Variety (March 1959)

78 LEGITIMATE PSkieSt Wednemlajv March 11, 1959 - 1 CASTING NEWS. | < 'f ♦♦♦♦♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 4 4»»444 > 444444*4444 + + « + + 44 Following are available parts in upcoming Broadway, off-Broad- way touring, films, industrial and television shows. All information has been obtained directly by the Variety Casting Department by tele¬ phone calls , and has been rechecked as of noon yesterday (Tues. >. The available roles will be repeated weekly until filled, and addi¬ tions to the list will be made only when information is secured from responsible parties. The intention is to service performers with leads provided by the managements of the shows involved rather than to run a lengthy list of blind items. In addition to the available parts listed, the tabulation includes pro¬ ductions announced for later this season, but, for which, the manage' ments, as yet, aren y t holding open casting calls. Parenthetical designa¬ tions are as follows: (C) Comedy, (D) Drama, (MC) Musical Comedy, (MD) Musical Drama, {Rep) Repertory * (DR) Dramatic Reading. BROADWAY “Flight to Matia” (MD). Produc¬ er, Jamieson Productions, j)50 W. 57th St.; Director, Clay Yurden; musical director, . Alfred Ricky. Available parts; femme lead, 26- 28. Spanish type singer; femme lead, 16. singer, American teen¬ age type; male singer, 38, American, slim, Don Ameche type; male singer, 45-50, Spanish-dicta- tor type, stocky; male, 17, Ameri¬ can teenage singer; femme singer, 28-30, beautiful, sophisticated; male singer, 19, Latin appearance. Ivy League manner; two male charac¬ ter comedian-singers. Mail photo and resume to producers. “Flower Drum Song” (MC). Pro¬ ducers, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein 2d & Joseph Fields. Male and femme dancers-singers- actors of Oriental appearance for the contemplated touring and Eng¬ lish companies. Mail photo and resume to Eddie Blum, e/o Rodgers Sc Hammerstein. 488 Madison Ave. “He Who Gets Slapped” (Opera). Producers, City Centre Opera Co., 130 W. 56th St., N.Y. Available parts for two clowns, one tall, one short, prefered knowledge of comic pantomime. Mail photo and resume to Michael Pollock, c/o City Centre. “My Fair Lady” (MC) Producer, Herman Levin. Equity call for re¬ placement dancers, today (Wed.) at 11:30 a.m. Mark Hellinger Theatre, 237 W. 51st St. „ _ “Sure Sign of Spring*' (MC). Producer, NET Production, 234 W. 44th St., director, John Stix; chor¬ eographer, Matt Mattox. Partsr Femme lead, French, early 2Q’s, sensitive, lonely; male, co-lead, middleaged ex-bootlegger, ex-car¬ nival man; male, co-lead, Scot, late 20’s, dour, proud, husky fisherman; femme comedy lead, mi dd l eag ed, realistic Trench businesswoman; male comedy lead, Scot; boastful affable, middleaged retired sea captain; male, late 40’s, French vil¬ lage priest, strong, raw-boned; femme singer, early 30’s, hard- talking; male , gentle, close mouth¬ ed, giant; also, rugged fishermen, elderly villagers, innocent young people and children of all ages. Mail photo and resume to pro¬ ducers. “West Side Story” (MD). Pro¬ ducers, Robert Griffith & Harold Prince. Auditions will be held every Tuesday, 2 p.m., at the Win¬ ter Garden Theatre, 1643 broadway, for replacements of the Broadway and London companies. Apply for appointments, stage door at 2 p.m. or 8 p.m., to Lo Hardis or George Eckert. Calls for male singers, March 12, Equity 11 a.m. Open calls, 12 noon. Auditions at Win¬ ter Garden. OFF-BROADWAY “Chic” (H), Producer, Peter Pell, 148 W. 10th St. Parts: young tenor, William Tabbert type; sexy comediennes. Mail photo and resume to producer. “Father” (D). Producer, Living Theatre, 530 Sixth Ave.; director Julian Beck. To be presented in repertory with the current “Many Loves.” Parts, experience required: male lead, classical style, for 100- year-old; femme, white or Negro, brooding, powerful physically and in speech; male, to appear 15 and able to age as play progresses. Mail photo and resume to director. “Happy Town” (MC).