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Equity Chorus Dancers and Singers for "Beautiful" Musical

New York, NY, United States
ID: 278703Exp: 2/28/2025
$460/week
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Equity chorus dancers & singers for "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical". See breakdown below. Rate: LOA $460 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - 2024 rates Additional info: Auditions: Singers - 9:30 AM (E) Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Dancers - 2:00 PM (E) PREPARATION Dancers - Please be prepared to dance and wear clothes that are comfortable to move in. Women should come in character shoes. Men in jazz shoes. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together. Singers - Please prepare a short cut of a song in the style of the show. Please bring your music in your preferred key and clearly marked. Also bring your headshot and resume stapled together. An accompanist will be provided. ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. Travel Day: June 8, 2025 First Rehearsal: June 10, 2025 Opens: June 27, 2025 Closes: July 12, 2025 Travel Day: July 13, 2025 If you are interested, please apply.

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14 roles

BETTY/ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-30 y.o.All ethnicities

(Reads younger), (female identifying). Normally a Non-Singing Role/Alto. Carole’s childhood friend.

NEIL SEDAKA/RIGHTEOUS BROTHER/LOU ADLER/ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-30 y.o.All ethnicities

(Male identifying). Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor. Singer-Songwriter/Righteous Brother/Record Producer.

GENE VINCENT (GUY)/RIGHTEOUS BROTHER/NICK/ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-30 y.o.All ethnicities

(Male identifying). Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor. Righteous Brother/A composite of Carole’s second husband Charles Larkey and James Taylor.

MARILYN WALD/ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-29 y.o.All ethnicities

(Female identifying). Vocal Range: C5. A singer based on Marilyn Powell, the first girl singer to record a cover of a Beatles track when only 15.

LEAD DRIFTER/ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-39 y.o.African-American

Vocal Range: A4 (Belt)/Eb5 (Falsetto). Male identifying. THE DRIFTERS - (A singing group comprising four members) Vocal Range Bass – Tenor. The Drifters sang many of Carole’s, Gerry’s, Cynthia’s, and Barry’s early hits. Members drifted in and out and many of these formed other groups of Drifters as well. Songs: Some Kind of Wonderful, Up on the Roof, On Broadway, The Locomotion.

BACK-UP DRIFTER/ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-39 y.o.African-American

Vocal Range: Up to C5. Male identifying. THE DRIFTERS - (A singing group comprising four members) Vocal Range Bass – Tenor. The Drifters sang many of Carole’s, Gerry’s, Cynthia’s, and Barry’s early hits. Members drifted in and out and many of these formed other groups of Drifters as well. Songs: Some Kind of Wonderful, Up on the Roof, On Broadway, The Locomotion.

BACK-UP DRIFTER/ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-39 y.o.African-American

Vocal Range: Up to C5. Male identifying. THE DRIFTERS - (A singing group comprising four members) Vocal Range Bass – Tenor. The Drifters sang many of Carole’s, Gerry’s, Cynthia’s, and Barry’s early hits. Members drifted in and out and many of these formed other groups of Drifters as well. Songs: Some Kind of Wonderful, Up on the Roof, On Broadway, The Locomotion.

BACK-UP DRIFTER/ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-39 y.o.African-American

Vocal Range: Up to C5. Male identifying. THE DRIFTERS - (A singing group comprising four members) Vocal Range Bass – Tenor. The Drifters sang many of Carole’s, Gerry’s, Cynthia’s, and Barry’s early hits. Members drifted in and out and many of these formed other groups of Drifters as well. Songs: Some Kind of Wonderful, Up on the Roof, On Broadway, The Locomotion.

LUCILLE (DON KIRSCHNER’S SECRETARY)/SHIRELLE/ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-39 y.o.African-American

Vocal Range: Alto. THE SHIRELLES - (A singing group comprising four members). All have belt/mix. A historical mashup of The Chiffons, The Crystals, and The Cookies. The Shirelles sang many of Carole’s and Gerry’s early hits. The Shirelles formed in Passaic, New Jersey in 1957. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens, Doris Coley, Addie “Micki” Harris, and Beverly Lee.

JANELLE WOODS/SHIRELLE/ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-29 y.o.African-American

(Female identifying) She and Gerry begin having an affair. Vocal Range: D5. THE SHIRELLES - (A singing group comprising four members). All have belt/mix. A historical mashup of The Chiffons, The Crystals, and The Cookies. The Shirelles sang many of Carole’s and Gerry’s early hits. The Shirelles formed in Passaic, New Jersey in 1957. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens, Doris Coley, Addie “Micki” Harris, and Beverly Lee.

LITTLE EVA/SHIRELLE/ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-29 y.o.African-American

(Female identifying) A babysitter for Carole; Gerry performs one of Carole’s and Gerry’s hits. Vocal Range: E5. THE SHIRELLES - (A singing group comprising four members). All have belt/mix. A historical mashup of The Chiffons, The Crystals, and The Cookies. The Shirelles sang many of Carole’s and Gerry’s early hits. The Shirelles formed in Passaic, New Jersey in 1957. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens, Doris Coley, Addie “Micki” Harris, and Beverly Lee.

UPTOWN GIRL/SHIRELLE/ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-29 y.o.African-American

(Female identifying) Vocal Range: D5. THE SHIRELLES - (A singing group comprising four members). All have belt/mix. A historical mashup of The Chiffons, The Crystals, and The Cookies. The Shirelles sang many of Carole’s and Gerry’s early hits. The Shirelles formed in Passaic, New Jersey in 1957. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens, Doris Coley, Addie “Micki” Harris, and Beverly Lee.

MALE IDENTIFYING ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Except for the Principles, the Ensemble play the rest of the characters. All will be required to sing, move, and simulate playing instruments. Vocal Range: SATB. Understudies will be cast from the ENSEMBLE.

FEMALE IDENTIFYING ENSEMBLEBoth genders18-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Except for the Principles, the Ensemble play the rest of the characters. All will be required to sing, move, and simulate playing instruments. Vocal Range: SATB. Understudies will be cast from the ENSEMBLE.