Michael Cassara Casting

01/13/2026

Jared Zirilli will star in the new work from Barbarella, Mariella Elm, and Lauren Kahane.

12/18/2025

Initial casting announcement for NEWSIES at The Argyle Theatre at Babylon Village - full cast will be announced in January. Buckle up, Long Island, we're going to be selling a whole lot of papes!

Mason Ballard and Cara Rose DiPietro will lead the company of the Disney musical.

10/29/2025

Open auditions for DANCERS WHO SING for the National Asian Artists Project, directed and choreographed by Baayork Lee. These will take place *this Monday*, 11/3. More details and online sign-up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054BACA72FA2FB6-60003360-national #/ - these auditions are for NAAP's "Broadway Holiday Celebration" which we are pleased to be co-casting with Andrea Zee/Zee Casting. This will rehearse in the evenings between 12/14 and 12/20 an perform on 12/21 - open to both AEA and Non-AEA performers under a Theatre Authority agreement.

Seeking strong dancers who sing - please note: all Characters/Roles in the project are Asian/Asian-American/AAPI. Please sign up online or tag a friend or two!

National Asian Artists Project - Open Audition for DANCERS WHO SING for the 2025 NAAP Broadway Holiday Celebration PLEASE READ CAREFULLY - for this project we are specifically seeking strong dancers who sing well. We'll be starting with dance combinations and then keeping folks to sing as needed. PL...

08/21/2025

Very cool to see one of the next steps for Gulfshore Playhouse: state-of-the-art housing for visiting artists, right across the street from the stunning $73 million Baker Theatre and Education Center.

Wynn's Downtown is taking shape after a creative land swap and a yearslong public-private partnership.

05/15/2025

Just announced: OPEN AUDITION DAY on Weds. 5/21 for National Asian Artists Project's DISCOVER: New Musicals. The 2025 edition of DISCOVER will take place in June, 2025 in NYC. These are staged readings of new musicals, in which all characters are AANHPI (Asian-American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander).

Open call will take place IN PERSON in NYC on the morning of Weds. 5/21 - via online sign-up. We're also accepting video submissions (links at the sign up link below). Follow this link for more information and to sign up. And be sure to tell (or tag) a friend!

National Asian Artists Project - Open Audition Day for DISCOVER: New Musicals We're pleased to be holding an open *in-person* audition day for National Asian Artists Project's June, 2025 edition of DISCOVER: New Musicals. We will be seeing people *live and in person*, as well as via self-tape (READ....

01/09/2025

Michael will be doing a *FREE* Q&A (via Zoom) on industry topics, audition season, and more - for Save My Audition.com - *this* Sunday night, 1/12 from 7 PM (ET) to 9 PM. Totally free for anyone who'd like to attend, just be sure to sign up via https://www.savemyaudition.com/

Hope to see you there!

Music Theater Audition Prep, Rehearsal Tracks, Classes and much more! | Save My Audition.com

01/02/2025

Happy new year, everyone! We're holding a seasonal EPA for Axelrod Performing Arts Center *this* Saturday, January 4th from 11 AM to 7 PM (lunch break from 2:30 to 3:30). The upcoming portion of the season includes BEAUTIFUL, ROCK OF AGES, HEDWIG, and STEEL MAGNOLIAS.

Non-AEA performers *will* be seen as time permits, though we anticipate strong turnout and there may be a bit of a wait. At the current time, it looks like the afternoon (starting around 3:30 PM) will be less busy than the earlier part of the day, but come whenever you're able and we'll make best efforts to get you in and out.

Please note: this is a *local* call, taking place at the theatre (Deal Park, NJ) - the closest public transit is the Elberon NJT station, which is about 2 miles from the theatre itself. In the interest of full disclosure, very limited housing is available -- we have a particular interest in performers who are local (central NJ) hires and/or who have access to their own transportation.

There are no curent plans to hold NYC/in-person auditions for this season. Know someone with ties to the Central NJ area? Feel free to tag them below!

The full notice follows below, and AEA members can sign-up in advance (see comments section for URL).

Please prepare a brief singing selection (about a minute long) in the style of any show in the season, and/or a brief monologue for consideration for Steel Magnolias. Bring sheet music in your key, an accompanist will be provided. Please bring a picture/resume, stapled together.

07/01/2024

Hi everyone - we've had some questions about tomorrow's EPA for the upcoming off-Broadway production of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG. As the notice indicates, all roles are currently cast, with the exception of the off-stage male understudy. That said, we're always excited to see folks who are right for the world of the show, for future consideration. If that's you, we'll hope to see you tomorrow.

(We will happily see EMC and non-AEA performers should turnout permit.)

All details here:

PERSONNELProducers: John Freedson, Harriet Yellin and Eric KrebsDirector/Writer: Gerard AlessandriniChoreographer/Musical Staging: Gerry McIntyreMusic Director/Arrangements: Fred BartonCasting: Michael Cassara Casting/Michael Cassara, CSA

06/18/2024

Tonight! National Asian Artists Project

National Asian Artists Project presents the one-night-only performance of the Frank Loesser classic.

05/29/2024

Some great news! We'll see you at Theatre 555 later this summer!

Performances of the Gerard Alessandrini r***e will begin in August.

04/04/2024

Just announced! Open Audition Day in NYC *THIS* Monday, April 8th, for National Asian Artists Project! We'll be holding a dance call in the morning, and seeing songs and monologues in the afternoon - all via online sign-up.

PLEASE NOTE: All characters in NAAP's upcoming projects identify as AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander)

Sign up here to grab your spot - ALL DETAILS HERE:

04/03/2024

Terrific ABC News/Nightline feature on our FIVE The Parody Musical cast!

The creators of "Five: The Parody Musical," talk about balancing satire with politics in their off-Broadway comedy that features characters such as Stormy Daniels, Ivanka Trump and Hillary Clinton.