Broadway: six Tony Award nominations for his choreographic work on How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (starring Matthew Broderick), the Broadway production Holler If Ya Hear Me featuring the music of Tupac Shakur, Director of Dream: The Johnny Mercer Musical, the 2004 revival of Sweet Charity, Baby, Wicked and Bob Fosses Dancin (Best Featured Actor in a Musical). He is also an experienced theatre director and worked as an agent for Keddie Scott Associates, London. Stuart's work as a Casting Director can currently be seen in London with Cabaret (Kit Kat Club/Playhouse Theatre) and on tour with Sister Act. Casting. (Royal Caribbean Cruise Line). But unfortunately, it takes quite a while to master the art of it. The Narrow Road . Training: Reynolds Performing Arts and Laine Theatre Arts. Pippa Ailion CDG, Natalie Gallacher CDG. Kate and Lou have 1oos of castings under their belt, casting in a wide range of different areas. Musical Theatre News. Nina Essman, Nancy Nagel Gibbs and Marcia Goldbergs past and present Broadway, Off-Broadway and national tour management credits include: Wicked (worldwide); SpongeBob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical; War Paint; Oh, Hello on Broadway; Fun Home; If/Then; Peter and the Starcatcher; Bring It On: The Musical; Sister Act; Traces; Next to Normal; The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; The Vagina Monologues; Man of La Mancha; The Graduate; I Love You, Youre Perfect, Now Change; Fully Committed and Bat Boy. She is a graduate of Princeton University and the NYU Musical Theatre Program, and a member of the Dramatists Guild. Training: Royal Academy of Music Musical Theatre (MA) and University of Warwick Philosophy, Politics and Economics (BSc). Best Acting Agencies - Manchester. the Musical and Miss Atomic Bomb. Film includes: Les Misrables: The Staged Concert (Universal Pictures). He established Jim Arnold Casting in 2018, having previously worked as associate casting director for Pippa Ailion Casting from 2012-2018. Theatre includes: ensemble in A Dream Across The Ocean and Topthorn Head in War Horse (UK & international tour). Micaela is so proud to be making her West End debut in Wicked and would like to thank her family, particularly her mum and dad for their continued love and support throughout her journey. Circus. A devotee of childrens fantasy, Gregorys subsequent novels for adults are variations on-a-theme: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister considers Cinderella as a seventeenth-century maid from Haarlem; Lost evokes the ghost of Charles Dickens Scrooge and Mirror Mirror concerns a High Renaissance Snow White trapped in a household governed by the scheming Borgias. Other work includes: featured soloist in An Evening with Jonathan Reid Gealt (Concert). An original play by Hattie Naylor. As Associate Conductor / Assistant Musical Director credits include: Billy Elliot the Musical (Victoria Palace); Jersey Boys (Prince Edward); Shrek The Musical (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) and The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales). PAA Home Base. Michael was the original Marketing Director of Benny Andersson and Bjrn Ulvaeus Mamma Mia!, overseeing the first 14 international premieres including the 1999 world premiere in London. Trevor Nunn Trevor Nunn has a career spanning over 50 years in the British theatre. The musical, which premiered . Television and Films: The Music Lovers; The Boyfriend; Fiddler on the Roof; The Slipper and the Rose; Frank Zappas 200 Motels and Billy Elliot. Yet, despite the huge competition, many performers find auditioning difficult with little knowledge of what the directors, creative teams and producers are looking for, or how to win the panel over with their unique talent. He has since worked extensively as a Casting Director across TV, live performance and theatre, both on and off-Broadway. and Spamilton! Her independent company has cast commercials, TV Series, music videos and films including: The Nest, I Hate . David has lectured on theatre at Yale, Princeton, Columbia and his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. 