christmas in the city

preparations for in^significant others (opening in february at pier 39) are getting more and more intense and exciting. we had a photo shoot last night and it was so great to see the members of the cast new and old working together and having fun. this is my third incarnation of this show, each time it grows, each time it is sad to see some of the kids go and exciting to meet and work with such talented new kids. jay’s song christmas in the city is going to get some airplay this holiday season in san Francisco (it is a great song) and several members of the cast are going caroling in the castro this weekend – singing some new lyrics jay has set to some traditional carols – should be pretty hilarious. raymond hong put together a great video of the tree lighting event at pier 39 where several members of the cast sang christmas in the city down at pier 39. the video is really great. we had a great kick off party at the hard rock café at pier 39 to promote the show for group sales leaders – we debuted the new wigs and gowns for our drag dreemgurlz (bobby and alex worked the room before the performances of a few numbers from the show). all of this is very exciting – we have a great new set design, costumes, etc. and everything is getting kicked up a notch for this great new run at pier 39.

Jekyll & Hyde, Songs For A New World, in^significant others

We had a great run through Saturday of Jekyll & Hyde. This cast is really terrific and I think the show is going to be wonderful. We've got lots of work ahead of us and just the right amount of time to get it done. The costumes are looking terrific and all of the elements are starting to come together nicely. We will get on to the stage and our set in about 10 days. ...very exciting. This production opens at the end of April. Don’t miss it.

Check out some great photos at the Palo Alto Players website.



Songs For A New World rehearsals get underway on April 15. Our brilliant musical director, Ben Prince, will take the helm and the cast will be learning and refining the music during the first couple of weeks of rehearsal.
Ray Of Light Theatre is the producer of this show and it will be performed at the Eureka Theatre in San Francisco starting May 11.




Music rehearsals are already underway for in^significant others. Jay Kuo has put up a blog that is a sort of live journal of our whole process in getting this show up. You can take a look at www.sfmusical.com and check out the shows own websitein^significant others for more info about this award winning original musical production.

Musical Theatre Update

Jay Kuo’s musical Insignificant Others was just awarded the Bay Area Critics Circle Award for best original script of a new musical! This is an exciting honor for this show that we’re going to be opening at the Zeum Theatre in Yerba Buena in mid-July. We have a great cast and will be starting rehearsals before you know it in June.
Check out the website for this world premiere musical production.


In the meantime, rehearsals for Jekyll & Hyde at Palo Alto Players continue to be fun and exciting. This is a really big show and we’re doing some fun and exciting things with it. This production opens at the end of April. Don’t miss it.
This is the Palo Alto Players website.


Another exciting project is Songs For A New World a revue of truly marvelous songs by genius songwriter Jason Robert Brown. His music is complex and beautiful. The lyrics are deep, moving, funny and thought provoking. Four talented singing actors will be performing this show for Ray Of Light Theatre Company at the Eureka Theatre in downtown San Francisco starting May 11th.
Ray Of Light Theatre is presenting a concert version of The Secret Garden this month before we start work on Songs For A New World.
http://www.roltheatre.com/index.html

I’m excited to be directing all three of these theatrical projects for 3 different companies! It is quite a busy spring. I hope everyone gets to see these shows between April and August of this year.

More Auditions (plus that beautiful boat!)

We had auditions for Jekyll & Hyde which I'm directing at Palo Alto Players (performances are April 28 thru May 13 - mark your calendar and buy tickets www.paplayers.org) and they were great. Such a huge turn out. Casting is never easy and made even more difficult when so many talented people turn out. We've got a very exciting cast and rehearsals start in a few weeks.

(just had to put in that photo of the boat!)

I'll be directing a new production of L. Jay Kuo's hit romantic musical comedy, Insignificant Others. The auditions on Feb 18-19 are nearly full. Don't miss your chance to come out for this show! ISO will play at the Zeum Theatre in Yerba Buena from July 13 through the end of August with a possible extension and will be a featured show at the SF Theatre Festival.

Audition dates: February 18-19, 2006

Send resume and headshots to significantjay@yahoo.com

Non-AEA.

Remaining Audition Times: 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. in half hour slots.

Audition location: 42nd Street Moon's rehearsal space at 250 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco at Van Ness and Grove.

Callbacks Feb 26th 6:00-10:00 p.m.

We are casting for the following 11 roles:

Margaret: 20s/30s mezzo with strong range, G to Eb. Plus sized, great
comic timing, nurturing, some cabaret style dance.

Jordan: 20s high bari or tenor, comedic role with dramatic versatility,
charismatic.
Jeannine: 20s mezzo-soprano. Strong belt to D, clear pop vocals.
Assertive, sexy.

Luke: 20s pop tenor - comfortable sustained G with pop to A. Sympathetic,
attractive.

Kristen: 20s Mezzo-soprano. Quirky expressions, patters well and harmonizes
excellently in tricky numbers.

Erik: 20s baritone (float to an E), good folk ballad voice, charming, can
play sexually ambiguous.

Andrew: 20s/30s - Baritone / bass - low G to Eb, dashing.

Ensemble/Understudies: 1 W, 20s mezzo soprano, 3 M 20s-30s, baritones or
tenors. Strong dance experience.
Swings: 1 W, 20s/30s alto or soprano, 1 M 20s/30s bari/tenor, strong dance
experience.