Variety (March 1959)

70 LEGITIMATE kaffir Wedaeda^ March 25, 1959 ii CASTING NEWS j! Following are available parts in upcoming Broadway, off •Broad¬ way touring, films, industrial and television shouts. All information has. been obtained directly by the Vahiety Casting Department by tele¬ phone calls, and has been rechecked as of noon yesterday (TttfisJ. 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't holding open casting calls. Parenthetical designa¬ tions are as follows: (C) Comedy, (D) Drama, (MC) Musical Comedy, (AID) Musical Drama . (Rep) Repertory, ( DR) Dramatic Reading. rz r* ' Legit BROADWAY “Flight to IHatia” (MD). Produc¬ er, Jamieson Productions* 350 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 Hammersteln 2d & Joseph Eields. Male and- femn'e dancers-singers- actors of Oriental appearance for the contemplated touring and Eng¬ lish companies. Mail photo and resume to Eddie Blum, c/o Rodgers & Hammerstcin. 488 Madison Ave. “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. “Sure Sign of Spring” (MC). Producer, NET Production, 234 W. 44th St., director, John Stix; chor¬ eographer, Matt Mattox. Parts: Femme lead, French, early 20’s, sensitive, lonely; male, corlead, middleaged ex-bootlegger, ex-car¬ nival man; male, co-lead, Scot, late 20 ’s, dour, proud, husky fisherman; femme comedy lead, middleaged, j realistic French 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 month- ed. giant; also, rugged fishermen, elderly villagers, innocent young people and children cf all ages. Mail photo and resume to pro¬ ducers. “Without Consent” (C). Pro¬ ducer, Jerry Beyer; director, Lewis Pierce. Auditions March 30-April 3. at 7-10 p.m., at the Variety Arts Studios (Room 303), 225 W. 46th St., N.Y. Available parts: femme, 40, widow: femme. 17; male, 21; male, suitor, 45: attorney, 32, also a suiter, male, 50. Bring photo and resume. OFF-BROADWAY “Cave Dwellers” (CD); producer. Equity Library Theatre; director Jim Cavanaugh. Casting, Lennox Hill Playhouse, 331 E. 70th St., N.Y., March 30-31, at- 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; April 1, at 10 a.m.-12 noon, (bring membership card). Available parts: femme, over 50, ex-actress, destitute, ailing, maternal; male, over 50, former Shakespearean actor and clown, now a beggar; male, 40-50, large, flabby, friendly ex-pugilist; femme, 25-30, loving and wonder-filled at both of her first child, to triple in non-speaking, bad tempered bit and in non¬ speaking bit as callous aristocrat; male, tall, heavily-built, to play trained daneing bear; Negro male, well built, soft-spoken, to double in non-speaking bit as dancer-like prizefighter; male, 20-25, mute, tall, handsome, able to communicate love-at-first-sight, and sympathy without words, to double in non¬ speaking dance bit; male, small, loyal to family, afraid of hurting people; male, over 30, large, authoritative but sympathetic; femme, 17-20, frail, naive, eager, warm. At directors option the doubled bit parts may also be east individually. Rehearsals April 6- May 3. “Father” (D). Producer, Living Theatre, 530 Sixth Ave.; director Juliari 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 I able to age as play progresses. Mail ! photo and resume to director. ! “Once Upon a Mattress” (MO. Producers, T. Edward Hambleton, Norris Houghton, Phoenix Theatre, N.Y. Casting through agents only. Untitled Musicas. Producers, Joseph Beruh & Peter Katz; direc¬ tor, Lawrence Carra. Parts avail¬ able. Femmes, 13-22, sing and dance; male, tall, well built, dumb football player. Maybe non-Equity. Phone producers at CH 2-96C9 for appointment. OUT OF TOWN “Li’l Abner” (MC). Producers, Guber, Ford & Gross; general manager, Marvin Krauss, 136 W. 55th St., N.Y.C. Will accept photo and resume of candidates for a new company and replacements for the current touring troupe. “The Law and Mr. 