2. Musical theatre is a tough and over-crowded industry. Board and Governors. Scenery/Costumes/Associate Director: Athol Fugards My Children! Grammy nominated for The Prince of Egypt Best Musical Theatre Album, WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, Broadway World Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical and West End Wilma Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. Francine Maisler is a casting director and producer, known for 12 Years a Slave (2013), The Revenant (2015) and Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014). The office has cast 150+ Broadway, Off-Broadway, and . Off-Broadway and UK: Matthew Bournes ballet Edward Scissorhands (Drama Desk Award). Bill Kenwright Ltd is one of the most successful, prolific and well respected theatre, film and entertainment companies in the UK and around the world. Theatre includes: Janet Lundy in Mrs. Doubtfire (Manchester Opera House); Electra in Gypsy (Buxton Opera House); Anna of Cleves in SIX (UK tour); Dani in The Regulars (Hope Mill Theatre); Spirit of the Ring in Aladdin (Cambridge Arts Theatre); Diva in Priscilla Queen of the Desert (UK and Ireland tour); Dionne in Hair (UK tour and Cologne Klner Sommerfest); swing and understudy Fates in Hadestown (National Theatre); Hattie in Kiss Me, Kate (Opera North, tour and London Coliseum); Tina and understudy Deloris, Mary Roberts and Mary Patrick in Sister Act (Leicester Curve and UK tour); Dynamite, Cindy and understudy Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray (UK and Ireland tour); MC in World Goes Round (Finsbury Studios); Sarah in Ragtime (Pleasance Theatre); Alex in The Witches of Eastwick (Bloomsbury Theatre) and lead vocalist in Todrick Halls Twerk Du Soleil (Leicester Square Theatre). Chris Snode is a world leading Sports Casting agency and have a range of awards for some of their commercials for companies such as iPhone, Adidas, Argos and Samsung. National tours include: Starlight Express; Kiss of the Spider Woman; The Whos Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar among others. Recent designs include Funny Girl (Broadway); Parade (Broadway); La Traviata (Metropolitan Opera); Swept Away (Berkeley Rep); Boesman and Lena (Signature NY); The Oresteia (Shakespeare Theatre DC); Present Laughter (Broadway, Tony nomination); Taylor Swifts Speak Now! Her independent company has cast commercials, TV Series, music videos and films including: The Nest, I Hate Suzie, The Power, His Dark Materials, Outlaw Kind, Only You and many more! Other work includes: backing vocals for Culture Club with Boy George on Ant & Decs Saturday Night Takeaway. Television includes: Trying; Wanderlust; Splatalot 2; Cleopatra Comin Atcha; The Queens Nose; The Bill; Grange Hill; MacGyver; Class Action; The Sculptress and Dream Team. GRINDROD & BURTON West End theatre includes: Kiss Me, Kate; The Lion King; Smokey Joes CafandAnything Goes. Theatre includes: The Prince of Egypt (Dominion); The Distance You Have Come (Cockpit Theatre); One Love (Birmingham Rep); Sleeping Beauty, Dick Whittington and Cinderella (Hackney Empire); The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales); Les Misrables (Queens); Ordinary Days (Trafalgar Studios); Welcome to Thebes (National Theatre); Wicked (Apollo Victoria); The Lion King (Lyceum); Whistle Down the Wind (UK tour) and Leader of the Pack (UK tour). Headed up by Victor Jenkins, he and his company have cast some fantastic British Television programs including Broadchurch, Troy: Fall of a City and Humans as well as some independent features. The New York office is currently casting the US National Tour of 9 to 5, directed by Jeff Calhoun. Jaydon would like to thank his family and mates for all their continued support, encouragement and love. Gail has cast many big-budget films such as T2: Trainspotting, Yesterday, Love, Rosie and The Keeping Room to name a few. Training: Patrick Studios Australia and Boxhill Institute (Bachelor of Music). Andrea used to work as an assistant for Davis and Zimmerman co-casting some big blockbuster films, but has since branched out on her own, working on some great independent, smaller budget projects. Theatre whilst training includes: Bat Boy: The Musical; Sunday in the Park with George and Pippin. David serves on the boards of The Broadway League and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. Designed by Yellow Elephant Designs. They liaise with Directors and production companies to find local talent for Film, Television and Commercial productions. Casting directors will oftenselect the talent they feel are most suitable for the job based on the talents marketing material. If you're looking to perform your act in the cruise ship's main theatre, the contracts you want to look out for are 'Guest Entertainer' or 'Cruise