Musicals with lots of roles for girls?

A Chorus Line
(the underclassmen can be the ones cut in the beginning)
Once On This Island
Thoroughly Modern Millie**SO much fun to perform, but you need two guys who can REALLYYYY sing for it to work

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My school had the exact same problem. We put on "Annie," and it was pretty successful. LOADS of girl roles-- orphans and hobos and etcetera. There are two major guy roles, Warbucks (who should have a good voice, but singing is not the main focus of his role) and Rooster (who should be able to carry a tune, but sings in a character voice.) There are some smaller guy roles, like Roosevelt, who doesn't need to have an outstanding voice, but the biggest problem with Annie is Roosevelt's cabinet. Granted, you can make a lot of these girls if need be. Mr. Bundles should be a guy, but he doesn't have to sing. And any cops or servants can just as easily be girls.

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My first thoughts were "Cinderella", "Fiddler on the Roof", and "Once Upon a Mattress".

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One show with a lot of female roles is "Honk." It has lots of male roles, but almost all of the male parts can be played by girls, because all of the characters are animals. I've done the show twice, and both times, we only had four or five guys. It's also a good show for character voices, so the guys don't all need to sound pretty.

"Honk" requires a really large cast, though.

Once Upon A Mattress is a good show, too, especially since that's another one where some of the male parts can be played by women.

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HONK can be done with a cast of 12 (most playing multiple roles). That's how it is done in professioal theatres. 4 men, 4 women, 2 little boys, 2 little girls.

My school had to have teachers go on for guys one year! Now, it's a different story. But next year, there will only be 4 (including me) serious guy actors and like 30 serious girl actresses!

Smile is a good one - five or six male roles, and only Big Bob and Ted really sing - but a ton of great female parts. It's an ideal high school show.

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