- Producers, B & M Theatre Productions. Equity ensemble calls April 13-14. Open calls for ensemble April 16-17. Theatre and time schedule for auditions to be set. “Once Upon a. Mattress’* (MC). Producers, T. Edward Hambleton, Norris Houghton, Phoenix Theatre, N.Y. Casting through agents only. “Season of Choice** (D). Pro¬ ducers, Bowden, Barr & Bullock, 137 W. 48th St. Available parts: 'Southern girl, 18, personality; mill- worker, 20, forthright; character juvenile, southern, weak but like¬ able; femme character, neurotic, most he able to portray ages of 25 to 45; male character, southern weak, to play business man 30 to 50; femme character 35, south¬ ern aristocrat, warm but weak, drinks; male Negro servant, to play 40 to 60. Accepting photo and resume by mail. “Separate Tables” (D). Pro¬ ducer, Equity Library Theatre; di¬ rector, Lee Foley. Casting, 11 W. 18th St., March 16 & 18 at 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.; March 17 at 7-10 p.m. Ap¬ plicants bring membership cards. Standard stage diction desirable. Available parts: male lead, early 40’s, rugged appearance, quiet manner. Northern accent, (also to double as jovial, shallow, extreme¬ ly neat, middle 5Q’s>; femme, taci¬ turn, gloomy, dependable, servant; femme 60-70, widow, colorless, im¬ peccably dressed; femme about 65, snobbish, intolerant matriarch; femme, 55-66, matter-of-fact character, horse-playing addict, sprightly dresser; young woman, talkative, undependable servant, cockney; male, 60-70, ex-school¬ master, quiet, impassive; femme, 40-ish, quiet, natural manner, sym¬ pathetic, with manlike efficiency; male, handsome, medical student; femme, good-looking ingenue, ro¬ mantic. Untitled Musical. Producers, Joseph Beruh & Peter Katz; direc¬ tor, Lawrence Carr a. Parts avail¬ able. Male comedian, 20’s; come¬ dienne, 20’s; male, 2Q’s healthy extravert; few small parts; chorus of singers and dancers (Equity and non-Equity) and few character roles. Phone producers at GH 2-9609 for appointment. OUT OF TOWN “LIT Abner** CMC). Producers, Guber, Ford & Gross; general manager, Marvin Krauss, 13fi W. 55th St., N.Y.C. Will accept photo and resume of candidates for a new company and replacements for the current touring troupe. ' “Music Sian” (MC); producer, Kennit Bloomgarden. Available parts immediately for two top. sopranos, for the Chicago company. Auditions at the Majestic Theatre, 245 W. 44th St., N.Y. March 12, at 6 p.m. . “The Law and Sir. Simon” (C). Producers, Guber, Ford & Gross. Available parts: (character parts are Jewish); 50-60, character moth¬ er; good hearted but nagging, dom¬ inating; 22-25, femme attorney, briht, attractive; 30-40, unimagina¬ tive divorcee with daughter seeking husband; boy, 7, Quiz Kid type, unspoiled; male, 50-60, character, successful manufacturer; male, lead, ehrly 30’s romantic interest, lawyer; male, 35-45, character, romantic, de¬ partment store buyer, male, mid 2G’s, camp counsellor type. Rehears¬ als start early May. Summer tryout tour for Broadway entry in fall. Mail photo and resume to Marvin A. Krauss, 136 W. 55th St., N.Y.C. STOCK Guber, Ford & Gross; general manager, Marvin Krauss, 136 W. 55th St., N.Y.C. Candidates sub¬ mitting resumes and photo should indicate for which of the follow¬ ing projects they’re applying; as replacements in current “Li’l Abner” touring company, regular parts in the forthcoming stock- touring packages of “LiT Abner” “Bells are Ringing,” “Say, Dar¬ ling,” etc., or the tryout produc¬ tion of “The Law and Mr. Simon.” Mail to general manager above address. TOURING PACKAGES “Bells are Ringing” (MC). Pro¬ ducer, Stanley Prager, 47 W. 44th St., N.Y.C. accepting photo and resume by mail; casting all parts. “LiT Abner” (MC). Same casting setup as for “Bells Are Ringing” (see above). ALLENTOWN, PA. Guthsville Playhouse, P. O. Box 1125; Producer-d i r e c t o r, John Cameron. Equity, non-Equity players and apprentices sought for 18-week season; mail photo and res¬ ume to producer, c/o theatre. Casting April 24-25 in New York. ATLANTA* GA. Theatre-Under-the-Stars (Muni¬ cipal Theatre, Inc.); producer- r director, Eric Mattson,. 