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1776
by: Sherman Edwards (music, lyrics), Peter Stone (book)
Opened: March 18, 1969
Run: 770 performances
Agent: Music Theatre
Original Cast Recording: COL BOS 3310
Scenes: 1 or 2 acts, 7 scenes
Setting: May, June and July, Philadelphia, 1776
Casting: 25 parts, 6 principals, and supporting roles. All
are on stage most of the time. All must sing. Abigail Adams
and Martha Jefferson are the only two female parts, both
must have legit voices. No doubling, no chorus.
Total cast: 25
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Annie
by:
Charles Strouse (music), Martin Charnin (lyrics), Thomas
Meehan (book)
Opened: April 27, 1977
Agent: Tams-Witmark
Scenes: 2 acts, 12 scenes
Setting: New York City 1933
Casting: 27 parts, 8 principals. Annie must be able to do
it all; sing, dance and act! Daddy Warbucks needs a strong
legit voice and must be an accomplished actor. Six orphans,
Rooster and Lily, strong character actors, singers and dancers.
Grace, attractive actress must sing. Miss Hannigan, strong
comic actress and singer. Assorted servants and other small
character parts.
Total Cast: 40-50
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Annie Get Your Gun
by Irving Berlin (music, lyrics), Herbert and Dorothy Fields
(book)
Opened: May 16, 1946
Run: 1,147 performances
Agent: Rogers and Hammerstein Theater Library
Original Cast Recording: RCA LOC (LOS) 1124
Scenes: 2 acts, 10 scenes
Setting: 1885
Casting: 50 parts, 8 principals. Annie, is on stage 90% of
the show's running time, must be an exceptional actress and
singer. Frank, matinee idol type with strong singing voice.
Tommy and Winnie, song and dance team. Buffalo Bill and Sitting
Bull, comic character actors. Large singing and dancing chorus
plus children (3 having feature parts).
Total Cast: 40-60 |
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Bye Bye Birdie
by:
Charles Strouse (music), Lee Adams (lyrics), Michael Stewart
(book)
Opened: Martin Beck Theater, April 14, 1960
Run: 608 performances
Agent: Tams-Witmark
Original Cast Recording: COL 5510
Scenes: 2 acts, 18 scenes
Setting: Late 1960's, New York, and Sweet Apple, Ohio
Casting: 20 parts, 8 principals. Albert, a comic who must
sing and dance well. Rosie, sings and must be a great dancer.
Kim, sings. Mr. MacAfee, nervous comic, strong character actor.
Mae, a solid grim comedienne. Conrad Birdie, rock'n'roll singer
who acts slovenly, it helps if he can actually play the guitar.
Large teenage singing and dancing chorus, as well as adults.
Total cast: 30-60 |
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Camelot
by:
Frederick Lowe (music), Alan Jay Lerner (book,lyrics)
Opened: March 3, 1960
Run: 873 performances
Agent: Tams-Witmark
Original Cast Recording: COL KOL 5620
Scenes: 2 acts, 19 scenes
Setting: Camelot, a very long time ago! Casting; 22 parts,
5 principals. Arthur, first an actor, but should sing well.
Guinevere and Lancelot, must have excellent voices and acting
abilities. Morgan LeFey, must have an outstanding voice for
her one number. Pelinore, a comic actor. Mordred, a nasty
little man who must sing. Tom, a child actor. A chorus of
knights and ladies.
Total cast: 40-50 |
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Carousel
by:
Richard Rogers (music), Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics, book)
Opened: April 19, 1945
Run: 890 performances
Agent: Rogers and Hammerstein Music Library
Original Cast Recording: DEC (7) 9020
Scenes: 2 acts, 9 scenes
Setting: 1873-1888 New England fishing coast
Casting: 29 parts, 6 singing principals, 2 dancing principals.
Legit voices required. Usually uses separate singing and dancing
choruses, as both must be strong. Very strong choral work.
Requires concentrated acting by all. A line of children is
also used.
Total Cast: 35-45 |
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The Crucible
by:
Arthur Miller
Opened: 1953
Agent: Dramatists Play Service
Scenes: 3 acts
Setting: Salem, Massachuestts, 1600's
Casting: 20 parts, 10 men and 10 women. One unit set. |
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Damn Yankees
by:
Richard Adler, Jerry Ross (music,lyrics), George Abbott, Douglas
Wallop (book)
Opened: 46th St. Theater, May 5, 1955
Run: 1022 performances
Agent: Music Theater
Original Cast Recording: RCA LOC (LSO) 1021
Scenes: 2 acts, 22 scenes
Setting: Washington, D.C., late 1950's
Casting: 20 parts, 11 principals. Lola, sexy, excellent dancer
who acts and sings. Joe Hardy, young handsome baritone with
legit voice and dancing. Applegate, strong comic character
actor. Baseball Players, comic actors who sing and dance.
Gloria, a girl, sports writer, sings one song. Joe Boyd, Meg
and others, straight roles with minor singing. Separate singing
and dancing chorus.
Total cast: 28-40 |
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Fiddler on the Roof
by: Jerry Bock (music), Joseph Stein (book), Sheldon Harnick
(lyrics) Based On: Shalom Aleichem's Stories
Opened: Imperial Theater, September 22, 1964
Run: 3242 performances
Scenes: 2 acts, 18 scenes
Setting: 1905, Anatevka, a Russian village
Casting: 22 parts, 9 principals. Tevye, exceptional actor,
singer, some dancing, he carries the show. Golde, very strong
actress, must sing. Tevye's daughters: Tzeytel, Hodel, Chave,
must sing. Motel and Lazar Wolf, strong actors who sing. Perchik,
legit voice. Yente, straight character role with one minor
song. Male dancing chorus, plus about 20-30 villagers, all
of whom sing. The Fiddler plays (or fakes) playing the violin.
Total Cast: 40-50 |
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Guys and Dolls
by: Frank Losser (music,
lyrics), Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows (book) Based On: Stories
and Characters by Damon Runyon
Opened: 46th St. Theater, November 24, 1950
Run: 1200 performances
Agent: Music Theater
Original Cast Recording: DEC-(7)9023
Scenes: 2 acts, 17 scenes
Setting: 1940's New York City
Casting: 20 parts, 11 principals. Nicely Johnson, a roly-poly
nice hood who sings. Sarah Brown, the mission broad with a
legit voice. Arvide, fatherly type character actor, sings
one number. Nathan Detroit, a weasel, small-time sharpie who
sings. Miss Adelaide, a daffy night club singer, a comedienne
who must sing. Sky Masterson, a big-time gambler with a strong
voice. Big Julie, the comic hood, a straight role. A chorus
of singing and dancing "dames", plus 10-15 singers and dancers.
Total Cast: 36-60 |
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Hello Dolly
by: Jerry Herman (music,
lyrics), Michael Stewart (book) Based On: The Matchmaker by
Thorton Wilder
Opened: January 16, 1964
Agent: Tams-Witmark
Original Cast Recording: RCA LOCD (LSOD) 1087
Scenes: 2 acts, 15 scenes
Setting: Turn-of-the-Century New York City and Yonkers
Casting: 14 parts, 7 principals. Dolly, engaging, strong character
actress, sings and dances. Horace, character actor, sings.
Ambrose, sings one number. Cornelius and Barnaby, comics who
sing and dance well. Irene Molloy, legit voice, some dancing.
Minnie Fay, good dancer who must also sing. Large male dancing
chorus. Large singing chorus of males and females, who also
do some dancing.
Total Cast: 35-50 |
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Into the Woods
by: Stephen Soundheim (music), James Lapine (book, lyrics)
Opened: November 5, 1987
Agent: Music Theatre International
Scenes: 2 acts, 12 scenes
Setting: Storybook land
Casting: 7 men and 12 women. All must sing and dance well.
