Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre Announces New Season, Audition Dates
Thursday, February 17, 2005 09:54 AM
The Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre Festival, now entering its 25th award-winning season, has set the dates for preliminary performance auditions for the 2005 season. The opening musical will be George M! with a book by Francine Pascal, John Pascal, Michael Stewart; and music and lyrics by George M. Cohan. The second musical will be Candide, with a book by Lillian Hellman; lyrics by Dorothy Parker, John La Touche, Richard Wilbur and music by Leonard Bernstein. The final musical will be My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, conceived by David Grapes and Todd Olson.
To audition, youmustschedule an audition time in advance with the Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance Office at 484-664-3335 or [email protected] before February 25, 2005. Applications are also now available for set, costume, lighting, box office and administrative staffs for the summer. High school students over the age of 16 are encouraged to apply for high school internships, which may include campus housing. Details are on the Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre web site at www.summerbroadway.org/opportunities.htm. Early subscriptions are available by mail only, and information is available at www.summerbroadway.org/tickets.htm or by calling 484-664-3333.
THE AUDITIONS: February 27-28
Prliminary vocal and dance auditions will be held Sunday, February 27, from 2:00 – 11:00 p.m. and on Monday, February 28 from 7:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. in the Empie Theatre of the Baker Center for the Arts, on the Muhlenberg College campus. There will be two parts to the preliminary audition: a solo vocal audition and a group dance audition. Everyone who attends the vocal audition will also be required to attend the dance audition prior to his or her vocal audition.
For the vocal audition , please prepare no more than 32 bars of one memorized song from a Broadway musical written before 1980. Operetta selections are appropriate for this audition. The musical directors request that you not sing from the George M! or Candide scores. You must bring sheet music in the key in which you would like to sing; please, no accompaniment tapes. An accompanist will be provided for the vocal audition; please CLEARLY mark any cuts in your music.
George M! requires strong tap dancers and strong singers in all vocal ranges. There are ten principal speaking roles and twenty chorus roles for ten men and ten women. Candide calls for strong singing and dancing as well as featured character roles, including Candide, The Old Lady, Maximilian, Dr. Pangloss, and Cunegonde. My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra requires two men and two women with appropriate vocal skills and strong dance skills. The two available roles are Man #1, a rich deep baritone who can sing the Sinatra standards without any hint of direct imitation; and Woman #1, dark, attractive mezzo soprano with a wide vocal range.
When you call or email to schedule an audition time in advance, you will be told when to report for your vocal audition and when to report for your dance audition. If you leave a message, be sure to mention a daytime phone number where we can leave a recorded message. For more detailed information about the summer theatre program, visit www.summerbroadway.org.
For More Information contact:
Marilyn Roberts 484-664-3693
