[NEohioPAL]AUDITION appts. being accepted starting today for Beck's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST encore production

Mon Jun 11 03:41:16 PDT 2007

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The Beck Center presents
*Disney's Beauty and the Beast*
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton

Directed by Fred Sternfeld
Choreography & Musical Staging by Martin Cespedes
Music Direction by Larry Goodpaster

Production Dates: November 20 - December 31, 2007

You have the opportunity to be a part of the third and final run of one of
the most successful productions in Beck Center's history!

AUDITIONS for replacements are Monday and Tuesday, July 9 and 10,
2007.  Appointments are being accepted starting on June 11, 2007 by calling
216-521-2540. If you are unable to make those audition dates, please contact
me at FSternfeld at aol.com to set up a private appointment.

CASTING & OPEN ROLES:
Ages mid-teens - older adults; one young girl. Young actors in their
mid-teens need to be able to believably play at least 16-18 years of age to
be considered for roles in the adult ensemble. In addition to several
principal roles, there are around 5-6 female ensemble roles and 4-6 male
ensemble roles available. Most of the ensemble will double as townspeople,
enchanted dinnerware and/or wolves. There are featured characters with
lines, as well as singing solos and dance routines within the ensemble. The
cast will assist with set shifting.

*Babette* - French Feather Duster. featured supporting role. 20's - 30's.
*Wardrobe* (Madame de la Grande Bouche) - former opera star, now a chest of
drawers. featured supporting role. 30's - 60's.
*Monsieur D'Arque* - Proprieter of the "Maison de Lune," an insane asylum.
featured supporting role. 30's - 60's. doubles in ensemble.
*Silly Girls* (3) - Town girls in love with Gaston. featured supporting
roles. late teens - 20's. doubles as dinnerware.
*Enchantress / Old Woman* - Casts a spell on The Prince and turns him into
The Beast in the prologue; late teens - 40's. doubles in ensemble.
*Young Prince* - The Beast as a young man, appears in prologue; late teens -
20's. doubles in ensemble.

*Aristocratic Lady* - 30's - 60's.
*Sausage Curl Girl* - late teens - 30's.
*Hat Seller* - 20's - 60's.
*Young Girl* - (pre-adolescent) 7 - 12 years old.
*Other Townspeople* - any age.

*Napkins* (3-5) - Can-can dancers in 'Be Our Guest'; female; late teens -
30's.
*Spoon, Fork* - Soft shoe dancers in 'Be Our Guest'; male or female; any
age.
*Plate* (1) - Vegas Showgirl routine in 'Be Our Guest'; female; late teens -
30's.
*Other enchanted objects* - Dinner Bell, Corkscrew, Vase of Flowers,
Measuring Spoons, Wooden Spoon. any age.

*2 Wolves* - Attack Maurice in one scene and Belle and the Beast in another;
male; must move well; late teen and up

*ALSO, some of the returning ensemble members from the '05 & '06 casts are
re-auditioning for other roles, so some of their roles may open up.** *

COMPLETE INFO including audition dates and times, what to prepare, rehearsal
info, production dates, production staff, a list of open roles and returning
cast from the '05 & '06 productions are here:
http://www.fredsternfeld.com/beautyandthebeastencore07.htm

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*"The '06 and '05 productions of Beauty and the Beast are the #1 and #2 best
selling shows in Beck Center's history"
**Scott Spence, Beck Center Artistic Director**

"stand out" "record-making" "special" "truly notable achievement"
Best of 2005 and 2006 recaps in The Free Times *
*by James Damico*

2006 - "Last year, amid myriad disappointing and mildly interesting
stagings, just Beck's *Urinetown* and *Beauty* qualified as anything
particularly special."
2006 - "Likewise, at midpoint of 2006-'07, only a pair of pure
entertainments - (Great Lakes Theatre Festival's *A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the) Forum *and the *Beauty* revival - stand out as truly notable
achievements."

