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Bye Bye Birdie Audition
taintedxl0ve
Understudy Joined: 5/15/08
#125 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/7/09 at 5:19pmim just saying that no one knows which roles are cast and whether or not the people called back are being considered for them. i dont believe anything until it's officially announced...a bunch of people are saying that Kim is already cast as one of the girls from 13, but i'm not 100% believing it until i see it
jake6970
Broadway Star Joined: 9/21/07
#127 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/7/09 at 7:40pmI always assumed they would fill most of the ensemble with the people from these callbacks but if they're having separate ones then I guess that's not the case.
lyndalady
Swing Joined: 4/5/09
#128 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/8/09 at 11:07am
ok guys, we can get to the bottom of this. lol.
if we try to see WHO was calledback, like their type. if they were all white/kim/urusla/hugo looking characters, then they're probably still going to have callbacks for the ensemble. because we all know roundabout was very adamant about having a diversified cast. especially on their phone message they really wanted people of all ethnicities to attend the call. that's just another helping guide i suppose...unless they decided to go in a TOTALLY different direction and have only white kids in the cast. then that's fine. sucks for me haha.
also, people on here are telling different stories so none of us REALLY know what's happening. i heard from an intern that they were calling back possible kims/birdies/hugos. she didn't say anything about ursula, although she probably just forgot to mention ursula's name.
thanks. let me know if anything else happens!! good luck to everyone. ik it's such a far yet very close dream.
lyndalady
Swing Joined: 4/5/09
#129 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/8/09 at 12:42pm
no teen roles are cast yet.
look at byebyebirdieonbroadway.com
the adult principle roles are casted. JOHN STAMOS is albert!!!!!!!!!!
so see, there's still hope for all of us!! OMG i'm so excited!!
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#130 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/8/09 at 5:02pmAllie Trimm was just in the City, and Ariana Grande is... it could be just a coincidence of timing or they both tried out.
#131 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/8/09 at 5:04pmI do not believe Allie Trimm auditioned (I hope she did, but I don't think she did)
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
jdrama
Swing Joined: 4/1/09
#133 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/8/09 at 5:12pm
Allie Trimm portrayed the role of Patrice in Jason Robert Brown's 13 the musical on Broadway, and Ariana Grande also starred in 13 as Charlotte and Patrice U/S
Don't they look a little young to be in Birdie?
They were just 13..now 15?
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#134 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/8/09 at 10:20pm
Allie turned 14 in October.
Ariana is 15.
theatrejock310
Stand-by Joined: 9/29/06
#135 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/8/09 at 10:24pm
I WENT! It was a great experience, and a REAL eye opener. I flew in from Los Angeles and was fortunate enough to get a callback, and went back the next day. They gave me a side to look over overnight for the role of Hugo, and told me to prepare a whole song. I guess they really are trying to go for a diversified cast.
So all we can do now is sit and wait :)
And the director is pretty specific about what he wanted here:
byebyebirdieonbroadway.com
Updated On: 4/8/09 at 10:24 PM
lyndalady
Swing Joined: 4/5/09
#136 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/8/09 at 11:09pm
NEW FLASH: THIS IS OFFICIAL!!!
Meredith Hagner is playing Kim
Matt Doyle is playing Hugo
this is truth, i swear. a friend of mine was emailed about an audition and in the email with her appointment time it said at the end: the contact info of the company, then cast: Kim - Meredith Hagner, Hugo- Matt Doyle. i'm guessing it's the matt doyle from spring awakening?
that's it. no other roles were listed on the cast list for teens except those two. she's going for an ursula callback.
peace.
BroadwayPer4mer03
Stand-by Joined: 2/14/04
#137 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/8/09 at 11:38pm
hmm...weird..
why would they announce that in a personal email??
#138 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/8/09 at 11:42pmMeredith is 22. I thought they would get someone closer to 15!
BroadwayPer4mer03
Stand-by Joined: 2/14/04
#139 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/8/09 at 11:48pmyeah exactly..the people they have been calling back seemed to be generally younger..so??
lyndalady
Swing Joined: 4/5/09
#140 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/8/09 at 11:56pmnot sure...that's just what it said in the email. they WERE looking for ppl ages 15-22..so she probably plays young very well. she also might have a very great agent. i mean it wasn't like a personal email like "hey how are you" it was an appointment email and like just had info about the show at the end, and part of the info was the two cast teen parts. sorry, that's all the info i know...i mean, take it with a grain of salt if you want since this is the internet. but it was an email from a casting asst.
lyndalady
Swing Joined: 4/5/09
#142 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/9/09 at 12:10am
:)
yea. the girl i know is an intern too. hah.
LUCKY2
Swing Joined: 10/29/08
#144 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/9/09 at 12:50amMeredith and Matt had the roles from the workshop. I thought the only role open for Kim was understudy all along -- at least that was the reference on our original call notice....they never mentioned the actual lead being open. I do think its a bit odd that they would let that slip to agents before creating an official press release. However, it makes alot of sense.
lyndalady
Swing Joined: 4/5/09
#145 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/9/09 at 12:59amyea...that's cool though that we know officially what's going on ...lol. abrams is like a really strong agency isn't it? do they like let you go out on auditions sometimes too?
#146 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/9/09 at 1:09am
Yeah, it's definitely one of the best out there!
I WISH I got to out on auditions and stuff through them. I basically just do file work, organize stuff, alphabetize, and chill out. It's actually a great internship.
But I have gone to auditions and stuff anyway, I'm just waiting for the day I can put them down on my resume haha. I thought the fact that I got a callback would make them fawn over me. *JOKE* I was wrong anyway. Ah well....welcome to this crazy business of show.
#147 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/9/09 at 12:47pmHi,has anyone heard of any dancer callbacks other than the Ursula side and song last sunday?
taintedxl0ve
Understudy Joined: 5/15/08
#148 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/10/09 at 1:15ami dont believe that Matt is Hugo...that makes no sense at all. they're going to cast a 17 year old understudy for a part played by a guy in his 20s? really? and the ensemble is all going to be 16/17 while the leads, who are supposed to be the same age, are 22? makes no sense.
lyndalady
Swing Joined: 4/5/09
#149 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/10/09 at 5:26pm
you don't HAVE to believe it, but that's what the email said.
he was in spring awakening and at those auditions they typed people out as well, and a lot of the girls there were only 13. so...he plays young well. so does the girl playing kim. it's ok if you don't believe it, but that's what the official email said.
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