Update 4-4-2011: Mexican star Diego González Boneta has been cast to play the role of singer-guitarist Drew Boley. Boneta is a Mexican singer and actor. He is best known for playing Rocco in the Mexican soap opera Rebelde and recurring character Javier Luna in the spin-off series 90210.
Two time Primetime Emmy award nominated Adam Shankman will serve as Producer, Director, and Choreographer on the upcoming feature film version of the Broadway production of "Rock of Ages". The film's casting directors are conduction a nation talent search (including Canada) for the lead role of Drew Boley. Both unrepresented talent, and talent signed with agents can submit to be considered.
The character of Drew Foley is a young, handsome rocker. He has great comedic timing, a rocker tough exterior edge, boyish quality, charm, vulnerability, is a potential huge rock star. Drew desperately wants to be a rocker, but works as a bar back at the famous “Rock of Ages” club on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood until his dreams, however unrealistic, come true.
The actor can be any ethnicity, but MUST be able to play an early 20's aged singer and guitarist with a rocker voice. They are not looking for a contemporary musical theatre pop voice, but a pure, gritty rock sound. Should also should be a good mover on stage.
Principal photography is scheduled to begin on May 13, 2011 in Los Angeles. Other shooting locations being scouted are Miami and New York.
Talent in the United Sated and Canada can submit themselves, or have their agent/manager submit them at the following online open casting call website:
ActorCast "Rock of Ages" Video Audition Upload Page
Principal Actor Casting:
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
Juel Bestrop
Seth Yanklewitz
"Rock of Ages" Casting
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 133
Room 104
Burbank, CA 91522
Extras Casting:
Central Casting
220 S Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Information: (818) 562-2755
Do not send photos to Central, you must register in person.
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
New Line Cinema
116 N. Robertson Blvd.
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
Material Pictures
9220 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Offspring Entertainment
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521
Corner Stone Entertainment
9615 Brighton Way
Suite 201
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Producers:
Matthew Weaver
Scott Prisand
Jennifer Gibgot
Carl Levin
Tobey Maguire
Hillary Weaver
Jenno Topping
Janet Billig
Director:
Adam Shankman
Starring:
Diego González Boneta
Julianne Hough
Tom Cruise
Mary J. Blige
Alec Baldwin
Russell Brand
Story:
The storyline takes place at a Sunset Strip rock club called Rock of Ages, where a man and woman fall in love but get torn apart by the rock lifestyle. The show is propelled by signature '80s rock anthems popularized by Journey, Twisted Sister, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Bon Jovi and REO Speedwagon.
Note: The Broadway live theatre production of "Rock of Ages" opens on March 24, 2011 at Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 W. 44th Street, NY and has an open ended run.
ABC Family open casting call for TV movie 'Teen Spirit' in Wilmington, NC
Wilmington, NC will be the shooting location for the upcoming ABC Family made-for-TV movie titled "Teen Spirit". The lead roles are being cast in Los Angeles, and additional principal actor roles and extras will be cast in Wilmington. There will be an open casting call in Wilmington, NC on March 5th, 2011.
The story follows Amber, the most popular - and mean spirited - girl in school. Amber is fatally electrocuted, and she's charged with helping the most unpopular girl in school, a music nerd named Lisa, become prom queen in order to enter through the pearly gates of heaven. But when Amber's makeover of Lisa becomes far more than adequate, Lisa ends up dumping her old true friends in favor of the in-crowd and she becomes self-absorbed in her new found popularity.
The Ladder Program Board of Advisors members Steven Gary Banks and James Middleton will produce "Teen Spirit". The Ladder Program is an intensive internship experience that combines working in the real world of entertainment with an academic framework that teaches the skills needed to have a future career in entertainment.
Steven Gary Banks is a prolific screenwriter having sold 11 feature screenplays to the major film studios including Disney, Miramax, New Line, Sony/Columbia Pictures, Paramount, Revolution Studios and Warner Brothers. Mr. Banks also works in television creating new series and has written five different pilots for the Fox and ABC networks.
James Middleton has worked as SVP Production and Development of C2 Pictures and Vice President of Development at United Artists. He has been featured on CNN and NBC newscasts concerning the entertainment industry and is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America.
Open Casting Call Details
Casting directors from Fincannon and Associates are seeking young adults who can pass for all types of teenagers - popular kids, jocks, nerds, goth, hipsters, etc., to fill the student body of an All-American stereotypical high school. Producers are also looking for background actors of all ages to play teachers, parents, senior citizens, restaurant patrons, etc.
Where:
Community Arts Center
120 South 2nd Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
Click Here for directions.
When:
Saturday March 5, 2011
10:00am - 5:00pm
Please bring a recent color snapshot of yourself smiling, preferably a 3"x5" print. If you don't have a photo, they will take one for you at no charge.
