TNP Education Theater: School of Rock/42nd Street Auditions

School of Rock

Rock got no reason, rock got no rhyme… You better get me to school on time! Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock – The Musical is a two-hour, two-act show (plus intermission), based on the hit movie. The tuner follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn an extra bit of cash by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight–A pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. But can he get them to the Battle of the Bands without their parents and the school’s headmistress finding out?

Lloyd Webber produced the stage musical on Broadway and in the West End, penning 14 new numbers for the show, which additionally features all of the original songs from the movie. The composer’s tracks “You’re in the Band” and “Stick it to the Man” are well on their way to becoming rock solid standards, while the finale with “Teacher’s Pet” brings audiences to their feet, eight shows a week.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock – The Musical, with its sensational live kids’ rock band, is a loving testimony to the transforming power of music. May the spirit of rock be with all who pledge allegiance to Lloyd Webber’s newest hit!

Director/Choreographer: Erica Sample
Music Director: TBA
Cast: Ages 11-15.  Flexible casting with featured and ensemble roles in singing, dancing, and acting.
Rehearsals & Performance Schedule: School of Rock Audition Conflict Sheet
Tuition: $680

Characters:

• DEWEY FINN – Rock Tenor (B2-A5)
• ROSALIE MULLINS – Soprano (A3-D6)
• NED SCHNEEBLY – Baritone (C3-F#4)
• PATTY DI MARCO – Mezzo-Soprano (B3-E5)
• SUMMER HATHAWAY – Student
• TOMIKA – Student
• ZACK MOONEYHAM (guitar) – Student
• FREDDIE HAMILTON (drums) – Student
• KATIE (bass) – Student
• LAWRENCE (piano / keyboard) – Student
• MARCY – Student
• SHONELLE – Student
• BILLY SANDFORD – Student
• MASON WARD – Student
• JAMES – Student
• SOPHIE – Student
• MADISON – Student
• ENSEMBLE – a robust ensemble of characters in the dance and acting ensemble

42nd Street

One of show business’s most classic and beloved tales, 42nd Street tells the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway.

Peggy arrives in New York City from her hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania, armed with her tap shoes and big dreams. Peggy’s talent catches the eye of legendary Broadway director Julian Marsh, who gives her a spot in the chorus of Pretty Lady, his newest show. Pretty Lady stars Dorothy Brock, the classic Broadway diva, who takes an instant dislike to the new girl in the cast. When Dorothy is injured during the show’s previews, Pretty Lady looks like it will have to close, unless a new girl talented enough to lead the show can be found — someone like Peggy Sawyer!

Peggy’s rise from showgirl to star is the stuff of show business dreams. 42nd Street is full of crowd-pleasing tap dances, popular musical theatre standards, and show-stopping ensemble production numbers. The score is chock-full of Broadway standards, including “You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me,” “Dames,” “We’re In the Money,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Shuffle Off to Buffalo” and “Forty-Second Street.”

Director/Choreographer: Dawn Lebrecht Fornara
Music Director: Charles Fornara
Cast: Ages 15-20, 4 Women, 3 Men, Featured supporting roles and ensemble
Rehearsal & Performance Schedule: 42nd Street Conflict Sheet

Characters:

• PEGGY SAWYER – Nervous but enthusiastic new chorus girl from Allentown, Pennsylvania.
• BILLY LAWLOR – Leading tenor in Pretty Lady.
• DOROTHY BROCK – Past her prime Prima Donna, renowned for inability to dance.
• JULIAN MARSH – Famous, but notorious, director.
• MAGGIE JONES – Co-writer and producer of Pretty Lady.
• BERT BARRY – Co-writer and producer of Pretty Lady.
• ANDY LEE – Choreographer of Pretty Lady.
• PAT DENNING – Dorothy’s former vaudeville partner and romantic interest.
• ABNER DILLON – Producer of Pretty Lady and Dorothy’s “Sugar Daddy”.
• MAC – Stage Manager of Pretty Lady.
• ANN “ANYTIME ANNIE”, LORRAINE, PHYLLIS, GLADYS – Experienced chorus girls who help Peggy.
• OSCAR – Onstage rehearsal pianist for the show Pretty Lady.
• ENSEMBLE – a robust ensemble of characters in the dance and acting ensemble

For Sides click here: 42nd Street Sides

Interested in practicing your tap for the audition?  Sign up for Dawn’s 42nd Audition Prep Tap Class here!

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As time slots fill up, more will open.  If you need to CHANGE or CANCEL your audition time, please contact Cole Butcher, Production Stage Manager, [email protected].