Are there any auditions for the musical 'Wicked'?

Answer 1

Bernard Telsey is in charge of casting. Another source of complete, correct, current information is webmaster Carol de Giere.
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Answer 2

Bernard Telsey is in charge of casting. So the most complete, the most current information on auditions and casting for the musical 'Wicked' may be found at www.bernardtelseycasting.visualnet.com. The information can't be counted on to be found in such typical sources as Actors Equity and Playbill.com job boards, or Backstage.

Answer 3

In the 2005 roles listing for Broadway/First National Tour/Chicago, the ages range from the 20 to the 70s. Please find below the listings of the play's characters along with descriptions and age ranges.

Glinda 'the good witch': Starring female role, 20-35. Pretty, charming, entrancing, ambitious, perky, vain, very popular. But also vulnerable and sympathetic. Needs excellent comic chops and star power. Needs a glorious singing voice with high soprano and belt capability.

Elphaba 'the wicked witch': Starring female role, 20-35. Born with emerald green skin, she has had a rough childhood and is an outcast from the beginning. Smart, fiery, sensitive, passionate, misunderstood, sincere. Has potent inner beauty. Rallies for the underdog. Has great talent for sorcery. Needs star power and a powerhouse, high pop/rock belt singing voice.

The Wizard of Oz: Principal male role, 50s-70s. Needs a strong, distinctive, engaging, sweet character actor with powerful presence. Must sing.

Madame Morrible: Principal female role, 40s-60s, any ethnicity. Headmistress of Shiz University. Dignified, powerful, haughty. Has a dark side. Takes Elphaba under her wing, training her in sorcery. Needs a strong, comical character actress with formidable presence. Must sing.

Fiyero: Principal male role, 20-35, any ethnicity. The Winkie prince, a wealthy party boy. Very handsome with striking presence. Not really shallow and self-absorbed as he initially seems. Glinda pursues him. But he's much more intrigued by Elphaba. Needs a strong, high pop/rock singing voice.

Nessarose: Principal female role, 20-30. Elphaba's lonely, compassionate, attractive younger sister, she was favored by their father. Has spent her life crippled in a wheelchair. Becomes involved with Boq and becomes the Wicked Witch of the East. Needs a commanding actress with a strong singing voice.

Boq: Principal male role, 20-30. Any ethnicity. Height of 5'8" or shorter. A helpless, quirky munchkin. Enamored with Glinda, who pays him no mind. Reluctantly, he becomes involved with Nessarose. Needs a comical actor with a strong, high singing voice.

Doctor Dillamond: Principal male role, 30s-50s. Any ethnicity. A distinguished and well-liked professor at Shiz University. He's a goat and the sole animal on the faculty. He becomes a victim to the animal discrimination occurring in Oz. Needs a strong actor with a sense of gravity, authority, and comic skill. Must sing.

Answer 4

no