Ship Fly-Back / Fly-on' contracts. West End musicals as Associate Director: Always; Annie; Kiss Me, Kate; Ragtime and The Producers. Musical Director ROB BOWMAN Rob Bowman returns to CHICAGO having served as musical director/conductor for the U.S. tour, Broadway production, and first national touring company (1997), and music supervisor for companies in Paris, Berlin, Holland, Australia, Stuttgart, and Seoul. Other work includes: Les Misrables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording) from the Gielgud Theatre, London and Working: A Musical (Original London Cast Recording). Here We Go Again and The King and I Live from the London Palladium. Kahleen Crawford Casting. International Supervisor: Wicked. News Children's casting director Jo Hawes has died aged 63. On Broadway over 50 plays and musicals including:Beetlejuice;Pretty Woman: The Musical; Mean Girls;War Paint; On Your Feet! Katie Hall confides a secret about how she transforms herself into one of musical theatre's iconic leading ladies. Jill Green Casting WAC Arts, 213 Haverstock Hill, Belsize Park, London, NW3 4QP Tel: +44 (0) 20 3405 0222 Email: General Enquiries: office@jillgreencasting.org. You can read about her and see some of her interviews in the links below. With a combined industry experience of over 45 years, James and Rosie began their careers as performers. In parallel to the show's return to the West End, the musical will also embark on its first tour of the UK and Ireland, in a separate production and cast, opening at Leeds Grand . Training: Wilkes Academy of Performing Arts. Here's everything you need to know about theatre and Theatreland over the Coronation Bank Holiday, 6 - 8 May. Briony works in casting mainly for theatre and film. West End Associate: Dear Evan Hansen and Wicked. Television includes: Emmerdale; The Street; The Royal; Island at War; A Touch of Frost and Coronation Street. In addition to his musical theatre career, Ross is a singer/songwriter and performs solo shows and cabarets. Workshops include: Portia in The Wind in the Willows; Rebecca in My Lands Shore and Claire Clairmont in Lord Byrons Mistress. Interview Tell Us In 10: Ryan Calais Cameron. He has performed with Aretha Franklin, Dennis DeYoung of Styx, Shirley Bassey, Bob Hope, Vanessa Williams and with Elton John in Greatest Hits Live at Madison Square Garden. Television includes: All Star Musicals (ITV). Theatre includes: Pierce in Half a Sixpence (Kilworth House); Jared and Rock in the world premiere production of But Im A Cheerleader (Turbine Theatre); Taboo 20th Anniversary Concert (London Palladium); Sunset Boulevard (Royal Albert Hall); Kurt Kelly in Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket); Sky in Mamma Mia! Dan is beyond excited to be joining the West End company of Wicked and would like to thank his family and his agent for their continued support, as well as Julie Hatton at Hatton School of Performing Arts. Musical director Leeds. Each month we work on scenes and monologues with a beautiful, supportive, inspiring group of actors. Also an actress, Ms. Holzman appeared in Jerry Maguire and as Larrys wifes therapist on Curb Your Enthusiasm. (Olivier nomination, Gielgud); Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd (Mercury Theatre); Forbidden Broadway! Theatre includes: Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs Panto (New Wimbledon); The Color Purple (UK tour); Back to the Future: The Musical (Adelphi); BBC Proms: West Side Story (Royal Albert Hall) and BBC Proms: On the Town (Royal Albert Hall). Polka Theatre Get directions. If the Performers hired don't have the correct experience or quality to play their role they may affect the production. He is a full member of the Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain and Ireland - www.thecdg.co.uk, Romeo & Juliet (filmed theatrical production, Metcalfe Gordon Productions), West Side Story (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester), The Wedding Singer (Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, UK tour and South Korea - Winner of Best Musical at the 13th Annual Daegu International Musical Festival 2019), Bend It Like Beckham (St Lawrence Centre Toronto), Captain Corellis Mandolin (Harold Pinter and UK tour), The Mirror Crackd (Wales Millennium Centre and Wiltshire Creative), Camelot, Girlfriends and A Christmas Carol (LMTO Concert Series 2018), Crave and Illusions (Actors Touring Company), Lingua Franca (Finborough & 