35-15 75th St, Jackson Heights, N.Y. Accept¬ ing photo and resume of Broad¬ way and stock credits. Mail to pro¬ ducer. BEVERLEY, MASS. North Shore Music Theatre. Pro¬ ducer, Stephan Slane. Call for Equity singers March 31; femme, 1 p.m.; male 3 p.m. Open calls, April 1: same schedule as Equity at the Showcase, 950 Eighth Ave., N.Y. BLAUVELT, N.Y. Rockland County Playhouse; producer, Alwin Leber. Mail photo and resume to the theatre, ^74 Greenbush Road, Blauvelt, N.Y. Casting to start in May. BOILING SPRINGS, PA. Allenberry Playhouse. Planning 28-week season, including two mu¬ sicals. Mail photo and resume of Broadway and stock credits to managing director Richard N. Gage, c/o Allenberry Playhouse. BUFFALO Melody Fair; producer, Lewis T. Fisher. Equity calls for dancers March 17: male, 10 a.m.; femme, 12 noon: Equity calls for singers same date: femme, 2 p.m.; male, 4 pjn.: Open calls March 18, same schedule as Equity; March 19 finals. Audition held at Showcase Studios, 950 Eighth Ave., N.Y.C. CANAL FULTON, O. Canal Fulton Summer Theatre. Producers, David Fulford & Wil¬ liam Dempsey, 60 W. 45th St., N.Y. Mail photo and resume to producers. - CAPE MAY, N.J. Cape May Playhouses Produc¬ ers, Thomas White & Reid Perry, 159 W. 49th St., N.Y.C. Accepting photo and resume of stock credits, by mail only. CHICAGO Drory Lane Theatre. N.Y. Rep¬ resentative, Floyd F. Ackerman, 576 Fifth Ave., N.Y. 36; PL 8-2000. Usually books stars only from N.Y. office; agents or packagers with available boxoffice names contact Ackerman at the above address and phone. COHASSET, MASS. South Shore Music Circus. Pro¬ ducer, Ray C. Johnson. Prefer casting principal roles through agents, but candidates may obtain parts or phone Jack Yorke, Cl 5-4042, after March 19. Equity call for singers April 2: male at 10-12 noon; femme at 1:30-4 p.m. Open calls for singers April 3, same time schedule as Equity. Auditions at Showcase Studios, 950 Eighth Ave., N.Y.C. COLUMBUS, O. Playhonse-on-|he-Green (Colum¬ bus Theatre Co.). General man¬ ager, Joseph K. Weaver; director, Phillip PruneaiL Seeking Equity company, apprentices and designer. Mail photo and resume to general manager. Box 3Q6, Worthington, O. Casting in April. CONCORD VILLE. PA * . Brandywine Music Circus. Pro¬ ducer, St. John TerrelL Same cast¬ ing setup as for Music Circus, Rose- croft, Md. (see above). DAYTON, O.; Dayton Theatre Festival. Pro¬ ducer, Douglas Crawford, 40 W. 55th St., N.Y. Mail photo and re¬ sume of Broadway and stock cred¬ its to producer. (Equity and non- Equity). Will alternate six straight plays and six musicals. DEVON, PA. Valley Forge Music Fair. Pro¬ ducers, Guber, Ford & Gross; gen¬ eral manager, Marvin A Krauss, 136 W. 55th St., N.Y.C. (Same ! management also operates Had- ‘donfield, N.J.; Springfield, Mass., ! and Westbury, L.I. — see below). Scheduled productions include “Bells Are Ringing,” “LiT Abner,” “Say, Darling.” Mail photo and resume to Krauss,. at above ad¬ dress. Equity and open calls for singers. March 24. Equity male, 10 a.m.-12 noon; femme, 12 noon-2 p.m.; open calls male, 2-4 pm; femme, 4-6 p Jn. Equity and open calls for dancers March 25, -same time schedule as singers. Finals for singers April 6 and dancers April 7. All auditions, Nola Stein¬ way Studios, 113 W. 57th St., N.Y.C. in the Concert Hall. Pro¬ duction personnel needed (stage managers and assistants, house managers, treasurers, technical di¬ rectors, directors, choreographers, musical directors). Address in¬ quires to Krauss. Companies will tqur including ensemble, principals, stage managers and assistants, musical directors). HADDONFIELD, NJ. Camden County Music Fair. Pro¬ ducers, Guber, Ford & Gross; gen¬ eral manager, Marvin Krauss. Same management and casting pro¬ cedure as for the Valley Forge Music Fair, Devon, Pa. (see above). HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. Music Theatre. Producer, Herb Rogers. Esemble call for Equity and non-Equity, April 3-5: 3-10 pjn., at Patricia Stevens Agency, 22 W. Madison, 6th floor, Chicago. Equity call for dancers April 7: male at 1-2 p.m., femme at 2-3. p.m.; open calls, male at 3-4 p.m., femme at 4 p.m. Equity calls for singers April 8: male at 10-11:30 ajn., femme at 11:30 a.m.