THE NATIONAL TOUR OF THE WIZARD OF OZ ANNOUNCES LOCAL WEST BOYLSTON GROUP TO PERFORM ROLES OF MUNCHKINS DURING THE HANOVER THEATRE ENGAGEMENT
September 21, 2009
The National Tour of THE WIZARD OF OZ announced that Team Toto from West Boylston, MA will perform the roles of “munchkins” while this beloved classic is live on stage at The Hanover Theatre!
THE WIZARD OF OZ, touching down in Worcester, October 16th- 18th, sounded the alarm to find a group of 12 local children to perform the roles of “munchkins” as part of their continuing arts education and Team Toto answered.
Over seventy children participated as six groups from all over Massachusetts participated in the auditions: CMDA Intensives from Central Mass Dance Academy; The JAWS Worcester Dynamos from Jo Anne Warren Studio; The Taylor Tots from Cathy Taylor School of Dance; The Friends of Broadway; Franklin School for the Performing Arts; as well as the winning Team Toto, from Diane Kelley Dance Studio.
This opportunity will provide the Diane Kelley Dance Studio students with real-life touring theatre experience. They will discover what it's like to be part of a professional company, learn choreography by Leigh Constantine and be outfitted in the costume designs of Tim McQuillen-Wright. It's truly a unique experience and incredible opportunity for these aspiring actors/actresses to follow their yellow brick road! The lucky children that will perform in the Worcester engagement at The Hanover Theatre are Sarah Bovat, Phoebe Burden, Kara McSweeney, Casey Shea, Ryan Gallivan, Lauren Gardner, Jessica Murray, Julia Grondin, Marina Raptis, Shilby Leger, Seta Migridichian, and Auriel Konrad.
Tickets for The Wizard of Oz are on sale now and start as low as $28 for members. Tickets are available online, or at the theatre box office. To Charge-By-Phone, call 877.571.7469. Groups of 15 or more should call Brendan Donnellan at 508.471.1779. For more information on the tour, visit www.wizardofozontour.com.
NETworks Presentations, LLC (Producer) Founded in 1995 by Kenneth Gentry, Seth Wenig and Scott Jackson, NETworks has produced and managed over 70 national and international touring productions. Previous productions include Oliver!, Little Women starring Maureen McGovern, Jekyll & Hyde, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshaw, The Light in the Piazza, My Fair Lady co-produced with Cameron Mackintosh, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Sweeney Todd, The Demon Baber of Fleet Street, among many others. Joining returning hits Annie, The Drowsy Chaperone, Hairspray and The Wizard of Oz this season are Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Young Frankenstein, and the Lincoln Center’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. Future titles include Joyful Noise’s production of Handel’s Messiah Rocks, Spring Awakening and Les Miserables.
THE WIZARD OF OZ, touching down in Worcester, October 16th- 18th, sounded the alarm to find a group of 12 local children to perform the roles of “munchkins” as part of their continuing arts education and Team Toto answered.
Over seventy children participated as six groups from all over Massachusetts participated in the auditions: CMDA Intensives from Central Mass Dance Academy; The JAWS Worcester Dynamos from Jo Anne Warren Studio; The Taylor Tots from Cathy Taylor School of Dance; The Friends of Broadway; Franklin School for the Performing Arts; as well as the winning Team Toto, from Diane Kelley Dance Studio.
This opportunity will provide the Diane Kelley Dance Studio students with real-life touring theatre experience. They will discover what it's like to be part of a professional company, learn choreography by Leigh Constantine and be outfitted in the costume designs of Tim McQuillen-Wright. It's truly a unique experience and incredible opportunity for these aspiring actors/actresses to follow their yellow brick road! The lucky children that will perform in the Worcester engagement at The Hanover Theatre are Sarah Bovat, Phoebe Burden, Kara McSweeney, Casey Shea, Ryan Gallivan, Lauren Gardner, Jessica Murray, Julia Grondin, Marina Raptis, Shilby Leger, Seta Migridichian, and Auriel Konrad.
Tickets for The Wizard of Oz are on sale now and start as low as $28 for members. Tickets are available online, or at the theatre box office. To Charge-By-Phone, call 877.571.7469. Groups of 15 or more should call Brendan Donnellan at 508.471.1779. For more information on the tour, visit www.wizardofozontour.com.
NETworks Presentations, LLC (Producer) Founded in 1995 by Kenneth Gentry, Seth Wenig and Scott Jackson, NETworks has produced and managed over 70 national and international touring productions. Previous productions include Oliver!, Little Women starring Maureen McGovern, Jekyll & Hyde, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshaw, The Light in the Piazza, My Fair Lady co-produced with Cameron Mackintosh, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Sweeney Todd, The Demon Baber of Fleet Street, among many others. Joining returning hits Annie, The Drowsy Chaperone, Hairspray and The Wizard of Oz this season are Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Young Frankenstein, and the Lincoln Center’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. Future titles include Joyful Noise’s production of Handel’s Messiah Rocks, Spring Awakening and Les Miserables.
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The Nutcracker Open Audition Call
Performance Dates:Friday-Sunday
November 26-28, 2010
School Performance: Monday November 29, 2010
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
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Dancers are required to bring a head shot photo
Females dancers should bring pointe shoes
$25 audition fee (cash only!)
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