Audition Notice
Bernard’s Township NJ, Plays in the Park & A Light Opera of New Jersey presentation of
Thoroughly Modern Millie
The Original Broadway Musical
Director: William Corson
Musical Director: Clifford Parrish
Choreographer: Jill Cookingham
WHEN:
- Saturday March 15, 10:00 AM..................Dancers and Singers
- Sunday March 23, 2:30 PM...................... Dancers and Singers
- Wednesday March 26, 7:00 PM................Callbacks
- Additional Calls for principal roles by appointment as needed
WHERE: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 140 South Finley Ave., Basking Ridge,
Show dates: July 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 2014 in Pleasant Valley Park, Basking Ridge, NJ
Rehearsals begin late May.
Preparation:
- Be prepared to read from the script.
- Sides will be provided.
- Bring sheet music of a song that shows off your voice and range in 16 bars . Standard Broadway theater music.
- Pianist provided.
- Be prepared to learn a dance combination.
- Wear appropriate dance clothes/shoes (character & taps)
- Bring a recent picture and resume or list of performance experience, if available.
If you are unable to attend this audition, and wish to be considered for a role in "Millie", contact us at lightoperanj@optonline.net
Audition Format: Open. arrive a starting time.
Seeking:Strong, dynamic singers, who look 18-35, for all principal roles & chorus (no small children)
Breakdown: Seeking singers and dancers to portray characters in New York City during the Roaring Twenties.
Roles include:
- Millie Dillmount: Mezzo Soprano/Belt Young “modern” woman from Kansas
- Jimmy Smith: Tenor, Attractive young paperclip salesman
- Miss Dorothy Brown: Soprano, a new actress from California
- Mrs. Meers: Alto, evil owner of Hotel Priscilla
- Trevor Graydon III: Baritone, sincere Trust Insurance Company Head
- Muzzy van Hossmere: Mezzo/Alto, singer and bon vivant
- Ching Ho: Tenor, Chinese henchman in love w Miss Dorothy
- Bun Foo: Tenor, another Chinese henchman
- Miss Peg Flannery: Belter, curmudgeonly manager at Sincere Trust
- Gloria, Alice, Rita, Ruth, Ethel: Friends at Hotel Priscilla
- Ensemble of 1920’s "Moderns" and other supporting roles
