Audition Call - Sandy Wilson's THE BOY FRIEND

AUDITION CALL

Sandy Wilson’s

The Boy Friend

The Philharmonic Society of Selangor will be reviving as part of its celebrations for its 50th Anniversary, the musical “The Boy Friend” first performed in London in 1953 and by the Phil in 1978. In 2006/2007, the musical was revived in an highly acclaimed production at the Open Air Theatre at Regent's Park, London .

Set in the carefree world of the English upper class in the French Riviera “The Boy Friend” is a parody of the personalities, fashion, behaviour, slang and lifestyle of the Roaring 20s. The musical contains some of the most memorable showtunes ever written like “I Could Be Happy With You”, “Room In Bloomsbury”and “Its Never Too Old to Fall in Love” and many dance sequences including the cheerful, rip roaring, “Won’t You Charleston With Me”, “The Riviera” and the title song “The Boy Friend” to the dance styles of the era such as the Charleston, the Shimmy and the Bunny Hug.

“The Boy Friend” to be staged by The Phil in November and December this year will be directed by Philip Chai and choreographed by Farah Sulaiman who was in the Phil’s production in 1978!! Both director and choreographer intend this production to be a showcase of the styles of the 20s and have carried out extensive research to recreate as best as possible the mood, styles and attitude of the flapper generation.

Date : 11th April 2008

Time : 7 pm

Place : 41 Jalan Utara, Petaling Jaya, 46200 Selangor

1. Present one song (to be sung from memory). PLS BRING ACCOMPANYING MINUS ONE TAPE OR SHEET MUSIC. (NO A CAPPELLAS PLS)

2. Perform a short dance routine in the style of the Charleston.
PLS BRING MUSIC IF AUDITION PIECE PREPARED; and

3. Read a role

Registration for auditions required. Please register by sending email to selangor.phil@gmail.com or SMS to 012-383 1654.


AUDITION CATEGORIES

PRINCIPAL (TEENS/YOUNG ADULTS (BELOW 30 YRS)

Polly Browne, Tony
- Romantic lead couple, 4 songs and ensemble

Maisie, Bobby
- Supporting lead couple, strong dance skills required, 7 songs include 3 solos

Dulcie
- Good dance skills; more than 7 songs including 1 solo with Lord Brockhurst

Fay, Nancy, Marcel, Alphonse, Pierre
- Good acting and dance skills; more than 7 songs


PRINCIPAL (ADULTS (30 YRS ON)

Mdm Dubonnet
- possess French flair and ability to speak English with a French accent convincingly, 3 solos

Percival Browne
- Polly’s father/Dubonnet’s ex lover, outwardly stuffy Englishman, 2 solos

Lord Brockhurst
- Aristocratic “dirty old” English man, 1 solo

Lady Brockhurst
- Wife of Lord Brockhurst

Hortense
- French maid, must possess French accent, 1 solo


SPECIALITY DANCERS

Pepe/Lolita
- Star performers of the Carnival Tango


CHORUS/MINOR PARTS

Gendarme

Waiter

4 teen/young adult couples

6 adult couples

Audition Notice - The Phil's 50th anniversary variety programme

AUDITION NOTICE:

THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF SELANGOR is auditioning for performers to take part in its 50th Anniversary variety programme that will showcase the past productions of the society. We are looking for singers (choral as well as solos) and dancers to bring to life excerpts from Musicals and Operettas such as The King & I, Sound of Music, The Mikado (just to name a few). For a full list of past productions, do visit http://www.thephil.org.my/prevprod.htm

Audition details:

Date: 18th, 25th Feb and 3rd March 2008
Time: 8 pm onwards.
Venue: KLET Studio 2-2 (2nd Flr),Jln 4/109E, Taman Desa Business Park, 58100 Kuala Lumpur
Map: http://www.klensemble.com/contactus.html

Audition format:

Please prepare a piece from musicals for audition. A playback device will be provided if you wish to use recorded accompaniment. Please SMS to 012.383.1654 for an audition appointment with your name and type of audition (singing/dancing) and date preferred.

Did You Miss our Circlesong Auditions?

* Circlesong Auditions - Extended!! *

The Philharmonic Society of Selangor is looking for individuals who would like to be part of its upcoming production featuring the 'Circlesong' concept, slated to be performed in August/September 2007.

If you like singing and are unafraid to try out creative and daring ways to use your voice and body in music, come for our auditions! Please prepare a song from any genre. Feel free to use voice and body percussion in your rendition of the piece!

