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Singing Audition for "Sweeney Todd" Production

Erie, PA, United States
ID: 264503Exp: 8/5/2024
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The company is holding auditions for production of "Sweeney Todd" and looking for performers/volunteers, please see the details below. About the project: Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s landmark musical tells the tale of a resourceful pie shop owner and a vengeful barber out for blood. After he’s sent away by a corrupt judge, Sweeney returns to London years later seeking his long-lost family, and forms an unlikely partnership with Mrs. Lovett, who serves up pies underneath his former shop. Together, they wreak havoc on Fleet Street and serve up the hottest – and most unsettling – pies in London. Additional info: Perusal scripts are available after July 1, 2024 in the box office for 24 hours with a refundable deposit. Show dates: October 11, 12, 18-20, and 24-27 Rehearsals begin Mid August 2024 Audition Requirements: Please prepare to sing 32 measures of a Sondheim song or musical theatre song of similar style of your choosing. Please bring sheet music in the appropriate key or a karaoke track. An accompanist will be provided. There is no Monologue audition for this show. Your song is your monologue.

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10 roles

Sweeney ToddMale40-55 y.o.All ethnicities

A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna’s father, singularly focused on taking bloody revenge. Our story’s tormented protagonist. Vocal range top: Gb4 Vocal range bottom: F2

Mrs. LovettFemale35-50 y.o.All ethnicities

An entrepreneurial and amoral meat pie shop owner. She falls in love with Todd and turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture. Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: G3

Anthony HopeMale20-30 y.o.All ethnicities

A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna. Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2

JohannaMale18-21 y.o.All ethnicities

A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd’s long-lost daughter and Turpin’s ward. Vocal range top: A5 Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Judge TurpinMale50-65 y.o.All ethnicities

A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd. Vocal range top: Gb4 Vocal range bottom: E2

The BeadleMale40-55 y.o.All ethnicities

A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin. Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: D3

Beggar WomanFemale35-50 y.o.All ethnicities

A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret. Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: Ab3

Adolfo PirelliMale30-45 y.o.All ethnicities

A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past. Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: B2

ENSEMBLE #1Male18-69 y.o.All ethnicities

All shapes and sizes. Powerful legit singing voices of all ranges. Seeking characterful, diverse, idiosyncratic denizens of London. Possible solos/speaking lines and may understudy principal roles. Should move well.

ENSEMBLE #2Male18-69 y.o.All ethnicities

All shapes and sizes. Powerful legit singing voices of all ranges. Seeking characterful, diverse, idiosyncratic denizens of London. Possible solos/speaking lines and may understudy principal roles. Should move well.