Goodspeed Looking for Girls for New Musical

From the Goodspeed Opera House

CELEBRITY JUDGES TO PARTICIPATE IN APRIL 24^th AUDITIONS FOR “RADIO GIRL”

East Haddam, Conn., March 29, 2010:  Calling all girls!  Here’s your chance to join a professional acting company.  The birthplace of the hit musical Annie, Goodspeed Musicals is holding auditions for local Equity and Non-Equity child actors (GIRLS between ages 10-13) for its upcoming production of the new musical Radio Girl. Auditions will be held on Saturday, April 24^th, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Goodspeed’s Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn.  From this audition a small group of the luckiest girls will make it to the final round in New York City.

      Auditions are for SIX LUCKY LITTLE RADIO GIRL HOPEFULS.  In the show, these girls are vying for the title of Lucky Little Radio Girl.  Candidates must sing and tap very well, and have show business running through their veins.    

      On Saturday April 24^th celebrity judges including Hartford Courant columnist Mary Ellen Fillo will join our panel of producers looking for the next big talent. In the spirit of American Idol, the competition is high - do you know a girl who has what it takes? 

            All auditions are by appointment only.  Appointments may be made starting immediately.  Please call Company Management at (860) 873-8664, ext. 387, Tuesday through Sunday, 11 am - 5 pm. 

      Interested performers should prepare two songs (up-tempo and ballad, 32 bars – not the entire song).  Bring a resume, photo, sheet music and tap shoes.  Music must be legible and in the proper key (no lead sheets please).  An accompanist will be provided.  You may be asked to tap dance, so don’t forget your shoes.

      Candidates must be available for rehearsals, July 13 – July 28, and performances at Goodspeed’s Norma Terris Theatre, July 29 – August 22.  Rehearsals occur in East Haddam, Conn and performances occur in Chester, Conn. 

     Performers of all ethnicities are strongly encouraged to audition.  

 

Dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theatre, Goodspeed Musicals produces three musicals each season at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn., and additional productions at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., which was opened in 1984 for the development of new musicals.  The only regional theatre to receive two Tony Awards (for outstanding achievement), Goodspeed also maintains the Scherer Library of Musical Theatre and The Max Showalter Center for Education in the Musical Theater.  Goodspeed Musicals gratefully acknowledges the support of our Corporate Partner Comcast and Official Audio Sponsor Sennheiser Electronic Corporation. Goodspeed Musicals is supported in part by the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.