Singing Audition for "Memphis" The Musical

Vocal range C3-B4, excellent singer in the style of Pop / Rock / R & B, strong mover. Charismatic record store salesmen who talks his way into becoming a DJ at an all white radio station. He falls in love with Felicia, an up and coming black club singer. His relationship with Felicia, and his attempts to bridge the cultural divide and get her songs played on the radio are the central points of conflict in segregated Memphis.

Vocal range G3-A5, excellent R&B belter, excellent dancer. A fiercely gifted singer who falls in love with Huey, despite knowing a relationship with him in prejudiced Memphis is doomed

Vocal range Bb2-Bb4, excellent singer / strong mover. Felicia's older brother, and owner of the Beale Street club where she sings. Realistic, cautious, and protective.

Vocal range F#3-A4, excellent singer / strong mover. Bartender at Del Ray's club, who hasn't spoken since the age of 5. As the story progresses he finds his voice.

Vocal range G3-C5, excellent singer / strong mover. Janitor at WHDZ radio station, full of personality and heart. Later becomes a television personality on Huey's tv show.

Vocal range B3-A5, non dancing role. Huey's stern, traditionally southern mother who works a blue collar job as a waitress to support herself and the son she loves, and about whom she perpetually worries.

Light singing / non dancing role. Conservative owner of the radio station where Huey gets his start. A strong southern businessman who takes a chance on Huey when he sees the money that Huey brings in.

Light singing / non dancing role. Mr. Collins is Huey's boss at store who strongly opposes him playing “black music” in the record store, despite it's popularity with customers. The White DJ appears in the opening sequence. The White Father provides a dramatic moment when he slaps his teenage daughter for listening to so called race music. Gordon Grant is an executive from RCA records that tries to persuade Felicia to sign with his label.

Vocal range alto or mezzo soprano / non dancing role. The White Mother appears in the scene where the parents discover their young daughter listening to “race music

Light singing / non dancing role. Buck Wiley is the DJ and host of Boppin with the Blues on WHDZ before Huey takes his place. Martin Holton is a TV network executive from New York.

Excellent singer / strong mover. An American singer whose popularity in the 1940's-1960's focused largely on his appeal to the family values of post war middle America. Frank Fryer is the owner of Dryer's Grocery store, who calls in to the radio station in support of Huey's radio ads, which are making him huge profits

Vocal range Eb3- Gb5, strong mover. A stand in for figures in the 1950's, such as Little Richard, and Screaming Jay Hawkins. Sings “Scratch My Itch” in Act 1

Excellent singers / strong movers. Member of the group that sings the hit song “Everybody Want's to be Black on a Saturday Night”

Excellent singer / strong mover. One of Felicia's backup singers from the club

Excellent singer / strong mover. One of Felicia's backup singers from the club

Excellent singer / strong mover One of Felicia's backup singers from the club

Excellent singer / dancer Ethel is a frequent customer at Del Ray's Club. The Double Dutch girl appears in the jump rope sequence

Excellent singer / dancer Girl, who jumps into double Dutch jump rope with ease

Excellent singer / dancer