Francis Wilson Playhouse with be holding Auditions for the musical
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING on Monday December 8th & Tuesday December 9th at 7pm.
Auditioners will need a 32 bar section of a Broadway song with sheet music. The other option is to sing from the HTS score.
There will be a dance movement audition and some auditioners will be asked to read for specific roles.
Performances are February 12th to March 1st, 2026
All roles are unpaid.
About the show: “H2$” is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical comedy set in the 1960’s in NYC. The story portrays the triumph of the common man amid the buffoonery of big business. When a restless, creative, and ambitious window washer named J. Pierrepont Finch happens upon a book entitled ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’, he decides to begin his rise up the corporate ladder. With the book’s instructions and a dose of his own cleverness, Finch starts by landing a job in the mailroom at the World Wide Wicket Company, before quickly gaining promotions and outsmarting his scheming, sniveling rival, Frump – who also happens to be the boss’s nephew– until finally reaching the very top of the organization.
From the very beginning, Finch has had the love and support of Rosemary, a marriage-minded secretary who recognizes Finch’s potential, and finds his innocent demeanour endearing. But in his single-minded pursuit of the top job, Finch is in danger of discounting Rosemary’s love. In a moment of crisis, Finch’s manual to success can no longer help him: he must rely on his own wits, and ultimately, his heart, to save the day. The standout score by Frank Loesser features such classics as the surreal and funny “Coffee Break”, the rousing “Brotherhood of Man”, and the melodious tongue-in-cheek ballad, “I Believe In You”, while the immensely clever book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1962 for Best Drama.
ROLES :
J.B. Biggley: the Big Boss (40+) Male Baritone
Rosemary Pilkington: the love interest (18-30) Female Mezzo-Soprano
J. Pierrepont Finch: lead character (20 to 30) Male Tenor
Mr. Gatch: Male, character role executive (16 and up) Baritone
Mr. Bratt: character role soloist (25+) Male Baritone
Miss Jones: strict secretary (25 to 65) Female Soprano
Mr. Twimble/Wally Womper: dual role comedic (25+) Male Baritone
Smitty: comedic character/sassy (25+) Female Mezzo-Soprano, Alto
Hedy LaRue: femme fatale bombshell (20+) Female Mezzo-Soprano
Bud Frump: evil nephew of Biggley (16 to 36) Male Bass-Baritone
Miss Krumholtz: secretary (any age) Female Mezzo-Soprano
B.B.D. Ovington: Advertising man (any age) Male
Jenkins: executive (any age) Male
Tackaberry: executive (any age) Male
Peterson: executive (any age) Male Baritone, Bass
Toynbee: executive (any age) Male
Matthews: executive (any age) Male
Johnson: executive (any age) Male
Davis: executive (any age) Male
Policeman, Scrubwomen, Pirate Dancers, Secretaries, Office Boys and more Employees of the World Wide Wicket Corporation are Ensemble and sing all parts
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