Date:
Tuesday April 10th 2007
8pm to 10pm

Venue:
Women's Institute of Management (WIM)
7, Jalan Abang Haji Openg, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur

Directions:
If you are going towards TTDI from KL, you will come across Pizza Hut on your right. Turn right into TTDI. Go straight towards the 1st set of traffic lights. You will see the VADS building (i.e. the old IBM building) on your right. Go straight after the traffic lights. The road will curve towards your left. Follow the road. You will drive pass a row of single storey houses on your left and a mini jungle on your right. You will come across a 4-storey building on your right - that is the WIM building. You will see Southern Bank on the ground floor. There is ample parking inside as well as outside.

Contacts:
Zalina Lee (012.320.8090 / zalinalee@gmail.com)
Melvin Ho (012.303.7184)

What Is Circlesong?
A concept conceived by Bobby McFerrin, Circlesong is a free and spontaneous music making session that incorporates the human voice & body percussion. Anyone can participate, with or without musical training. Circlesong sessions aim to develop a higher awareness of listening to one's innate musical instinct, to be able to express spontaneous musical improvisations through the human body, and gives people the opportunity to sing in a choral environment without needing to know how to read music.

About Melvin Ho (Artistic Director)
Melvin Ho is a music graduate of the Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA), formerly known as Akademi Seni Kebangsaan (ASK). He has been a member of the Selangor Philharmonic Society Choir since 1997. He also sings and arranges music for Dhammaduta Youth (D2Y), a local Buddhist performing group that sings a cappella Buddhist hymns. In 2005, he completed a teaching certificate foundation course in Speech and Drama at the Crestar Learning Centre. Melvin appeared in Gardner and Wife's production of "Something Funny Happened On The Way To The Forum" (2002) and performed in Rhythm In Bronze's "Monkey Business" (2005) produced by Five Arts Centre, which earned him a nomination for Best Composition in the Boh Cameronian Arts Awards 2005. His last major performance was in Saidah Rastam's "M! The Opera" which premiered in Istana Budaya last year. He occasionally guest performs and arranges music for some local a cappella and choir groups. He currently works as a school choir coach and teaches music in Kinderland D'Shire, Kota Damansara. He has his own youth choir called Navaswara, that rehearses weekly at the Living Arts Studio.

Audition Notice - The Selangor Phil Does Circlesong!

The Philharmonic Society of Selangor is looking for individuals who would like to be part of its upcoming production featuring the 'Circlesong' concept, slated to be performed in August/September 2007.

If you like singing and are unafraid to try out creative and daring ways to use your voice and body in music, come for our auditions! Please prepare a song from any genre. Feel free to use voice and body percussion in your rendition of the piece!

Audition Dates:
April 2nd (Monday) & 5th (Thursday)
8pm - 11pm

Venue:
Women's Institute of Management
7, Jalan Abang Haji Openg, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur

What Is Circlesong?

A concept conceived by Bobby McFerrin, Circlesong is a free and spontaneous music making session that incorporates the human voice & body percussion. Anyone can participate, with or without musical training. Circlesong sessions aim to develop a higher awareness of listening to one's innate musical instinct, to be able to express spontaneous musical improvisations through the human body, and gives people the opportunity to sing in a choral environment without needing to know how to read music.

About Melvin Ho (Artistic Director)

Melvin Ho is a music graduate of the Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA), formerly known as Akademi Seni Kebangsaan (ASK). He has been a member of the Selangor Philharmonic Society Choir since 1997. He also sings and arranges music for Dhammaduta Youth (D2Y), a local Buddhist performing group that sings a cappella Buddhist hymns. In 2005, he completed a teaching certificate foundation course in Speech and Drama at the Crestar Learning Centre. Melvin appeared in Gardner and Wife's production of "Something Funny Happened On The Way To The Forum" (2002) and performed in Rhythm In Bronze's "Monkey Business" (2005) produced by Five Arts Centre, which earned him a nomination for Best Composition in the Boh Cameronian Arts Awards 2005. His last major performance was in Saidah Rastam's "M! The Opera" which premiered in Istana Budaya last year. He occasionally guest performs and arranges music for some local a cappella and choir groups. He currently works as a school choir coach and teaches music in Kinderland D'Shire, Kota Damansara. He has his own youth choir called Navaswara, that rehearses weekly at the Living Arts Studio.