-l pun.; open calls: male at 2-4 p.m., femme at 4-6 p.m. Auditions at the Vari¬ ety Arts Studios, 225 W. 46th St., N.Y.C. Mail Broadway and stock credits to producer, 57 W. 45th St., N.Y.C. Tenthouse Theatre. Producer, Herb Rogers. Mail photo and resume of Broadway and stock credits to Producer, 57 W. 47th St., N. Y. HYANNIS, MASS. Cape Cod Melody Tent. Pro¬ ducer, Ray C. Johnson. Prefer casting principals through agents performers who wish principle roles phone Arnold Goodman, Cl 5-4042 after March 19. Ensemble call for Equity singers April 2: male at 10 a.m.-12 noon, femme at 1:30-4 p.m. Open calls April 3, same scheduled as Equity. Audi¬ tions at the Showcase Studios, 950 Eighth Ave., N.Y.C. JONES BEACH, N. Y. “Song of Norway” (MD), to be repeated from mid-June through Sept. 7 at Jones-Beach, N.Y. Pro¬ ducers, Leonard Ruskin & Guy Lombardo. 730 Fifth Ave. N.Y.C. Parts available for leading and ensemble singers, ensemble dancers. Mail photo and resume to above address. LAMBERTVILLE, N.J., Music Circus. Producer^ St. John Terrell. Same casting setup as for Music Circus, Rosecroft, Md. (see above). MILBURN, N.J. Paper Mill Playhouse; producer, Frank Carrington; choreographer, Anthony Nelle. Equity call for ducers, Mareb 9 at 2 p.m. Equity calls for femme singers March 10, at 1:30 p.m.; Equity calls for male singers March 11, at 11 a.m. Audi¬ tions Variety Arts Studios, 225 W. 46th St., N. Y. C. NEPTUNE, N.J. Neptune Music Circus. Producer, St. John Terrell. Same casting set¬ up as for Music Circus, Rosecroft, Md. (see above). NEW HOPE, PA. Bucks County Playhouse; pro¬ ducer, Michael Ellis. Mail photo and resume of Broadway and stock eredits to Jack Lenny, c/o Lenny- Debin, 140 W. 58th St. N.Y. PINE BROOK, NJ. Pine Brook Show Tent. Pro¬ ducers, Jerry Wayne & Paul Bren¬ ner. Equity call for dancers March 16; male, 10 a.m.; femme, 12 noon. Equity call for singers same day: male, 2 p.m.; femme, 4 p.m. Open calls for dancers and singers March 17, same schedule as Equity. Audi¬ tions held at the Nola Studios, Steinway Hall, 113 W. 57th St., N.Y.C. ROSECROFT, MD. Music Circus. Producer, St. John Terrell. (Same management also operates Lambertville, N.J.; Nep- i tune, N.J.; Rye, N.Y., and Concord- ville. Pa.—see below). Equity calls for singers, March 18: male, 10:30 ( a.m.; femme, 2:30 p.m.; open calls 4 p.m. Equity call for dancers March 19, same schedule as singers. Auditions at the Variety Arts Stu¬ dios, 225 W. 46th St. RYE, N.Y. i Rye Music Theatre. Producer, St. John Terrell. Same casting setup as for Music Circus, Rosecroft, Md. (see above). SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Storrowton Music Fair. Pro¬ ducers, Guber, Ford & Gross; gen¬ eral manager, Marvin Krauss. Same as Valley Forge Music Fair, Devon, Pa. (see above). STOCKBRIDGE, MASS. .Berkshire Playhouse* executive director, Nikos Psacharopoulos. Tryouts for two resident companies and jobbers to be held in New York late in March. Auditions and inter¬ views by appointment only. Mail photo and resume to Psacharop- oulos, c/o Yale School of Drama, New Haven. TORONTO Music Fair; producer, Lewis T. Fisher. Same casting schedule and place as for the Melody Fair, Buf¬ falo (see above). WALLINGFORD, CONN. Oakdale Music Theatre. Produc¬ ers, Ben Segal & Robert HalL Same casting time place and schedule as Warwick (R.I.) Musical Theatre (see below). WARWICK, R.I. Warwick