Brother and Sister in Musicals

[Curious3]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#1

Posted: 11/30/14 at 9:58am

There 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?

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#2

Posted: 11/30/14 at 10:03am

There's Jessie Mueller currently starring in Beautiful and her sister, Abby currently swinging in Kinky Boots.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#2

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

[promisespromises2]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#3

Posted: 11/30/14 at 10:20am

Wasn't Robert LuPone playing in A Chorus Line while Patti LuPone was playing in Evita?

[Hairspray0901]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#4

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]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#5

Posted: 11/30/14 at 1:02pm

I 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]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#6

Posted: 11/30/14 at 1:03pm

Dick and Joyce Van Patten played husband and wife in Show Boat.

[promisespromises2]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#7

Posted: 11/30/14 at 1:29pm

Thanks 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]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#8

Posted: 11/30/14 at 1:38pm

Sutton 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]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#9

Posted: 11/30/14 at 1:46pm

Fred and Adele Astaire frequently appeared in musicals together (Lady Be Good, Funny Face), but those were the same musicals.

[LizzieCurry]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#10

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]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#11

Posted: 11/30/14 at 2:09pm

Hunter Foster was in Bridges of Madison County while Sutton Foster was starring in Violet.

[Littleshopofcarrie]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#12

Posted: 11/30/14 at 2:51pm

I 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]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#13

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]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#14

Posted: 11/30/14 at 6:12pm

Charlotte 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.

[ChairinMain]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#15

Posted: 11/30/14 at 8:10pm

When 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]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#16

Posted: 11/30/14 at 8:17pm

During 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!

[jnb9872]

Brother and Sister in Musicals#17

Posted: 11/30/14 at 10:47pm

Jake 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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