New musical theatre audition class session forming now!

From October 20th - 27th, 2007 I'll be in Munich, Germany, teaching in the AIS Triple Threat Musical Theatre workshop for the third year.

Upon returning to New York, I'll be teaching a class with Michael Dansicker and also a special workshop with Matthew Deming. I'm also set to be doing upcoming seminars at Actors Connection and The Network.

In January, 2007, I directed a 10-day developmental workshop of the new musical Tinyard Hill at the legendary Goodspeed Opera House, in East Haddam, Connecticut.  The show is written by Mark Allen and Tommy Newman, and Gillian Berkowitz is Music Directing. 

I recently directed an evening of the songs of 2006 Jonathan Larson Award Winner Lance Horne, featuring Nancy Anderson, Todd Buonopane, Nathan Lee Graham and Ben Walker.

Michael Cassara Casting is the resident casting office of the 2008 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

The Molly Maguires- full cast announced, including Leah Hocking, Thom Sesma, Ciaran Sheehan, Bill Parry, Donna Lynne Champlin, Elena Shaddow and more! Directed by Sheryl Kaller, with Music Direction by John McDaniel, this production ran from April 26th through 28th at the F. M. Kirby Center for the Arts in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Click here for full cast listing and bios.

This summer, I co-produced the completely sold-out New York premiere of Hermanas, a new comedy by Monica Yudovich, directed by Claudia Zelevansky and starring Ryan Duncan (from the original cast off the smash-hit Altar Boyz) and Denise Quinones (Miss Universe, 2001).

Clear Blue Tuesday - feature film, currently in production in New York.

The original New York Musical Theatre Festival Cast Recording of The View From Here, with music and lyrics by Timothy Huang and starring Shonn Wiley

The View From Here Cast Album is now available at amazon.com, cdbaby.com, and iTunes

New musical theatre audition class session forming now!

Michael Cassara is a Director, Casting Director and Producer based in New York City.  Dedicated to fostering the development of new artists, he has regularly worked on and off-Broadway, and at many of the nation's finest regional theatres.  A native Clevelander, he is a graduate of Otterbein College, and teaches musical theatre performance and history in New York and throughout the world.

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