AUDITION: Nat'l tour of SPRING AWAKENING

From Playbill.com:

"NETworks is please to announce casting calls for the 2010-2011 Spring Awakening National Tour...This tour will begin rehearsals September 13, 2010.

"Auditions will be held at Chelsea Studios, 151 West 26th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY. Please prepare a short folk/alt. rock song. Bring sheet music, pianist will be provided. Bring a picture and resume. PLEASE NOTE: All actors must be at least 18 years of age by September 13, 2010. SEEKING ALL ETHNICITIES FOR ALL ROLES."

FOR DETAILED AUDITION INFO, you must read: http://www.playbill.com/jobs/find/job_detail/29943.html

GUEST: Linda Eder, 04/16 @ 11a EDT/10a CDT

Singing sensation Linda Eder will be on "Musical Theatre Talk with Trish Causey" this Friday, April 16, at 11 a.m. EDT/ 10 a.m. CDT.

Linda began her career winning Star Search for 12 weeks straight, then played the role of Lucy in Frank Wildhorn's JEKYLL & HYDE. She has performed concerts around the world and released several CD's featuring standards and new classics.

To listen live, go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/musical_theatre_talk or call 347-237-5224.

For more information on shows, guests, updates, and replays, go to the MTT website: http://www.musicaltheatretalk.com/

Some of her available albums:
Broadway, My Way
Soundtrack 
Greatest Hits
The Other Side of Me
It's Time
Gold
My Favorite Broadway - The Leading Ladies

Idina Menzel on GLEE's return tonight

The wait is over!  After all the speculation, waiting, and tweeting, tonight is the night all GLeeks have been waiting for.  The GLEE Club misfits have found their stride as they approach Nationals in the episode, "Hell-O."

Featuring Idina Menzel, the premiere of GLEE tonight at 9:28/8:28c, after American Idol, on FOX.

GLEE holds open casting for 16-26 years olds

The producers of the hit show, GLEE, are searching high and low to fill the roles of high schools students for the upcoming season.  Auditionees must be between the ages of 16-26 and submit a video to the GLEE AUDITIONS page on MySpace.

The first minute should be an intro, and the next four minutes should be you belting your heart out. Then upload the video to http://www.myspace.com/gleeauditions.

GLEE returns from hiatus tomorrow night, so get that video in for your chance to be in Season 2!  Meanwhile, re-live Season 1 (and practice your GLEEk style) by getting the music of GLEE (click the pic to the left).

http://www.myspace.com/gleeauditions

NEXT TO NORMAL wins Pulitzer

Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's Tony Award-winning musical, NEXT TO NORMAL, has been awarded the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.  A landmark win, only eight musicals have won the Pultizer Prize for Drama, including, Stephen Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE and Jonathan Larson's RENT.

The rock musical explores a woman's journey to solve her mental illness issues on her own.

Playing at the Booth Theatre, NEXT TO NORMAL began Off-Broadway and was re-worked in workshops before making the move to Broadway in Spring 2009. In June, it won three Tonys for Best Score, Best Orchestration, and Best Actress for Alice Ripley, best known for her leading role in SIDE SHOW.

Fall 2010 will see the national tour of NEXT TO NORMAL take to the road. For more information about the Broadway show, or to find the tour's schedule of cities and dates, go to http://www.nexttonormal.com/

GUEST: Dr. Kim Steinhauer - "Technology & Vocal Training" - 11 a EDT

Vocal researcher, Dr. Kim Steinhauer, will be on "Musical Theatre Talk with Trish Causey" to discuss "Technology & Vocal Training."  If you don't have access to a good voice teacher in your area, buying a CD training system or taking lessons online may be the answer. With the digital age in full swing, the traditional methods of learning are facing new competition.

To listen live, go to: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/musical_theatre_talk or call in to 347-237-5224.

Replays available on http://www.musicaltheatretalk.com/

GUEST: Composer FRANK WILDHORN 04/09 @ 1pm EDT

JEKYLL & HYDE, SCARLET PIMPERNEL, THE CIVIL WAR, and WONDERLAND composer FRANK WILDHORN will be on "Musical Theatre Talk with Trish Causey" on Friday, 04/09, @ 1p EDT.

To listen live online, go to: http://bit.ly/5kkhRz

To call in, call 346-237-5224.

CD: Klea Blackhurst's AUTUMN IN NEW YORK

MTT guest and belter extraordinaire, Klea Blackhurst, reinvents the classics of the past by adding her own unique approach.  An amazing musical instrument, Klea's voice has been heard in symphony halls and theatre around the world. A master of her craft, Klea Blackhurst is a force to be reckoned with. She is simply --- amazing.

BWAY: Cast album signing for LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

The Broadway cast album of Stephen Sondheim's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC comes out on Tuesday. Starring theatre and screen legend Angela Lansbury and screen goddess Catherine Zeta-Jones.

According to the website,

"Come join Stephen Sondheim, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury, Alexander Hanson, and the cast of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC for a cast album signing event on the day of release.

The signing will take place on Tuesday, April 6 from 2:00PM - 3:30PM at The Walter Kerr Theatre. Please note: No additional materials (i.e. posters, Playbills, other recordings, etc.) will be signed."

For more info, go to http://www.nightmusiconbroadway.com/castrecording.php