Louis On Broadway, LP
New York, NY

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
Production (League)
$2537 weekly minimum

AUDITION DATE
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Thursday, May 9, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Friday, May 10, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

LOCATION
Pearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018

Audition room: Studio H; Holding room: Studio D. Check lobby upon arrival for any changes.

PERSONNEL
See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Duncan Stewart (Casting Director)
Patrick Maravilla (Casting Director)

OTHER DATES
Rehearsal Dates: August 19th, 2024
Tech Rehearsal Dates: September 30th, 2024
First Preview: October 16th, 2024
Opening Night: November 11th, 2024

OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.

An Equity Monitor will be provided.

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in A WONDERFUL WORLD on Broadway (see breakdown).

All Stage Managerial positions are currently filled.

NOTE FROM CREATIVE: We welcome performers of all gender identities, abilities/exceptionalities, and body types. Please take this into consideration when submitting clients. Actors of diverse cultural and racial backgrounds are encouraged to apply. In addition to genders listed in character breakdowns, we are actively seeking trans and non-binary performers for all roles.

PREPARATION
Please choose a brief song of your choice in the style of the show. An accompanist will be provided. Note: there will be no dancing at this call. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.

BREAKDOWN

A WONDERFUL WORLD

PERSONNEL:
Producers: Thomas E. Rodgers, Jr., Renee Rodgers, Martian Entertainment (Carl D. White and Gregory Rae) and Vanessa Williams and Elizabeth Curtis
Conceived by: Christopher Renshaw, Andrew Delaplaine
Director: Christopher Renshaw
Book: Aurin Squire
Choreographer: Rickey Tripp

Tap Choreographer: DeWitt Fleming

Associate Choreographer: Aurelia Michael
Music Director: Daryl Waters
Music Supervisor: Daryl Waters
General Manager: Martian Entertainment
Production Manager: Sightline Productions
First Produced By: Miami New Drama (Artistic Director Michel Hausmann Managing Director Nicholas Richberg)
Casting Director: Duncan Stewart CSA of ARC
Casting Associate: Patrick Maravilla of ARC

SEEKING:
[LOUIS ARMSTRONG] CAST - SEEKING UNDERSTUDY POSSIBILITIES. 30s-40s, male-identifying, Black. American Icon and International Music Legend. The father of Jazz. Born in the most impoverished and violent part of New Orleans at the beginning of the 20th Century, his mother was a prostitute, and he never knew his father. He grew up hiding under the pianos in the brothels of Storyville. He has huge charisma, warmth and wit and lived only for his music and blowing his horn. His music was the child he was always longing for.

[DAISY PARKER] 20s, female-identifying, Black. Louis’ first wife. A knife wielding prostitute in Storyville, New Orleans. Fierce, earthy, funny. And very sexual. On the edge. Her toughness and violence conceal her vulnerability.

[LIL HARDIN] 25-30, female-identifying, Black. Louis’ second wife. College educated classical musician. Now a jazz pianist in Chicago. Way ahead of her time. Sharp, controlling, elegant. She transfers her own ambitions onto Louis, and grooms him into the icon the World became to know.

[ALPHA SMITH] 35, female-identifying, Black. Louis’ third wife. A former maid who dreams of luxury, lovely things and family. Her dreams seem to be coming true when she moves with Louis to Hollywood. However, the harsh realities of Louis’s tour life and career challenges start to conflict with Alpha’s idea of a picture perfect marriage.

[LUCILLE WILSON] 40s, female-identifying, Black. Louis’ fourth wife. A former showgirl at the Cotton Club, who sees in Louis his real need for a ‘Home’ A strong, centered, and magnificent woman who finally gives Louis a loving base. She nurtures him in the way he so badly needs but has never experienced.

["KING" JOE OLIVER] 20s – 30s, male-identifying, Black. Legendary bandleader and trumpeter. Louis’ musical mentor and Father figure. Macho and charismatic. NOTE: Trumpet playing is a plus.

[JOE GLASER] 35 -50 male-identifying, white. Louis’ feared and unprincipled agent. A tough, Mafia underling, who fought his way up to be the most famous Music Agent in the world. Jewish. (Additionally, doubles as WHITE FATHER, a plantation owner)

[LINCOLN PERRY] CAST - SEEKING UNDERSTUDIES 20s – 30s, male-identifying, Black. Famous vaudeville performer. The first black artist to become a wealthy Movie Star. Great tapper.

SALARY

Production (League) $2537 weekly minimum

UNION

AEA