People who can't make it to the open casting call and are interested in working on "Teen Spirit" as a stand-in, extra, or photo double can download the following registration form and submit it to the address below:
"Teen Spirit" Extras Registration Card
Fill the form out and send a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope to:
Fincannon and Associates, Inc.
c/o "Teen Spirit" Extras Casting
1235 North 23rd Street
Wilmington, NC 28405
When they receive your SASE and registration card, they will mail to you a Background talent form which you should fill out completely, attaching a recent photo of yourself and returning by mail to the same address above.
"Teen Spirit" begins filming late March, 2011 and will air on ABC Family in Summer, 2011.
Principal Actor Casting
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
Los Angeles:
Alyson Silverberg
"Teen Spirit" Casting
121 W. Lexington Drive
Glendale, CA 91203
teenspiritcasting@gmail.com
Wilmington:
Lisa Mae Fincannon, CSA
"Teen Spirit" Casting
1235 N. 23rd Street
Wilmington, NC 28405
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
"Teen Spirit" Production Office
c/o Screen Gems Studios
1223 23rd Street North
Wilmington, NC 28405
ABC Family
3800 W. Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91505
Producers:
Steven Gary Banks (Writer)
James Middleton
Director: Gil Junger
Starring:
Cassie Scerbo - Amber
Lindsey Shaw - Lisa
Story:
When the meanest most popular and most feared girl in school, Amber (Cassie Scerbo), is electrocuted at the prom, she has one week to turn the least popular girl in school, Lisa (Lindsey Shaw), into the next Prom Queen or her afterlife fate is sealed... in hell.
The story follows Amber, the most popular - and mean spirited - girl in school. Amber is fatally electrocuted, and she's charged with helping the most unpopular girl in school, a music nerd named Lisa, become prom queen in order to enter through the pearly gates of heaven. But when Amber's makeover of Lisa becomes far more than adequate, Lisa ends up dumping her old true friends in favor of the in-crowd and she becomes self-absorbed in her new found popularity.
The Ladder Program Board of Advisors members Steven Gary Banks and James Middleton will produce "Teen Spirit". The Ladder Program is an intensive internship experience that combines working in the real world of entertainment with an academic framework that teaches the skills needed to have a future career in entertainment.
Steven Gary Banks is a prolific screenwriter having sold 11 feature screenplays to the major film studios including Disney, Miramax, New Line, Sony/Columbia Pictures, Paramount, Revolution Studios and Warner Brothers. Mr. Banks also works in television creating new series and has written five different pilots for the Fox and ABC networks.
James Middleton has worked as SVP Production and Development of C2 Pictures and Vice President of Development at United Artists. He has been featured on CNN and NBC newscasts concerning the entertainment industry and is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America.
Open Casting Call Details
Casting directors from Fincannon and Associates are seeking young adults who can pass for all types of teenagers - popular kids, jocks, nerds, goth, hipsters, etc., to fill the student body of an All-American stereotypical high school. Producers are also looking for background actors of all ages to play teachers, parents, senior citizens, restaurant patrons, etc.
Where:
Community Arts Center
120 South 2nd Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
Click Here for directions.
When:
Saturday March 5, 2011
10:00am - 5:00pm
Please bring a recent color snapshot of yourself smiling, preferably a 3"x5" print. If you don't have a photo, they will take one for you at no charge.
People who can't make it to the open casting call and are interested in working on "Teen Spirit" as a stand-in, extra, or photo double can download the following registration form and submit it to the address below:
"Teen Spirit" Extras Registration Card
Fill the form out and send a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope to:
Fincannon and Associates, Inc.
c/o "Teen Spirit" Extras Casting
1235 North 23rd Street
Wilmington, NC 28405
When they receive your SASE and registration card, they will mail to you a Background talent form which you should fill out completely, attaching a recent photo of yourself and returning by mail to the same address above.
"Teen Spirit" begins filming late March, 2011 and will air on ABC Family in Summer, 2011.
Principal Actor Casting
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
Los Angeles:
Alyson Silverberg
"Teen Spirit" Casting
121 W. Lexington Drive
Glendale, CA 91203
teenspiritcasting@gmail.com
Wilmington:
Lisa Mae Fincannon, CSA
"Teen Spirit" Casting
1235 N. 23rd Street
Wilmington, NC 28405
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
"Teen Spirit" Production Office
c/o Screen Gems Studios
1223 23rd Street North
Wilmington, NC 28405
ABC Family
3800 W. Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91505
Producers:
Steven Gary Banks (Writer)
James Middleton
Director: Gil Junger
Starring:
Cassie Scerbo - Amber
Lindsey Shaw - Lisa
Story:
When the meanest most popular and most feared girl in school, Amber (Cassie Scerbo), is electrocuted at the prom, she has one week to turn the least popular girl in school, Lisa (Lindsey Shaw), into the next Prom Queen or her afterlife fate is sealed... in hell.
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