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The musical about Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio is dancing to Broadway and you could earn a part in it — even playing Gloria.
Producers of “On Your Feet!” said Monday they’ll offer performers around the world a chance to audition for all the roles in the Broadway-bound cast by submitting audition videos online. There also will be two open casting calls — at Pearl Studios in New York City on Sept. 9 and at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami on Sept. 21.
The musical is due to begin previews in New York at the Marquis Theatre on October 2015 after a summer stop in Chicago. Jerry Mitchell, who directed “Kinky Boots,” will helm the show, with Sergio Trujillo choreographing. Gloria Estefan has won seven Grammy Awards and sold over 100 million albums, while her husband has guided artists including Shakira, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony and Jon Secada.
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NBC is giving its No. 1 drama, “The Blacklist,” an A-list marketing push with ads and promotions.
"The Blacklist" and its star, James Spader, will be featured on 11 mock magazine covers, on billboards and online, NBC said Monday.
The network wouldn’t put a price tag on the campaign, but its pull-out-the-stops approach makes sense. “The Blacklist” was among the reasons NBC finished the 2013-14 season as No. 1 among advertiser-favored young adult viewers for the first time in a decade.
It’s a bid by the network to keep the series’ momentum going when “The Blacklist” returns Sept. 22 for its second season.
