Michael Cassara Casting

01/09/2025

Michael will be doing a *FREE* Q&A (via Zoom) on industry topics, audition season, and more - for Save My Audition.com - *this* Sunday night, 1/12 from 7 PM (ET) to 9 PM. Totally free for anyone who'd like to attend, just be sure to sign up via https://www.savemyaudition.com/

Hope to see you there!

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01/02/2025

Happy new year, everyone! We're holding a seasonal EPA for Axelrod Performing Arts Center *this* Saturday, January 4th from 11 AM to 7 PM (lunch break from 2:30 to 3:30). The upcoming portion of the season includes BEAUTIFUL, ROCK OF AGES, HEDWIG, and STEEL MAGNOLIAS.

Non-AEA performers *will* be seen as time permits, though we anticipate strong turnout and there may be a bit of a wait. At the current time, it looks like the afternoon (starting around 3:30 PM) will be less busy than the earlier part of the day, but come whenever you're able and we'll make best efforts to get you in and out.

Please note: this is a *local* call, taking place at the theatre (Deal Park, NJ) - the closest public transit is the Elberon NJT station, which is about 2 miles from the theatre itself. In the interest of full disclosure, very limited housing is available -- we have a particular interest in performers who are local (central NJ) hires and/or who have access to their own transportation.

There are no curent plans to hold NYC/in-person auditions for this season. Know someone with ties to the Central NJ area? Feel free to tag them below!

The full notice follows below, and AEA members can sign-up in advance (see comments section for URL).

Please prepare a brief singing selection (about a minute long) in the style of any show in the season, and/or a brief monologue for consideration for Steel Magnolias. Bring sheet music in your key, an accompanist will be provided. Please bring a picture/resume, stapled together.

07/01/2024

Hi everyone - we've had some questions about tomorrow's EPA for the upcoming off-Broadway production of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG. As the notice indicates, all roles are currently cast, with the exception of the off-stage male understudy. That said, we're always excited to see folks who are right for the world of the show, for future consideration. If that's you, we'll hope to see you tomorrow.

(We will happily see EMC and non-AEA performers should turnout permit.)

All details here:

PERSONNELProducers: John Freedson, Harriet Yellin and Eric KrebsDirector/Writer: Gerard AlessandriniChoreographer/Musical Staging: Gerry McIntyreMusic Director/Arrangements: Fred BartonCasting: Michael Cassara Casting/Michael Cassara, CSA

06/18/2024

Tonight! National Asian Artists Project

National Asian Artists Project presents the one-night-only performance of the Frank Loesser classic.

05/29/2024

Some great news! We'll see you at Theatre 555 later this summer!

Performances of the Gerard Alessandrini r***e will begin in August.

04/04/2024

Just announced! Open Audition Day in NYC *THIS* Monday, April 8th, for National Asian Artists Project! We'll be holding a dance call in the morning, and seeing songs and monologues in the afternoon - all via online sign-up.

PLEASE NOTE: All characters in NAAP's upcoming projects identify as AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander)

Sign up here to grab your spot - ALL DETAILS HERE:

04/03/2024

Terrific ABC News/Nightline feature on our FIVE The Parody Musical cast!

The creators of "Five: The Parody Musical," talk about balancing satire with politics in their off-Broadway comedy that features characters such as Stormy Daniels, Ivanka Trump and Hillary Clinton.

02/19/2024

We've gotten a couple of notes this morning asking about this week's NYC ECCs and EPAs for Weston Theater Company. It's the time of year where audition space availability often necessitates being in multiple locations, so for clarity:

- last week we held ECCs for Dancers, those are now complete. We also held one ECC for Singers.
- today (2/19) is the final ECC for Singers - and it's being held at 10 AM ET at Pearl Studios, holding room is #408. It will likely go until about 1 PM, and we'll absolutely see non-union performers if we're able, but won't know what the numbers are like until we get there.
- Friday (2/23) is the seasonal (NYC) EPA - and that is also being held at Pearl, but holding room is #306. Again, we always agree to see non-union performers when we're asked at the top of the day, but it boils down to AEA member/alternate turnout, which isn't known until day-of.

(If you're local to the Vermont area, there's also a local call at Weston's Walker Farm space during the day of 2/29. Details for all of these auditions are available on all of the usual sites - Playbill, etc.)

Thanks!

02/19/2024

Our cast of FIVE The Parody Musical, at this past week's press conference (with special guest Michael Cohen!) in advance of tomorrow's opening.

What do Ivana Trump, Ivanka Trump, Marla Maples, Melania Trump and Stormy Daniels all have in common? Former President Donald Trump, of course. ‘FIVE: The Parody Musical’ follows five l…

01/24/2024

Welcome to New York, FIVE The Parody Musical! Cast and dates announced here!

Ivana... Marla... Melania... Stormy... Ivanka... Can you guess the theme of this new political musical?

01/18/2024

Hope to see you tomorrow (Fri. 1/19) at our NYC EPAs for A Little Night Music at American Theater Group All details are found in the listing below.

PLEASE NOTE: the role of PETRA is now cast (the listing has been updated accordingly). The theatre has *two* remaining AEA contracts available and intends to use them for the roles of CARL-MAGNUS and MADAME ARMFELDT, and intends for ANNE to be a non-AEA hire. All are welcome to attend - we just want to add as much transparency as possible in case you're trudging through the snow.

As always, whether or not we're able to see Non-AEA performers at this EPA will depend upon AEA member turnout throughout the day, but we very much hope to be able to, time permitting - and we will accept drop-offs, etc. if time does not permit.

Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together. If you are unable to attend this EPA, you are welcome to send your headshot/resume submissions for consideration to [email protected] .