Musicals over time
Musicals over time
GracieAngel
Swing Joined: 5/20/13
#1Musicals over time
Posted: 5/20/13 at 4:41am
so im doing a report for school on musicals, YAY!!! i need to know, what is the smallest cast musical? so like, has the smallest ensemble of actors (main and chorus) 
can you also post a link to whichever musical it is. thanks
WOSQ
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
#2Musicals over time
Posted: 5/20/13 at 2:27pm
Herringbone which starred the late David Rounds in the late 70s or early 80s, had one actor. I didn't see it and I don't think it was recorded. This was performed at Playwrights Horizon or some NYC company.
Songs From an Unmade Bed also uses but one actor and was done about 5 years ago at the NY Theater Workshop. This was not a musical per se, but a song cycle. There is a recording of this show.
A chorus can be as small as you can get away with. I have seen productions of High Spirits and Do I Hear a Waltz? that cut the chorus entirely.
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#2Musicals over time
Posted: 5/23/13 at 4:13pmThe Last 5 years has two characters
Let me be your star, now wouldn't that be lovely?
#3Musicals over time
Posted: 5/31/13 at 9:30pm
Next to Normal has only 6 actors. Here's the Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_to_Normal
And The Last Five Years:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Five_Years
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