Musicals For All Girls High Schools

What would be some musicals that have a female lead, and quite a number of other female roles? We do have some gentlemen who come from other schools do our shows to fill male roles but we obviously do not want to select a show with a male lead, when the show is first and foremost for our girls.

The music teacher has given us hints as to a show the directors are looking at: It has a TRIO with a female being the lead, No princesses, and may be currently on Broadway or recently done.

Any many suggestions are kindly appreciated!

Legally Blonde

I saw a production of Throughly Modern Millie at an all girls school a few years ago that worked pretty well.

SEUSSICAL

YAGM CHARLIE BROWN OR SNOOPY

No, nor can you Phantom as is currently on Broadway, and therefore, the rights aren't available for schools. Same for Wicked.

Not sure why no one has brought "9 to 5" yet. Literally a trio of women in the leads.

Heathers anyone??

I went to an all-girls school in NJ and we put on a musical every spring. It was always relatively kid-friendly because three of our performances were during the day and attended by grade schools as a field trip.

The general rule was that unless a kiss was required, male roles were played by girls. If we needed boys we got them from other schools) Sometimes they just cut out a kiss if it wasn't too integral to the scene.

From what I recall, while I was there we did: The King and I (2 boys), Fiddler on the Roof (we had a girl play Tevye!), Hello Dolly, Peter Pan, Oliver (maybe 1 boy), Sound of Music (2 boys). I know in recent years they have expanded and done shows like the Music Man, Charlie Brown, Cinderella.

The general rule was that unless a kiss was required, male roles were played by girls. If we needed boys we got them from other schools) Sometimes they just cut out a kiss if it wasn't too integral to the scene.

This is my worst nightmare

How about THE CLUB, written by Eve Merriam, with an all-female cast? It ran for 19 months off-Broadway, masterfully directed by Tommy Tune. Here, from http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/eve-merriam/:

"In 1976 her extraordinary musical, The Club, was staged at the Circle in the Square by Tommy Tune. The all-female cast portrayed the exclusively male members of an Edwardian gentlemen’s club, smoking cigars, telling sexist jokes and racy stories, and singing genuine popular songs of the period, all painstakingly unearthed by Merriam from the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts, and all with lyrics embarrassing enough to make one’s flesh crawl. Merriam, Tommy Tune, costume (top hats and cutaways) designer Kate Carmel, and the entire cast won Obie Awards in the Distinguished Productions category in 1977."

Ruthless! Sylvia can be a man in drag or a woman.

What kind of keys did she sing in? Was it all-belting?

I think Chicago would work very well with "Billie Flynn" as the lawyer, instead of "Billy Flynn." Isn't that the show where the "sob sister" is usually played by a guy? Leave her to be female, make "Billie" a female, and you've got a pretty darned good show for a girls' school -- except for the sex parts, of course.

Audrey

Cinderella (Enchanted Version)

The Boy Friend

Little Women

Quilters (all female cast)