Mel Brooks musical set for Westchester premiere in May Spotlight Theatre has announced auditions for the Westchester premiere of Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein,” to be presented at The Harvey School PAC in Katonah in May. All roles are open for the auditions, which will be held Feb. 9, 11 and… Read More →
Toast of West End seeks Broadway lede “I’m right and you’re wrong, I’m big and you’re small, and there’s nothing you can do about it.” —“Matilda” by Roald Dahl The producers of Broadway’s “Matilda the Musical” are looking for four young actresses to play the title role.
From the it’s-never-too-early department, Pound Ridge Theater Company is hold auditions next week for its production next May. Here’s the announcement: The Pound Ridge Theatre Company announces auditions for “Doubt: A Parable” by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Maryann Arcoleo-Koltun.
There’s something brewing at White Plains Performing Arts Center, where Curt Stewart’s C&K Productions—in conjunction with something called the Multi-Cultural Arts Initiative— has announced auditions for aspiring actors, directors and playwrights. The auditions— from 4 to 6 p.m. June 9 and 12—will be held at WPPAC, the theater next to… Read More →
“Godspell” is back on Broadway, thanks to producer Ken Davenport and Mamaroneck’s Danny Goldstein, who directs. But local kids from 8 to 18 will be able to take a crack at their own version of the Stephen Schwartz musical, as Triple Threat Teen Workshop presents “Godspell Jr.,” a distilled version… Read More →
Westchester’s getting all cutting edge — and it appears that the tiny Westchester Sandbox Theatre is the epicenter of it. Having just produced the New York regional premiere of “Next to Normal,” WST will host another regional premiere (by Little Radical Theatrics) — of the hysterical, pseudo-historical “Bloody Bloody Andrew… Read More →
Got a note from Pia Haas at Westchester Broadway Theatre, which is looking for local kids for its upcoming holiday show. Here’s the notice: Westchester Broadway Theatre will be holding auditions on Thursday Nov. 10 for our upcoming production of a new musical “Home for the Holidays” Seeking local children… Read More →
Yorktown Stage is teaming up with John Fanelli’s Lighthouse Youth Arts Center to cast this fall’s production of “Willy Wonka,” to be directed by Barry Liebman. Here’s the audition notice:
Got a note this morning from John Thompson, who’s directing Bedford Community Theatre’s production of “Hairspray” this fall. He’s holding auditions Sept. 6, 7 and 8. Performances are Nov. 11-13, 18-20. “BEDFORD COMMUNITY THEATRE ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR “HAIRSPRAY” with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman… Read More →
The Hand-to-Mouth Players announce auditions for their 20th Annual Playwright/Directors Workshop of original one-act plays tonight at 7:30 p.m.. Roles for men and women of all ages teens and older, are available. Performances are Sept 23-25 and will be adjudicated by a representative from the Theatre Association of New York State (TANYS…. Read More →
“Spring Awakening,” the Duncan Sheik musical that catapulted the careers of Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele (who went on to a little thing called “Glee”), was the first Broadway credit for White Plains native Jennifer Damiano. In a couple of weeks, White Plains Performing Arts Center and Harrison Summer Theater… Read More →
You can’t say the folks at Fort Hill Players don’t think ahead. Director Frank Rakas has set auditions for Douglas Carter Beane’s “As Bees in Honey Drown,” a satirical comedy about about an impossibly ambitious would-be writer’s life in New York. Auditions are at 7:30 p.m., July 11 and 12… Read More →
Pound Ridge Theatre Company holds auditions for “Dial ‘M’ For Murder” by Frederick Knott, directed by Ray Eckerle, at 7 p.m. on June 6, 7 and 8 at Conant Hall, 255 Westchester Avenue (Rte 137), Pound Ridge. Rehearsals begin in September, with performances at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Nov…. Read More →
OK, so you’re a Westchester theater kid who just graduated—or you’re off for the summer from college and you’re looking for a show. That’s where Little Radicals Theatrics comes in. It’s a group designed specifically for high-schoolers and post high-school kids who are looking for that summer outlet. (They’ve branched… Read More →
Nice to learn about two community-theater groups coming together to put on a big, whopping show. Pleasantville Music Theatre (PMT) and The Armonk Players will hold auditions June 6 an 7 at Whippoorwill Hall in Armonk (next to the North Castle Public Library) for the Westchester community-theater premiere of “The… Read More →
Actors Conservatory Theatre will hold auditions for Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park,” directed by Thomas Kramer, at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 2. Auditions at ACT’s home, 20 Buckingham Road, Yonkers. Here’s a character breakdown: Corrie Bratter- (mid 20’s) A young, impulsive, free spirited newlywed. Sees life as an adventure… Read More →
The Hand -to-Mouth Players are casting David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winner, “Proof.” Director CD Macaulay will hold auditions at the Reformed Church of Cortlandtown, 2124 Albany Post Road, Montrose. Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Callbacks will be at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 3. Questions? Reach Macaulay at 914 478-3847. Here’s a… Read More →
The Pound Ridge Theatre Company holds auditions for A.R. Gurney’s “Later Life,” directed by Sherry Asch, Feb. 15 and 16 at 7 p.m. at Conant Hall, 255 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge. Performance dates are April 29, 30, May 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14. Here, from the audition notice, is a plot… Read More →
Here’s a great opportunity to kick off 2011. The Westchester Sandbox Theatre holds auditions Jan. 23 and 24 for Jason Robert Brown’s wonderful, half-backwards, breakup musical, “The Last Five Years,” directed by Benjamin Sterling Cannon. Auditions will be Sunday, Jan. 23 from 1 to 5 p.m. and Monday, Jan. 24… Read More →
Fort Hill Players in White Plains is still seeking a male actor for the part of George in “Don’t Dress For Dinner.” Here’s their notice: “Don’t Dress for Dinner” is a frenetic case of mistaken identity with more twists than a corkscrew. From the author of “Boeing, Boeing,” this expert… Read More →
Bedford Community Theatre will hold auditions for “Gypsy”—with all roles open—on Sept. 7 (from 4 to 9 p.m.) and Sept. 9 (from 4 p.m. to completion). Director Carin Zakes will be casting Mama Rose, June, Louise, Herbie, Tulsa, and those funny strippers. There are also several roles for young actors,... Read More →
In an age when youth theaters can charge big money for a double-cast production of “Annie,” it’s refreshing to learn of a program that won’t cost theater-loving high-school kids a penny to participate. Director Betsy Hooper is launching Free Theatre Westchester with auditions tomorrow night at the Mamaroneck Avenue School… Read More →