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, early 30’s romantic interest, lawyer; male, 35-45, character, romantic, de¬ partment store buyer, male, mid 2 G’s, camp counsellor type..Hehears- als start eafiy 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. M “Bells are Ringing,” “Say, Dar¬ ling,” etc., or the tryout produc¬ tion of “The Law and Mr. Simon.” Mail to general manager above address. Stage & Arena Guild of America, (SAGA, Inc.), 140 W. 55th St., N.Y. Accepting photo and Tesumes for packages and summer theatres af- filliated with SAGA. Seeking Equity jobbers, resident compa¬ nies, technicians and apprentices. The Affiliates are: Show Shop, Cant<Jn„ Conn.; Durham (N.C.) Star Playhouse; Legion Star Play¬ house, Ephrata. Pa.; Scottish Rite Theatre, Harrisburg, Pa.; Starlight Theatre, Pawling, NY.; Gateway Playhouse, Somers Point. N.J. (see individual cities below). Casting through Warren Hein, c/o SAGA. 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. “Li’l Abner” (MC>. Same casting setup as for “Bells Are Ringing” (see above). “Salad Days” (MC). Producers, Nicholas Benton & Stanley Flink. Available parts for understudies for the ingenue, leading man and two characters of roles of the recent off-Broadway production. Mail photo and .resume to Eric Sehepard, c/o Music Corp. of America, 598 Madison Ave„ N.Y. 22. ALLENTOWN, PA. Guthsville Playhouse, P. O. Box 1125; Producer-*!irector, John Cameron. E qin i t y, non-Equity players and apprentices sought for 18-weCk season; mail pholo and res¬ ume to producer, c/o theatre. Casting April 24-25 in New York. ATLANTA, GA. Theatre-Under-tbe-Stars (Mtmi- cipal Theatre, Inc.); pro&ueer- 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. Equity call for singers, 1-3 pun.; femme dancers 3-4 om.* male dancers, 4-5 p.m. March 25 at Showcase Studios, 950 Eight Ave., NYC. • • * BELLPORT, N. Y. Gateway Playhouse. -Producer, H. C. Pomeran; director, David :[ Sheldon. ■ (Equity and non-Equity}*. Equity .actors to .be experienced* teachers of acting, speech, dance, or music. Non-Equity musical, tal¬ ent will he auditioned in April. Mail photo and resume to the play¬ house for possible interviews. Ap¬ prentice applicants should state age. BEVERLY, 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, 474 Greenbush Road, Blauvelt, N.Y. Casting to start in May. BRADD OCX HEIGHTS, MD. Mountain Theatre. Producer, William O. Brining; .director, Roy Franklyn. Accepting photo and re¬ sume for full Equity company, also considering applications for ap¬ prentices and technical crew. Mail to producer c/o Talent Showcase, Inc,, 4545 Connecticut Ave., Wash¬ ington 8, D. C. CALUMET, MICH. Keweenaw Playhouse. Producer- director, Paul Barry, 407 W. 54th St., N. Y. 19.; Associate producer, Robert Keegan; general manager. Deirdre Keegan. Casting begins week of April 6. Interested in resi¬ dent company only; also need de¬ signer and pressagent. Mail photo and resume to producer-director. Interested in non-union actor-tech¬ nicians for junior staff. 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. CANTON, CONN. Show Shop. Producer, Robert U. Andrews. Same casting setup as for Stage & Arena Guild of America (see above*. CAPE MAY, N.J. Cape May Playhouse. Produc¬ ers, Thomas White & Reid Perry, 159 E. 49th St., N.Y.C. Accepting photo and resume of stock credits, by mail only. CEDAR GROVE, N. J. Daileys Meadowbrook {Music Theatre-in-the-Round Restaurant). Producers, Clifford Dailey. Gary McHugh, Carl Sawyer; director, Donald Burr. Casting through agents only. Chorus calls to be announced. Opens April 21 with. “Guys and Dolls.” CHICAGO Drury Lane Theatre. N.Y. Rep¬ resentative, Floyd F. Ackerman, 576 Fifth AVe., N.Y, 36; PL 3-2000. Usually hooks stars only from N.Y. offiee; agents or paekagers 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, ©. Playhouse-on-the-Green (Colum¬ bus Theatre Co.