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Who’s in your Les Miz movie dream cast [radical remakes]

Who’s in your Les Miz movie dream cast [radical remakes]

According to BroadwayWorld, Anne Hathaway is rumored to be playing Fantine in the film adaptation of Les Miserables directed by Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) and Hugh Jackman is all set to tackle the part of Jean Valjean.  Who else would be in your dream cast?  Here’s mine! Javert: Daniel Day Lewis Cosette: Anna Kendrick [...]

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Cinderella Skeleton in Connecticut [featured audition]

Cinderella Skeleton in Connecticut [featured audition]

Pantochino Productions will hold an Open Call for it’s upcoming production of “Cinderella Skeleton, the Musical.” on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 from 5pm to 9pm at The Educational Center for the Arts, Room 108, located at 55 Audubon Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Producers Bert Bernardi and Jimmy Johansmeyer are seeking Connecticut-based non-union actors and actresses [...]

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Odyssey: The Epic Musical reading [featured audition]

Odyssey: The Epic Musical reading [featured audition]

Submissions of male and female actors who can sing are being accepted for a reading of the new musical, Odyssey: The Epic Musical written by Matt Britten with music by Dimitri Landrain.  The reading will take place at the end of June at the Manhattan Theatre Club.  Actors of all ages, races and ethnicities are [...]

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Season finale [submissions only]

Season finale [submissions only]

Submissions Only is an online sitcom by Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Kate Wetherhead that follows the life of Penny (a struggling actress/part-time reader) and Steven (her casting director best friend.)  In the season finale, Penny finally gets to audition for Iron Dog, Aaron has a big secret, and Linda Avery needs tequila to cope with some [...]

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Jason E. Bernard [my broadway break]

Jason E. Bernard [my broadway break]

Each week, [my broadway break] brings you the personal story of a Broadway performer…and how they made it. Hopefully their story will inspire you or guide you to your own success. Jason E. Bernard was born, and raised (and currently lives) in the Bronx.  His parents put him in dance school when he was six, [...]

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Exclusive interview with NBC’s Jaime Cepero [getting smashed]

Exclusive interview with NBC’s Jaime Cepero [getting smashed]

I recently caught up with Jaime Cepero, a NYC-based actor who will be appearing in NBC’s new Broadway-centric series Smash. PD:  So Jaime, how did you get started in show biz? JC: I’m pretty sure I caught the acting bug in fourth grade when I had my first solo in a Christmas play. I played [...]

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Who said type was limiting [savvy actor]

Who said type was limiting [savvy actor]

Ok, so the audition season is winding down. There will be fewer auditions to wake up early for, but that doesn’t mean our job as an actor stops. It’s time to assess. How did this audition season go for you? How can you stand out in the audition room? Did you stand out in the [...]

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What if I keep getting callbacks, but don’t get the role? [casting queries]

What if I keep getting callbacks, but don’t get the role? [casting queries]

Q: What if I keep getting callbacks but don’t get the role? A: The entertainment business, as anyone in it can attest to, is a fickle thing.  You can analyze it until you turn blue in the face, but we all know that there is no formula to success.  How many of us know someone [...]

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The Talls at 2econd Stage [featured audition]

The Talls at 2econd Stage [featured audition]

Thursday, April 14 · 12:00pm – 5:00pm Ripley-Grier Studios 520 8th Ave Studio 17B New York, NY SEEKING MEN AND WOMEN/ BOYS AND GIRLS: 6′ or Taller and MEN: 5’4” or Shorter THE TALLS by Anna Kerrigan will be produced by Second Stage Uptown NYC directed by Carolyn Cantor WHAT TO PREPARE: A contemporary monologue [...]

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Episode 5 [submissions only]

Episode 5 [submissions only]

Submissions Only is an online sitcom by Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Kate Wetherhead that follows the life of Penny (a struggling actress/part-time reader) and Steven (her casting director best friend.)  In Episode 5, Penny auditions for the Mean Girls tour, and things get heated when Eric comes in to audition for Iron Dog.

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