Girl heavy shows

[j'aime_le_theatre]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 11:41pm

My college theatre dept. wants suggestions from the students on what musical to do next year. We need a female heavy show that's more on the dance side. Chicago and Sweet Chrarity have been thrown in there already. Anyone with some other interesting suggestions?

[.LittleWing. 0224]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 11:43pm

Hairspray.

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 11:45pm

Well they can't do Hairspray, the rights aren't out. Chicago's good.

[JoMarch]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 11:48pm

Smile or Dames at Sea?

[stage_door76]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 11:48pm

i don't think j'aime_le_theatre meant shows ABOUT heavy girls littlewing.

i took it as a search for a show whose character content is girl heavy (as in abundant)

??

[j'aime_le_theatre]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 11:52pm

yes a show with more women than men.....
haha

[.LittleWing. 0224]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 11:54pm

haha, ooooh... completely didn't interpret it that way, oops!

[Jimmcf]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 11:57pm

'Tell Me On A Sunday' or the whole 'Song and Dance'

[stage_door76]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 12:01am

oh littlewing...you made my day!

[roquat]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 12:01am

Ruthless
Quilters
Spitfire Grill (small, and there isn't much dancing, but only three boys, one of whom doesn't speak or sing)
Dames at Sea
Zombie Prom
Cowgirls
Radio Gals
Nunsense (any of them)

[.LittleWing. 0224]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 12:01am

:) Anything I can do to help.

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 12:04am

Little Women (doubt the rights are out yet)
Aida (Zoser's chrous could be changed to women)
Evita (practically a one person show...)
Millie (?? Don't know the show that well)

Also I love the idea of gender blind casting. Taking a role that normally a guys role, interpeting it differently, changing the key and having it played by a woman. Jesus Christ Superstar would be a fun show for that.

[j'aime_le_theatre]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 12:05am

that's really weird that you say spitfire grill...we did that this summer. i didnt think anyone else knew it!

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 12:06am

A Little Night Music has twelve females and ten males.

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 12:37am

Dames at Sea . . .

We did Dames at Sea back when I was in HS. It was kind of a cute musical.

I, unforunately, was in the orchestra as first flute. Could not carry a tune to save my life.

[theatreboi11]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 1:12am

NINE:)

[Radioactiveduck]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 1:15am

Mame is a pretty girl heavy show.

[theatreboi11]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 2:08am

Annie

[sidwich]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 2:36am

I think "Funny Girl" and "Wonderful Town" have quite a few female parts. "Sound of Music" and "Gypsy" as well.

And gender blind casting does help. :)

[best12bars]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 9:56am

Nine --- It's all females except one male (the lead). Lots of singing. Some dancing, but not HEAVY on the dancing.

Smile --- Fits your bill perfectly. Mostly females. Lots of dancing and singing. Some male roles as well, but the all the girls in the beauty pageant are the "star."

[catstagestud]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 11:49am

My first reaction was Smile as my University is looking at doing that for our season next year. For the "older" shows I'd prefer H$S or Smile over No No Nannette which is the other consideration. Are there any really good roles for guys in Smile?

Cheers,

C.

[Pippin]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 12:17pm

the apple tree has a female lead in all three mini musicals

[best12bars]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 12:29pm

There are a handful of "guy" roles in SMILE, although it's been a thousand years since I've seen it. Jeff McCarthy has the male lead as Big Bob Freelander, and he was great! It's a good, solid "leading man" part. He's either the manager or the "facilitator" of the pageant, I forget. The part was played by Bruce Dern in the (non-musical) movie of it.

The other great male character is the has-been choreographer Tommy French. A very funny part, because he's got "one foot in the grave" and he's trying to choreograph a pageant with the theme of "Health."

The other good part is the pageant's emcee Ted Farley, a cheesy Bert Parks kind of role. He sings the show's title song.

But there are LOTS of female roles (most of them are the contestants), and all the contestants dance.

[ally_kay_on_broadway]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 12:33pm

not many have heard of this but MTI offers 'moby dick' the musical (or something to the likes of that name) and its about an all-girls school putting on a musical about moby dick (i THINK..when i was in highschool we were initially going to do this, i don't remember why we didn't)

[nydirector2]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 12:33pm

Quitlers is the first one that comes to mind, since it's an all female cast. Are you interested in an all female cast or like a 2:1 ratio cast, or what?