Maurice in Beauty and the Beast — Page 2

Can we please wrap this up?

Bottom line, you'll have to play it, so, do your best.
No point on convincing you why having the role
is not the end of your acting career, as it seems that even if you were cast as the Beast, you'd have wanted to play Belle because she has more and better songs.

The End.

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My attitude is not that bad.. I just like to be challenged... I've been tight casted in this kind of parts numerous times

Well I do need some inspirations...

What movies feature older, wise, fathers with a lot of heart?

P.S. Anyone notice that Maurice in the movie is a lot more grumpy than in the musical?

Who would want this part? Honestly..

I would want this part! It gives you a chance to sing a duet (I love "No Matter What." Honestly, stop complaining. You have a lead.

I want that part and I'm a girl! I mean, you get to be on stage for how many scenes? I was in a show that was a middle school show that was crap. I had 23 lines. it was a crappy part too. I was in one song that I hated (so did everyone else in the song). we had to do a bit of a tango move. I was bored and made it sort funny, which actually suited my character. Turns out, it was everyone's favorite song cause of my dancing and it wasn't even a major song. It could have easily been cut.

That was the biggest role I have ever played in middle school, high school, and 1st year of college. But the other ensemble roles that seem only ok, I am able to create my own character. And it is fun.

You say you want a challenge. This is a challenge, since you seem to hate the role so much. Learn to love it. Maybe this will be the last time you play an old guy. make it memorable. You have one song to show the people that Maurice really loves his daughter no matter what she is like. And that she shouldn't change for anyone, which is the main part of the story.

Does that help?

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That is a bit encouraging.

It is hard since all my friends are leads and they talk about their fancy costumes and fun songs and i get neither

I agree with Dre and Hamlet. I'm a girl and would gladly play the part. If you actually love theatre, then you should be glad to get any part at all. The point is being on stage and doing what you love doing, not being jealous of what other people are doing. If your ego is too big for the part, quit the show and stop whining to us about it.

EDIT: typos

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Updated On: 1/25/06 at 06:42 PM

BUt I just love this show so much ... I want to be in the good songs! All my friends do cool stuff and i play a grouchy old man

Plus, it's embarassing.... Everytime someone asks what part I am they ask excitingly then i reply "Maurice" .... "Oh"... they reply

Updated On: 1/25/06 at 06:50 PM

At least you have a role that will look good on your resume. Treasure this moment now when in future productions you might get hired for chorus most of the time.

Look on the positive side - you are offstage most of the time because you are a FEATURED ROLE and that's the luxury of having a featured role (let the ensemble do all the work) - no matter how small you may think it is. And I agree with everyone who says you have to make it your own and make the most of it.

I have taken several "small roles" and made the most of it and people have come up to me afterwards and thought I had one of the lead roles. It's all on what you do with it!

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Updated On: 1/25/06 at 07:55 PM

I played Maurice and I had a lot of fun with the role. It's what you make it to be, it can be very memorable (mine was)!

Plus, you get a lot of time with a beautiful Belle.

I was effing Cogsworth! Next to Gaston and Lefou and D'Arque, I was the villain of the show! My collar bone was 1.5 inches out of alignment because of the 40 pound wooden box I was wearing that definetely did not have chiropractics in mind when it was designed. I also had a fantastic time! Be thankful for what you have or give the part to someone who will be!

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that is awesome! oh, and I have another experience. there was a scene that my friend directed for Governor's awards in NJ. It was called 'Tattoo.' my friend asked me to do a little stare for the audition of the background character of a male Russian tattoo artist who as like two lines in russian. and I'm a girl. So i did a look that I thought was a bit weird. and I got the part.

there was a part in the scene where my character has to stand on a chair and sort of sing a russian song while a guy decides if he wants his career to be destroyed or get a tattoo on his ass. my friend just wanted it to be noises. So i created something and when I performed it infront of fellow theatre actors and theatre teacher. (btw, i was in all black and in a trench coat.) She told me she could never look at me the same way again.

when we went to Governor's Awards, unfortunately, one of my fellow actors, said our town instead of number which destroyed us. But we performed anyway, and I got a standing ovation after my "song" by the people watching the scene. It was one of the best characters I have ever played and had almost no lines.

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