Roles You Wish You Could Play- Page 3
Roles You Wish You Could Play
#50re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 11/16/05 at 7:45pm
Freddy in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Burrs in Lippa's The Wild Party
Che in Evita
that is ALL I could think of. "I enjoy being a girl!"
--Like an odd exotic creature on display inside a zoo, hearing children asking questions makes me ask some questions too...--
hypertruffle
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/22/05
#51re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 11/16/05 at 7:50pm
*Petra from A Little Night Music
*Mimi from Rent
*Helena Landless/Janet Conover or Edwin Drood/Alice Nutting from The Mystery of Edwin Drood
*Carla Albanese from Nine
*Anita from West Side Story
If only I had the acting/singing/dancing chops...
"The cynicism you refer to, I acquired the day I discovered I was different from little boys!~All About Eve
Beergoggles
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/05
#52re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 11/16/05 at 8:03pmNever really thought about it to be honest! I suppose if i were female i'd like to play Nancy in Oliver! because she has the best song and her character develops so much.
Jesus Loves You... Everybody else thinks you're an idiot!
#53re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 11/16/05 at 8:04pmFiyero-wicked, Collins-RENT(i'm a white girl so i think it'd be great), laurie in Little Women, hmm... Freddy in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Raoul in Phantom(idk why...)
just tell maureen you forgot her cowbell because you were busy getting stoned. she'll understand.
#54re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 11/16/05 at 8:15pm
Oh, there are so many I can hardly count! XD
First and foremost, Toby from Sweeney Todd. Aaah, how I'd love to play that. Next, Zangara or the Balladeer from Assassins. And another dream role of mine is Jack from Into the Woods. Giants in the Sky is such an incredible song.
Lastly, anyone from Bee. But probably Chip the most. Getting up there every day and throwing candy at an audience while singing about an erection in a geeky scout uniform and large glasses has got to be incredibly fun and freeing.
Updated On: 11/16/05 at 08:15 PM
#55re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 11/16/05 at 8:29pm
Mama Rose.
But you know, there are tons of great male roles so...I'm happy with my gender.
TheatreSlave
Understudy Joined: 11/3/05
#56re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 11/17/05 at 1:18am
Forgot about Sweeney & Jekyll/Hyde. And Herod in JCS.
Also- some roles I would love to play if I had the voice/age/look for it:
Fosca- Passion
Mme Thenardier (sp?)- Les Mis (tho' i think I could pull this one off, given the chance)
Aldonza/Dulcinea- LaMancha (auditioning for this one in the spring- eep!)
Imogene Herdman- Best Christmas Pageant... (sorry, just did this show...)
Mme Morrible- Wicked
Lola- Damn Yankees
Lady MacBeth
Medea
...so many others...
"We are all misfits, I guess, in the theatre. Otherwise we wouldn't be here." ~Michael Kandel, "Ogre"
#57re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 11/17/05 at 1:39am
coalhouse and mother's younger brother - ragtime
phantom and raoul - phantom of the opera
jamie - the last five years
dracula - dracula the musical
#58re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 11/17/05 at 4:00am
regardless gender:
maria or one of the children - sound of music
billy elliot
bloody mary - south pacific
the king mongkut - king and I
miss andrews and bert - mary poppins
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SignoraDiva
Understudy Joined: 11/11/05
#59re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 11/17/05 at 6:49amJavert from Les Mis and probably Mark from Rent
#60re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 11/17/05 at 7:55am
Mayor Sapsea/Chairman Cartwight "Drood"
Maria "Master Class"
"It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should die of ignorance." -
Elizabeth Taylor
#61re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 11/17/05 at 8:08am
Mark - "Rent"
Jamie - "The Last 5 Years"
Freddie - "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
And I know it's the same gender, but I can't play her because I'm not Latina: Mimi in "Rent".
"You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you."
- Maya Angelou
TheatreSlave
Understudy Joined: 11/3/05
#62re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 12/1/05 at 2:15am
Some more I have thought of...
Salieri in Amadeus (yes, I know I have already mentioned this. But I adore this role!)
Emcee- Cabaret
Dracula- in any show
MaCavity- Cats
Drosselmeyer (sp?)- The Nutcracker (yeah, it's a ballet and not a play, but I still love this character and think it has a lot more potential than what I have seen realized.)
