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Principal Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character
#25Roles 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
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#26Roles 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.
#27Roles 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
#28Roles 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)
MyMeredithMonster
Broadway Star Joined: 5/20/05
#29Roles 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
MyMeredithMonster
Broadway Star Joined: 5/20/05
#30Roles 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.
#31Roles 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.
whatdoesntkillme
Featured Actor Joined: 8/15/16
#32Roles 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.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#33Roles 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.
MyMeredithMonster
Broadway Star Joined: 5/20/05
#34Roles 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".
MyMeredithMonster
Broadway Star Joined: 5/20/05
#35Roles 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.
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#36Roles 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.
#37Roles 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
#38Roles 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.
Adair Haywind
Leading Actor Joined: 4/2/14
#39Roles 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.
#40Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character
Posted: 1/11/17 at 3:50pmHow 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?
#41Roles 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.)
#42Roles 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. :)
#43Roles That Require Playing More Than One Designated Character
Posted: 1/12/17 at 2:03am
Also, all of Brooks Ashmanskas' roles in Shuffle Along.
#44Roles 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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