Relatives in Musicals

[MollyJeanneMusic]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 11:45am

I was wondering if you've ever seen a production where characters have been played by people who are related, by birth or marriage.  Like Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise in Pippin.

I'll give an example: Last night, I saw a few of my friends in a high school production of My Favorite Year.  One of my friends played King Kaiser, and his sister played Alice - which, of course, made "Professional Showbizness Comedy" that much funnier.

[binau]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 1:20pm

The best example that comes to mind for me is Marin & Jason in n2n, which for me has become even more heartbreaking to think about.

[LxGstv]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 1:25pm

Katie Lowes and Adam Shapiro in Waitress as Dawn and Ogie.

[Kitsune]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 2:00pm

Jim Walton plays Nick in Come From Away. For at least a few months, he overlapped with his niece Emily Walton, who played Janice. (I think she's doing Darling Grenadine right now - from the press release, it sounds like she'll return after?)

[taylortrensch]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 2:17pm

sasson gabay who plays tewfiq in the band's visit tour (and formerly in the movie & on bway) works alongside his son adam who plays papi in the tour ! 

Updated On: 2/23/20 at 02:17 PM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 3:54pm

I saw Greggory Brandt (a swing) go on with his son, Eddie, who was Gavroche, in the Les Miz tour yeeeeears ago.

Alexis Kalehoff playing Young Cosette/Young Eponine when her mom, Andrea McArdle, was Eponine: 

https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1996-12-20-3113225-story.html

Gabriel and Melina Kalomas were both in the Les Miz tour in the mid-2000s, but not at the same time. Hunter and Sutton Foster overlapped by a few performances on Broadway!

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 3:59pm

I saw a high school/college production of Les Mis in my area where JVJ and Javert were brothers. Added a ton of layers to the show, I felt.

Updated On: 2/23/20 at 03:59 PM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 4:06pm

Oh... Brian Sears in Mormon on Broadway and his brother Jeffrey David Sears — Brian was OBC and Jeff was original 1st national!

[Tag]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 4:10pm

-Rob McClure and Maggie Lakis (married) toured together in Something Rotten

-Debbie Allen directed Phylicia Rashad (sisters) in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

-Mary Beth Abel & Gregg Kirsopp (married) - she's Wicked's PSM, he's an ASM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 4:20pm

Dominic and Matt Bogart were both in different companies of Jersey Boys at the same time.

Justen and Branden Steinagle both played Gavroche on tour. I think Branden replaced Justen, but I'm not entirely sure if there was a gap in there somewhere.

[superiska123]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 4:24pm

Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs in Wicked for a little while. Another Wicked example: Stephanie J Block and Sebastian Arcelus.

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 4:39pm

Victoria Mallory was the original Anne in A Little Night Music. Many years later her daughter Ramona was Anne in the B'way revival of ALNM.

[bwayboy22]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 4:44pm

Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher in the 1973 revival of Irene! Debbie played the titular role while Carrie was in the chorus!

You can see a photo of them here.

 

 

[squip]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 5:26pm

David Guzman and Jacob Guzman in Newsies

Andy Karl and Orfeh in Legally Blonde, Pretty Woman, Joseph

I'm sure some young twins have shared Lulu in Waitress?

[trpguyy]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 6:06pm

Mathew and Lissa deGuzman (siblings) on the Aladdin Tour
 

http://www.playbill.com/article/swing-siblings-how-lissa-and-mathew-deguzman-came-to-cover-the-full-ensemble-of-aladdins-national-tour

Timothy Shew and his wife, Jane Brockman are currently on the Hello Dolly tour together. She also did the Wicked tour and overlapped with her stepson, Jonathan Shew for some time.

http://www.playbill.com/article/photo-exclusive-on-the-road-with-mother-and-son-wicked-cast-members-jane-brockman-and-jonathan-shew-com-210611

 

Updated On: 2/23/20 at 06:06 PM

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 6:19pm

Jessie Mueller as Jenna in Waitress on Broadway, and her sister Abby, who played the role on tour and was later a Broadway replacement. 

Updated On: 2/23/20 at 06:19 PM

[stoptheworld38]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 6:20pm

Jim Walton plays Nick in Come From Away and his niece Emily plays Janice (having come from the tour) although I believe she’s currently on leave for another show.

[jo]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 6:21pm

It worked best when the relatives also play relatives in the musical.

A long time ago, in ALWebber's musical ASPECTS OF LOVE ( headlined by Michael Ball) on Broadway -- the young and the older Jenny roles were played by sisters. Sorry, can't remember the names now. Both sisters played their distinct roles well (including the singing, as each one had a  solo from the score). The young Jenny sang the "The Mermaid Song" and the older Jenny sang "The First Man I Remember".

[squip]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 6:23pm

TheGingerBreadMan said: "Jessie Mueller as Jenna in Waitress on Broadway, and her sister Abby, who played the role on tour."

You're thinking of Carole King in Beautiful. Jessie originated the role on broadway, but Abby originated the track on tour and eventually did a stint on broadway. 

I also just remembered Stephanie and Marc Crousillat, who play sharks in the current West Side Story revival. 

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 11:09pm

squip said: "TheGingerBreadMan said: "Jessie Mueller as Jenna in Waitress on Broadway, and her sister Abby, who played the role on tour."

You're thinking of Carole King in Beautiful. Jessie originated the role on broadway, but Abby originated the track on tour and eventually did a stint on broadway.

I also just remembered Stephanie and Marc Crousillat, who play sharks in the current West Side Story revival."

Yes! Thanks for the correction. Right people, wrong role.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 11:34pm

Elizabeth Southard and her husband Gary Mauer in the third national company of The Phantom of the Opera. Kirby Ward and his wife Beverly Ward in the national tour of Crazy for You.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 2/23/20 at 11:37pm

Jo, you're thinking of Danielle and Deanna DuClos.

[MannPhan24601]

Posted: 2/24/20 at 12:24am

Chris Mann and his wife Laura in the Phantom tour (he was Phantom and she was a swing )

Same for Trista Moldovan (Carlotta ) and her husband Steven Tewksberry(ensemble and u/S Firmin). They had also previously done the Broadway production and Christine and u/s Phantom I think

Steve Czarnecki(ensemble, u/s Valjean and Javert) and his wife Liz Shriver (swing/ u/s Fatine) in the Les Mis tour. I know they went on together as Valjean and Fatine a few times

[MannPhan24601]

Posted: 2/24/20 at 12:28am

When I saw a regional production of Matilda, Matilda and Michael Wormwood were siblings in real life (she was taller than her brother though which didn't make sense with the plot ) and they had two other siblings in the ensemble !

[singalongsong2]

Posted: 2/24/20 at 1:50am

All related by marriage, but these immediately came to mind...

Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo in Hair

Tony Vincent and Aspen Miller in American Idiot

Megan Lawrence and Kevin Kern in Hair