Singers Audition for Musical "Gypsy"
"Gypsy" musical casting actors. Please see more info below. About the project: SYNOPSIS: First introduced on Broadway in 1959, Gypsy has had seven Revivals, most recently this year starring Audra McDonald. It has won multiple Tony Awards including Best Musical and has starred Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters, Patti Lupone, Imelda Staunton and Audra McDonald. It is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with the ultimate show business stage mother. Regarded by many theater professionals as the finest musical ever created, Gypsy is set across America in the 1920s and 30s, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born. Arthur Laurents' landmark show explores the world of two-bit show business with brass, humor, heart and sophistication. The musical contains many songs that became popular standards, including Everything’s Coming Up Roses, Small World, Together (Wherever We Go), You Gotta Get a Gimmick and Let Me Entertain You. Additional info: AUDITION INFORMATION: Please prepare a standard Broadway song (no more than 32 bars) in the correct key for your voice (Bring your sheet music for accompanist). Songs from the show are welcome. You may also bring tracks. Readings: Please select a reading from the monologues attached which most closely resembles the character for which you wish to audition. All auditionees must be prepared to list schedule conflicts. Callbacks (by invitation only): Tuesday, March 25 – 7:00 pm REHEARSAL DATES: Rehearsals will begin May 3rd. (see general rehearsal schedule attached) PERFORMANCE DATES: July 18 -August 10, 2025 (see schedule attached) If you are interested, please apply.
19 roles
Vocal Range F3-C5 – The ultimate stage mother. Lives vicariously through her two daughters, whom she has put into show business. Loud, brash, pushy and single-minded, but can be doting and charming. Her voice is the ultimate powerful Broadway belt. Minimal dance, but must move well. Comic timing is a must. Strong Mezzo/Alto with good low notes and belt.
Vocal Range C3-D4 – agent for Rose’s children and Rose’s boyfriend. He has a heart of gold but also the power to defend the people he loves with strength. Minimal dancing skills are required. A Baritone who sings in one group number, two duets, and a trio with Rose and Louise. Strong acting role.
Vocal Range 3-F5 – Baby June as a young teen. The older she gets, the less she enjoys being her mother’s trained pet. Strong Alto must belt a song and have strong dancing skills. The ability to do splits and twirl a baton is a big plus but not a requirement. Must tap dance, strong Broadway teen singer, close harmony skills preferred.
Vocal Range G3-E5 – Baby Louise as a teen who grows up to be Gypsy Rose Lee. Minimum actual dance but very strong movement skills and acting skills are needed. Must be able to portray both the awkward teen and the sophisticated woman. Must dance inside a dancing cow costume, and be comfortable with the character’s profession – stripping. The character is very scantily clad but never actually appears in the nude. Mezzo (needs light sound for “Little Lamb” and belt for “Let Me Entertain You.”
Vocal Range B3-D5 – a stripper just past her prime. Big Broadway voice (Mezzo Belt), strong movement/dance, and ballet training are helpful. A burlesque dancer who shares her dressing room with Louise. Once a ballerina and still has some of the moves. A course broad who’s been around the block. Comedic.
Vocal Range G3-D5 – a stripper just past her prime. Big Broadway voice (Alto Belt), strong movement/dance, powerful character. A burlesque dancer who’s tough and physically intimidating. Trumpet playing skills would be outstanding but not required.
Vocal Range B3-D5 – a stripper just past her prime. Big Broadway voice (Mezzo Belt), strong movement/dance. Quieter than her counterparts, but her costume is wired with lights, allowing her to “shine” without working up a sweat. Ditzy and sweet.
Vocal Range C3-G5 -Boy-next-door type. Strives to break out of the troupe with an act of his own. Sings and dances “All I Need Is the Girl.” Extremely strong dancer in all styles of show dance, including tap. Good singer, charming, very athletic, and handsome. High Baritone.
One of the women’s dancing chorus, and strong comic skills are required.
The Grantzinger Theater, N.Y.C. production assistant. Comedic role.
The put upon manager of a hotel.
Booking agent for the Orpheum Theater Circuit.
Rather aggressive owner of a burlesque theatre. Classic character part.
Cigar’s stage manager.
Alcoholic MC of a weekly kiddie talent show.
Surly theatre manager in Los Angeles.
Rose’s father, gruff, unsupportive of Rose’s theater ambitions.
Singer/dancers, act as both backup dancers for Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee and perform in the large burlesque numbers in Act II. Strong dancers, comedic skills helpful. Very minimal singing. A few have minor expanded roles. (Marjorie May, Dolores, Thelma, Gail)
Six young men sing and dance backup for teenage June, plus join in the number “Have an Eggroll, Mr. Goldstone,” double in small parts in Act I and Act II, and backup dancing in Gypsy’s strip routine. Must be strong dancers and singers. Some comedic skills are helpful.
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