"Hello, Dolly" Musical Seeks Boys and Girls
Looking for teens for "Hello, Dolly" Musical. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Hello, Dolly! is a musical filled with charisma and heart. Matchmaker Dolly Levi is a widow, a matchmaker, and also a professional meddler - but everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is to find someone for herself. Set in Yonkers and New York City at the end of the 19th century, Hello, Dolly! is boisterous and charming from start to finish. Hello, Dolly! features such memorable songs as "Before the Parade Passes By", "It Only Takes a Moment", "Put on Your Sunday Clothes", and of course, the title number, "Hello, Dolly!". Dolly herself is one of the strongest and richest starring roles ever written for a woman in the musical theater, and famous Dolly Levis have included Carol Channing, Ethel Merman, Pearl Bailey, Mary Martin, Barbara Streisand, and, most recently, Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters. Additional info: Plan to stay for the whole 2 hours of the audition's time. Directors will have time for singing, monologues, and sides, and will also have some fun dancing routines with the show's choreographer. Please arrive at your audition prepared and with some knowledge of the material. Read the audition material further down. Select character/s, monologue/s, and song/s that excite you and that you are comfortable with. Ask yourself how these characters behave, walk, and talk. Know who you are singing to and what you are singing about. Most importantly - have FUN! Rehearsals start on January 5, 2026. Live performance dates are: Friday, April 17, 2026; Saturday, April 18, 2026; and Sunday, April 19, 2026, at the Performing Arts Center (High School Auditorium) in Phillips, WI. Please download the attachment for more information and audition material. If interested, please apply.
5 roles
The fresh-faced young assistant of Irene at the hat shop. She loves to have fun and is excitable and chatty. Minnie falls easily for young Barnaby and enjoys the thrills of flirting with him. She is naive about the world and eager not to be. Minnie has had a sheltered life and is accustomed to maintaining herself in a prim and proper fashion -- but that makes her all the more excited to have an adventure. Should be a strong mover with comedic abilities. Supporting. Mover. Mezzo-Sopran
Barnaby is a sort of shy and awkward young man with a boyishness that still hangs on him. He is completely innocent of the ways of the world -- but has boundless energy to discover them! Barnaby is nothing if not enthusiastic. He eagerly, if naively, follows along with whatever Cornelius does. He occasionally fears for the consequences of taking risks, but is too timid to put up much of a fight. He very much enjoys having fun. Supporting. Mover. Baritone.
Ermengarde longs for independence from her overbearing Uncle Horace, but breaks down crying whenever she tries to articulate herself. She wants desperately to marry Ambrose and is horribly in love with him. Ermengarde is young and a bit needy in her desperation. To her, everything is dramatic. She is at the stage of adolescence where narcissism is the fuel of her dreams. Still, she has a wonderful heart. Minimal solo singing, and dancing is required. Featured Dancer MezzoSoprano.
Awkward Ambrose Kemper is all limbs, and has so much energy that he really doesn’t know what to do with all of it. He is also deeply passionate - both about his art and about Ermengarde. A struggling artist, he’s penniless - but makes up in energy and heart what he lacks in funds. Minimal solo singing, but dancing is required. Featured Dancer Tenor
Within the ensemble, members will be cast in the non-speaking roles of the Coachman, the Horse (played by two dancers), and a paper-hanger. There are also a couple of featured ensemble roles with a few speaking lines: two cooks (one with a German accent) who work at the Harmonia Gardens restaurant, and a Court Clerk. Mover Soprano, MezzoSoprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, BassBaritone.
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