KINKY BOOTS is Broadway’s huge-hearted, high-heeled hit and it’s coming to Brisbane!
With songs by Grammy® and Tony® winning pop icon CYNDI LAUPER, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover, and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind.
Inspired by true events, KINKY BOOTS takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father’s expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the factory’s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos.
With direction and choreography by two-time Tony® Award-winner JERRY MITCHELL (Legally Blonde, Hairspray) and a book by Broadway legend and four-time Tony® Award-winner HARVEY FIERSTEIN (La Cage Aux Folles), KINKY BOOTS is the winner of 6 Broadway Tony® Awards including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Choreography.
Watch the Kinky Boots Trailer at: www.kinkybootsthemusical.com.au
THE AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION
KINKY BOOTS AUSTRALIA will be holding auditions for Brisbane based children who can act and sing. There are two male roles. Four boys will share the role of Young Lola and four boys will share the role of Young Charlie.
There are no female children in Kinky Boots.
Successful children will start rehearsals in July 2017. They will commence performances in Brisbane in August 2017 at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).
All terms of the engagement will be in accordance with the Queensland Child Employment Act 2006; Queensland Child Employment Regulation 2016; and the Performers Collective Agreement (2017).
CASTING BRIEF
Male – YOUNG LOLA
Height: Approx 120-130cm. Must not exceed 138cm
Age Range: Children must be born before 15 August 2009 (8yrs or over), with unbroken voice.
Must live within 110km commute from Brisbane CBD.
The character is Lola as a young boy whose father wants him to be a boxer, but he already knows he’s destined to wear high heels. Young Lola appears in the opening and closing sequences of the show. Must have a good singing voice and be comfortable performing and wearing high heels.
Important Ethnicity Note: We encourage non-Caucasian boys of all ethnicities that meet the criteria to please attend the auditions. Caucasian candidates must be seen for the part of YOUNG CHARLIE instead (see below).
Please prepare the material for YOUNG LOLA (download via link below, including MP3).
Male – YOUNG CHARLIE
Height: Approx 120-130cm. Must not exceed 138cm
Age Range: Children must be born before 15 August 2009 (8yrs or over), with unbroken voice.
Must live within 110km commute from Brisbane CBD.
This character is Charlie Price as a young boy – lost, quiet, reflective. Must be a keen performer with a good singing voice.
Please prepare the material for YOUNG CHARLIE (download via link below, including MP3).
There is no flexibility with the height and age requirements due to legal and creative reasons and height will be measured on the day of auditions.
Auditions
Those who meet the above criteria are invited to attend the auditions and register at:
Sunday 25 June 2017
Queensland Theatre Company
78 Montague Road, South Brisbane
Registration
- 11.30am for YOUNG LOLA ONLY
- 3.00pm for YOUNG CHARLIE
*Upon registration children will be allocated a time for the group audition so will be required to wait or asked to return later in the afternoon.
Successful children may be required for callbacks in the afternoon.
All finalists will be taped for casting purposes and review by the International Creative Team.
All YOUNG LOLA finalists will be required to wear high heels for their taped audition. The producer will have heels available for this.
Must bring on the day:
- A current photograph
- A completed and signed Registration Form (download below)
- Birth Certificate (copy)
- Brief resume, detailing height (in centimetres), date of birth, home address in Brisbane
- A parent/guardian
- Bottle of water
- A thin pair of socks to wear with heels, if required (Young Lola candidates only)
Children should wear comfortable clothing on the day.
All enquiries to casting@michaelcassel.com
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Enquiry
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