"Freaky Friday" Musical Show Looking for Singers
The company is holding auditions for the "Freaky Friday" Musical and looking for singers, please see the details below About the project: The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films (and developed by Disney Theatrical Productions expressly for licensing to theatres), features a book by Bridget Carpenter - the co-executive producer and writer on the beloved TV hits, "Friday Night Lights" and "Parenthood" - and music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey - the Pulitzer Prize-winning composers of Next to Normal and If/Then. When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic. By spending a day in each other's shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another's struggles, learn self-acceptance, and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect that bond a mother and daughter. Additional info: Please prepare 16-32 bars of a song (a verse and a chorus, please do not sing a whole song). An accompanist is provided. Karaoke tracks can be connected via an aux cord or Bluetooth. Please do not sing acapella. Cold reading from the script and a simple dance audition will follow. Please wear appropriate attire. Performance dates for this show will be September 8th- October 1st, 2023 Actors must be available for all performances. Rehearsals are usually scheduled for a few days a week, occurring Mondays-Thursdays with occasional weekend rehearsals. Please apply if interested.
32 roles
Decisive, lovely, punctual – VOCAL RANGE F3 – Ab5
An enraged purple hippo, and CASPIAN, a proper British starfish – VOCAL RANGE A2 – G4
Katherine’s fiancé – confident, charming, kind – VOCAL RANGE A2 – G4
Ellie’s best friend – intense, emotional, lacks confidence – VOCAL RANGE F3 – D5
Also Ellie’s best friend – hacker-geek, nerd girl
The Listmaster – a paragon of adorable cool – VOCAL RANGE Eb3 – Bb5
The villain – brilliant, aggressive, a winner – VOCAL RANGE B3 – Db5
Ellie’s friend – completely average, best friends with Wells – VOCAL RANGE F3 – A4
Ellie’s friend – dorky but not meek, best friends with Parker – VOCAL RANGE E3 – A4
Katherine’s assistant – a high-strung perfectionist – VOCAL RANGE C4 – G5
Katherine’s father – grumpy, stubborn, old-school – VOCAL RANGE C3 – E4
Katherine’s mother – fiercely opinionated, because she cares
Weddings Magazine journalist – polished, grimly cheerful – VOCAL RANGE E4 – E5
Weddings Magazine photographer – seen it all, loves his job – VOCAL RANGE A2 – G4
School counselor – test-obsessed, overworked – VOCAL RANGE C#3 – E4
Biology teacher – a cynical lifer
Cheerful, loves weddings
English teacher – empathetic – VOCAL RANGE A3 – D5
Spanish teacher – pugnacious – VOCAL RANGE B2 – Ab4
Gym teacher – extremely intense – VOCAL RANGE Ab3 – F5
Police officer who never received sensitivity training – VOCAL RANGE Eb4 – F5
Police officer who never received sensitivity training – VOCAL RANGE Eb3 – Gb4
Antique shop proprietor – apathetic, doesn’t much like teenagers
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