[NEohioPAL] Auditions and Workshop for UA's "Tuning In"

[Cyndee Snider]

Tuning In' musical-theatre workshop and auditions in July at UA

Akron, OH, June 4, 2012 — In preparation for the world premiere of  
"Tuning In," a nostalgic new musical, The University of Akron is  
hosting a workshop, auditions and public reading in July with  
acclaimed directors George Pinney and Terry LaBolt.

Open to actors, singers, and dancers from the campus and community,  
auditions for the free musical-theatre workshop are July 9 from 1 to  
4 p.m. The workshop runs July 10-13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the  
public reading is July 14 at 2 p.m. All of the events will be in 194  
Guzzetta Hall, 139 Buchtel Ave., on the UA campus.

The free workshop is a pre-audition for roles to be cast this fall  
for the September 2013 world premiere of "Tuning In" at E.J. Thomas  
Hall at UA. Set at a nostalgia radio station in a retirement village  
in southern Ohio, "Tuning In" will feature 25 new songs, 26  
performers, singing and dancing, and a pit orchestra reminiscent of  
Broadway musicals of the past.

“Tuning In” roles are available for men and women, ages 18 and up,  
including older adults.

To register for the July auditions and free musical-theatre workshop,  
contact 330-972-7590, 330-972-7948, or concerts at uakron.edu. For the  
workshop audition on July 9, bring a photo and resume and prepare 16  
to 32 measures, preferably from the Great American Songbook of tunes  
from the 1930s and 1940s.

Pinney was nominated for a 2001 Tony Award and National Broadway  
Theatre Award in choreography, and received an Emmy Award for  
outstanding choreography for the PBS broadcast of "Blast!" He has  
directed and/or choreographed more than 150 musical theatre  
productions for national and international tours and regional and  
university theatres. He is a professor of stage movement and head of  
the Musical Theatre Program at Indiana University-Bloomington.

LaBolt’s career as a Broadway conductor includes "42nd Street,"  
"Hello, Dolly!" (with Carol Channing), "George M." (with Joel Grey),  
and "Sugar Babies" (with Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney). He co- 
authored "The Wonder Years — the Musical," which enjoyed success Off- 
Broadway and in Los Angeles in the 1980s. He was the music director  
of musical theatre for the University of Cincinnati’s College- 
Conservatory of Music for more than 10 years, conducting and  
supervising 30-plus productions there. He is now the musical director  
for the Musical Theatre Program at Indiana University-Bloomington.

The team for “Tuning In” includes Larry Kass (music and lyrics), Ron  
Newell (book with Kass), George Pinney (director and choreographer),  
and Terry LaBolt (musical director). The production is being  
presented by The University of Akron’s School of Music; School of  
Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration; and E.J. Thomas Performing  
Arts Hall.

Visit www.uakron.edu/music/tuning-in/ for more information.



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