Male Roles for Singers who act

[Theatrefanboy1]

Posted: 4/5/17 at 10:55am

I was wondering what roles in musical theatre there are for males who sing and act but don't really dance. Thanks

[JSquared2]

Posted: 4/5/17 at 11:02am

Oliver.  Henry Higgins.  Tevye.  The King.  Curly.

It would be helpful if you could narrow it down a bit.....are you 12 years old, or 72???

 

[Lot666]

Posted: 4/5/17 at 11:33am

The title role in Phantom of the Opera requires an excellent singer and a strong actor (he has to act without the audience seeing his face), and he does not dance.

Valjean and Javert in Les Miserables must also be strong actors with powerful voices, and they don't dance either.

[jo]

Posted: 4/5/17 at 11:33am

Curly, in the Royal National Theatre revival of OKLAHOMA! directed by Trevor Nunn, did the dream ballet with Laurey  ( Hugh Jackman and Josefina Gabrielle did the dancing themselves).  Hugh as Curly also did dance a little during the picnic scene.   I do not know if Patrick Wilson did the same thing for the dream ballet for the Broadway transfer .  Also, maybe the Trevor Nunn revival was an exception re Curly's dance numbers?

In other R&H musicals, I don't remember Emile deBecque ( South Pacific), Billy Bigelow ( Carousel) and maybe also Captain Von Trapp in Sound of Music doing any  significant dancing

Updated On: 4/5/17 at 11:33 AM

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 4/5/17 at 11:39am

Far too many roles to list require singing and acting chops but little to no dancing ones.   
Arguably, this is especially true of male leads (which is not to suggest, of course, that there aren't also many of those that require great dancing skills).

Updated On: 4/5/17 at 11:39 AM

[Miss Jezebel DuPree2]

Posted: 4/5/17 at 11:56am

Mr. Brian d'Arcy James needs more singing and dancing roles.... shirtless would be great too!

[Theatrefanboy1]

Posted: 4/5/17 at 2:26pm

It would be helpful if you could narrow it down a bit.....are you 12 years old, or 72???

 

 

I'm mid 20's caucasian in appearance, 6'2 .... thanks 

 

[Lot666]

Posted: 4/5/17 at 2:58pm

Theatrefanboy1 said: "I'm mid 20's caucasian in appearance, 6'2 .... thanks"

The "barricade boys" (Marius, Enjolras, et al.) in Les Miserables don't dance and would be age appropriate, as they're student revolutionaries.