2005 - "It must be gratefully trumpeted that Beck's two shining musicals, *
Urinetown* and *Beauty and the Beast*, already have doubled 2004-05's one
triumph, *Ragtime <http://www.fredsternfeld.com/ragtime.htm>* from
JCC"     "outstanding
mounting"

*"memorable"*
*Best of 2005 and 2006 recaps in The Cleveland Scene *
*by Christine Howey

2006 - "memorable"

2005 - "one of the year's best musicals"   "Beauty and the Beast, another
great Sternfeld production, is maxing out the talents of an exceptional cast
to wring laughs and tears from this durable Disney property" *

*Winner of 8 'Times Newspaper Tribute Awards - Outstanding Theatre 06
<http://www.royberko.info/>'
**Roy Berko, Times Theatre Critic**

*Production - The Company
Direction - Fred Sternfeld
Choreography - Martin Cespedes
Music Direction - Larry Goodpaster
Set Design - Ben Needham
Costume Design - Aimee Kluiber
Acting - Natalie Green
Acting - Dan Folino

*"jackpot" "extravaganza"

Best of 2005 recap in The Plain Dealer *- *
*<http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1136021765220100.xml&coll=2>
*Tony Brown, Plain Dealer Theatre Critic*
"Lakewood's Beck Center for the Arts, long known for its daring and
innovative programming, hit the veritable jackpot with *Polish Joke,
Urinetown the Musical, A Raisin in the Sun *and two Disney extravaganzas, *
Aida* and *Beauty and the Beast*."

*"stunner" "lavish"
Best of 2005 recap in the Chagrin Valley Times*
*Herb Hammer, Theatre Critic*

"... a stunner"  "The lavish production of the Disney film is a family show
loved by everyone." **

View complete pictures and reviews of the '05 and '06 productions here:
http://www.fredsternfeld.com/beautyandthebeast.htm

-- 
Fred Sternfeld
http://www.fredsternfeld.com
216-360-0708-home
216-496-6087-cell

