The Mikado

The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. It opened on March 14, 1885, in London, where it ran at the Savoy Theatre for 672 performances, which was the second longest run for any work of musical theatre and one of the longest runs of any theatre piece up to that time.

Orientation and Auditions for the Mikado

There will be a compulsory orientation for the Mikado on the 1st of July at the "Attic Bar", in the Unity Hall Hotel, Balmain, this commences at 7pm. Auditions will be held on the 15th and 22th of July. Times for auditions will be booked at the orientation.

Rehearsals for the show will be on Tuesdays and Thursday nights from 7pm - 10pm at the Seymour Centre and on Sundays from 1pm - 5pm at the "Attic Bar". Rehearsals commence 29th of July. The company intends to perform some midweek daytime performances for schools and preference will be given to cast that can make these performances.

Dates and Location

The Mikado will be performed at the Sydney Theatre between November 6th - 15th 2008

We are currently auditioning for all parts in the Mikado, the parts and their vocal range are listed below. Please fill in the form at the bottom of the page if you are interested and we will get back to you shortly with an audition date and location

Principals - Applicants should prepare two contrasting numbers from either a Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta or other operetta of a similar period and style (eg The Merry Widow). They may only be required to sing one for their audition.

We strongly suggest that applicants are familiar with a song from the following list in their part choice and voice type

The Mikado of Japan	Bass	A more Humane Mikado No 17
Nanki-Poo	Tenor	A Wandering Minstrel I No 2
Ko-Ko	Baritone	As some day it may happen No 5a
Pooh-Bah	Baritone	Young Man Despair No 4
Pish-Tush	Baritone	Young Man, Despair No 4
Yum-Yum	Soprano	The Sun whose rays are all ablaze No 13
Pitti-Sing	Mezzo	Braid the raven hair No 12
Peep-Bo	Mezzo	Braid the raven hair No 12
Katisha	Alto	Alone and yet alive
Chorus	Soprano - Alto - Tenor - Bass	Auditionees should be prepared to sing one song from the Gilbert and Sullivan, operetta or Musical THeatre repertoire. The choice of piece should demonstrate vocal as well as acting ability

Forbidden Broadway

Forbidden Broadway will be BLOC's first professional show. We will be doing a national tour starting in December 2008

Forbidden Broadway is a musical revue where the lyrics of famous songs are altered to make fun of performers, writers, producers and the show itself, our performance will feature songs from "Annie", "The Lion King", "Cats", "Mamma Mia", "Les Misarables", "Rent" and most other major musical releases in the past 20 years. a must see for the seasoned musical theatre junkie.

Applications for Forbidden Broadway will begin in July so stay tuned!

Application for auditions

Please fill in the form below leaving your E-mail address or phone number or both. We'll get back to you as soon as we can in regard to our next production and when the auditions will be.

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