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casting call
May 3, 2015

See the Aspiring Extras for Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger’s 1970s HBO Show

By Rebecca Milzoff

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On the afternoon of April 21, hundreds of characters in spangles and studs lined up outside the Church of St. Paul the Apostle on the Upper West Side. All hoped to be cast as extras on Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger’s not-yet-titled HBO show about the 1970s New York rock-and-roll scene. Applicants were asked to embody personas from punk to disco to early hip-hop to ’60s holdover to — in the words of the casting call — “Connecticut residents.”

*This article appears in the May 4, 2015 issue of New York Magazine.

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Burlesque dancer 
“I usually have a vintage ’50s day look, so it was fun to try something a little more challenging and make my hair even bigger. I teased it on the way to the casting.” Burlesque dancer 
“I usually have a vintage ’50s day look, so it was fun to try something a little more challenging and make my hair even bigger. I teased it on the way to the casting.”

Burlesque dancer

“I usually have a vintage ’50s day look, so it was fun to try something a little more challenging and make my hair even bigger. I te...

Burlesque dancer

“I usually have a vintage ’50s day look, so it was fun to try something a little more challenging and make my hair even bigger. I teased it on the way to the casting.”

Photo: Mark Peterson/mark peterson/reduxpictures 2015
Actor 
“I have a time machine that makes me stuck in the ’80s, but I look older” Actor 
“I have a time machine that makes me stuck in the ’80s, but I look older”

Actor

“I have a time machine that makes me stuck in the ’80s, but I look older”

Photo: Mark Peterson/mark peterson/reduxpictures 2015
Hairstylist 
“I’m the vocalist in a glam-punk band called Annie Activator. We’re really influenced by early Blondie and the Runaways. I’ve had the mohawk pink for about four years now; my friend calls it the punk-rock ponyhawk, like I’m a My Little Pony. Little kids stop me on the street.” Hairstylist 
“I’m the vocalist in a glam-punk band called Annie Activator. We’re really influenced by early Blondie and the Runaways. I’ve had the mohawk pink for about four years now; my friend calls it the punk-rock ponyhawk, like I’m a My Little Pony. Little kids stop me on the street.”

Hairstylist

“I’m the vocalist in a glam-punk band called Annie Activator. We’re really influenced by early Blondie and the Runaways. I’ve had the moh...

Hairstylist

“I’m the vocalist in a glam-punk band called Annie Activator. We’re really influenced by early Blondie and the Runaways. I’ve had the mohawk pink for about four years now; my friend calls it the punk-rock ponyhawk, like I’m a My Little Pony. Little kids stop me on the street.”

Photo: Mark Peterson/mark peterson/reduxpictures 2015
Freelancer, “kind of like a cowboy” Freelancer, “kind of like a cowboy”

Freelancer, “kind of like a cowboy”

Photo: Mark Peterson/mark peterson/reduxpictures 2015
Illustrator and musician 
“I’m really into Alice Cooper, and the eyeliner’s a thing I just kinda got into and it stuck. I actually have no idea how to put on makeup. The collar is my girlfriend’s, and my shirt says L.A.M.F., which stands for ‘Like a motherfucker.’ ” Illustrator and musician 
“I’m really into Alice Cooper, and the eyeliner’s a thing I just kinda got into and it stuck. I actually have no idea how to put on makeup. The collar is my girlfriend’s, and my shirt says L.A.M.F., which stands for ‘Like a motherfucker.’ ”

Illustrator and musician

“I’m really into Alice Cooper, and the eyeliner’s a thing I just kinda got into and it stuck. I actually have no idea how to...

Illustrator and musician

“I’m really into Alice Cooper, and the eyeliner’s a thing I just kinda got into and it stuck. I actually have no idea how to put on makeup. The collar is my girlfriend’s, and my shirt says L.A.M.F., which stands for ‘Like a motherfucker.’ ”

Photo: Mark Peterson/mark peterson/reduxpictures 2015
Actor, model, designer, stay-at-home dad Actor, model, designer, stay-at-home dad

Actor, model, designer, stay-at-home dad

Photo: Mark Peterson/mark peterson/reduxpictures 2015
X-ray technician and experimental electronic musician X-ray technician and experimental electronic musician

X-ray technician and experimental electronic musician

Photo: Mark Peterson/mark peterson/reduxpictures 2015
Hairstylist Hairstylist

Hairstylist

Photo: Mark Peterson/mark peterson/reduxpictures 2015
Singer Singer

Singer

Photo: Mark Peterson/mark peterson/reduxpictures 2015
Model and actress Model and actress

Model and actress

Photo: Mark Peterson/mark peterson/reduxpictures 2015
Actress Actress

Actress

Photo: Mark Peterson/mark peterson/reduxpictures 2015
Professional hip-hop dancer Professional hip-hop dancer

Professional hip-hop dancer

Photo: Mark Peterson/mark peterson/reduxpictures 2015
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