Lucky Stiff
Movie Story
Based on the novel, The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth, Lucky Stiff is an offbeat, hilarious murder mystery farce, complete with mistaken identities, six million bucks in diamonds and a corpse in a wheelchair. The story revolves around an unassuming English shoe salesman who is forced to take the embalmed body of his recently murdered uncle on a vacation to Monte Carlo. Should he succeed in passing his uncle off as alive, Harry Witherspoon stands to inherit $6,000,000. If not, the money goes to the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn… or else his uncle’s gun-toting ex!
Lucky Stiff: A Musical Comedy || Based on The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth
Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens || Music by Stephen Flaherty
Director: Jason Leader
Musical Director: Frank Gonzalez
DATES & TIMES ::
JUNE 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 || 8:00 PM
JUNE 15, 22, 29 || 2:30 PM
Audition Details
Saturday, March 22 || 10:00 AM
Callbacks, if needed || Sunday, March 23 (in the evening)
Register for the audition here.
Questions? Email info@30byninety.com || Subject: Lucky Stiff Audtions.
Note: If you have any known conflicts, please indicate them on the audition form or during the audition.
** Music auditions will consist of excerpts from songs in the show.
** Tracks include: orchestral rehearsal (with and without melody), Broadway cast references, and sheet music/lyrics.
Music Audition Requirements
Auditions will include the singing of an excerpt from the musical and a testing of vocal ranges. We encourage you to sing “in character.”
Access to excerpts can be found below in Audition Track Recordings. Inside that folder are three directories:
Men || Annabel || Rita
In each directory are 4 files:
1 – The Broadway Cast track of the excerpt you will be singing
2 – The Rehearsal Track of the excerpt (with piano overdubbing the singing melody)
3 – The Rehearsal Track of the excerpt (with no melody overdubbing)
4 – The Libretto Sheet Music of the excerpt.
** Auditions will be sung to #3, the rehearsal track without a melody overdub.
Files #1 and #2 are only for your preparation reference.
All men will sing the first verse of “Lucky”, which is a song that Harry Witherspoon sings (in the libretto, it’s bars 1-47). Women should learn and be prepared to sing for both Rita and Annabel. Annabel’s song is from “Dogs Versus You” (in the libretto, it’s bars 11-38). Rita’s song is from “Rita’s Confession” (in the libretto, it’s bars 1-35). ** Note:: there is also conversational singing by Vinnie. You only need to sing Rita’s lines.
Role Details
A shy, sweet-natured English shoe salesman with low self-esteem. Life is passing him by, and he lacks the confidence to take chances.
Vocal range: Bari-Tenor (Bb2–F#4)
A dedicated representative of the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn. Serious, mission-driven, and practical, Annabel denies herself small pleasures in life to focus on good works.
Vocal range: Mezzo (F#3–F#4)
A handsome, volatile woman with nearsightedness and a fiery temper. Passionate, manipulative, and jealous, she’s a chain smoker prone to outbursts.
Vocal range: Belting Alto (F3–F4)
Rita’s nervous and conservative optometrist brother. A pillar of the community, he’s allergic to smoke and highly risk-averse.
Vocal range: Bari-Tenor (A#2–G4)
A boisterous and gregarious Italian man with a larger-than-life personality. May wear a beard or eye patch.
Vocal range: Tenor-Bari (B2–F#4)
A comedic, non-speaking, non-singing role as Harry’s embalmed uncle.
Performers will double a variety of roles, including: English landlady and boarders, Solicitor, train travelers, French waiter, tourists, gamblers, emcee, nightclub entertainer, and more. Ensemble will have solo singing moments.