Casting Call for "Sweeney Todd" Musical Show
The company is holding auditions for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Sweeney Todd has become a bloody, worldwide success since being awarded eight Tony's, (including Best Musical), for its Broadway premiere. Stephen Sondheim's and Hugh Wheeler's (A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures) tasty, thrilling, theatrical treat has simultaneously shocked, awed and delighted audiences across the world. An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up... and the carnage has only just begun! Extremely popular with opera companies and in concert presentation, Sweeney Todd is equally effective as an intimate chamber musical. Featuring two unforgettable star turns and some of the most chilling music ever written for the stage, this masterpiece is sure both to thrill and delight audiences. Additional info: Show dates for this production are March 7-9 and 14-16. Rehearsal days will be decided based on conflicts received by auditioners. For auditions, you will need to prepare: One 16 to 32 bar cut in the style of the show One monologue in the style of a character within the show. Please see the attachment for more details. If interested, please apply.
13 roles
A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna's father, singularly focussed on taking bloody revenge. Our story's tormented protagonist. Vocal range top: Gb4 Vocal range bottom: F2
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
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
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
A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett. Vocal range top: Ab4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2
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
A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin. Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: D3
A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret. Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: Ab3
A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past. Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: B2
The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.
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