Saturday, 30 March 2013

Wicked to hold open auditions to find new West End & UK Tour casts

It has been announced that open auditions will be held to find male and female dancers to join the new West End and UK Touring casts of Wicked. Producers are looking for unique, athletic dancers with strong ballet and jazz technique for Wayne Cilento’s edgy, contemporary choreography. Auditionees must also have strong singing voices. Auditions are being held at Pineapple Studios in London on Thurday 11th and Friday 12th April 2013. Further information can be found on the right (click to enlarge).

The West End production of Wicked is currently in its 7th year at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, booking until Saturday 26th April 2014. The upcoming UK tour opens at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on 12th September 2013.

The global musical phenomenon has now been seen by almost 5 million theatregoers since its West End premiere in 2006 and is already the 16th longest-running West End musical of all time.

The West End production currently stars Louise Dearman (Elphaba), Gina Beck (Glinda), Ben Freeman (Fiyero), Louise Plowright (Madame Morrible), Keith Bartlett (The Wizard), Christopher Howell (Doctor Dillamond), Sam Lupton (Boq), Katie Rowley Jones (Nessarose), Hayley Gallivan (Standby Elphaba) and Lucy van Gasse (Standby Glinda).

Based on the acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire that re-imagined the stories and characters created by L. Frank Baum in ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two girls who first meet as sorcery students. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Click here to buy Wicked tickets (no booking fee at certain performances).

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11 comments:

  1. Anonymous31 March 2013 at 17:55:00 BST

    How old must you be to audition?

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  2. Anonymous1 April 2013 at 14:34:00 BST

    what's the minimum age??

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    1. Anonymous4 April 2013 at 17:46:00 BST

      18 to late 20's it says on the ticket with the audition info

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  3. Anonymous5 April 2013 at 22:09:00 BST

    Do you go to just one or both days?

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  4. Anonymous7 April 2013 at 23:07:00 BST

    Do you only need to turn up on one of the days or both?

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  5. Anonymous8 April 2013 at 14:30:00 BST

    I cant read the Please bring part, can anybody help me?

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  6. Anonymous9 April 2013 at 10:40:00 BST

    tight fitting dance clothes, jazz shoes or trainers and kneepads.

    Also prepare a contemporary Musical Theatre song with the sheet music. No backing tracks. Also bring a CV and headshot stapled together.

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  7. Anonymous22 April 2013 at 14:29:00 BST

    was away for auditions will you be having any more

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  8. Unknown24 March 2014 at 14:33:00 GMT

    Do you actually have to be 18 or can you be younger and just a playing age of 18? Also , does it matter what day you turn up too?

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  9. Unknown24 March 2014 at 14:34:00 GMT

    Do you actually have to be 18 or can you be younger and just a playing age of 18? Also , does it matter what day you turn up too?

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