Principal roles
Voice: Strong vocal range; wide vocal ranges
Principal positions for the Broadway and National Touring Company of Wicked.
- singing
- ability to move well
Universal Stage Productions
Auditions for “Wicked” on Broadway Coming To Chicago – Singers
Audition · Chicago
Apply by
No deadline listed
How to audition
In person
Production & casting team
- Producing company
- Universal Stage Productions
- Production
- Wicked
No casting or creative-team names are available here yet. Check the original posting for more information.
Listed contact: The Telsey Office
The role
Who they’re looking for
Performers ages 18 and older, of any ethnicity and gender, with outstanding voices, strong vocal range, and the ability to move well; authorization to legally work in the United States is required.
Ensemble roles
Voice: Strong vocal range; wide vocal ranges
Ensemble positions for the Broadway and National Touring Company of Wicked.
- singing
- ability to move well
Playing age, Equity, understudy… what do these mean?
Playing age is how old a character appears, which may differ from your own age. Equity is the actors’ union; check each theatre’s eligibility rules. An understudy learns a role to perform when the main actor is unavailable.
The commitment
What does it pay?
The theatre hasn’t listed the pay
Dates & location
Callbacks
Sep 9, 2025 – Sep 9, 2025
Potential callbacks are scheduled for September 9, 2025.
Auditions
Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 5, 2026
Doors will not open until 10:00 a.m., and singers must arrive prior to 12:30 p.m. to be considered. Sign-up begins at 10:30am. You must arrive by 1:00pm to be considered. Please do not arrive prior to 10:30am.
Callbacks
Oct 6, 2026 – Oct 6, 2026
Potential callbacks will occur on October 6, 2026.
Auditions location
Ballet Chicago
17 North State Street, 19th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602 Chicago
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Get ready
What to prepare
Help with headshots, résumés, and self-tapes
A headshot is a clear photo of you. An acting résumé lists your performance experience and training. A self-tape is a recorded audition video. Sides are the short script excerpts the theatre asks you to perform. Follow this theatre’s specific instructions.
Your next step
How to apply
Sign-up begins at 10:30am. You must arrive by 1:00pm to be considered. Please do not arrive prior to 10:30am. Prepare to sing a cappella 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song showing range. Sopranos may sing 16 bars of a traditional legit musical theatre song showing range. Bring sheet music in case you are asked to sing with piano accompaniment, and bring a photo/resume stapled together.
Read the theatre’s instructions →Opens the original posting.
Contact: The Telsey Office
Before you apply
- The page gives two potential callback dates: “Potential callbacks are scheduled for September 9, 2025.” and “Potential callbacks will occur on October 6, 2026.”
- The earlier text says singers must arrive prior to 12:30 p.m. to be considered, while the detailed call says “You must arrive by 1:00pm to be considered.”
Full posting and updates
Chicago open call for singers seeking principal and ensemble positions in Wicked's Broadway and National Touring Company. The call is at Ballet Chicago on October 5, 2026; sign-up begins at 10:30am. Singers should prepare 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song a cappella; sopranos may sing a traditional legit selection. Bring sheet music and a photo/resume stapled together. Equity and non-Equity singers are welcome, and authorization to legally work in the United States is required. Auditions are hosted by the telsey office.
We last checked the posting on Sep 25, 2026. The theatre may have updated it since.
What changed?
Production & casting team · Sep 25, 2026
Not specified →
Status · Sep 25, 2026
expired → active
Schedule · Sep 25, 2026
Description: SINGERS OPEN CALL Monday, October 5, 2026. Sign-up begins at 10:30am. You must arrive by 1:00pm to be considered.
End: 2026-10-05
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-10-05
Description: Potential callbacks will occur on October 6, 2026.
End: 2026-10-06
Kind: callback
Start: 2026-10-06 → Description: Potential callbacks are scheduled for September 9, 2025.
End: 2025-09-09
Kind: callback
Start: 2025-09-09
Description: Doors will not open until 10:00 a.m., and singers must arrive prior to 12:30 p.m. to be considered. Sign-up begins at 10:30am. You must arrive by 1:00pm to be considered. Please do not arrive prior to 10:30am.
