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#26

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/10/17 at 12:07am

Lucy and The Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd. Although they are technically the same person, they are listed in the cast as separate characters and the audience isn't expected to realize they are the same until Sweeney does in the final scene (despite Sondheim's numerous musical clues in the score).

Updated On: 1/10/17 at 12:07 AM

#27

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/10/17 at 1:11am

Frohman and Captain Hook in Finding Neverland.

And yes all three leads in The Apple Tree play at least three parts: Eve, Lady (and the tiger), Ella and Pashionella for the female actress with corresponding parts for the two males.

#28

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/10/17 at 2:43am

Captain Hook and Mr. Darling in Peter Pan. Not specified in the script but traditional in nearly all the show's various incarnations since the original.

Updated On: 1/10/17 at 02:43 AM

#29

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/10/17 at 3:31am

Ranger Tom said: "Does it count that leads in Kiss Me Kate double into their Taming of the Shrew characters. Lilli into Kate, Fred into Petruchio (Fred Graham), etc.?"

no, the characters are actors portraying roles.

many people are listing principlals sometimes appearing in the ensemble but OP asked for two or more designated characters. different things (Patti LuPone as Fantine comes to mind... she felt that she shouldn't have to appear in the ensemble after she dies so she conveniently missed all but one of those rehearsals)

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#30

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/10/17 at 8:36am

Several actors in Batboy are playing more than one role (Sheriff/Delia, Rick/Lorraine/Mr. Dillon, Ron/Maggie/Clem, Ruthie/Ned, Mrs Taylor/Rev Billy Hightower/Institute Man, Daisy/Bud/Pan/Doctor)

Also, Spelling Bee has some of them doubling as well (Rona Lisa doubles as Olive's mother, Mitch doubles as both Olive's father and one of Logainne's fathers, Leaf doubles as Logainne's other father).

*edited for typos

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Updated On: 1/10/17 at 08:36 AM

#31

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/10/17 at 8:41am

Another one:

Great Comet has the actor playing Andrey also playing his father, Old Prince Bolkonsky.

"Yeah, Clarissa, explain it all."

Updated On: 1/10/17 at 08:41 AM

#32

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/10/17 at 9:27am

Sally Cato/Gloria Upson in MAME.

In Papermill's SHOW BOAT, Rebecca Baxter played Magnolia and then doubled as her daughter, Kim, at the beginning of the last scene.

Almost everyone in PACIFIC OVERTURES plays multiple roles.

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#33

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/10/17 at 11:21am

Alice Ripley in American Psycho! She played Mrs Bateman, Svetlana (the Russian dry cleaner), the realtor, a puking club patron, and other ensemble parts.

#34

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/10/17 at 11:40am

You guys are amazing! Keep these coming—I'm really enjoying seeing the diversity here.

Another one that's come to my mind is Hedwig, who "acts" the characters in her life throughout the show, but then indeed transforms into Tommy Gnosis for the "Wicked Little Town" reprise.

#35

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/10/17 at 11:52am

I'm not sure if this is always the case, but when I saw Evil Dead the Musical two performers had duel roles : Shelly/Annie and Ed/"Moose".

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#36

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/10/17 at 12:01pm

Thought of another one. In Reefer Madness (LA/Broadway), Robert Torti played both Jack and Jesus. This wasn't the case in the movie, but the movie actually had more role splitting. In the movie Alan Cumming played multiple roles (Lecturer, Goat Man, Roosevelt, etc), Steven Weber was Jack/George Washington, John Kasir was Ralph/Uncle Sam, and Amy Spanger was Sally/Lady Liberty.

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#37

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/10/17 at 1:09pm

^ your profile pic reminded me, in Bat Boy, every character except for Bat Boy, Shelley, Dr. Parker, and Meredith play multiple roles.

#38

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/11/17 at 11:57am

Grandmaster Chad/Dewey and the UPS Guy (Kyle) in Legally Blonde

also Elle's Dad and Winthrope in the same show

#39

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/11/17 at 12:57pm

The actor playing Bustopher Jones in Cats also plays Gus the Theatre Cat (and a chorus cat sometimes called Peter in the beginning). On Broadway, the Rum Tum Tugger actor is a chorus cat called Bill Bailey and Old Deuteronomy is Victor.

#40

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/11/17 at 2:07pm

Eddie/Dr. Scott in The Rocky Horror Show, also nearly every actor except Drew and Sherrie double in Rock of Ages.

#41

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/11/17 at 3:50pm

How did we forget the 1939 film of The Wizard of Oz, which double casts five roles: Professor Marvel/The Wizard; Miss Gulch/The Wicked Witch; The Strawman, Tinman and Lion/the Kansas farmhands. There have been at least three different stage versions of the film, the 1940 MUNY adaptation, a version of which is still licensed; the RSC production from 1987, which is also still licensed; and ALW's recent version, which takes many liberties with the film. Do any of them also double cast any of these roles?

#42

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/11/17 at 5:32pm

As a rule, all the actors in CLOUD NINE. (I say "as a rule" because the playwright allows each production to decide how the actors will double.)

#43

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/12/17 at 2:01am

Judy Denmark/Ginger Del Marco in Ruthless. Technically the same character, but they might as well be two different ones in terms of vocals and performance style. Had to bring it up since it's obviously a favorite, per my username. :)

#44

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/12/17 at 2:03am

Also, all of Brooks Ashmanskas' roles in Shuffle Along.

#45

Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character

Posted: 1/12/17 at 2:33am

Other than Youth, the Narrator, and Mother, all the characters in Passing Strange are, I think, at least tripled.

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