The casting notice notes that "characters are African-American," but notes that "Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend."
Auditioners are instructed to bring tap shoes, sheet music, and to prepare 16 bars of a Broadway/standard from the 1920s, '30s or '40s; "NO pop/rock/R&B, contemporary Broadway."
The notice says rehearsals will start March 25, 2015. The show is scheduled to open more than a year later, in April 2016.