Get ready for the city’s most exciting night of musical theatre on Wednesday evening, June 1 at the Gesù Theatre in downtown Montreal. Le Spotlight: Montreal’s Musical Theatre Challenge is the fifth edition of this celebration of local performing excellence, sponsored by the Centre for Education and Theatre in Montreal (CETM).
INCREASING THE VISIBILITY OF MONTREAL-BASED TALENT
Applications are now being accepted for the fifth edition of Le Spotlight. The deadline to apply is February 28, 2011. For details on how to apply go to www.lespotlight.ca.
This year, only eight Montreal-area performers will be selected during a round of preliminary auditions to be held at CETM in March. The judging panel will include CETM founder Stephen Pietrantoni, theatre director Corey Castle, and a guest judge from the local professional theatre community.
For the final event on June 1, each of the eight finalists will have just four minutes alone on stage to demonstrate acting, singing and movement skills before a panel of professional judges and a live audience. The winner will be featured in the Next Wave Festival of New Musicals coming in August.
A LIVE ORCHESTRA
All performers will appear with a live 11-piece orchestra. The list of final judges for the competition will be released at a later date.
Again this year, those present in the audience will be given the opportunity to vote for their favourite performer.
Tickets are $25 (all taxes and facility fees included), and may be obtained at the Gesu box office (514-861-4036). Student/senior rates are available.
Venue: Gesù Theatre – 1200 Bleury Metro: Place d’Armes
More information about the competition is available from Le Spotlight’s official website: www.lespotlight.ca.
Source: Centre for Education and Theatre in Montreal www.cetm.ca
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