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<div align="center">The Beck Center presents</div>
<div align="center">Disney's Beauty and the Beast 
Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice Book by Linda Woolverton Directed by Fred Sternfeld Choreography & Musical Staging by Martin Cespedes Music Direction by Larry Goodpaster
 Production Dates: November 20 - December 31, 2007 </div>
<div> </div>
<div>You have the opportunity to be a part of the third and final run of one of the most successful productions in Beck Center's history! AUDITIONS for replacements are Monday and Tuesday, July 9 and 10, 2007.  Appointments are being accepted starting on June 11, 2007 by calling 216-521-2540. 
If you are unable to make those audition dates, please contact me at <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:FSternfeld at aol.com" target="_blank">FSternfeld at aol.com
</a> to set up a private appointment. CASTING & OPEN ROLES: 
Ages mid-teens - older adults; one young girl. Young actors in their mid-teens need to be able to believably play at least 16-18 years of age to be considered for roles in the adult ensemble. In addition to several principal roles, there are around 5-6 female ensemble roles and 4-6 male ensemble roles available. Most of the ensemble will double as townspeople, enchanted dinnerware and/or wolves. There are featured characters with lines, as well as singing solos and dance routines within the ensemble. The cast will assist with set shifting.
 Babette - French Feather Duster. featured supporting role. 20's - 30's. Wardrobe
 (Madame de la Grande Bouche) - former opera star, now a chest of drawers. featured supporting role. 30's - 60's. 
Monsieur D'Arque - Proprieter of the "Maison de Lune," an insane asylum. featured supporting role. 30's - 60's. doubles in ensemble. Silly Girls (3) - Town girls in love with Gaston. featured supporting roles. late teens - 20's. doubles as dinnerware.
 Enchantress / Old Woman - Casts a spell on The Prince and turns him into The Beast in the prologue; late teens - 40's. doubles in ensemble. Young Prince - The Beast as a young man, appears in prologue; late teens - 20's. doubles in ensemble.
 Aristocratic Lady - 30's - 60's. Sausage Curl Girl - late teens - 30's. Hat Seller - 20's - 60's. Young Girl - (pre-adolescent) 7 - 12 years old. 
 Other Townspeople - any age. Napkins (3-5) - Can-can dancers in 'Be Our Guest'; female; late teens - 30's. Spoon, Fork - Soft shoe dancers in 'Be Our Guest'; male or female; any age.
 Plate (1) - Vegas Showgirl routine in 'Be Our Guest'; female; late teens - 30's. Other enchanted objects - Dinner Bell, Corkscrew, Vase of Flowers, Measuring Spoons, Wooden Spoon. any age.
 2 Wolves - Attack Maurice in one scene and Belle and the Beast in another; male; must move well; late teen and up ALSO, some of the returning ensemble members from the '05 & '06 casts are re-auditioning for other roles, so some of their roles may open up.
 COMPLETE INFO including audition dates and times, what to prepare, rehearsal info, production dates, production staff, a list of open roles and returning cast from the '05 & '06 productions are here: 
<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.fredsternfeld.com/beautyandthebeastencore07.htm" target="_blank">http://www.fredsternfeld.com/beautyandthebeastencore07.htm
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"The '06 and '05 productions of Beauty and the Beast 
are the #1 and #2 best selling shows in Beck Center's history" 
Scott Spence, Beck Center Artistic Director "stand out" "record-making" "special" "truly notable achievement" 
 Best of 2005 and 2006 recaps in The Free Times by James Damico 2006 - "Last year, amid myriad disappointing and mildly interesting stagings, just Beck's 
Urinetown and Beauty qualified as anything particularly special."
<div>2006 - "Likewise, at midpoint of 2006-'07, only a pair of pure entertainments - (Great Lakes Theatre Festival's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the) Forum 
and the Beauty revival - stand out as truly notable achievements." 2005 - "It must be gratefully trumpeted that Beck's two shining musicals, 
Urinetown and Beauty and the Beast, already have doubled 2004-05's one triumph, <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.fredsternfeld.com/ragtime.htm" target="_blank">
Ragtime</a> from JCC"     "outstanding mounting" "memorable" Best of 2005 and 2006 recaps in The Cleveland Scene 
 by Christine Howey 2006 - "memorable" 2005 - "one of the year's best musicals"   "Beauty and the Beast, another great Sternfeld production, is maxing out the talents of an exceptional cast to wring laughs and tears from this durable Disney property" 
 <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.royberko.info/" target="_blank">Winner of 8 'Times Newspaper Tribute Awards - Outstanding Theatre 06 
</a>' Roy Berko, Times Theatre Critic
 Production - The Company Direction - Fred Sternfeld Choreography - Martin Cespedes Music Direction - Larry Goodpaster Set Design - Ben Needham Costume Design - Aimee Kluiber 
 Acting - Natalie Green Acting - Dan Folino "jackpot" "extravaganza" Best of 2005 recap in The Plain Dealer 
- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1136021765220100.xml&coll=2" target="_blank">
 </a>Tony Brown, Plain Dealer Theatre Critic "Lakewood's Beck Center for the Arts, long known for its daring and innovative programming, hit the veritable jackpot with 
Polish Joke, Urinetown the Musical, A Raisin in the Sun and two Disney extravaganzas, Aida and Beauty and the Beast." <a name="112fc0c42de79af8_112fbb7a1167f623_http://www.fredsternfeld.com/beautyandthebeast.htm#cvt">
</a>"stunner" "lavish" Best of 2005 recap in the Chagrin Valley Times
 Herb Hammer, Theatre Critic "... a stunner"  "The lavish production of the Disney film is a family show loved by everyone." 
 View complete pictures and reviews of the '05 and '06 productions here: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.fredsternfeld.com/beautyandthebeast.htm" target="_blank">
http://www.fredsternfeld.com/beautyandthebeast.htm</a> -- Fred Sternfeld <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.fredsternfeld.com/" target="_blank">
http://www.fredsternfeld.com</a> 216-360-0708-home 216-496-6087-cell </div>

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