How to audition for Jon M. Chu's adaptation of 'In the Heights'

Open casting call seeks talent for upcoming film version of the beloved Tony Award-winning musical.



In the Heights is looking for some fresh talent. Director Jon M. Chu's upcoming adaptation of the beloved Tony Award-winning musical has put out an open digital casting call for auditions.

In the Heights, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, follows the residents of largely Latino Upper Manhattan neighborhood Washington Heights -- a bodega owner, a college student, a taxi driver, a beauty salon worker, and an old woman -- aspire to better lives as gentrification begins to take hold, and a sweltering summer power blackout brings their personal life crises to a head.

This is your chance to be considered for a role in the film. Here are more details about the casting call:

Casting Call: Seeking Asian American Transgender performers for 'Interstate'

Staged reading for a new pop-rock poetry musical by Kit Yan and Melissa Li


Putting the call out for Asian American transgender and gender nonconforming actors.... Interstate, a new musical by Melissa Li and Kit Yan, is currently seeking Equity or non-Equity Asian American transgender or gender nonconforming performers for a 29 hour staged reading happening next month.

Interstate is described as an Asian American pop-rock poetry musical about two transgender people at different stages of their journey and their parallel experiences with love, family, and finding a community.

Auditions will be held on Saturday, April 2 in Midtown Manhattan. Here's the breakdown:

The nonsense Asian American actors have to deal with...

"If you can't speak Chinese then use broken English."



So here's some everyday Hollywood wackness.

This photo was taken at a commercial audition that was held on Wednesday. Actors were given no explanation of the scenario, or what the commercial was for, but as you can see, there's a lot of Asian-y nonsense.

The scene: a busy Chinatown noodle house. Actors were instructed to translate the lines into Mandarin or Cantonese -- but if you couldn't speak Chinese, then saying the lines in broken English would suffice. Why do I get the strong sense that this was not written by anyone who is familiar with the nuances of Chinese cuisine?

Reality show seeks "Ultra Rich Asian Girls of Vancouver"

Casting call and open auditions on June 26. Because you can make reality show about anything.



Got this passed along to me... Asians of Vancouver! A production company is looking to cast you for a new reality show. But you can't just be any Asian girl. They're looking for the Ultra Rich Asian Girls of Vancouver.

Vancouver Reality Show Seeks 'Ultra Rich Asian Girls'

HBIC TV is described as a new reality show about "the Luxurious Lifestyles of the Ultra Rich Asian Girls in Vancouver." Because, hey, at this point, you can make a reality show about anything. The producers of HBIC TV plan to hold open auditions in Vancouver on June 26.

Here's the video announcing auditions:

2014 Kollaboration Auditions

Sign up to perform at the world-famous annual talent showcase



Do you have what it takes to rock the Kollaboration stage?

The world-famous Asian American talent show competition is holding auditions for the upcoming city show season, running from April to August across the United States. Each city show winner has the chance to be one of six finalists to compete in the grand finale show Kollaboration Star in Los Angeles in November.

Here's a little video promo to get you inspired for auditions:

2013 Kollaboration New York Auditions

Do you have what it takes to be the next Kollaboration Star? Kollaboration is constantly on the lookout for the nation's top performers, hidden talents and undiscovered superstars. If you're in New York, and you want to show the world what you've got, Kollaboration New York is currently accepting audition applications for performers of all mediums (song, dance, spoken word, etc). Here are some more details: