Brother and Sister in Musicals
Brother and Sister in Musicals
Curious3
Understudy Joined: 11/14/14
#1Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 9:58amThere are many examples of a brother and sister, or a husband and a wife starring together in a musical. But are there any examples of a brother starring in a musical at the same time and in the same city as his sister who is starring in a different musical. Well, this is the case of Meghan Fairchild who is starring in "On the Town" and her brother Robert who is starring in "An American in Paris" (currently playing at the Chatelet in Paris) but will be arriving on Broadway in April. To add to this, his wife Tiler Peck is currently starring in "Little Dancer"at the Kennedy Center. Any thoughts?
#2Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 10:03amThere's Jessie Mueller currently starring in Beautiful and her sister, Abby currently swinging in Kinky Boots.
#2Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 10:07am
Sutton and Hunter Foster, circa 2004, in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Little Shop of Horrors respectively. Probably other overlaps too.
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Updated On: 11/30/14 at 10:07 AM
#3Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 10:20amWasn't Robert LuPone playing in A Chorus Line while Patti LuPone was playing in Evita?
Hairspray0901
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/08
#4Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 12:49pm
In 2012, Andrew Keenan-Bolger was in Newsies while Celia Keenan-Bolger was in Peter & The Starcatcher (well, technically that one was a play).
theatreguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/31/03
#5Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 1:02pmI don't think Robert LuPone was still in A Chorus Line during Evita, but he WAS in it while Patti was doing several shows (including The Robber Bridegroom) with The Acting Company. They were both nominated for Tonys for those shows in 1976. I believe they are still the only brother and sister to be nominated in the same year.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#6Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 1:03pmDick and Joyce Van Patten played husband and wife in Show Boat.
#7Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 1:29pmThanks theatreguy! I just remember in her Les Mouches album her saying something about Robert being in A Chorus Line. I couldn't remember if she said "is in" or "was in". (:
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#8Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 1:38pmSutton and Hunter Foster were also in Grease at the same time. She had it in her contract that he could never go on for Danny when she was playing Sandy.
Fantod
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
#9Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 1:46pmFred and Adele Astaire frequently appeared in musicals together (Lady Be Good, Funny Face), but those were the same musicals.
#10Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 2:00pm
Sutton and Hunter were also in Les Miz together, but only overlapped by a few days.
I'm sure Cameron and Graham Bowen were in different shows at the same time at least once.
Rob and Rebecca Pitcher have played Raoul and Christine, but NOT in the same production! :)
Lalaine and Cristina Paras were Young Cosette and Kim around the same time, but not sure if it was concurrent.
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Updated On: 11/30/14 at 02:00 PM
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#11Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 2:09pmHunter Foster was in Bridges of Madison County while Sutton Foster was starring in Violet.
#12Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 2:51pmI believe Sutton and Hunter were both in the same National Tour of Grease at the same time. I remember her telling a story in a interview that she was playing Sandy and her brother was the understudy for Danny and the producers asked if she would be comfortable if he had to go on one day.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#13Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 5:55pm
"Sutton and Hunter Foster, circa 2004, in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Little Shop of Horrors respectively. Probably other overlaps too."
Sutton was also in Drowsy Chaperone while Hunter had a stint in the Producers.
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vitamins
Understudy Joined: 6/15/06
#14Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 6:12pmCharlotte and Christopher d'Amboise did a rather sexy pas de deux in Song and Dance, and many people thought they were married rather than brother and sister.
#15Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 8:10pmWhen Beautiful was trying out at the Curran Theater in San Francisco, Abby Mueller (as discussed above, Jessie's Sister) was playing Abigail Adams in 1776 at the Gerry Theater next door.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Swing Joined: 12/9/09
#16Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 8:17pmDuring the Bway run of Heights, David Del Rio played Sonny while his sister Noemi was a dance swing. He had to pretend to hit on her during some of the musical transitions. Yay theater!
#17Brother and Sister in Musicals
Posted: 11/30/14 at 10:47pmJake Gyllenhaal in CONSTELLATIONS will be entering previews at MTC with about two weeks before Maggie and THE REAL THING wrap up at Roundabout.
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