Due to the overwhelming response, all of our audition slots for “Guys and Dolls” have been filled. If you would like to be considered, please click the button below and follow the instructions. We will then contact you. All audition information is below.
Audition Dates: May 6, 7 & 8
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling
Based on The Idyll of Sarah Brown and characters by Damon Runyon
Guys and Dolls is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Director – Mitch Master
Vocal Director & Music Director – Dan Greig
Choreographer – Mark McCleese
Producer - Nicole Broughton-Adams
Technical Director - Eric Maher
Executive Producer - David Carroll
Nicely Theatre Group announces auditions for its production of the Tony Award-winning musical Guys and Dolls, May 6-8 at The Berman Center for Performing Arts in West Bloomfield. We are actively seeking a diverse cast representative of our metro Detroit community. Interested parties aged 18+ are welcome, non-Equity actors only. All roles are paid.
Synopsis:
The classic romantic musical comedy Guys and Dolls has won multiple Tony Awards and is widely considered to be the greatest musical of all time. Set in the streets of mid-20th century Manhattan, it tells the overlapping stories of two unlikely couples. Lovable rapscallion Nathan Detroit, who has been engaged to Hot Box Club headliner Adelaide for 14 years, tries to find a location for his illegal but notorious dice game. Meanwhile, pious mission worker Sarah Brown encounters suave high roller Sky Masterson. Romance and hilarity ensue.
Guys and Dolls takes us from the bustle of Times Square to the dance clubs of Havana to the sewers of New York City as it demonstrates the great lengths to which a “guy” will go when he truly falls in love with a “doll.” Guys and Dolls features Frank Loesser’s most memorable tunes, including the hilarious “Adelaide’s Lament,” the romantic “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” the exuberant “If I Were a Bell,” the classic “Luck Be a Lady,” and the show-stopping “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat.” The show is suitable for people of all ages.
Auditions and Rehearsals will be held at:
The Berman Center for the Performing Arts (lower level DeRoy Theatre)
6600 West Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Audition Dates:
● Monday, May 6, from 6:00-10:00 pm
● Tuesday, May 7, from 6:00-10:00 pm
● Wednesday, May 8, from 6:00-10:00 pm
*If you have a conflict with audition dates, please email info@nicelytheatregroup.org to see if alternate arrangements are possible.
Callbacks information:
● Thursday, May 9, from 6:00 - 10:00 pm
● Callbacks will consist of scenes and song cuts from the show.
All called back will receive an email with callback information. If you do not receive a callback email, it does not mean you have not been cast.
Rehearsal Information:
First Rehearsal: Monday, May 20, 6:00 -10:00pm (introductions, read through and costume measurements)
Typical weekly rehearsal schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7:00-10:00pm
June 23 and June 30 possible costume fittings/rehearsal
No rehearsal: July 4-7
Tech & Dress rehearsals: July 8-10
Show Dates:
July 12 Preview
July 13 (evening) & 14 (matinee)
July 19 (evening), 20 (evening) and 21 (matinee)
Show Venue:
The Berman Center for the Performing Arts
6600 West Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Audition Requirements:
All roles are paid. Seeking non-Equity actors 18+, all races, genders, shapes, and sizes.
Please bring 3 non-returnable Resume/Headshot
Music:
Please prepare one or two vocal sides listed below (cuts available here):
Adelaide’s Lament/Sue Me (Adelaide)
I’ll Know/If I Were A Bell (Sarah)
Luck Be a Lady/I’ve Never Been in Love Before (Sky)
Sue Me (Nathan)
Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat (Nicely)
Fugue for Tinhorns (Benny & Rusty)
More I Cannot Wish You (Arvide)
Bushel & A Peck (Hotbox Doll)
Oldest Established (Crapshooters)
The Happy Ending (Ensemble)
Dance:
Wear comfortable clothing; there will be a general combination and tap for “Hotbox Dolls” characters.
Acting:
Choose one or two monologues from the link to perform at auditions. You do not have to memorize. Click here to download the monologue readings from the show.
*Scene Readings will only be read at callbacks
Questions?
Any questions should be emailed to info@nicelytheatregroup.org
Character Descriptions:
Sarah Brown (G5-B3): A pretty, bright-eyed woman who serves as Sergeant of the local Mission. Idealistic, sheltered, and straight-laced, she is passionate about her cause and wishes to convert the gambling sinners to saints. Falls unexpectedly in love with gambler Sky Masterson along the way.
Sky Masterson, (E5-B3): A high-stakes gambler whose luck never seems to run out and a wild card who surprises himself when he falls in love with missionary Sarah Brown. Suave, smart, handsome.
Miss Adelaide (F5 – A3): Nathan’s fiancé and a lead performer at the Hot Box nightclub. She loves Nathan more than anything in the world and desperately wants to get married. Pretty, outspoken, stubborn & naive.
Nathan Detroit (F5-D4): A good-hearted gambler and crap game organizer. He loves Adelaide and is committed to marrying her, but he cannot quit his gambling ways.
Nicely-Nicely Johnson (B5-D4): Just like his name suggests, he is the nicest and cheeriest of the gamblers. High-spirited and a bit naïve, but sincere and genuine. Nathan’s loyal friend and lackey.
Benny Southstreet (G5-D4): Nathan’s right-hand man and a gambler himself. Smart, slick, always moving and shaking, but with what he thinks is Nathan’s best interest at heart.
Arvide Abernathy (G5 -B3): He is the older, wiser leader of the Salvation Army in Times Square. He is a reasoned old man with a warm heart who harbors only the kindest intentions, even if he tends to be a little gullible. Grandfather to Sarah Brown.
Harry The Horse (G5-F3): A crook and gambler. He is a tough guy with dollar signs as his bottom line. Brings Big Jule into Nathan’s craps game and backs his cheating but is also a man of his word in the gambling community. No vocal solos.
Lt. Brannigan: A New York police officer who is Nathan’s illegal crap game and is dead-set on catching him. A tough, no-nonsense character. No vocal solos.
Big Jule (G5-F3): A big-time crap player from Chicago who uses a gun and his own pair of rigged dice to bully his way into never losing. Tough looking. A bit of an oaf. No vocal solos.
General Cartwright: The regional director of the Save-a-Soul mission, she is authoritative through necessity but motivated by charity.
Ensemble: Mission Band (Agatha, Calvin, Martha), Crap Shooters (Liver Lips Louie, Angie-The-Ox, Rusty Charlie, Joey Biltmore and others), Hot Box Girls, Hot Box M.C., Waiters, Havana Dancers.