Your chance to be a star of Motown
PRODUCERS of West End show Motown the Musical are looking for talented child and adult actors to star in the first ever UK tour.
Motown the Musical will embark on its first ever UK and Ireland Tour later this year whilst the show continues to play at Shaftesbury Theatre in London’s West End.
Now producers have announced they will be holding open auditions for talented children and adult actors and actresses in Manchester to play leading roles in the touring production. Open auditions will take place on Saturday, June 16, on stage at Manchester Opera House.
Producers are looking for black and mixedrace boys, aged between 8-13 with unbroken voices and under 4ft 11in to play Michael Jackson, little Stevie Wonder and little Berry Gordy.
Children auditionees will be taught a short dance routine and the song I Want You Back. The children’s auditions will be from 10am – 1pm with registration from 9am to 10am. In addition, producers are also looking for black and mixed-race male and female singers aged over 18 to portray the iconic stars of the Motown era. They must have fantastic singing voices with dance/ movement and acting skills, and need to prepare two Motown songs with the sheet music (no backing tracks) and will need to bring a CV Director Charles Randolph-Wright and recent photograph/headshot. Adult auditions are from 2pm to 5pm with registration from 1pm to 2pm.
The tour opens at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre on 11 October 2018 and will play in venues across the country until late 2019 including at Manchester’s Opera House in February and March 2019.
Charles Randolph-Wright, director of the show, said: “Not only will you get to play Michael Jackson, you will also step into the shoes of young Berry Gordy and Stevie Wonder. We are looking for boys who have excellent singing and acting skills and of course, you must also be able to move like Michael!”