Touring ‘Christmas Story’ seeks pair of performers
West Coast Entertainment, producers of the Best of Broadway series, are looking for two local children to sing and dance in the Spokane stop of the touring “A Christmas Story: The Musical.”
“A Christmas Story,” based on the beloved holiday movie (itself adapted from the Jean Shepherd book “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash”), will play at the INB Performing Arts Center from Dec. 3-6. Area children are invited to a casting call on Sept. 28 to audition. Actors must be between ages 8 and 13 and should have some dance training. Registration for auditions will begin at 3 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis, with choreography beginning at 4 p.m.
For the complete audition criteria and registration form, visit www.wcebroadway.com.
Caruso joins Bowie show
Sophia Anne Caruso, a former Spokane actress, has been cast to appear in a new musical from David Bowie and Enda Walsh that is an adaptation of “The Man Who Fell to Earth.”
“Lazarus,” being produced off Broadway by the New York Theatre Workshop, also will star Michael C. Hall (“Six Feet Under,” “Dexter”) and Cristin Milioti, who was in the Broadway musical “Once.”
Directed by Ivo van Hove, “Lazarus” centers on the character Thomas Newton, famously played by Bowie in Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 film adaptation of the Walter Tevis novel.
Caruso, who has previously worked off Broadway and was featured in the NBC live television movie “The Sound of Music,” was an actress at both Spokane Civic Theatre and Interplayers (now the Modern) before moving to New York.
The show will feature new music by Bowie, and will open for previews on Nov. 18. Opening night is Dec. 7. For details on the workshop, visit www.nytw.org.
Get in line, Cumberbatch fans
A few weeks back, regular readers may recall an article printed in this section about the new “Hamlet” being staged in London, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The show sold out nearly instantly, as Cumberbatch’s ardent fans created a high demand for tickets.
Spokane fans of the British actor don’t have to be worrying about mortgaging the farm to check out the theatrical sensation. On Nov. 29, the Bing Crosby Theater will screen a film version of the play shot at the famed Barbican Theatre as part of its Stage to Screen series. And with a ticket price of $10, it’s significantly less expensive than hopping a plane to the U.K. and paying a scalper to see the immortal Shakespeare tragedy.
The play will be shown at 2 p.m. For details, visit www.bingcrosbytheater.com.