Unlike auditions for acting roles for the big and small screens and stage, hopeful candidates attending casting calls for stage musicals require a combination of acting skills and great singing voices. Whilst stage musicals have been an enduring live entertainment staple for centuries and some of the greatest musicals have been in production for decades, the medium has enjoyed a recent renaissance following a spate of reality TV contests offering starring roles in some of the West End’s best loved musicals as the big prizes. Competition for the opportunity to take part has been voracious and casting calls for roles are no less eagerly awaited and sought after.

For novice actors and singers hoping to attend musical auditions, they can be daunting and overwhelming experiences and even the toughest and most talented can suffer from their nerves taking over and impeding their performances. They may have superb singing voices with the broadest ranges, but that is not enough to impress casting teams at musical auditions, where hopefuls also need to demonstrate their ability to act, dance, recite from scripts and relate to their fellow performers.

Actors and singers hoping to combine such talents under one single umbrella, which is an essential prerequisite for musical auditions, often seek out professional insights by attending courses designed to prepare them and hosted by musical theatre specialists.

At Audition Now, our musical text alerts provide advanced information about forthcoming casting calls. We also offer tailor made courses delivered by musical experts.