John Bisceglie, a director, producer and filmmaker, is searching for local youth ages 8 to 21 to appear in “Broadway Movie Musical,” an original production recreating Broadway’s greatest moments on film.
“This dynamic movie musical celebrates musical theater in all its many forms, paying tribute to both the beloved classics that have come to define the medium, and today’s revolutionary game-changers that are bringing new life to the art form,” according to the March 22 press release by San Francisco Children’s Musical Theater.
Local youth will recreate Broadway’s greatest moments on film in an original new movie beginning production this spring. Participants will record in a professional studio and work on a movie set with a film crew, then see themselves on the silver screen when “Broadway Movie Musical” premieres in selected Bay Area movie theaters in January 2017.
The film will be shot and edited by professional filmmakers Nils and Mattie Myers of 152 West Productions in Gilroy.
Auditions will take place in San Jose on May 18; in San Francisco on May 21; and in Morgan Hill on May 26. For more information or to make an appointment to audition, visit broadwaymoviemusical.com.
The film will rehearse and be filmed in San Francisco, Morgan Hill, Gilroy and San Jose. Filming will start in early August. Cast members will appear in multiple solo, duet, group and ensemble numbers. No experience is required, and all who audition will be accepted. The program consists of one rehearsal per week.
“We are looking for Bay Area youth who love to sing and dance to feature in our youth movie musical,” Bisceglie said. “Seeing yourself on the screen in an actual movie theater is a very cool experience for actors of all ages, and we are excited to give local youth an opportunity to participate in this exciting film.”
Since 1991, Bisceglie has created and founded three Bay Area performing arts groups in San Jose (SBCMT) Morgan Hill/Gilroy (GCMT) and San Francisco (SFCMT), producing original musical revues and scripted plays as well as feature films. His large scale productions have appeared at the Herbst Theater, Marine’s Memorial Theater, Pier 39 and Palace of Fine Arts Theater in San Francisco.
