THE KING AND I BROADWAY REVIVAL
The King and I is coming back to Broadway.
The show will be produced by the Lincoln Center theater and begin its run in spring of 2015. The musical’s casting directors will be coming to the Los Angeles and San Francisco area to audition talent for the show.
Location: San Francisco and Los Angeles
Type: Theater
RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S THE KING AND I – The Musical
Vivian Beaumont Theater
Lincoln Center Theater, NYC
Production Contract
Producer: Lincoln Center Theater
Producing Artistic Director: Andre Bishop
Associate Producer of Musical Theater for Lincoln Center Theater: Ira Weitzman
Director: Bartlett Sher
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
Book: Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Director: Ted Sperling
Choreographer: Christopher Gattelli
Casting: Telsey + Company/ Abbie Brady-Dalton
Rehearsals begin: January 2015
Production: Spring 2015
SEEKING ACTORS WHO SING:
KING OF SIAM (Standby and Future):
Siamese. A powerful and elegant leader, struggling to bring Siam into the modern era
without losing control of traditions and power.
LADY THIANG: Female, late 30’s-early 40’s. Character is Siamese. Head wife of the King and mother of the Crown Prince. Steady influence in the court. Strong, discreet, and loving.
LUN THA: Male, mid-late 20s. Character is Burmese, Emissary to the Prince of Burma, courageous yet doomed lover of Tuptim. Frustrated by his powerlessness. Baritone/tenor. PRINCIPAL.
TUPTIM: Female, early-mid 20s. Character is Burmese, a gift to the King from the Prince of Burma, and doomed lover of Lun Tha. Beautiful, daring, and rebellious.
KRALAHOME: Male, late 30s- early 40s. Character is Siamese, Right-hand man to, and advisor of, The King. A strong traditionalist. Imposing, professional, and deeply loyal. PRINCIPAL.
PRINCE CHULALONGKORN: Male, 11-16 years old. Character is Siamese. Crown Prince of Siam and one of Anna’s most vocal and opinionated students.
OPEN CALL IN SAN FRANCISCO:
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
A.C. T.
30 GRANT ST., 7th floor, Studio 9C San Francisco, CA
10:00am – 2:00pm
Sign-in begins at 9:00am: PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE BEFORE 9:00am!
Please come prepared to sing a short traditional musical theatre song a cappella that shows off your voice. Please also bring sheet music for your song in the event that you are asked to sing along with piano accompaniment. You may be asked to stay for a few hours.
PLEASE BRING A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE/RESUME WITH FULL CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE AUDITIONS! (Snapshot picture is OK.) Please email kingandiopenauditions@gmail.com if you
??cannot attend or if you have any questions.
AUDITIONS IN LOS ANGELES:
Monday, September 8th, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA
FOR AN AUDITION APPOINTMENT/INFORMATION: Please email: thekingandicasting@gmail.com
Payment: Paid
City or Location of call: San Francisco and Los Angeles
Please submit to: this is an open call
This casting notice was posted by: Telsey and Company
