ANYONE AUDITION FOR GOOD VIBRATIONS?

[kandikane2]

Posted: 8/22/04 at 8:03am

Chorus auditions were held Friday. Principle auditions are coming Monday thru Wednesday.

(New York, NY - AUDITIONS: August 23-25, 2004 from 10:00 am-1:30 pm & 2:00-5:30 pm for Equity Performers who Sing at Details Are only Available By Subscription.) - Title: GOOD VIBRATIONS. PROD, NCJ Productions, Dodger Stage Holding; DIR/CHOREO, John Carrafa; MUSIC DIR, David Holcenberg; CSTG, Tara Rubin Casting. Contract: Equity Chorus Production Contract. Rehearsal Dates: Begins first week of October, 2004. Performance Dates:Opens December, 2004. Breakdown-- Looking for a multiracial company of young, enthusiastic, and unique performers who are hip, contemporary, and daring - Bobby: Late teens-early 20s, pop/rock tenor with strong Beach Boys falsetto, charismatic, self-involved but charming, views himself as the most popular boy in high school, travels to California with his buddies and intelligent but unpopular Caroline, only to discover that their roles are reversed on the West Coast, and she is the toast of the beach, while he and his buddies are all but ignored, sings "California Girls" and "Fun Fun Fun" among others, leading role; Caroline: Late teens-early 20s, pop belt with beautiful mix (belts to D), sweet, intelligent, and unassuming, president of the French Honor Society, has a years-long cursh on Bobby which motivates her to help him get to California, when she arrives, she blossoms and is pursued by all of the surfers, unlike Bobby, she doesn't get wrapped up in her newfound popularity and in the end is able to forgive him, sings "In My Room" and "Dance Dance Dance" among others, seeking all ethnicities for this role, leading role; Dave: Late teens-early 20s, pop/rock baritone with strong Beach Boys falsetto, goofy, wise-cracking, hides a sensitive side, which he reveals only to Caroline, becomes estranged from his friend Bobby but discovers his true self in California, sings "I Get Around" and "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" among others, seeking all ethnicities for this role, supporting role; Eddie: Late teens-early 20s, pop/rock tenor with amazing mix to high F, often the butt of his friends' jokes, the most genuine, enthusiastic and naïve of the group, encouraged by his buddies to abandon his girlfriend Marcella in favor of their road trip but he can't stop thinking or talking about her, even despite a brief summer fling in California with Rhonda, sings "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "Little Deuce Coup" among others, seeking all ethnicities for this role, supporting role; Marcella: Late teens-early 20s, pop belt with mix, Eddie's fiancée, slightly overanxious but endearing, despairs when her meticulous plans are shattered by Eddie's leaving, eventually follows him to California in hopes of reuniting with her love, sings "Warmth of the Sun" among others, seeking all ethnicities for this role, supporting role; Rhonda: Late teens-early 20s, rock belt to E, fiercely independent, sexy, and assertive, auto mechanic with engineering skills that have earned her a scholarship to MIT, has a brief fling with Eddie, sings "Little Deuce Coup" among others, seeking all ethnicities for this role, supporting role; Jan: Late teens-early 20s, rock baritone with strong Beach Boys falsetto, the ultimate surfer, popular, confident, and sexy, briefly dates Caroline, sings "Sloop John B" and "Surfin USA" among others, seeking all ethnicities for this role, supporting role; Dean: Late teens-early 20s, rock baritone, Jan's surfer buddy, laid-back and cool (and he knows it), sings "Surfin USA" among others, seeking all ethnicities for this role, featured role. Prepare a contemporary pop song. (Posted: August 17, 2004)

http://www.myentertainmentworld.com/mew/audition_stage.html

[Amneris]

Posted: 8/22/04 at 9:39am

i went to the open call yesterday and it was EMPTY for an open call! The guys audition started at 10am and they were done by 11:45.. the girls started at 2 and there were maybe about 200 girls tops..it went rather fast and 3 girls ahead ALL sang DEFYING GRAVITY...

[timote316]

Posted: 8/22/04 at 11:37am

thats kind of sad... My friends and I would have made the trip to audition if we knew... just for the experience, I doubt we would have made it, but that's ok lol

[newyorkuniq]

Posted: 8/22/04 at 12:12pm

Empty?!!! Well with any luck maybe Monday will be empty to:) fyi I will not be singing Defying Gravity. lol Updated On: 8/22/04 at 12:12 PM

[BalletGirl85]

Posted: 8/22/04 at 1:06pm

I was gonna go to the chorus call...wow, only 200 girls? Not bad...maybe I'll go sometime this week. And I also will NOT be singing "Defying Gravity"...hahaha. Who in their right mind would sing that for a BEACH BOYS type of musical? It's not even close to being similar styles, haha.

