Local auditions
• A "Singing with the Broadway Stars" virtual contest runs through Monday, Feb. 8. The contest is for people who want to win a chance to perform alongside Broadway veterans in the touring show "Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway" during its stop at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 14, at the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, off I-57 at Sauk Trail, University Park. Contestants must upload a digital video of themselves at singingwiththebroadwaystars.com. Visit that site for more information.
• The Lyric Opera of Chicago has auditions for experienced, classically trained singers to join its chorus for the 2010-11 season. Tenors are particularly encouraged to apply. Auditions are by invitation only, so singers must send a current resume and photo to Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus Auditions Coordinator, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606. Audition dates take place in late January and early-to-mid-February. Call (312) 827-3548 or visit LyricOpera.org.
• DanceWorks Chicago has open auditions at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Registration begins at noon, and the auditions are open to the public. Visit danceworkschicago.org.
• The Village Theatre Guild has auditions for A.R. Gurney's comedy "Later Life" at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at 3S020 Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Visit VillageTheatreGuild.org.
• The Elmhurst Choral Union seeks additional singers for its April performances of Mozart's "Requiem." Auditions can be scheduled on Monday, Jan. 18. Call (630) 758-1100 or visit elmhurstchoralunion.org.
• BalletMet based out of Columbus, Ohio, has auditions for summer and year-round programs locally at two locations. The first set of auditions is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 (registration begins at 5:30 p.m.) at Northwest Ballet Academy, 1069 N. Salem Drive, Schaumburg, (847) 885-3370. The second set is from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 (registration begins at 11:30 p.m.), at Hubbard Street Dance Studio, 1147 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. (312) 850-9766. Visit balletmet.org for more information.
• Aurora University has auditions for its Music by the Lake summer production of Verdi's tragic opera "La Traviata" from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 23 and 24, in room 730 of the Chicago College of the Performing Arts of Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. To schedule an audition or for more information, call (262) 245-8581 or visit musicbythelake.com.
• Noble Fool Theatricals seeks kids ages 6-9 to try out for its audition-only education program production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Feb. 2 and 4. Auditions are at the Preservation Hall Studio Stage of the Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Visit noblefool.org/education or call (630) 364-0550.
• Noble Fool Theatricals seeks local youth ages 13 to 18 to audition for its Show Choir. Auditions are from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday, Jan. 17 and 19, at the Preservation Hall Studio Stage of the Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Visit noblefool.org/education or call (630) 364-0550.
• The Grove Players have auditions for Samuel Taylor's "Sabrina Fair" in the evenings of Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 22 and 23, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 1125 Franklin Ave., Downers Grove. Auditions consist of cold readings from the script. Visit groveplayers.org for more information on audition times and casting requirements.
• The School at Jacob's Pillow in Becket, Mass., is accepting DVD auditions from student dancers and choreographers who cannot attend auditions in person in Miami, Los Angeles or New York City. The postmark date is Wednesday, March 31. Visit jacobspillow.org or call (413) 243-9919.