"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird
Neglecting my voice part (I'm a baritone-ish bass), my dream male role of all time would be Gordo from A New Brain. And neglecting my sex (I'm a guy :-P), my dream overall role of all time would be Rose from Gypsy. Such an emotionally layered and rich role. ::shudders::
Other possibilities: Bobby from Company Radames from Aida Billy from Anything Goes
Gangway, world, get off of my runway. - Mama Rose, Gypsy
A bird cage I plan to hang,
I'll get to that someday...
A bird cage for a bird who flew away
Around the world. - Edie, Grey Gardens
Beth or Jo - Little Women Peter Pan - Peter Pan (already played it, but would kill to do it again) Kathy - L5Y Reno Sweeney - Anything Goes Yonah - Children of Eden Narrator - Joseph Lucy - Jekyll/Hyde Eponine - Les Miz Heidi - [title of show]
Pretty usual, I guess, lol.
"Love all; Trust a few; Do wrong to none." --William Shakespeare
One role? *One* role?! No way! You're having my LIST, and you're going to LIKE it! (But I'll take pity; I'll give you the abbreviated version, and I won't do "and if I were a man, I'd want to play THESE". Yet.)
Norma Desmond - SUNSET BOULEVARD Ado Annie - OKLAHOMA! Anna Leonowens - THE KING AND I Sally Bowles - CABARET Mary Poppins - MARY POPPINS
I'd also kill to be in ASSASSINS, FLOYD COLLINS, and THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, so we could add Squeaky Fromme, Nellie Collins, and Clara Johnson to the list, but I would take ANY role just to be a part of those.
Princeton/Rod, Nicky/Trekkie or Gary in Avenue Q (Even though im not black for gary lol, just such a funny part). Seymore - Little shop Man in Chair - Drowsy (When im older)
Okay- (really couldn't play any of these, but a gal can dream, right?) Adelaide in Guys and Dolls-love show, love the character-possibly my favorite comedic role ever aside from Little Edie who is dramatic as well Can't play this role ever, but Lady Thiang in The King and I (favorite R & H song is her solo) Big/Little Edie in Grey Gardens (duh, we knew I was going to come up with this, right?) Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard-As much as I usually don't like Webber, I adore the show and the score. Louise in Gypsy-I have a special place for this character and love her development Mme. Thenardier-Just to get the laughs in an otherwise dull, very difficult show to watch would be great When I'm old enough...Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret-gets two of my favorite songs-"So What?" and "What Would You Do?" I also love the Pineapple scene. It's so cute.
"A birdcage I plan to hang. I'll get to that someday. A birdcage for a bird who flew away...Around the world."
"Life is a cabaret old chum, only a cabaret old chum, and I love a cabaret!"-RIP Natasha Richardson-I was honored to have witnessed her performance as Sally Bowles.
Ok, I can't pick just one, but here goes (not necessarily in any particular order):
Chris - Miss Saigon Jon Valjean - Les Miserables Javert - Les Miserables Martin Guerre - Martin Guerre Tiernan - The Pirate Queen John - Miss Saigon Colehouse - Ragtime Beast - Beauty and the Beast Phantom - The Phantom of the Opera Mark - RENT Fiyero - Wicked Joseph - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
If I were a woman (or in drag): Kim - Miss Saigon Ellen - Miss Saigon Mama - Chicago Grania - The Pirate Queen Fantine - Les Miserables Bertrande - Martin Guerre Tracy - Hairspray Maria - Sound of Music
I am sure I will think of more as soon as I post this, but these are the ones that came to mind right away.
"I wouldn't let Esparza's Bobby take my kids to the zoo...I'd be afraid he'd steal their ice cream and laugh."- YankeeFan
"People who like Sondheim enjoy cruelty."-LuvtheEmcee
Fraulein Kost in Cabaret is really the only character that I would love to play. Yes, kids, my biggest aspiration is to star as an accordion playing German whore.
"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
Cassie in A Chorus Line. I might be a guy but I was born to play that role!
But since that will never happen, Bobby in A Chorus Line.
"I've always secretly longed for an actress to get to the top of the cherry picker and projectile vomit all over the guards below."- Wonderwaiter in the "Defy Gravity?" thread.
~~~~~~~~My dream? Sutton Foster as Cassie in A Chorus Line
Penny - Hairspray Olive - Spelling Bee Nessarose - Wicked Maureen - Rent Holly or Linda - The Wedding Singer Patty Simcox - Grease
"For example, if I should paint my fingernails green -
and it just so happens I do paint them green. Well, if anyone should ask me why, I say: 'I think it's pretty!'"