Musicals with no/minimal dancing or where the leads don't dance

so yeah it's one of those days

okay, so i want musicals that either have no dancing or the leads don't dance...or random movement, but nothing super intense.....like for example, in My Fair Lady, the ensemble dances a lot, but Eliza (and Henry and others) don't dance...

My Fair Lady
42nd Street (no dancing for Dorothy Brock)
110 in the Shade
Annie Get Your Gun (Annie and Frank don't dance nearly as much as the ensemble does)
Avenue Q
Beauty and the Beast (no dancing for Belle and the Beast)
Children of Eden
Into the Woods
Les Miz
Man of La Mancha
My Fair Lady
Spamalot (the ensemble dances a lot, but none of the leads are going crazy dancing)
Spelling Bee
Sound of Music
Urinetown (no dancing for Hope, Bobby Strong, or Officer that much)
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
1776
Company

of course this list is not to convince myself that i shouldn't take anymore dance classes haha, but please people add to it to give me reassurance that i'm not doomed just because i'll never be in A Chorus Line, Sweet Charity, or Chicago (of course all shows charlotte d'amboise has been in lol).....

Updated On: 6/10/07 at 11:04 PM

Rose doesn't dance too much in Gypsy.

Oklahoma!

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I just have to point out that dance played a significant part in the original Company (and I miss that )

oh yeah, totally agree. even the leads need to know their right foot from their left! but good to know that there are still starring opps for the singer/actors who move (not dance) well lol

Eric, wasn't most of the dancing in Company minimal for the leads (except for Mckechnie, or course). I remember Bennett saying something in a book (Sondheim and Co., I think?) that he had to choreograph for 13 non-dancers.

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Hairspray

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"Eric, wasn't most of the dancing in Company minimal for the leads (except for Mckechnie, or course). I remember Bennett saying something in a book (Sondheim and Co., I think?) that he had to choreograph for 13 non-dancers. "

Yes and no--from what I've seen and read. Bennett had some troubles cuz he had to learn how to choreograph for 13 non-dancers--still there's a lot of important movement in the original production--which tells a lo t about character (Chapin in his book on Follies says it was watching Bennett's work in Company that made him realize how important dance could be in musicals). Side By Side was all movement--simple steps but it left people liek Stritch (who didn't care for Bennett) winded. Drive a Person Crazy had notoriously brilliant and FAST choreography, there was for a while in rehearsals (and out of town?) a sort of ballet in Act I--to call the original production a non dancing show (except for Tick Tock) would--IMHO anyway--be wrong. It was enough that actors complained abotu some of the numbers (however you're right--it could count as one that someone without much dance training could do)

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Updated On: 6/8/07 at 11:34 PM

Also, in 42nd Street, Julian does little dancing. "Lullabye of Broadway" maybe, but that's it. Such a great role.

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glinda and elphaba don't dance other than any random movement in "one short day" in wicked either

ASSASSINS and BLOOD BROTHERS are the two that spring to mind this morning. ^_^

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Okay, so there's plenty of shows where the principsls dont dance, but unless you're planning on doing nothing but revivals during your career, it wouldnt hurt to get in there and learn some basic dance. Face it: shows these days are more and more integrated, and -- especially with directors like Doyle -- performers are *expected* to be capable of multi-tasking as much as possible. Yes, you have a specialty, but you also need to know how to cover yourself with as many possibilities as possible. And if you really think you're walking into "leading lady" roles, I imagine most people will roll their eyes and smile sweetly and say "Bless your heart, darlin'..."

So go learn some basic dance and some basic movement, and just make it one more thing you can put in your bag of tricks for the next audition.

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What about FAME? Like, NOBODY dances in that.

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