Musical Theatre; pro¬ ducer, Burton L. Bonoff & Ben Segal: Equity calls for dancers March 24: male, 10 a.m.; femme, 12 noon. Equity calls for singers same day: femme, 2 p.m.; male, 4 p.m. Open calls March 25, same schedule as Equity. Auditions held at Showcase Studios, 950 Eighth Ave., N.Y.C. Finals, March 26. WESTBORO, MASS. Red Barn Theatre. Producer, Bill Harp, 124 Remsen St, Brook¬ lyn 1, N.Y.; manager, Wilfon E. Lafferty. Planning 26 week sea- [son. Mail photo and resume of 1 Broadway and stock credits to pro¬ ducer. Casting direct and through agents. WESTBURY, LJ., N.Y. Westbury Music Fair. Producers, Guber, Ford & Gross; general man¬ ager, Marvin Krauss. Same as Val¬ ley Forge Music Fair, Devon, Pa. (see above). WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. Williamstown Theatre Founda¬ tion, executive director, Nikos Psacharopoulos. Same casting pro¬ cedure as for Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge, Mass, (see above). BALLET Ballet Florence & Frederic De Paris, c/o Music Corp. of America, 598 Madison Ave., N.Y. 22. Avail¬ able parts for femme dancers, 5* 5V£”-5’ 6W’ (without shoes); mod¬ ern ballet essential. For tour of U.S. and Europe. Mail photo and resume. “Ballets: U.S.A.” Producer, Le- land Hayward in association with International Cultural Program. Director - choreographer, Jerome Robbins. Parts for dancers expert in classic, jazz and comedy tech¬ niques. Mail letter detailing quali¬ fications, background and experi¬ ence, address, Jerome Robbins, c/o Leland Hayward, 655 Madison Ave,, New York 21. FUTURE SHOWS “And So Farewell’* (D). Pro¬ ducer, Norman Twain (no produc¬ tion office set). “Before the Fall** (D). Pro¬ ducers, Betty Lee Hunt & Ira Cirker (no production office set). “Happy Town” (MC). Producers, B & M Theatre Productions, 140 W. 58th St. “Lend An Ear” (MR). Producers, Stephan Slane & Jenny Lou Law, (no production office set). “Let’s Go Steady” (MC)—pro¬ ducer Edward Padula (1501 Broad¬ way, LA 4-4860). “Purging of Simon Madden” (C). Producer, Norman Twain (see above). “Satin Legs Smith” (MC). Pro¬ ducer, Warren Coleman, 720 Sev¬ enth Ave. “Skin Deep” (MC). Producers, P. R. B. Productions. “Tobacco Road” (CD). Producer, David Moss Productions, 580 Fifth SHOWS IN REHEARSAL BROADWAY “Gypsy” (M). Producers, David Merrick & Leland Hayward, 246 W. 44th St., LO 3-0830. “Kataki” (D). Producer, Jay Garon, 224 E. 33d St. OFF-BROADWAY “Come Play With Me” (MC). Producers, Helen Bonfils & Haila Stoddard, 16 W. 55th St Innocents” (D). Producer Henry Cort c/o Richard Horner, 165 W. 46th St. “Our Town” (CD). Producers, Leigh Connell, Theodore Mann & Jose Quintero, c/o Circle in the Square, N.Y. “Ping Pong” (C). Producers, Edward Hochman.t 2 Brove St., WA Q-Q199 “Trial of Mary Dugan” (D). Pro¬ ducers, New Evening Workshop Production, 15 Second Ave. SIGNED BROADWAY First Impressions: Christopher Hewett (succeeding Hirafn Sher¬ man). s Gypsy: Erv Harmon, Lenay Lewis, Billy Summer, Don Zima, Karen Moore, Jacqueline Mayro, David Winters, Ian Tucker. West Side Story: Devra Korwin (succeeding Muriel Bentley). OFF-BROADWAY Ole: Victoria Flores, Osvaldo Baez, Maria Melendez, Ann Nel¬ son, Robert Goss, Evelyn Joyce,.. Edmund Rose. Our Town: Richard Dysart, Martha Greenhouse, Harrison Dowd, Aina Niemela, Daniel Keyes, Dana Elear, Marjorie Nelson. Single Man at a Party: Constance Carpenter, Ron McNeil. OUT OF TOWN Garden District: Charles Leslie, Richard Gardener. Stratford (Conn.) Shakespeare Festival: Inga Swenson, Richard Easton. Television “Camera Three,” educational, drama, CBS; producer, John Mc- Giffert. Submit photo and resume for consideration. Nat Greenblatt (524 W. 57th St.). Dela McCarthy Assoc,, 515 Mad¬ ison Ave. Casting, Colin D’Arcy. i Submit photo and resume for con¬ sideration. Grey Advertising, 430 Park Ave. , Casting, Jim Kaye. Submit photo I and resume by mail only. T | Huntington Hartford Agency, 18 I (Continued on page 84)