End: 2026-10-05
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-10-05
Description: Potential callbacks will occur on October 6, 2026.
End: 2026-10-06
Kind: callback
Start: 2026-10-06
Roles · Sep 25, 2026
Description: Principal positions in the two North American productions of Wicked.
Name: Principal
Playing age: 18+
Skills: move well
Status: open
Vocal range: wide vocal ranges; outstanding voices
Description: Ensemble positions in the two North American productions of Wicked.
Name: Ensemble
Playing age: 18+
Skills: move well
Status: open
Vocal range: wide vocal ranges; outstanding voices → Description: Principal positions for the Broadway and National Touring Company of Wicked.
Name: Principal roles
Skills: singing
ability to move well
Status: open
Vocal range: Strong vocal range; wide vocal ranges
Description: Ensemble positions for the Broadway and National Touring Company of Wicked.
Name: Ensemble roles
Skills: singing
ability to move well
Status: open
Vocal range: Strong vocal range; wide vocal ranges
Locations · Sep 25, 2026
Address: 17 North State Street, 19th Floor
City: Chicago
Kind: audition
Name: Ballet Chicago → Address: 17 North State Street, 19th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
City: Chicago
Kind: audition
Name: Ballet Chicago
Eligibility · Sep 25, 2026
Seeking singers who move well, ages 18+, any ethnicity, any gender, with fantastic voices and wide vocal ranges, for principal and ensemble roles. Equity and Non-Equity singers are welcome; you do not need to be a union member to attend. Authorization to legally work in the United States is required. → Performers ages 18 and older, of any ethnicity and gender, with outstanding voices, strong vocal range, and the ability to move well; authorization to legally work in the United States is required.
How to apply · Sep 25, 2026
Instructions: Sign-up begins at 10:30am. You must arrive by 1:00pm to be considered. Please do not arrive prior to 10:30am. Prepare to sing a cappella 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song showing range. Sopranos may sing 16 bars of a traditional legit musical theatre song showing range. Please also bring sheet music in case you are asked to sing with piano accompaniment. Please bring a photo/resume stapled together.
Materials: 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song
sheet music
photo/resume stapled together
Method: in_person
Timezone: America/Chicago → Instructions: Sign-up begins at 10:30am. You must arrive by 1:00pm to be considered. Please do not arrive prior to 10:30am. Prepare to sing a cappella 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song showing range. Sopranos may sing 16 bars of a traditional legit musical theatre song showing range. Bring sheet music in case you are asked to sing with piano accompaniment, and bring a photo/resume stapled together.
Materials: 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song sung a cappella; sopranos may sing 16 bars of a traditional legit musical theatre song showing range
Sheet music in case of piano accompaniment
Photo/resume stapled together
Method: in_person
Timezone: America/Chicago
Status · Sep 22, 2026
expired → active
Roles · Sep 22, 2026
Description: Principal roles in Wicked for the Broadway and National Touring Companies.
Name: Principal
Playing age: 18+
Skills: outstanding voices
strong vocal range
ability to move well
Status: open
Description: Ensemble roles in Wicked for the Broadway and National Touring Companies.
Name: Ensemble
Playing age: 18+
Skills: outstanding voices
strong vocal range
ability to move well
Status: open → Description: Principal positions in the two North American productions of Wicked.
Name: Principal
Playing age: 18+
Skills: move well
Status: open
Vocal range: wide vocal ranges; outstanding voices
Description: Ensemble positions in the two North American productions of Wicked.
Name: Ensemble
Playing age: 18+
Skills: move well
Status: open
Vocal range: wide vocal ranges; outstanding voices
Locations · Sep 22, 2026
Address: 17 North State Street, 19th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
City: Chicago
Kind: audition
Name: Ballet Chicago → Address: 17 North State Street, 19th Floor
City: Chicago
Kind: audition
Name: Ballet Chicago
Eligibility · Sep 22, 2026
Performers ages 18 and older, any ethnicity and gender; Equity and non-Equity performers welcome; must have authorization to legally work in the United States. → Seeking singers who move well, ages 18+, any ethnicity, any gender, with fantastic voices and wide vocal ranges, for principal and ensemble roles. Equity and Non-Equity singers are welcome; you do not need to be a union member to attend. Authorization to legally work in the United States is required.
