October 25, 2026: In-Person NYC Sides + Song Audition Masterclass with Broadway Casting Director Jamibeth Margolis, CSA

Join Broadway casting director Jamibeth Margolis, CSA for an exciting three-hour masterclass focused on today's musical theatre audition process. Students will work on both sides and songs, receiving individual coaching and feedback in a supportive, educational environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with one of New York's most respected casting professionals while developing the skills needed to walk into any audition room with confidence.

🎭 What to Prepare

Sides

• BKA will provide 2–3 audition sides for each student prior to class.

• Students should choose one side to prepare for the workshop.

Song

• Prepare 16–32 bars of a musical theatre or pop song.

• Please bring printed sheet music in the correct key inside a hard-cover three-ring binder.

🎯 What You'll Work On

✔️ Audition technique for both acting and singing
✔️ Working with provided sides in a professional casting environment
✔️ Storytelling through song
✔️ Taking and applying adjustments from a Broadway casting director
✔️ Making strong acting choices quickly
✔️ Building confidence and authenticity in auditions

This workshop is designed to simulate a professional Broadway audition while giving students the opportunity to receive personalized coaching from a top industry professional.

🎭 About Jamibeth Margolis, CSA

Jamibeth Margolis has been casting in New York City for more than 20 years. She previously worked with Johnson-Liff Casting, Cameron Mackintosh, and Margolis-Seay Casting before launching her own freelance casting office.

Her Broadway and National Tour credits include some of musical theatre's most iconic productions, including:

• Les Misérables

• The Phantom of the Opera

• Miss Saigon

• Cats

• Jane Eyre

...along with more than two dozen additional Broadway productions.

Today, Jamibeth casts for Broadway, Off-Broadway, National Tours, regional theatres, and many of New York City's leading theatre festivals, with a strong focus on developing new plays and musicals. She has also cast television pilots, television series, and industrial projects for major U.S. companies.

Recent Casting Credits

• Harmony: A New Musical (Broadway)

• Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (2020 Artios Award Winner)

• National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene

• Sistas: The Musical

• Museum of Modern Art

• Maine State Music Theatre

• House of McQueen

• Winesday

• and many more.

In addition to casting, Jamibeth is an accomplished stage director whose credits include productions at the Arvada Center, Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City Opera, and numerous developmental workshops of new musicals.

She is a member of the Casting Society (CSA), Actors' Equity Association, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), ATPAM, and previously served as a Tony Awards voter.

Jamibeth is also a sought-after teacher of musical theatre, acting, and audition technique throughout New York City.

Learn more at jamibetharts.com