Tupac Musical 'Holler if Ya Hear Me' Begins Casting, Aims for Broadway

One or more new production might give Broadway some street cred next season. Casting will begin let's focus on "Holler If Ya Hear Me," a completely new musical inspired by and including the music activity in the late stylish-hop icon Tupac Shakur. The story is occur present round the inner-city streets from the Midwestern industrial city, where two childhood pals in addition to their extended families find it hard to reconcile the down sides and details from the lives utilizing their hopes, dreams, and ambitions."The idea was always to produce a musical inspired by his music and also to avoid an autobiographical approach to his existence or anything such as this,In . director Kenny Leon mentioned throughout the interview with PBS in November. "And also, since It's my job to thought that Tupac will be a prophet which i figured if everybody could hear his words and pay attention to his tales, they'd see a few things i see. Therefore we will in all probability execute a large workshop in NY and I will try to go to Broadway over the following Broadway season."Casting director David Caparelliotis of MelCap Casting is principally seeking African-American and Whitened emcees who is able to also sing and act. Open auditions for Equity and nonunion artists will probably be held Saturday, March 10 in NY City. Equity chorus requires males and ladies singer-emcees will probably be held Wednesday, March 14. To find out more and audition particulars, begin to see the full casting notices on BackStage.com. (Subscription needed.)Leon formerly directed the Broadway productions of "The Mountaintop," "Stick Fly," "A Raisin the sun's sun rays,Inch "Fences," plus much more. He's the artistic director of True Colors Theatre Company in Atlanta, which he's presently concentrating on a structured film remake of "Steel Magnolias," which will feature a thrilling African-American cast. Leon told the Huffington Publish he'd begun coping with Shakur's mother, Afeni, by having an early reading through through in the musical in October. Afeni Shakur has apparently approved the show.The developmental workshop will run from April 23 to May 11, but a Broadway premiere date isn't set. "Holler If Ya Hear Me" would be the first full-scale stylish-hop production in Broadway history.Caparelliotis' Broadway casting credits include "Seminar," "Stick Fly," "Bengal Tiger within the Bagdad Zoo" as well as the approaching revival of "Dying from the Sales rep."