Bye Bye Birdie Audition Update:
Anyone who was not able to attend this past Saturday can be seen this Saturday, May 7th at 4:00 PM at Glidden 494. The director is especially looking for those of “a certain age” (older folks) who can play various adults in the chorus and roles in specific scenes. Also looking for orchestra members.
Show dates are July 14-17, 21-24 and 28-31
Bring a 1-2 minute prepared musical theater piece for the audition. Sides will be provided.
Roles: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bye_Bye_Birdie#Roles
- Albert Peterson, Conrad Birdie’s manager
- Rosie Alvarez, his Spanish secretary and long suffering girlfriend
- Conrad Birdie, a 1950s rock and roll star a la Elvis Presley
- Teen Chorus, a group of teen singers
- Kim MacAfee, a teenage girl from Sweet Apple, Ohio who is chosen to receive the ‘one last kiss’ from Conrad Birdie
- Mr. MacAfee, Kim and Randolph’s befuddled father whose one dream is realized when the family gets to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show
- Mrs. MacAfee, Kim and Randolph’s mother
- Hugo Peabody, Kim’s boyfriend who doesn’t like Conrad Birdie
- Ursula Merkle, Kim’s hyperactive best friend who is Conrad Birdie’s biggest fan
- Randolph MacAfee, Kim’s precocious ten year old brother
- Gloria Rasputin, the woman whom Mae Peterson tries to get Albert with
- Charles F. Maude, the proprietor of Sweet Apple dive bar Maude’s Roadside Retreat
- Sad Girl, a young New York City girl who is sad about Conrad leaving for the army (featured dance role)
- Deborah Sue, Alice, Penelope Ann, Margie, Helen, Nancy, Suzie, Kim and Ursula’s friends, teenage members of the Conrad Birdie fan club
- The Mayor, the mayor of Sweet Apple
- The Mayor’s Wife, his wife who is secretly a huge Conrad Birdie fan
- Harvey Johnson, the town nerd, just can’t seem to get a date
- Mr. Johnson, Harvey’s father
- Mrs. Merkle, Ursula’s mother
- Maude’s Barflies, featured quartet singers in the song “Baby, Talk To Me”
- Ed Sullivan, the host of the Ed Sullivan Show and the only unseen character
- Sweet Apple Adults, Sweet Apple Kids, Sad Girls, Reporters, Conrad’s Roadies, Ed Sullivan Stage Crew, Shriners, ensemble roles
- Mrs. Mae Peterson, Albert’s crazy mother who hates Rosie
- Stage Crew for The Ed Sullivan Show, a group of people doing the technical work for the show
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