Ok, we have a thread for ensembles we'd hate to be in. What ensembles would you kill to be in? And not just because you get to understudy Elphaba or something...
The Wild Party (Lippa) Joseph... Dreamcoat is quite a fun ensemble to be in Hairspray
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
The Wedding Singer (for the choreography) Guys & Dolls (was so much fun) A Chorus Line
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I chose, and my world was shaken- So what? The choice may have been mistaken,
The choosing was not...
"Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
"And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler
Joseph is a terrible ensemble to be in. Beleive it from someone who has done it!
I'd love to do The Producers Spelling Bee (although there is no ensemble it's an ensemble show!) Avenue Q (All you do is sit backstage and sing and get paid for it! Haha) Mary Poppins The Wedding Singer All Shook Up Guys and Dolls A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
Joseph is a terrible ensemble to be in. Beleive it from someone who has done it!
I've also done it and it was a blast!
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
*Les Miserables *Being a Kit Kat girl was really fun in Cabaret, the few nights I got to be in the chorus. *Fiddler on the Roof was also lots of fun, when I was in the chorus. You're almost always onstage. *42nd Street *West Side Story *Guys and Dolls
I've also been in the chorus of Joseph, and I have to add that it was anything but fun!
The ensemble for A Chorus Line is more focused towards singing than dancing. Once "I Hope I Get It" is over, the cut dancers then go backstage and sing back-up for "Hello, Twelve.." & "One". Usually an ACL director prefers the ensemble to be better singers than dancers(this probably isn't true for Broadway due to the need for u/s). Although you still need to be a good dancer to get in the show.
Just saying this from experience on doing the show twice.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
Those are the only two I can think of at the moment, I'm sure there's others I'd love to be in too.
"I am and always will be the optimist. The hoper of far-flung hopes and dreamer of improbable dreams." - Doctor Who
"Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over, men recognize that the human race has been harshly treated but it has moved forward." - Les Miserables
dont hate me: Mamma Mia Mary Poppins Wedding Singer Legally Blonde (is it too early to announce that I would be excited, even if I havent seen it?)
I have been ensemble and featured ensemble in My Fair Lady and Cabaret, and neither was my favorite... But Little Shop kicked booty (and I was just a costumer who was allowed to sit in back and sing! however, i was told not to audition because i was the only person who COULD costume... ah, such is life.)
"Don't worry, it should never be seen. It's comparable to Britney's hoo-ha." - being.jeremiah in response to the High School Musical 2 logo
"You look fantastic, all you need are high heels, cake and a dream." - Amneris
first off: Urinetown I was Hot Blades in a local production over the summer and it was so much fun. Even with the super killer second act opening "What Is Urinetown?" quickly followed by "Snuff That Girl" and topped off with "Run, Freedom Run", i loved doing that and feeling like i was gonna die :)
also Rocky Horror Cabaret (though I'd rather me Emcee, think anyone will ever cast a half-black Em?) The Wild Party (either) The Threepenny Opera RENT
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
They were all so poised... and sexy for that matter. The most amazing part is the women were not, as they said themselves, "spring chickens," but came accross so beautifully.
The Light in the Piazza
Just so I could strut around "faux" Florence each night
I love America. Just because I think gay dudes should be allowed to adopt kids and we should all have hybrid cars doesn't mean I don't love America.
[turns and winks directly into the camera]
- Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) on 30 Rock
I, too, think Joseph would be a riot. Then again, it was my first Broadway show, so I'm a bit biased. Then, I'd have to say RENT, my first real Broadway love. And then, A Chorus Line, for the same reasons as the rest of the world.