Musicals for high school production (large cast)

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2. My school is looking for a musical this year because my director can't seeem to find one. We need one that has a large cast and many roles. Can anyone help name a few? We're pretty desperate, especially us seniors. Thank you

Updated On: 1/11/10 at 06:14 AM

I think the right answer for any school production is The Pajama Game. Large cast, lots of roles, all of which are super fun, and great score.

WYCKID

Titanic!

Tough score, and some potentiality difficult technical elements, but there are at least 25 named characters in the show, if not more.

You also would need a lot of men.

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Updated On: 1/11/10 at 03:10 PM

Pippin? Better yet...Urinetwon?

Edit: Depending how good the talent is...Beauty and the Beast, maybe? Aida? The Pajama Game is a really good idea. It's a fun show.

Most shows on MTI's website are decent.

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Updated On: 1/11/10 at 03:55 PM

Pgenre - and the joke never gets old.
though i'd rather shoot myself in the face. :)

I have Titanic, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Aida on the list but I'll be adding All Shook Up and Anything Goes.
Thanks a lot everyone! :)
I'll know the fate of our musical by the end of tomorrow

My son's high school is very big on music and arts and they do a big musical every year, and sometimes a smaller one in the spring as well. This year the big show is "Guys and Dolls." Here are some of the ones they've done in prior years:

Les Miserables
Fiddler on the Roof
Beauty and the Beast
West Side Story
42nd St
Camelot
A Chorus Line
Little Shop of Horrors

"Les Mis" is quite challenging vocally (although they did do the student version, which cuts out a few of the more complicated singing parts) but it can accomodate a *huge* cast. "Fiddler" is always fun, the kids really seemed to enjoy that one. We moved here after the others had been done but I've heard from my son's friends that "Beauty & the Beast" was kind of a pain because of the costume requirements (I think they rented some of them, but that can get expensive.)
Hope this helps!

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Karen24 - thanks! I love Les Mis and Fiddler, they're two of my favorites. He already said he won't do Les Mis, but I did suggest Fiddler on the Roof. It's just difficult because we can't do a musical that has been put on by any of the schools around here from the last few years (including a number on your list). And those often happen to be the best.

TILuv2shop- thanks also! i texted him some of the ideas and his reply as "we'll see" - don't know what that means. We're having a meeting tomorrow.

Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL ONSTAGE

My school is doing The Wedding Singer and we have over 70 kids in the show..it's really good for a big cast because they're a lot of smaller roles plus ensamble

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heres the list of show my high school has done!

Li'l Abner
Grease
Anything Goes
Fiddler
Kiss Me kate
Guys and dolls
Crazy For You
OKLAHOMA

and were currently doing Godspell.

INTO THE WOODS. But only if you have singers who can handle the score.

Fame
Footloose

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