- Show Meeting: 16th January, 7.30pm
- Dance Audition Prep: 18th January, 7.30pm
- Singing Audition Prep: 23rd January, 7.30pm
- Singing Audition Prep & Re-cap Dance: 25th January, 7.30pm
- Show Dates: 20th, 21st, 22nd, 27th, 28th, 29th June
- Rehearsals: Every Tuesday and Thursday with some Sundays. During Show week cast will be required every evening.
The year is 1985. The place is New Jersey. A wannabe rock star (aka a professional wedding singer) is left at the altar and finally changes his tune. Robbie Hart, is New Jersey’s favourite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. As luck would have it, Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and, unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever.
Character Descriptions:
Robbie Hart The lead singer of a band. Handsome and charismatic. A truly ‘nice’ guy that has the classic lead singer aura and personality. Also a bit of a dreamer. In love with love until Linda leaves him at the altar and breaks his heart. Gender: Male. Vocal range top: C6 bottom: B3
Sammy The bass player in the wedding band and one of Robbie’s best friends. A total guy’s guy, but beneath his pretending to love being a bachelor he is actually in love with Holly. Gender: Male. Vocal range top: A5 bottom: C4
George The wedding band’s keyboardist and one of Robbie’s best friends. Sensitive and somewhat flamboyant. The foil to Sammy’s super guy attitude. Gender: Male. Vocal range top: A5 bottom C4
Julia Sullivan The pretty “girl next door” in looks and personality. Engaged to Glen but falls in love with Robbie and is conflicted as to who to choose. Empathetic, caring, and brave. Gender: Female. Vocal range top: F5 bottom: G3
Holly Julia’s cousin, very uninhibited and forward with comedic timing. Flirtatious and always up for a good time, but wants to be loved and is looking for romantic fulfilment in all the wrong places. She is in love with Sammy. Based on Madonna of the 80’s. Gender: Female. Vocal range top: E5 bottom A3
Glen Guglia – Julia’s fiancé. A Wall Street broker. He is rich, shallow, and materialistic. Constantly tries to buy Julia’s love with money. He is a bit of a womanizer. Slimy. Gender: Male. Vocal range top: B5 bottom: D4
Rosie Robbie’s grandmother who raised him. Motherly but adventurous and always trying to remain “hip” despite her age. Comedic Timing. Can Rap. Gender: Female. Vocal range top: C5 bottom: C4
Linda Robbie’s fiancé who leaves him at the altar. Keeps Robbie around as a back-up plan. Is more in love with the idea of Robbie being a rock star than she actually is with Robbie. Trashy, selfish. Pat Benatar type. Gender: Female. Vocal range top: D5 bottom: A3
Cameos:
Harold and Debbie Fonda‐ the first bride and groom in the show.
Priest‐ Priest at Robbie and Linda’s wedding
David Fonda‐ drunk brother of the groom at the first wedding; gives the worst speech ever.
Angie‐ Julia’s mom. Divorced and still bitter about it. Good singer.
Crystal and Mookie‐ a stereotypical Jersey guy and girl. Mookie is very macho and Crystal loud and pushy. Crystal should be a good singer
Tiffany and Donnie‐ another couple who gets engaged at the restaurant. Tiffany should sound like Janice from “Friends”.
1st and 2nd Waiters ‐ Waiters at restaurant where Glenn proposes to Julia.
Donatella and Shane McDonnough‐ bride and groom at the second (disastrous) wedding. Donatella speaks in an obnoxious baby‐talk voice.
Donatella’s Mother‐ A very assertive woman.
Bad Haircut Guy, Sideburns Lady, Loser Guy, Large Lady‐ solo singing lines in “Casualty of Love”Sales Clerk‐ works at the mall. Good singer.
Glen’s Secretary, Junior Secretary, Second Suit‐ work at Glen’s Wall Street office. Obsessed with making money.
Ricky‐ the bartender. Good singer.
Bum‐ hangs out at the bar. Good singer.
Agent‐ works at the airline counter
Impersonators • Billy Idol • Cyndi Lauper..good singer • Mr. T • Ronald Reagan • Tina Turner (possibly change to Cher)….good singer • Nancy Reagan • Imelda Marcos – sings in Spanish
Ensemble‐ plays wedding guests, office suits, shoppers at the mall, dancers at the club, etc