Tap background. You will also perform in our Signature Production Show. Another character-driven show and personality is key. Be prepared to read sides. Tumbling and Aerial background a plus. Will also perform in our Signature Production Show.

CASTING FOLLOWING ROLES:
DANNY ZUKO (FEATURED SINGER)
Male, Plays Late Teen.

Danny is the leader of the T-Birds. He is well-built, good-looking, strong and confident, with an air of cool easy-going charm. Tenor to B with strong falsetto.

SANDY DUMROWSKI (FEATURED SINGER)
Female, Plays Late Teen.

Sandy is Danny’s love interest. She is sweet, wholesome, naïve and cute, like Sandra Dee of the Gidget movies. Soprano to D with strong belt/mix.

SONNY (LEAD VOCALIST/DANCER)
Male, Plays Late Teen.

Sonny is an Italian-looking guy, with shiny black hair and dark, oily skin. He is a braggart and wheeler-dealer who thinks he’s a real lady-killer. Must move extremeley well. Bari-Tenor.

ROGER (FEATURED SINGER)
Male, Plays Late Teen.

Roger is the anything-for-a-laugh stocky type of boy. A clown who enjoys winding people up, he is full of mischief and is always dreaming up half-baked schemes and ideas. Tenor to A with strong falsetto.

DOODY (LEAD VOCALIST/DANCER)
Male, Plays Late Teen.

Doody is the youngest of the guys. He is small, boyish and open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude towards the other guys. Doody also plays the guitar. Must move extreamly well, Tenor to G with strong falsetto.

KENICKIE (FEATURED SINGER)
Male, Plays Late Teen.

Kenickie is second in command of the T-Birds. He is tough-looking, tattooed, and surly, avoids any show of softness. He has an offbeat sense of humor. Tenor to A.

JAN (FEATURED SINGER)
Female, Plays Late Teen.

Jan is a chubby, compulsive eater. She is loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with the boys. Mezzo with a strong belt/mix to D.

RIZZO (FEATURED SINGER)
Female, Plays Late Teen.

Rizzo is the leader of the Pink Ladies. An Italian with unconventional good looks, is tough, sarcastic and outspoken but vulnerable. Mezzo with strong belt/mix to Eb.

MARTY (LEAD VOCALIST/DANCER)
Female, Plays Late Teen.

Marty is the ‘beauty’ of the Pink Ladies. She is pretty and looks older than the other girls, but betrays her real age when she opens her mouth. Marty tries to act sophisticated. Must move well. Mezzo with strong belt/mix to Db.

FRENCHY (LEAD VOCALIST/DANCER)
Female, Plays Late Teen.

Frenchy is a dreamer – good-natured but dumb. She is heavily made up, fussy about her appearance, particularly her hair. She can’t wait to finish high school so she can be a beautician. Soprano with strong belt/mix to D.

PATTY (ENSEMBLE, DANCER/VOCALIST)
Female, Plays Late Teen.

Patty is a typical cheerleader at a middle-class American public high school. She is an attractive, athletic, sure-of-herself type of girl who can be given to bursts of disconcerting enthusiasm. Patty can be catty, but in an All-American Girl sort of way; however, she can also twirl a baton. Mezzo.

MISS LYNCH (FEATURED ACTOR)
Female, 30s-50s.

Miss Lynch is an old-maid English teacher. Must be able to sing and command the stage as will be required to have her own 20-minute self-contained cabaret act. Strong Pop vocals. Mezzo with belt to C.

TEEN ANGEL / VINCE FONTAINE (FEATURED ACTOR)
Male, 30’s-40’s.

TEEN ANGEL – Teen Angel is good-looking and falsetto-voiced. He is a singer who would have caused girls to scream and riot back in 1958.

VINCE FONTAINE – Vince is a typical ‘teen audience’ disc jockey, who is slick, egotistical and fast-talking. He is also a veteran ‘Greaser’. Must be able to to sing and command the stage as will be required to have own 20-minute self-contained cabaret act. Tenor to B with strong falsetto.

EUGUNE (ENSEMBLE, DANCER/VOCALIST)
Male, Plays Late Teen.

Eugene is the class valedictorian. He is physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high-pitched voice. He’s a typical ‘apple-polisher’ – both smug and pompous, but gullible. Bari-Tenor.

CHA-CHA (ENSEMBLE, DANCER/VOCALIST)
Female, Plays Late Teen-early 20’s.

Cha-Cha is a blind date. She is slovenly and loud-mouthed but homely. She takes pride in being the best dancer at ‘St. Bernadette’s’. Soprano.

MALE & FEMALE ENSEMBLE (ENSEMBLE, DANCER/VOCALIST)
Plays late teen.

Must be strong dancer with ballet technique and diversity in jazz and contemporary dance styles. Should have very strong singing voice and the ability and experience to cover. Must be able to handle dialogue and be an excellent dancer. Acrobatic skills, tumbling and partnering experience are a plus.

 

Please see https://royalcaribbeanentertainment.com/productions/upcoming-auditions/ for the audition materials and the links to download the materials.

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