59East59, NYC), Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams (Finborough), Artist Descending a Staircase (The Old Red Lion). Mantello was nominated for Emmy and Critics Choice Awards for his performance in HBOs The Normal Heart. Having initially trained as an actor at RADA, Carl Proctor has been in the casting business for many years, working on films such as Son of God, Twelfth Night, The Wedding Date and Blood Creek. Theatre includes: Fergie in The Windsors: Endgame (Prince of Wales); Celia in The Girls (Olivier nomination, Phoenix) Paula Paxton in Bend it Like Beckham (Phoenix); Barbara Castle in Made in Dagenham (Adelphi); Diana Divane in Lend Me a Tenor! He has also directed and choreographed major commercials and concerts for Liza Minnelli, Barry Manilow, Chita Rivera, Billy Joel, Donna Summer, Pete Townsend, Alicia Keys and the Jonas Brothers. Nicola is delighted to be staying with Wicked for another year andwould like to thank her family and friends for their love and support. inning, international Casting House based in London, Liverpool & New York, founded & run, by husband & wife team - James & Rosie Pearson. He also served as the Executive Music Producer for many films including: The Greatest Showman; In the Heights; VIVO; Dear Evan Hansen and Tick, TickBoom! "I have a spray tan every week," reveals Katie, who is playing . Jim is a freelance casting director of musicals and plays for West End and regional theatres, and for UK and international tours. Theatre includes: The Snowman (Birmingham Rep, international tour); Tarzan (Stage Entertainment, Germany) and dancer for the Olympia London International Horse Show (BBC). Awards include three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards and the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award. 4 . He then spent 19 years working as an actor on stage, TV and film. Hightower in Bat Boy: The Musical. Other work includes: music video for Old Shoes by Lydia Evangeline. Theatre includes: understudy Tiernan in The Pirate Queen: A Charity Concert (London Coliseum). and A Place with the Pigs (National Theatre); Valley Song (Royal Court) and Playland (Donmar). Choozi Entertainment is the casting agent for Silversea Cruises (Production Singers and Dancers). Recipient of the Special Recognition Olivier Award 2020, Jo is the leading children's casting director and administrator in the UK. Theatre includes: Wicked (Apollo Victoria and UK & Ireland Tour); Pretty Woman: The Musical (Savoy); The Great British Bake Off: The Musical (Nol Coward and Everyman Cheltenham); Bonnie & Clyde (Garrick and Arts); Shrek The Musical (UK tour); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical (Leeds Playhouse and UK & Ireland Tour); When Darkness Falls (UK tour); Fishermans Friends: The Musical (Hall for Cornwall and UK tour);Rock of Ages (UK tour); The Prince of Egypt (Dominion); West Side Story (Royal Exchange, Manchester); Curtains (Wyndhams and UK tour); Captain Corellis Mandolin (Harold Pinter and UK tour); The Mirror Crackd (Wales Millennium Centre and Wiltshire Creative); Eugenius! From feature films to dramas and daytime, we work to connect casting directors throughout the screen industry with both established actors and bright new talent. Opera credits include designs for the New York City Opera and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. For film, he collaborated with Alan Menken on the songs for Disneys Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Enchanted and its sequel Disenchanted. UK Music Supervisor for the Wicked UK & Ireland Tour. Directorial collaborators include Yal Farber, Athol Fugard (40 productions), James MacDonald, Tony Kushner, Garry Hynes, Michael Longhurst, Michael Mayer, James Lapine, Robert Falls, Richard Nelson, Garland Wright, Mark Lamos, Frank Galati, Selina Cartmell, Des McAnuff, Bartlett Sher, Doug Wright, Laurie Anderson and David Jones. Our . As it has been said many times before, especially for actors with no experience, its all about who you know and who knows you if youre looking to climb the ladder in the entertainment business. Lizzie. Film includes: Coppolas Hammett; Hustons Mr. North; Malles Vanya on 42nd Street and Demmes A Master Builder. Stay focused Holzman got her start writing for the groundbreaking TV drama thirtysomething and went on to create the series My So-Called Life which starred Claire Danes. Ron studied Music at Kings College London and The Royal Academy of Music. Winners Announced: The CDG Casting Awards 