There is no chorus or ensemble. |
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The
King and I
by:
Richard Rogers (music), Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics, book)
Opened: March 29, 1951
Run: 1246 performances
Agent: Rogers and Hammerstein Music Library
Original Cast Recording: RCA LOC (LOS) 1092
Scenes: 2 acts, 12 scenes
Setting: 1860's -- Bangkok, Siam
Casting: 14 parts, 8 principals including two young boys,
plus Siamese princes and princesses, royal dancers, wives,
amazons, priests and slaves. Anna, must be an accomplished
actress with legit voice, one dance number. King, must be
an accomplished actor capable of singing, one dance number.
Tuptim and Lun Tha, young romantic interests, both need legit
voices. Lady Thiang, strong legit voice needed. young Louis
and Prince Chulalongkom, boys about 10 years old. Sir Edward,
dignitary, straight role. Strong choral work.
Total Cast: 50-60 (check numbers please) |
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Li'l
Abner
by:
Gene de Paul (music), Johnny Mercer (lyrics), Norman Panama,
Melvin Frank (book)
Opened: November 15, 1956
Run: 693 performances
Agent: Tams-Witmark
Original Cast Recording: COL OL-5150
Scenes: 2 acts, 20 scenes
Setting: Dogpatch, U.S.A.
Casting: 29 parts, 10 principals. All must sing well with
the exception of Mammy, Pappy, Appassionata and Fleagle. There
is a large singing and dancing chorus. All of the Cast are
made to look like the cartoon characters they are based on.
Total cast: 35-60 |
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My
Fair Lady
by:
Frederick Lowe (music), Allan Jay Lerner (book,lyrics) Based
on: Pygmalion by G.B. Shaw
Opened: Mark Hellinger Theater, March 15, 1956
Run: 2717 performances
Agent: Tams-Witmark Original cast recording: Columbia CK 5090
Scenes: 2 acts, 18 scenes
Setting: London 1912
Casting: 42 parts, 7 principals, 2 quartets, large singing
and dancing chorus. Eliza, must be an accomplished actress
with a great voice and capable of minor dancing. Higgins,
an outstanding actor, sings. Freddy, legit voice. Alfred P.
Doolittle, strong character who sings and dances. Pickering,
mostly a straight role with some singing. Mrs. Pearce and
Mrs. Higgins, straight roles. Plus buskers, dancers, servants,
party goers, aristocrats and cockneys.
Total Cast: 40-60 |
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Oklahoma
by:
Richard Rogers (music), Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics, book)
Opened: March 31, 1943
Run: 2212 performances
Agent: Rogers and Hammerstein Music Library
Original Cast Recording: CAP (S) WAO 595(F)
Scenes: 2 acts, 6 scenes
Setting: 1873-1900, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma
Casting: 22 parts, 10 principals. Aunt Eller, character woman
who sings. Curly and Laurey, romantic leads with legit voices,
good acting ability, some dancing. Will, comic actor who dances
well and is able to sing. Jud, character man with rich deep
voice, preferably a big person. Ado Annie, comedienne who
sings well and dances. Carnes, Cord, Ali Hakim, mostly straight
roles with singing. Large separate singing and dancing ensembles.
Total Cast: 35-50 |
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Oliver
by:
Lionel Bart (music, book, lyrics) Based On: Oliver Twist by
Charles Dickens
Opened: January 6, 1963
Run: 775 performances
Agent: Tams-Witmark
Original Cast Recording: RCA LOCD (LSOD) 2004
Scenes: 2 acts, 12 scenes
Setting: 1850 London (costuming in mixed period design)
Casting: 16 parts, 7 principals, plus 13 small boys and a
singing chorus of 16-20. Oliver, a boy 8-12 years old, sings
well with clear and innocent voice, some dancing. Nancy, outstanding
actress with a powerful legit voice, some dancing. Fagin,
a very strong character man, who must sing and dance well.
Dodger, charming boy 10-15, sings and dances well. Mr. Bumble
and Mrs. Corney, a comedy couple who must sing well. Bill
Sykes, the villain with a deep powerful voice. The Sowerberrys,
character actors who sing. Bet, young girl who sings and dances.
