Universal Studios Singapore (Resorts World at Sentosa) embarks on 11-city audition world tour, starting with Singapore

The Marilyn Monroes of the world will have a brand new subway grating – complete with skirt-lifting updraft – to perform their classic Seven Year Itch pose, as Universal Studios Singapore embarks on an 11-city audition world tour, in search of the world’s best stunt performers, stilt walkers, puppeteers, vocal impersonators, singers, dancers, actors and celebrity lookalikes for, among others, Charlie Chaplin, Princess Fiona, BeetleJuice and of course, the Hollywood screen legend Marilyn Monroe.

Auditions in Singapore will kick off the world tour on 27 and 28 April 2009. The audition team will then travel to 10 other cities – Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Manila, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Auckland, Orlando, Toronto, Salt Lake City and Hollywood.

Nearly 200 talents are needed for various attractions within the highly-anticipated 20-hectare Universal Studios Singapore, which will open in early 2010. Universal Studios Singapore is Southeast Asia’s first and only Universal Studios theme park, and is part of Resorts World at Sentosa – a brand new US$4.32 billion integrated family destination located on the tropical holiday island of Sentosa.

Talents will be assessed on their skills-sets, adaptability and showmanship by a panel of judges from Universal Studios Singapore in the closed-door auditions.

Successful talents will be notified by August and offered a contract with Resorts World at Sentosa, home of Universal Studios Singapore. Not only will they be trained by show directors and stunt coordinators for their performances at the park, this might be a chance-in-a-lifetime for some talents to relocate to cosmopolitan Singapore by year-end, in preparation for the park’s opening early 2010.

Universal Studios Singapore is part of Singapore’s newest integrated mega family resort, Resorts World at Sentosa. It will boast 24 rides, shows and attractions spread across seven themed zones, with 18 attractions either brand new concepts or highly popular themes redesigned especially for Singapore. This includes the world’s first ‘Transformers’ ride, based on the award-winning 2007 box office blockbuster movie and its scheduled June 2009 sequel.

Besides being home to Southeast Asia’s first and only Universal Studios theme park, the 49-hectare Resorts World at Sentosa, designed by American architect Michael Graves, will also showcase the world’s largest oceanarium, as well as six hotels and a myriad of entertainment offerings.

For more information and registration, please visit www.rwsentosa.com

Photos Courtesy of ©2009 Resorts World at Sentosa. All Rights Reserved.