How to apply · Sep 22, 2026
Instructions: Sign-up begins at 10:30am. You must arrive by 1:00pm to be considered. Prepare to sing a cappella 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song showing range. Sopranos may sing 16 bars of a traditional legit musical theatre song showing range. Please also bring sheet music in case you are asked to sing with piano accompaniment. Please bring a photo/resume stapled together.
Materials: 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song
sheet music
photo/resume stapled together
Method: in_person
Timezone: America/Chicago → Instructions: Sign-up begins at 10:30am. You must arrive by 1:00pm to be considered. Please do not arrive prior to 10:30am. Prepare to sing a cappella 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song showing range. Sopranos may sing 16 bars of a traditional legit musical theatre song showing range. Please also bring sheet music in case you are asked to sing with piano accompaniment. Please bring a photo/resume stapled together.
Materials: 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song
sheet music
photo/resume stapled together
Method: in_person
Timezone: America/Chicago
Schedule · Sep 17, 2026
Description: SINGERS OPEN CALL Monday, October 5, 2026. Sign-up begins at 10:30am. You must arrive by 1:00pm to be considered.
End: 2026-10-05
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-10-05
Description: Potential callbacks will occur on October 6, 2026.
End: 2026-10-06
Kind: callback
Start: 2026-10-06
Description: Potential callbacks are scheduled for September 9, 2025.
End: 2025-09-09
Kind: callback
Start: 2025-09-09 → Description: SINGERS OPEN CALL Monday, October 5, 2026. Sign-up begins at 10:30am. You must arrive by 1:00pm to be considered.
End: 2026-10-05
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-10-05
Description: Potential callbacks will occur on October 6, 2026.
End: 2026-10-06
Kind: callback
Start: 2026-10-06
Roles · Sep 17, 2026
Description: Principal roles for the Broadway and National Touring Companies of Wicked; seeking singers who move well, ages 18+, any ethnicity, any gender, with fantastic voices and wide vocal ranges.
Name: Principal
Playing age: 18+
Skills: strong vocal range
move well
Status: open
Vocal range: wide vocal ranges
Description: Ensemble roles for the Broadway and National Touring Companies of Wicked; seeking singers who move well, ages 18+, any ethnicity, any gender, with fantastic voices and wide vocal ranges.
Name: Ensemble
Playing age: 18+
Skills: strong vocal range
move well
Status: open
Vocal range: wide vocal ranges → Description: Principal roles in Wicked for the Broadway and National Touring Companies.
Name: Principal
Playing age: 18+
Skills: outstanding voices
strong vocal range
ability to move well
Status: open
Description: Ensemble roles in Wicked for the Broadway and National Touring Companies.
Name: Ensemble
Playing age: 18+
Skills: outstanding voices
strong vocal range
ability to move well
Status: open
Eligibility · Sep 17, 2026
Performers ages 18 and older, of any ethnicity and gender, with outstanding voices, strong vocal range, and the ability to move well. Equity and non-Equity singers are welcome; no union membership required to attend. Must have authorization to legally work in the United States. → Performers ages 18 and older, any ethnicity and gender; Equity and non-Equity performers welcome; must have authorization to legally work in the United States.
How to apply · Sep 17, 2026
Instructions: Prepare to sing a cappella 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song showing range. Sopranos may sing 16 bars of a traditional legit musical theatre song showing range. Please also bring sheet music in case you are asked to sing with piano accompaniment. Please bring a photo/resume stapled together. Sign-up begins at 10:30am; do not arrive prior to 10:30am.
Materials: 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song (a cappella)
sheet music
photo/resume stapled together
Method: in_person
Timezone: America/Chicago → Instructions: Sign-up begins at 10:30am. You must arrive by 1:00pm to be considered. Prepare to sing a cappella 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song showing range. Sopranos may sing 16 bars of a traditional legit musical theatre song showing range. Please also bring sheet music in case you are asked to sing with piano accompaniment. Please bring a photo/resume stapled together.
Materials: 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song
sheet music
photo/resume stapled together
Method: in_person
Timezone: America/Chicago