Ensemble chorus of singers and dancers.
Total Cast: 35-45 |
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Once
Upon a Mattress
by:
Mary Rogers (music), Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, Dean Fuller
(book), Marshall Barer (lyrics) Based on: The Princess and
the Pea
Opened: May 11, 1959
Run: 2,717 performances
Agent:Rogers and Hammerstein Theater Library
Original Cast Recording: KAPP 4507
Scenes: 2 acts, 17 scenes
Setting: A medieval castle, many moons ago in a storybook
setting
Casting: 27 parts, 9 principals. Princess Winifred, a comedienne
who sings and dances. Prince Dauntless, comic actor who sings,
minor dancing. The Queen, a character actress who sings. The
King, a difficult role in that he is mute and thus must be
an accomplished pantomimist. Sir Harry and Lady Larkin, lovers
in trouble, both with strong legit voices. Minstrel, sings
and it would be great if he played the guitar. Jester, needs
to be an accomplished dancer. Wizard, a comic character. Large
singing and dancing chorus. Strong choral work.
Total cast: 30-40 |
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Peter
Pan
by:
Mark Charles, Joule Steno (music), James M. Barrio (book),
Caroline Leigh, Betty Comedian, Adolph Green (lyrics) Based
On: The play by James M. Barrio
Opened: October 20, 1954
Run: 149 performances
Agent: Samuel French
Original Cast Recording: RCA LOC (LSO) 1019
Scenes: 2 acts, 17 scenes
Setting: Victorian London and Neverland
Casting: 25 parts, 8 principals. Peter Pan, traditionally
a young actress who sings and dances well. Wendy, John and
Michael, mostly straight roles with singing. Captain Hook
(Mr. Darling), strong character actor who sings a moves well.
Small, straight role with some singing. Tiger Lily, strong
dancer. Nana, a dog character, acrobatic skill required. Various
animals, Indians, pirates.
Total cast: 40-50 |
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Sound
of Music
by:
Richard Rogers (music), Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics, book)
Opened: November 16, 1959
Run: 1443 performances
Agent: Rogers and Hammerstein Music Library
Original Cast Recording: COL KOL 5450
Scenes: 2 acts, 19 scenes
Setting: Austria, early 1938
Casting: 23 parts, 15 principals (including 7 children, 2
boys, 5 girls). Maria, a strong actress with a strong legit
voice. Captain Von Trapp, very accomplished actor who sings.
Children, must sing, dance and act well. Rolf, young actor,
must sing and dance. Elsa and Max, good character actors.
Large combined singing chorus. Very strong choral work.
Total cast: 45 |
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South
Pacific
by:
Richard Rogers (music), Oscar Hammerstein II, Joshua Logan
(book), Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics)
Opened: April 7, 1949
Run: 1925 performances
Agent: Rogers and hammerstein Music Library
Original Cast Recording: COL OL 4180
Scenes: 2 acts, 24 scenes
Setting: South Sea Islands during World War II
Casting: 35 parts, 8 principals. Ensign Nellie Forbush, attractive
young nurse, legit voice and must dance. Emile De Becque,
a French painter about 50, legit voice. Bloody Mary, Americanized
native, age unknown, strong comedic actress with powerful
voice. Luther Billis, character man, need not sing. Cable,
handsome young tenor with legit voice. Small boy and girl
who sing. Officers, natives, nurses and enlisted military
men.
Total Cast: 40-50 |
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The
Wizard of Oz
by:
Frank Gabrielson, Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg (music, book
lyrics)
Opened: April, 1903
Agent: Tams-Witmark
Scenes: 2 acts, 10 scenes
Setting: Kansas and Oz
Casting: 35 parts, 8 principals. Dorothy must be able to do
it all; sing, dance and act. Tin Man, Lion and Scarecrow,
must also be strong in all three areas. The Witches, Munchkins,
and Ensemble, all sing and have strong choral work.
Total Cast: 40-50 |
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