Thursday, July 05, 2012
'Million Dollar Quartet' Looks Outside the Box for Touring Cast
Backstage: Living in the tri-state area is no longer a requirement to star in a Broadway musical—at least, not when Broadway musicals tour. The Tony-winning jukebox musical “Million Dollar Quartet,” a re-enactment of the day at Sun Records when Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash found themselves in an impromptu jam-session, recently announced a national casting search for its touring company, ongoing Chicago production, and other future companies. (The show, which moved from the Great White Way to Off-Broadway’s New World Stages last July, will close in New York June 24.)
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What the casting directors of Million Dollar Quartet are doing is fantastic! I feel that by opening their doors to performers that would otherwise be unable to audition for the show, Telsey + Company is helpin performers mature in talent and really having a positive impact on the industry as a whole. In addition to "giving regionally based performers a crack at filling the show’s larger-than-life musical shoes", they are very supportive of performers that show potential but may not be right for their show. Instead of closing a door to hopeful performers, they are offering new opportunities and pointers. This is awesome, and I hope they keep on doing what they are doing!
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