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
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.
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
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)
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
Updated On: 1/10/17 at 08:36 AM
Posted: 1/10/17 at 8:41am
Another one:
Great Comet has the actor playing Andrey also playing his father, Old Prince Bolkonsky.
Updated On: 1/10/17 at 08:41 AM
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Posted: 1/11/17 at 3:50pm
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.)
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. :)
Posted: 1/12/17 at 2:03am
Also, all of Brooks Ashmanskas' roles in Shuffle Along.
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.
