Today in Cognitive Dissonance: ABC Family Wants YOUR Daughter to Play Young Nicki Minaj
Attention stage parents! ABC Family (soon to be known as Freeform, don’t ask) is offering your daughter the opportunity of a lifetime: The chance to play Young Nicki Minaj in their upcoming half-hour comedy series based on the singer/extraordinary face-maker’s childhood in Queens. And your child doesn’t even have to go anywhere to audition, as the network is holding an online casting call. Here’s everything you need to know:
ABC Family is searching for a talented girl between the ages of 11-13 to play the younger version of Grammy Award nominated and multi-platinum superstar Nicki Minaj. Minaj will executive produce the half-hour comedy series (which received a series commitment order on September 29, 2015) based on her family’s immigration from Trinidad in the early 1990s. The show will focus on Minaj’s childhood in Queens and the personal and musical evolution that led to her eventual rise to stardom. The series will shoot in New York.
To access the script and upload audition video, download the free Disney Applause app, select “ABC Family’s Online Open Call” and follow instructions. Disney Applause is available from the Apple App Store and Google Play. All materials will be accepted through Sunday, November 15th.
Everything in your daughter’s short little life has led to this moment. Get on it, mom and dad.
