MDQ

Please upload the appropriate materials for your audition. Dyanne and Burn the Floor Singers, please record all material for Dyanne and attach if possible! (Sides and songs)

Elvis, Cash, Perkins and JLL - (If you have performed the show before, a clip from your performance or a youtube link is fine) If you have not performed the show before, please record the specific sides / material

All material can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U313E0zLgs...

ALL - Please do not complete this application unless you have the materials for the show to upload.

* Please do not put a "modern take" on any of the material. The songs should be played and sung as they were originally. Please see the following reference videos.

HELPFUL LINKS: Please look at the links below for the age and style of each icon. It is imperative that you embody the spirit and musical intonations of the icon but not as an impersonator. The show is authentic to the style and sound of the original performers.

Carl Perkins:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRNyvO4QouY

Elvis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_vZqsj2rSA

Cash:
http://youtu.be/wEV58ztuihs

Jerry Lee:
http://youtu.be/lidFipyLG8k

Show Promo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1be_KLB6K8

ELVIS – PRINCIPAL - 20s male. Actor/singer/guitar player to portray Elvis in his 20s at the beginning of his career. Must be familiar with his music and be able to play basic guitar; should sound and look somewhat like Elvis without being an “impersonator”. Songs include “Memories Are Made Of This”, “That’s All Right”, “Long Tall Sally”, “Peace In The Valley”, “Party”, “Hound Dog”. please accompany yourself on guitar to THAT’S ALRIGHT MAMA and PEACE IN THE VALLEY. Please choose one additional Elvis song from his greater catalog which you may be asked to perform at auditions. Please bring your own acoustic guitar!

JERRY LEE LEWIS – PRINCIPAL - 20s male. Actor/singer/pianist; he was rock & roll’s legendary piano prodigy and celebrated “Last Man Standing.” Must be a superb piano player, able to play like Jerry Lee Lewis; fun, energetic; comic skills a plus. Songs include “Real Wild Child”, “Great Balls Of Fire”, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”. please accompany yourself on piano to GREAT BALLS OF FIRE and WILD CHILD. Please choose one additional Jerry Lee song from his greater catalog which you may be asked to perform at auditions.

CARL PERKINS – PRINCIPAL. -mid 20s male. Actor/singer/guitar player (lead guitar); he was the American pioneer of rockabilly music and best known for his song “Blue Suede Shoes”; Must be an excellent lead guitarist. Songs include “Matchbox”, “Who Do You Love?”, “My Babe”, “See You Later, Alligator”. please accompany yourself on guitar to BLUE SUEDE SHOES and WHO DO YOU LOVE Please choose one additional Perkins song from his greater catalog which you may be asked to perform at auditions. Please bring your own electric guitar, an amp will be provided.

JOHNNY CASH–PRINCIPAL - mid 20s male. Actor/singer/guitar player to portray Johnny Cash at the dawn of his epic career. Must be familiar with his music and be able to play guitar; tall; should sound and look somewhat like Johnny without being an “impersonator”. Songs include “Folsom Prison Blues”, “Sixteen Tons”, “I Walk The Line”, “Riders In The Sky”. please accompany yourself on guitar to FOLSOM PRISON BLUES, I WALK THE LINE, 16 TONS and GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY. Please choose one additional Cash song from his greater catalog which you may be asked to perform at auditions. Please bring your own acoustic guitar!

SAM PHILLIPS– PRINCIPAL - mid 30s male. Father of Rock’n’Roll and founder of Sun Records who discovered Elvis, Johnny, Jerry, Carl, and many others including Roy Orbison and B.B. King. A charismatic figure in American music. Must have a strong stage presence and ability to command an audience. Singing is not required but a plus.

DYANNE– PRINCIPAL - mid 20s female. She was an aspiring singer and Elvis’s girlfriend. A cool, confident, great singer with a wide range. Sings solos and back-ups through the show – sings “Fever” in her alto range and covers the high soprano part. She has to be able to flip to an (A5) note on the piano. (2 A’s above middle C) It needs to be mixed or flipped to a falsetto (not belted) in “Riders In The Sky” (Johnny Cash song). Also sings “I Hear You Knockin May cover or perform as the FEMALE VOCALIST in Burn the Floor.

MALE ONBOARD SWING 1 - 20s male. Actor/singer/pianist. Covers Jerry Lee Lewis. Must play excellent piano. May cover or perform in Broadway Unplugged.