casting for TARZAN
casting for TARZAN
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/26/04
#0casting for TARZAN
Posted: 5/28/05 at 8:35pm
Job Details
Title ECC/Singers-Tarzan
Category Performer
Description Tarzan Director: Bob Crowley
Choreographer: Meryl Tankard
Music and Lyrics: Phil Collins
Book: David Henry Hwang Music Producer: Paul Bogaev
Adapted from the screenplay by Tab Murphy and Bob Tzudiker and Noni White
Based on the novel "TARZAN OF THE APES" by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Associate Director: Jeff Lee
Casting: Bernard Telsey Casting
Broadway Production: 2005-06 Season
SEEKING:
ENSEMBLE SINGERS: Males and females, to play 20s – 40s. Seeking fantastic pop/rock singing voices and interesting personalities. Must be physical and agile. Will fly. Principal understudies will be assigned to various ensemble members for roles below:
TARZAN AS ADULT: To play male in his 20’s. Caught between the world of gorillas & world of humans, he is a human raised by a family of apes in the African jungle. We must identify with him and care about him and his emotional journey. Charming, sexy, vulnerable, lots of humanity, animal-like. Physically lean but toned, a swimmer’s body — not a muscle man. Strong upper body strength, physical, agile, fearless, must be very comfortable with movement. His body must be at one with the environment. Will fly. Needs a terrific Pop / Rock singing voice.
LEAD
JANE: To play English female in her 20’s. Attractive, vulnerable, gutsy, lots of vitality, adventurous, fearless, funny, and beguiling. The new woman of her time. Very witty with great comic timing and a wonderful energy, but also has a Victorian sweetness and refinement. Her falling in love for the first time —with TARZAN — is overwhelming to her. Must be game and be willing to be physical as JANE transforms into someone very courageous. Will fly. Needs a terrific Pop / Rock singing voice.
LEAD
KALA: To play female in her 30’s. Mother figure to TARZAN, with a fierceness, determination, and strong will. Through the passage of time she evolves into a mature, unconditionally loving figure with a big heart and great warmth. Although this character is a gorilla, seeking someone who’ll provide much acting skill and presence (not an actor hiding behind a costume). Will fly. Needs a terrific Pop / Rock singing voice.
LEAD
KERCHAK: To play male in his 30’s or 40’s. Father figure to TARZAN and the patriarch of his family and of the jungle. A physically impressive warrior. Although this character is a gorilla, we are seeking someone who’ll provide much acting skill and presence (not an actor hiding behind a costume). Will fly. Needs a terrific Baritone Pop / Rock singing voice with lots of soul.
LEAD
CLAYTON: To play English male in his 30’s. A classic, smooth villain. Handsome, sexual, and charming. He is in love with JANE and out to destroy the gorillas. Needs a terrific Pop / Rock singing voice.
SUPPORTING
TERK: To play male in his 20’s or 30’s. Always on the fringe, awkward, self-aware, ironic — a semi-genius, but the sort who is always picked last for a team. Grateful to TARZAN, without whom he would surely be on the bottom rung. Must be funny, witty, unique, adventurous, and game. Although this character is a gorilla, seeking someone who’ll provide much acting skill and presence (not an actor hiding behind a costume). Must also be physical and agile. Will fly. Needs a terrific Pop / Rock singing voice.
SUPPORTING
PORTER: To play English male in his 50’s or 60s. JANE’s dad. Eccentric, funny, whimsical, absent-minded. Needs a pleasant character singing voice.
SUPPORTING
TARZAN AS CHILD: To play male, 9 – 11-ish. The younger version of TARZAN. A sweet, wide-eyed boy who is seeking approval. A vibrant, freak-of-nature personality. Must be physical, agile, and game for anything. Will fly. Needs a terrific boy Soprano singing voice.
SUPPORTING
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Salary $1381 Minimum
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Address New York, NY -
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Audition Information When: June 1, 2005
10:00am, Male singers
2:30pm, Female singers
Where: Chelsea Studios
151 West 26th Street, 6th Floor
Notes/What to bring: Please prepare 16 bars of a contemporary pop/rock song showing range. Please bring sheet music and your photo and resume stapled together. A piano accompanist will be provided.
NOTE: We encourage performers of all cultural backgrounds to attend.
PhantomMag234
Leading Actor Joined: 5/28/05
#1re: casting for TARZAN
Posted: 5/28/05 at 8:44pmCheaneyne Jackson would be great as Tarzan! I can picture British Actress Katie Knight Adams as Jane but I don't know if she can handle Pop/Rock Music.
#2re: casting for TARZAN
Posted: 5/28/05 at 9:03pmWow - that's a demanding show. EVERYONE flies.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#3re: casting for TARZAN
Posted: 5/28/05 at 9:22pmI assume the principals have already been cast since the Casting Call seems to only be looking for ensemble members and understudies for the leads.
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
#4re: casting for TARZAN
Posted: 5/28/05 at 9:27pm
"A vibrant, freak-of-nature personality"
Now there's a "colorful" description.
So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life.~Office Space
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