Mercutio- R&J
Merlin- Camelot
Salieri- Amadeus (oh, have I already mentioned that? I have regularly been told that I am terribly butch, so maybe I could do it...)
Willy Wonka (auditioned for this several years ago, didn't get it)
The only guy in "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" (I forget his name)-although I would love to be Bobbi too.
Iago- (do you *really* need to ask what show?)
"We are all misfits, I guess, in the theatre. Otherwise we wouldn't be here." ~Michael Kandel, "Ogre"
#63re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 12/1/05 at 4:22am
Male Roles:
Rauol-POTO
Billy Flynn-Chicago
Roger-RENT
Link-Hairspray
Fiyero-Wicked
Fabrizio-Piazza
The EMCEE-Cabaret
Female Roles:
Christine-POTO
Lady of the Lake-Spamalot
Fanny Brice-Funny Girl
Elphaba or Glinda-Wicked
Give me any Diva role. LOL
#64re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 12/1/05 at 4:25am
Mark - Rent
The bag lady will do too! "Who the f*ck do you think you are, I don't..."
Emcee - Cabaret
Bobby Strong- Urinetown
Rif Raf - Rocky Horror Picture Show
Amos Hart - Chicago
Harold Zidler - Moulin Rouge! - What if, just what if...
"Now I may not have much, but I have more determination than any man you're likely to meet." - Big Fish
"Misdirection. What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes." - Swordfish
"Misdirection. What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes." - Swordfish
#65re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 12/1/05 at 6:42am
Princess Puffer - "Drood"
Mrs. Lovett - ST
Anna - "The Rink"
Delores - "The Wild Party"
Mame - "Mame"
Spider Woman/ Aurora - "KOTSW"
Oh, and I'd pull back out "The Act" and play Michelle Craig, I just LOVE the songs & routines!!
Oh yes, "Victor/Victoria" (Victoria) and "Witches of Eastwick" (Alex)
Then I would leave my showgirl lashes to the Smithsonian, lol!
OH NO!!! I forgot, Callas in "Master Class"!!! (I'll run it for 4 years too!!)
"It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should die of ignorance." -
Elizabeth Taylor
#66re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 12/1/05 at 4:33pm
guys rolls are so much fun!
the cat/scruffy - HONK!
angel - RENT
Mark - RENT
Phantom - POTO
Agwe - OOTI
Papa Ge - OOTI
Fiyero - Wicked
Freddie - DRS
mikewood
Broadway Star Joined: 4/7/05
#67re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 12/1/05 at 8:04pm
Two categories:
The totally unattainable because I can't pull it off talent wise:
Javert in Les Miserables
Valjean in Les Miserables
Henry Hill in the Music Man
Gaston in Beauty and the Beast
Don Quixote in the Man of Lamancha
Attainable:
Eddie Carbone in A View from the Bridge
MacBeth
George in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (in about 10-15 years)
BLAH BLAH BLAH
#68re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 12/1/05 at 8:43pm
Mama Rose from Gypsy
Dolly Gallagher Levi from Hello, Dolly!
Fanny Brice from Funny Girl
Miss Hannigan from Annie
Amy from Company
Sally Bowles from Company
Vera Charles from Mame
Velma Kelley from Chicago
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#69re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 12/1/05 at 9:23pm
Mark in RENT
Bobby in Crazy for You
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
RaininSmilies
Featured Actor Joined: 3/31/05
#71re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 12/1/05 at 9:30pm
I would love to play Kim is Miss Saigon, but it'll never happen unless there's an extremely controversial production of it.
Other roles I'd like to play:
Mark or Roger - Rent
Jamie - The Last 5 Years
Freddie - Chess
Emcee - Cabaret
Bobby Strong - Urinetown
Jonathan - tick, tick... BOOM!
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#72re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 12/1/05 at 10:13pm
Evita because thats just what the show needs, a touch of star quality!
The Phantom in the Phantom of the Opera, just because it has a great score.
The Lady of the Lake because of Diva's Lament.
Brave Sir Robin because of the song You can't suceed on broadway
Freddie in Chess it has a great score.
Muriel in DRS because she steals the show with What was a woman to do
Isabella2
Broadway Star Joined: 10/6/05
#73re: Roles You Wish You Could Play
Posted: 12/1/05 at 10:53pm
ruth sherwood in wonderful town
cundegounde in candide
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
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