<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Beck
Center for the Arts in Lakewood (1st suburb west of Cleveland) is thrilled to
announce auditions for the winner of the 1990 BEST MUSICAL Tony Award---"</span></a><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:red">City Of Angels</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">". {Music by Cy Coleman,
Lyrics by David Zippel and Book by Larry Gelbart} The production will be
directed by Beck Center Artistic Director Scott Spence, with Musical Direction
by Larry Goodpaster and Choreography by Martin Cespedes.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman',serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:blue">WHEN</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Open Call auditions will take place BY
APPOINTMENT on Sunday, March 5th (5PM to 8PM) and Monday, March 6th (6PM to
9PM). You may request an appointment by calling the <u>Beck Center Box
Office at 216-521-2540 x10</u>. Callbacks will most likely occur the weekend of
March 11th/12th.... times tbd. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:blue">WHO</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">We are seeking a diverse cast in terms of age,
gender and ethnicity---and welcome ALL auditioners. Roles are available for
ages 17 to 65. Both AEA (members of Actor's Equity) and NON-AEA will be seen.
It is anticipated that Two AEA contracts {Guest Artist~~Tier 1} will be
available. All actors 18 and older receive a stipend for their participation.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:blue">Rehearsal Period / Performance Dates</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">"City Of Angels" opens Friday, July
7th and closes Sunday, August 13th. Performances are only Friday and Saturday
evenings and Sunday afternoons. Rehearsals will begin on or around May 27th.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:blue">What To Prepare</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">In the initial Open Call audition you will
need only to prepare one brief musical selection (60 to 90 seconds is fine.)
Please bring sheet music in your key. An accompanist will be provided for you.
You are free to provide your own accompanist should you prefer. While singing
to taped accompaniment or singing a capella is permitted, it is not encouraged.
Please prepare either a musical theatre selection, or a jazz standard of your
choosing. Pick something that shows off your voice! Resumes and headshots are a
plus, but not a requirement.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:blue">Movement Call</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Movement calls will take place as part of the
Callback Audition process. No movement calls will occur during the Open Call
sessions.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:blue">Special Note to Non-Singers Wishing to Audition</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Please do <u>NOT</u> make an
appointment through our Box Office if you are hoping to be considered for a
non-singing role <u>only</u>. Instead, please e-mail director Scott Spence
at <a href="mailto:scottdavidspence@gmail.com">scottdavidspence@gmail.com</a> to let us know of your interest, and you will
receive a reply with further instructions. The non-singing roles include a
variety of types (Thugs, Doctors, Actresses, Police Commissioners, Reporters,
etc.) and age ranges (17 to 65). These roles, like principals, supporting and
ensemble, are all featured as both Hollywood characters and Movie characters.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:blue">About The Show</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">CITY OF ANGELS is the rarest of Musical
Comedies; one that is not only loaded with music and written in the
contemporary jazz idiom, but also filled with sidesplitting comedy (Book by
Larry Gelbart---TV's "<i>Mash</i>" and "Broadway's "<i>A
Funny Thing Happened On The</i> <i>Way To The Forum</i>"). Set in the
glamorous, seductive Hollywood of the 1940's, the world of film studios and
flimsy negligees, the show chronicles the misadventures of Stine, a young
novelist, attempting a screenplay for movie producer/director Buddy Fidler.
While Fidler professes to be a fan of Stine's work: ("I've read a synopsis
of every book you've ever written"), Fidler's gargantuan ego forces Stine
to make endless compromises in the script he's writing. The script is an
adaptation of one of Stine's novels which features his Raymond Chandler-esque
hero...a private investigator named Stone. Every movie scene that Stine writes
is acted out onstage by a group of characters whose costumes are limited to various
shades of black and white. The same is true of sets and props in the Film Noir
depiction.With music scored in the genre, we are, in fact, treated to a live
version of a 1940's private eye film. It's a tale of decadence and homicide
with a liberal sprinkling of the best femmes fatale in Broadway history.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:blue">Awards</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">6 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Score, Book,
Set Design, Actor and Featured Actress.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">9 Drama Desk Awards for Musical, Book, Score,
Lyrics, Set Design, Orchestration, Actor and Features Actors.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">3 Outer Critic Circle Awards for Broadway
Musical; Director; and Set/Costume/Lighting Designs.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">The New York Drama Critic's Circle Award for
Best Musical.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:blue">Roles</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">(Note: ALL roles are open! No early casting
has been done for this production)<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:red">Hollywood Cast / Movie Cast</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">+<b>Stine</b>, a writer of fiction / (himself)
{Male: Age 25 to 40}<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">(Himself) / +<b>Stone</b>, Stine's creation,
Private Eye {Male: Age 35 to 50}<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">+<b>Gabby</b>, Stine's Wife / +<b>Bobby</b>,
Stone's ex-wife {Female: Age 25 to 40}<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">+<b>Donna</b>, Buddy's Secretary / <b>Oolie</b>,
Stone's Secretary {Female: Age 25 to 35}<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">+<b>Buddy Fidler</b>, Movie Director/Producer
/ <b>Irwin S. Irving</b>, Movie Mogul (Male: 50 to 65}<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Carla Haywood</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">, Buddy's Wife / +<b>Alaura Kingsley</b>, a
Femme Fatale {Female: 35 to 45}<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Werner Kriegler</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">, an Actor / <b>Luther Kingsley</b>, Alaura's
Husband {Male: 55 to 65}<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Gerald Pierce</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">, an Actor / <b>Peter Kingsley</b>,
Alaura's Stepson {Male: 20 to 25}<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Avril Raines</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">, a Starlet / +<b>Mallory Kingsley</b>,
Alaura's Stepdaughter {Female: 18 to 24}<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Pancho Vargas</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">, an Actor / +<b>Lieutenant Munoz</b>, a
Police Detective {Male: 35 to 50}<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Gene</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">, an Asst. Director / +<b>Officer Pasco</b>, a
Policeman {Male: 20 to 35}<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">+<b>Jimmy Powers</b>, a Movie Crooner / +<b>Jimmy
Powers</b>, a Movie Crooner {Male: 30 to 45}<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">+<b>Angel City Four</b>, Vocal Quartet /+<b>Angel
City Four</b>, Vocal Quartet {2 M, 2 F---20 to 40}<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Note on Angel City Four---These four
performers must possess unusually strong vocal skills in terms of harmonies,
pitch and style. Think Manhattan Transfer! </span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">+ Indicates Featured Vocal Solo(s)<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Ensemble</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> is a mix of singing and non-singing
roles, with many speaking roles included! A great show for character actors of
all types!!! This is an unusual musical because it does not rely on the typical
large Chorus Dance/Production Numbers, but instead, this Ensemble shines more
in the scene work.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)">Please contact Scott Spence at
<a href="mailto:scottdavidspence@gmail.com">scottdavidspence@gmail.com</a> if you have any questions that are not answered in
this audition posting. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you at auditions
for this amazing musical!</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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