*. General man¬ ager; Joseph K. Weaver; director, Phillip Pruneau. Seeking .Equity company, apprentices and designer. Mail photd and resume to general manager, Rox 306, Worthington, O. Casting in April. CORNING, N. Y. Corning Summer Theatre. Pro¬ ducers, Dorothy Chernuck & Omar K; Lerman. Accepting pho¬ tos and resumes for resident com¬ pany .and apprentices (may also play package shows). jCgsting in mid-April. Mail to tag "theatre, Box 51, Corning, N. Y. DAYTON, ;02T 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 # aT tern arte six straight plays and six musicals. DEVON, FA. Valley Forge Music Fair. Pro¬ ducers, Guber, Ford & Gross; gen¬ eral manager, Marvin A. Krauss, 136 W. 55th St., 'N:Y:e. (Same management also operates Had- donfield, N.J.; Springfield, Mass., and Westbury, LII. — see below). Scheduled productions -include “Bells Are Ringing',” ‘!LFI Abner,” “Say, Darling.” Mail photo and resume to Krauss, at above acL dress.. Production personnel needed ; (stage managers and assistants, house managers,' treasurers, tech¬ nical directors, directors, chore¬ ographers, musical director). Ad¬ dress inquires to Krauss. Com¬ panies will tour including ^ ensem¬ ble, principals, stage managers, and assistants, musical directors). DURHAM, N.C. Durham Star Playhouse. No . .producer set. Casting setup same ; ' as for Stage & Arena Guild of America (see above). EPHRATA, PA. Region Star Playhouse. No pro¬ ducer set. Same casting setup as for Stage & Arena Guild of Amer¬ ica (see above). FORT WORTH Casa Manana Musicals, Associate producer-director, Michael Pollock. Casting through agents only at present; open casting later. Sched¬ ule opening June 8 with “Wonder¬ ful Town.” No New York office set as yet. HADDONFIELD, N.J. Camden County Music Fair. Pro¬ ducers, Guber, Ford & Gross; gen¬ eral managar, Marvin Krauss. Same management and casting pro¬ cedure as for the Valley Forge Music Fair, Devon, Pa. (see above*. HAMPTON, N. H. Hampton Playhouse. General manager, John Vari, 405 E. 54th St., N. Y. Accepting photos and re¬ sumes for possible leading men and women in summer productions. Will also consider applications from some non-Equity and techni¬ cians. Mail to general manager. Schedule includes “Fair Game.” “Dark at the Top of Stairs,” “Sep¬ arate Tables,” “Epitaph for George Dillon” and “Tunnel of Love.” HARRISBURG, PA. Scottish Rite Theatre. Producer, Robert T. Seymour. Casting through Warren Hein, c/o Stage & Arena Guild of America (see above). HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. Music Theatre. Producer, HeFh Rogers. Esemble call for Equity and open call, April 3-5; 3-10 p.m., 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. a.m., femme at 11:30 ajn.-l p.m.; 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., St., N.Y.C. Tenthouse Theatre. Producer, Herb Rogers. Mail photo and resume of Broadwav and stock credits to Producer, 57 W. 45th 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. Bro- '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. Equity call -for singers, April 6: male, 10 a.m.; femme, 2 p.m. Open calls April 7: same time schedule as Equity. Equity dancers, Anril 8; open calls for dancers, April 9. Same time schedule for all calls. Auditions at the Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway. NEW HOPE, PA. Bucks County Playhouse; pro¬ ducer, Michael Ellis. Mail photo and resume, of Broadway and stock credits to Jack Lenny, c/o Lenny- -Debin, 140 W. 58th St. N.Y. PAWLING, N.Y. Starlight Theatre. Producer, Isobel Rose Jones. Casting through Warren Hein, c/o Staeg & Arena Guild of America (above). Pro¬ ducer also accepting photo and re¬ sume at the theatre. Route 22, Pawling, N. Y. PINE BROOK, N. J. Pine Brook Show Tent. Produc¬ ers, Jerry Wayne & Paul Brenner. Casting principal .roles for “Lfl Abner," “Show Boat,” “Wish You Were Here,” “Bells Are Ringing,” “Boy Friend 1 ,” “Silk Stockings.” Mail photo and Tesume to the pro¬ ducers at 144 W. ’54th St., N. Y. '.SHARON CONN. Sharon PiayhoHse. Managing director, William Swire, 1545: Broadway, N.Y. .Tryouts-for resi¬ dent company^and jobbers in N.Y. .early April. Auditions and inter-, •views hy appointments only. 'Mail' photo and resume-to managing di¬ rector. Apprentices also con¬ sidered. \ SKANEATELES, N. Y. Lyric Circus Light Opera Assn, (formerly Finger-Lake Lyric Cir¬ cus). Producer, Walter Davis; co- producer, Robert EL Adams; Direc¬ tor, David Davis; Business .man¬ ager, Virginia Davis. Principles and features casted through agents only. Opening June 23, with “Say. Darling.” * - SOMERS POINT, N.J. .Gateway .Playhouse. Producer, Jonathan Dwight. Same casting setup as for Stage & Arena Guild of America (see above). SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Storrowton Music Fair. Pro¬ ducers, Guber, Eord & Gross; gen¬ eral manager, Marvin Eirauss. 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. TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. Cherry County Playhouse. Pro¬ ducer, Ruth Bailey, Spring Hill Lane, Cincinnati 26; director, Bar¬ nett Owen, 337 W. 22d St., N. Y. 22. Mail photo and resume to di¬ rector. Equity company of 10, plus stars. WESZBORO, MASS. Red Bant 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 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. Williams town Theatre Found*-. tion, executive director, Nika® Psacharopoulos. Same casting pro¬ cedure as for Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge, Mass, (see above). BALLET Ballet “Florence & Frederic Do Paris, c/o Music Corp. of America, 598 Madison Ave., N.Y. 22. Avail¬ able parts for femme dancers, 5' 5V£”-5* 0V6” (without shoes); mod¬ ern ballet essential. Male dancers, from 5 ft. 9 in. to 6 ft. 2 in., well built, modern. For tour of U. S. and Europe. Mail photo and •resume do not apply in person. “Ballets: -U.S.A.” Producer, Le- land Hayward in association with International Cultural Program. Director - choreographer. Jerome Robbins. Parts for daneers-expert in classic, jazz and comedy tech¬ niques. Mail letter detailing quali¬ fications, background and experi¬ ence, address, 'Jerome Bobbins, c/o Leland Hayward, 655 Madison Ave., New York 21, FUTURE SHOWS “And So lFareweU” <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). “Lend An -Ear” (MR). Producers, Stephan Slane &.* Jenny Lou Law, (no production office set). “Letts Go Steady” (MO—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, 729 Sev¬ enth Ave. “Skin Deep” (MC). Producers, P. -R. B. Productions. “Tobacco Road” CCD). Producer, David Moss Productions, 580 Fifth Ave. SHOWS m REHEARSAL BROADWAY "Gypsy” (M). Producers, David Merrick -& Leland Hayward, 246 W. 44th St., LO 3-0830. “KatakP’ (D). Producer, Jay Garon, 234 E. 33d St. “Single Man At a Party” (D). Producers,-Frank Haderer & Scott! D‘Aarcy, :152 W. 49th.St. OFF-BROADWAY "Come-Elay With Me” (MC). Producers, Helen Bonfils & Haila Stoddard, 16 W. 55th St. “Innocents*” (D).-Producer *Henry Cert c/o Richard Horner, ‘165 W. .46th St-. “Our Town” (CD). Producers, Leigh Connell, Theodore 'Mann & JOse Quintero, c/o-'Circle in the Square, "NY/ “Pingr Bong” fC), JProducers, /Edward .Hochman, 2 Grove - St., -WA D3I22. '‘Season :of Choice!" (D) Pro¬ ducers Bowden, :Rarr & BulloOk, 137 W. 48th St “Smokeweaveris Daughter” -(D). “Producer, .-Charles dsen ;c/e -East 4th -St., Theatre. ‘Waltz of the Toreadors” (MG) (Continued oh page 76)