OK, similar to the Shakespeare thread: If you’ve ever performed in a musical on stage (preferably plot-oriented, not revue style) list the musical and the role(s). Amateur or pro, high school/community theater/Broadway, whereever–go ahead and list it. Then, we’ll see what musicals (Rodgers & Hammerstein? Lerner & Loewe? Sondheim?) we’re closest to having a full cast of.
Me? I was in the orchestra pit in HS, but never had the guts (or talent) to step up amongst the footlights.
Musicals:
The Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon in 1776
Royal Marine in HMS Pinafore
Standard-bearer in The Mikado
Assistant director of A Grand Night for Singing
Non-musicals, FWIW:
Trigorin in The Seagull
Reuters reporter in Inherit the Wind
Lord Fancourt Babberley in Charlie’s Aunt
The eeeeeeeeeeeevil Stephen Girard in The Insanity of Mary Girard
Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Stage Manager (onstage) in The Skin of Our Teeth
Director of a class excerpt from Death of a Salesman
For Broadway-type shows, my “resume” of sorts is as follows:
On Stage:
Mendel - Fiddler on the Roof
Rehearsal Accompanist/Pit Pianist: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (x3)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (x2)
Fiddler on the Roof
Dracula! The Musical
Kismet
Grease (x3)
Into The Woods
Music Director/Pit Pianist: Tommy
Chicago (x2)
Once On This Island (x2)
Little Shop of Horrors (x2)
Bat Boy
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Sweet Charity
Once Upon a Mattress
Og - Finnian’s Rainbow
Ernst - Cabaret - (One of the only villians I have ever played).
Lazar Wolf - **Fiddler on the Roof **(during this, I was the understudy for Tevye on a 10 week tour and the guy never missed a performance).
Luther Billis - South Pacific (Actually started this show as an islander and “sailor #5”, but they saw something they liked and was jumped to Billis before the run ended).
Freddy - My Fair Lady
(thirty years later)
Doolittle - My Fair Lady
Molly’s Father - Unsinkable Molly Brown (Started as little more than a walk on, but we kept expanding the role until I was a featured player).
Beaver Smith - Billy the Kid
Chairman of the Board and head of the Ad Department (doubled) - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
Riff or was it Biff? (Jeez, it’s been a long time) - West Side Story
I was tapped to tour with Man of La Mancha, as Sancho Panza, but we lost our name lead (it turned out he couldn’t pull off the songs. I contended that most people only knew the Peter O’Toole version, and he had to sing better than that. Even with logic like that, he pulled out.) Anyway, the show folded.
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I was tapped to tour with Man of La Mancha, as Sancho Panza, but we lost our name lead (it turned out he couldn’t pull off the songs. I contended that most people only knew the Peter O’Toole version, and he had to sing better than that. Even with logic like that, he pulled out.) Anyway, the show folded.
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Well, in fairness he made a lot more money by reprising his most famous role in a sequel than he would have from the tour.
Girl #5 (or something), Grease (closest I ever came to being a cheerleader)
Girl #5 (or something), **Hair **(I did do “Black Boys,” but I don’t think I had a name.)
Girl #5 (or something), South Pacific (I had two solo lines and was told to belt 'em line Ethel Merman. How embarrassing.)
Girl #5 (or something), Bye, Bye, Birdie (“We love you, Conrad! Oh yes we doo-oooo!”)
Girl #5 (or something), Jesus Christ Superstar (I did a mean pole dance in the temple scene)
Aunt Em (and Girl #5), The Wiz (Yes. Yes I *am *white. Ouch.)
If we need a Girl #5 with two solo lines and lots of good reaction who doesn’t pull focus unless you want her to, I’m your gal.
Peter Pan: Lost Boy (one of the twins)
Hans Christian Andersen: Town kid
Joseph and the Amazing blah blah blah: Ishmaelite/Baker
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Guard/Citizen/Eunuch
Guys and Dolls: Sky Masterson
The Most Happy Fella: Pasquale
I’ll refrain from listing opera roles, but I’ll mention Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance, 'cause it’s often done as a musical.