[newyorkuniq]

Posted: 8/22/04 at 1:42pm

I just read the call for dancers who sing for Sept. They said to "wear beach type clothes". I can only imagine what some people are going to show up in. LOLOL

[BalletGirl85]

Posted: 8/22/04 at 2:02pm

HAHA, I read that too. There was a non-Equity call on Saturday and I think that one also requested that they show up in beach party attire since the second act takes place in California, and to wear bathing suits, no make up, etc, but no surfboards. That'll be interesting.

[Amneris]

Posted: 8/22/04 at 9:54pm

People werent too overboard yesterday...just bikini tops and shorts or skirts with flowers in the hair...but seriously, I was shocked how few people showed up for an OPEN call..so yeah..DEFYING GRAVITY was the song for the day... and also AIDA... and they said POP songs..but, one of the guys who auditioned told me he sang "corner of the sky" from pippin and was asked to stay and that the guy after him sang "this is the moment"..so I was like ok I wont sing REFLECTION then.. I decided to do my best 16 bars of a song from a musical (suddenly seymour)... I had fun thats all I can say but, the guy did tell me that the guys they kept had to learn a tap number. Updated On: 8/22/04 at 09:54 PM

[Seany]

Posted: 8/23/04 at 12:48am

I wish I knew about this earlier...I really would have liked to audition.

[wickedjfan]

Posted: 8/23/04 at 11:27am

If anyone goes to the auditions this week, please let us know if Justin Guarini is there.

Posted: 8/23/04 at 4:50pm

do you know where the auditions for GOOD VIBRATIONS will be? I'd really appreciate knowing.
also, is it equity/non-equity?

[Amneris]

Posted: 8/23/04 at 8:18pm

the rest of the week is EQUITY only...they are having an OPEN DANCE CALL on sat sept 11th at Ripley Grier.

[wickedjfan]

Posted: 8/24/04 at 7:46am

Anybody go yesterday?

[wickedjfan]

Posted: 9/15/04 at 7:54am

the rest of the week is EQUITY only...they are having an OPEN DANCE CALL on sat sept 11th at Ripley Grier>>

Did anyone audition last Saturday?

[sunset]

Posted: 9/15/04 at 6:30pm

My daughter auditioned on 9/11, and had a great time. She said
if was so fun and she is waiting.... With rehearsals set to start in a few weeks you would think that cast announcements
would be soon.

[JJsugar]

Posted: 9/16/04 at 12:54pm

that is really cool sunset your daughter did audition i hope she get's in the show!

i guess some peeps on this board also are in shows that is very cool, good luck to them all i hope they get the part!

when they make a cast announcement maybe someone can post it..

will the show tour? i have no idea how that works? i'm in calif. so i'm hoping it would maybe tour?

[wickedjfan]

Posted: 9/16/04 at 1:04pm

Sunset, Did your daughter say if any of the leads were there on Saturday?

[Love4Cheno]

Posted: 9/16/04 at 1:38pm

Defying Gravity is the DUMBEST choice for an audition song. Unless you've gotten a call specifically for Elphaba, it's only going to hurt you.

That song is what they call a "Signature Song." Inevitably, it is compared to the original cast recording, and no matter what you think, you won't stack up. Not because you're not good, just because.

Until a show has been running for a while and they've had many people come in and lpay the part, steer clear of something that is so strongly tied to a performer, who by the way, is STILL in the show.

[sunset]

Posted: 9/16/04 at 7:15pm

My daughter did not think any of the leads were at the audition. The guy who taught the dance combinations looked
familiar to her, as she thought she had taken a master class,
or convention class from him in the past, but not sure.

[Lynnespock2]

Posted: 9/16/04 at 10:58pm

None of the leads would go to the ensemble call. They had a separate call and call back.

[JJsugar]

Posted: 9/17/04 at 5:06am

that makes sense they have diff. casting calls for diff. roles!

when in the heck will we know! oh well..

u all in NY have way more selection to go to the theater then we do out west! but i think it is more expensive in Ny though not sure!

[wickedjfan]

Posted: 9/18/04 at 6:44am

I heard that the cast won't be announced until the middle of October.

[Lynnespock2]

Posted: 9/18/04 at 9:06am

That's probably true. Rehearsals start in mid to late October.

[kandikane2]

Posted: 9/18/04 at 9:59am

Just seems odd that they are already selling group tickets BEFORE the cast is announced. I wouldn't buy tickets to a show without knowing who was in the cast.

[Lynnespock2]

Posted: 9/18/04 at 10:30am

True, but producers want the $$$ and hope that the advance buzz will generate sales.