Dream roles that can never happen

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Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:49am

What is your dream role that you could never play because you're not the right gender, color, or range? Mine would be Judas in "Jesus Christ Superstar".

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Updated On: 8/19/04 at 01:49 AM

#2

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:51am

Seaweed in Hairspray...I'm not the right gender, color(race), or range

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#3

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:54am

Umm, Judas, too, I guess. Or Roger from Rent, maybe, but I'm getting close to that. But most likely John from tick,tick, BOOM! I'd love to be able to sing all those high notes.

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#4

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:59am

Velma Kelly in Chicago
Sally Bowles in Cabaret
Effie in Dreamgirls
Aida in Aida (wrong gender AND race)

#5

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:09am

If I were female, I would love to be play Evita and Reno Sweeney.

I've always felt I was the male version of Patti LuPone.

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#6

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:09am

Eponine from Les Miz. The dream role of countless young girls out there, and one young gay man.

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#7

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:10am

Benny in Rent..."dudes I'm on my way..."

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#8

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:10am

collins, benny, joanne, and the soloist in rent
elphie in wicked
christmas ever, gary coleman, and kate/lucy in ave q
mama and velma in chicago
lola in damn yankees
rosemary and hedy la rue- H2$
motormouth, seaweed, velma, and amber- hairspray
carla and liliane- nine
effie- dreamgirls
miss hannigan- annie

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#9

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:14am

Mrs. Lovett~SWEENEY TODD

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#10

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:19am

Oh Priest....you beat me to it.

#11

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:19am

professor harold hill..... won't work though.. i'm all woman!

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#12

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:20am

Don Quixote, Man of La Mancha.

Phantom of the Opera

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#13

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:22am

Was my answer to obvious or something?

And fae, Grace Adler's mom played Prof. Hilda Hill (or something like that). Maybe you can too.

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Updated On: 8/19/04 at 02:22 AM

#14

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:26am

I think Priest watched the midnight syndication of Will and Grace tonight...

#15

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:27am

No. Just have Season 1 and 2 on DVD.

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"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."

The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.

Updated On: 8/19/04 at 02:27 AM

#16

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:29am

Benny, Mark, or Joanne in Rent (I could pass for a Mimi, haha)
Sweeney Todd
Caroline Thibodeaux
Burrs - Lippa's The Wild Party
Javert - Les Miserables

#17

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:33am

marilyn in t'boo... isn't it fun that if i were a man, i'd be a drag queen? pity it doesn't bleepin' work then, isn't it?

"call somebody. make them deliver. um, we need... smack, demyrol, and those little chocolate peanut crisps."

Updated On: 8/19/04 at 02:33 AM

#18

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 3:20am

I would LOVE to play Penny Pingleton from Hairspray. Hah, I mean I've alreayd played all the male versions of that role (Seymour, Motel)...If only I could pull off the girl thing I could be a wicked Penny. Also Seaweed if I was black is a GREAT singing role that oddly enough i can sing, but I can't do it in public without getting beaten up...go figure.

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#19

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 3:43am

Additionally, I would love to play Tracy Turnblad. And while that is entirely possible (if I could act!), as I am losing weight, it is now in the category of impossible dreams roles. And certainly the role of Edna Turnblad.

Audrey. Except who wants to be compared to Ellen Greene?

Max Bialystock in the Producers.

Any of the characters in the Wild Party.

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#20

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 7:52am

Bat Boy
The Plant in Little Shop
Fagin in Oliver
Conrad Birdie

#21

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 7:57am

Christine in POTO (used to be my dream, but I used to be a soprano. Who knew how much your voice can change in a matter of years? Now I'm a belter, baby)

Judas in JCS (just listening to that in my car, gotta love it)

James Barbour's pants. Okay, so that was a *little* too much... But I'd go for Gavin's pants as well! If not pants... hat? Shoe? I don't care!

#22

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 8:07am

Coalhouse from Ragtime

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#23

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 8:31am

The Engineer in Miss Saigon, love that role.

#24

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 9:18am

Roxie Hart...ULTIMATE Dream role!! I would just be happy to perform her monologue and the song Roxie (I did the monologue once for an audition-needless to say I didn't get the role :)

Amneris - just for my Strongest Suit :)

I'm a guy, so none of that will ever happen....sigh

#25

re: Dream roles that can never happen

Posted: 8/19/04 at 11:46am

I always wanted to be Cassie in A CHORUS LINE. Can you imagine having the chops to pull off The Music and the Mirror?