2023. She has worked on many large-scale West End and touring shows including Oliver!, Mary Poppins, Les Miserables in London and on tour, The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole . Here is the list of authorized cruise line casting agents: Located in the UK, Belinda King is a casting agent for Holland America Line and Seabourn Cruises (Production Show Singers and Dancers). ; Oliver! He established Jim Arnold Casting in 2018, having previously worked as Associate Casting Director for Pippa Ailion Casting from 2012-2018. on NBC TV. Theatre: From small scale touring to West End, we work to provide considered suggestions of actors who can help create the best of British theatre. Grindrod & Burton specialise in casting Theatre and Musical Theatre in the West End and for UK and International tours. Other Broadway and West End credits include: Half a Sixpence (Nol Coward); the revival of Miss Saigon (Prince Edward); Curtains; Mary Poppins; The Secret Garden; Show Boat; Crazy for You; Carousel; Sweet Smell of Success; Oklahoma! Casting directors work either as freelancers on a per project basis, building their own relationships with directors and producers, or they are part of a casting agency, and are then assigned to the productionupon request. Clients. Amy has been the head of the Royal Court Casting since 2007. Film includes: PRAGMA (short film). Other work includes: Cosette in Les Misrables at The Classic BRIT Awards 2011 (Royal Albert Hall) and Johanna in Sondheims Songs from Sweeney Todd. Other work includes: Back to the Future: The Musical (Original Cast Soundtrack). Theatre includes: swing in Singin in the Rain (London, Japan and UK tour); ensemble and understudy Bob Wallace in White Christmas (UK tour); ensemble in Funny Girl (Paris); Referee Angel in Kinky Boots (Original UK tour); ensemble and understudy Rooster in Annie (Toronto); swing and Assistant Dance Captain in The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales); ensemble and understudy Frank in Mack & Mabel (Chichester Festival and UK tour); ensemble in Follies in Concert (Royal Albert Hall); George in Pipe Dream (Union Theatre); Zebulun and understudy Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Dubai); ensemble in White Christmas (Manchester) and swing and Assistant Dance Captain in Soho Cinders (Soho Theatre). In 2021 they redesigned this platform as a free resource for teaching institutions across the world, and became the proud recipients of a prestigious Industry Minds Award for 'Best Training Establishment'. The Casting Directors Guild announces new committee members, and the formalisation of an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion group. This new musical adventure based on the 1985 blockbuster and pop culture phenomenon is brought to the stage by the movie's co-writers, Bob Gale . Recently played Mother in Paul Harnetts Alice: A New Musical (St. James Theatre) and appeared at the Royal Festival Hall in The Oliviers in Concert (BBC 3). Other work includes: winner of the BBC Children in Need: Strictly Special and presenter at major tennis events for Amazon Prime. He is a full member of the Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain & Ireland. He was Artistic Director (AD) of the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre (NT), and is currently. Broadway and West End: Wicked and Beautiful The Carole King Musical. It's time to change musical theatre history at the Adelphi Theatre! Theatre-makers Casting The National Theatre Casting Department is responsible for casting all productions across our three stages as well as those produced by the Learning Department. Other work includes: Zorro The Musical (Cadogan Hall) and Rodgers and Hammersteins Cinderella (Cadogan Hall) and recordings for Footballers Wives The Musical (Studio Cast Recording). Stephen Schwartz wrote the music and lyrics for The Prince of Egypt, recently at the Dominion Theatre. She appeared in eight Broadway shows; on TV in Sex and the City, NYPD Blue and NY Undercover and in the films Changing Lanes, Center Stage, Everyone Says I Love You and HBOs Angels in America. He established Jim Arnold Casting in 2018, having previously worked as Associate Casting Director for Pippa Ailion Casting from 2012-2018. (UK & international tour); Rocky 2 in Starlight Express Das Musical (Germany); Theo and understudy Charles and Lewis in Pippin (Charing Cross Theatre); ensemble in Jack and The Beanstalk (London Palladium); swing in Mamma Mia!