Hairspray

Audition Dates & Times: Saturday, 19 & Sunday, 20 July 2025 By appointment.

Bookings: To book your audition, please fill out the Audition Form: https://www.queenslandmusicaltheatre.com/hairspray-auditions. If you have any difficulties with the form, please email auditions@queenslandmusicaltheatre.com A recent headshot needs to be uploaded to the form.

Dance Audition: All cast members need to do a dance audition. Sunday, 20 July Group 1: 10.00 to 11.00 a.m. - Musical Theatre performers with limited, minimal, or no formal dance training or experience. Group 2: 11.15 to 12.30 p.m. - Dancers with medium to high levels of formal dance training and experience. (If you are working at these times then another time, or video audition may be arranged. Please note on your Audition Form in the Comments section.)

Call-backs: Monday, 21 July commencing at 7:00pm at Queen Alexandra Home - by invitation only.

Audition Requirements: All auditionees will need to do a singing audition and a movement audition.

Audition Preparation - Singing: Prepare two song excerpts from Musical Theatre in the style of the show - specifically in the style of the songs sung by the character/s for which you are auditioning. Songs from the show are acceptable as one of your excerpts only. You should prepare about 32 bars of each song (approximately 1 minute per song is a good guide). The Panel may not hear both songs at the audition. With this in mind, please make appropriate cuts to your songs before your audition and choose appropriate excerpts with which to demonstrate your abilities. Please bring backing tracks for your audition on a device that can be plugged into a speaker (no CDs or USB sticks please) OR sheet music (with clearly marked cuts) for the audition pianist. A speaker and auxiliary cable will be available. No a cappella auditions please. Sheet music is available online at http://www.musicnotes.com or other sites for a small charge and easily can be printed via these websites.

Audition Preparation - Acting: You may be asked to read from the script. Copies will be available at the venue for perusal.

Audition Preparation - Dance and Movement: Wear something suitable for moving and dancing, that fits well and moves with your body e.g. dance attire, or fitness/activewear. Bring or wear suitable shoes. If you think you don't have anything suitable, please do not purchase anything. Just wear runners. Please do not wear thongs, sandals, flimsy type shoes that will slip off your feet. Dancers, please bring jazz shoes or ballet flats, and chorus heels if you have them. Group 1 audition will consist of learning and performing one or two short sections of Musical Theatre choreography suited to teens or adults. Group 2 audition will consist of learning and performing more challenging choreography suited to dancers who have learned, and practiced dance for a number of years.