TEEN EDITION Information Pack
TEEN EDITION In association with Present
WithDirectors/Choreographers
KalvinLaMeyandKaceyHowell
We are so excited to be bringing Chicago Teen Edition to Cannock! Our fabulous team of industry professionals are raring to go and find our talented cast. Are you ready to Razzle Dazzle them?
Kalvin LaMey and Kacey Howell will be heading up the team.
We will be holding open auditions for singers and dancers aged 11* - 19 on Sunday 22nd June.
In this pack you will find all the information you need to apply and prepare for the audition!
*Parents of younger performers please get in touch the content of the show has been adapted for younger performers, we have set the age at 11 but we are happy to discuss this.
Dates For Your Diary
AUDITIONS
Sunday 22nd June
SUMMER SCHOOL - Rehearsals
Week One:
Monday 18th - Friday 22 August 10-3:30 nd
Week Two:
Tuesday 26th - Thursday 28th August 10-3:30
Friday 29th August (Dress) 12 - 4
PERFORMANCE
Friday 29 August - 5:30pm th
Saturday 30 August - 2pm and 6pm th
COSTS
Audition £10
Summer school and performance - £180
Instalment 1 £90 - 01 July
Instalment 2 £90 - 01 August
More Information
The Audition
The team will be casting numerous main parts, plus many smaller parts and the ensemble. Whether you are a singer, actor or dancer there’s a part for you. Take a look at the cast list and all the parts available. Familiarise yourself with the show and come prepared! We will send out more information about individual roles.
Training and Rehearsals
If successful cast members will be required to attend an intensive summer camp for 2 weeks, at the end you will perform CHICAGO Teen Edition for friends and family. During these rehearsals you will be part of a fun team working together to put on a fabulous show. During this period extra responsibilities will be given such as dance captains, head girl/boy.
How To Take Part
Book Audition: Click Here
Successful performers will be notified with their roles following the audition and invited to book onto the summer school rehearsals. Any performer not wishing to accept their part must notify the team so that the parts can be offered to reserves.
Summary and History of CHICAGO
Summary
In “Roaring Twenties” Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap... until he finds out he's been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another "Merry Murderess," Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the "American Dream": fame, fortune, and acquittal. Featuring some iconic jazz numbers such as All The Jazz and Razzle Dazzle and of course the infamous Cell Block Tango.
History
Chicago first opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre in New York City on June 3, 1975. The production, directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, ran for 936 performances. On Nov 14, 1996, a revival of the show opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. It latered transferred to Shubert Theatre, and then to the Ambassador Theatre, where, more than two decades later, it continues to run, logging nearly 10,000 performances.
Cast List
VELMA KELLY: Female (Range: Alto, E3-D5)
Vaudville performer who is accused of murdering her sister and husband. Hardened by fame, she cares for no one but herself and her attempt to get away with murder.
ROXIE HART: Female (Range: Mezzo-Soprano, F3-B4)
Reads and keeps up with murder trials in Chicago, and follows suit by murdering her boyfriend, Fred Casely. She stops at nothing to render a media storm with one goal: to get away with it
FRED CASELY: Male (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)
Roxie’s short-lived boyfriend. Murdered for trying to leave Roxie.
SERGEANT FOGARTY: Male (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)
Assigned to Roxie’s case. After asking the right questions, he manages to get Roxie to confess.
AMOS HART: Male (Range: Baritone, C3-F#4)
Roxie’s faithful husband. Lies for her and tries to take the blame until he realizes that he has been two-timed by Roxie. Still in love with her, or misguided, he believes anything she says in her pursuit to get out of jail.
LIZ: POP: Female (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5)
Prisoner at Cook County Jail. She is imprisoned after shooting two warning shots into her husband’s head.
ANNIE: SIX: Female (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5)
Prisoner at the Cook County Jail. Murders her lover after finding out he already has six wives. “One of those Mormons, ya’ know.”
JUNE: SQUISH: Female (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5)
Prisoner at Cook County Jail After her husband accuses her of cheating with the milkman, he mysteriously runs into her knife.
HUNYAK: UH UH: Female (Range: Non-Singing Role)
Hungarian Prisoner at Cook County Jail. The only English she speaks is the phrase, “Not Guilty.” Which follows her to her grave.
MONA: LIPSCHITZ: Female, 18-45 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5)
Prisoner at Cook County Jail. Murders her lover after he has a round of affairs with other women, and an occasional man. I guess you could say it was “artistic differences.”
MARTIN HARRISON: Male (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)
Ensemble member who doubles as the Master of Ceremonies at times.
MATRON "MAMA" MORTON: Female (Range: Alto, F#3-Bb4)
Leader of the prisoners of Cook County Jail. The total essence of corruption. Accepts bribes for favors from laundry service to making calls to lawyers. “When you’re good to Moma, Moma’s good to you.”
BILLY FLYNN: Male (Range: Baritone Bb2-G4)
Established lawyer who hasn’t lost a woman’s case yet. Master of media manipulation who will get a girl off the hook as long as she can fork up the hefty $5,000 fee.
MARY SUNSHINE: Female (Range: Soprano, Bb3-Bb5)
Sob sister reporter from the Evening Star. Believes there is a little bit of good in everyone and will believe anything she is fed that matches her beliefs.
GO-TO-HELL-KITTY: Female (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5)
Steals the spotlight when she Murders her husband along with three other women. Her crimes are labeled “Lake Shore Drive Massacre.”
HARRY: (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)
Murdered by Go-To-Hell Kitty for sleeping around with three women behind her back.
AARON: (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)
Court appointed lawyer for Hunyak. He tries to get her to confess to speed along the trial.
JUDGE: Male (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Judge overseeing Roxie’s Trial.
COURT CLERK: (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)
Swears people in with their hand on the bible. “Blah, Blah, Truth, Truth. Selp-you God.”
CHORUS (SATB)