Roles for the 40-50 Female in MT
Roles for the 40-50 Female in MT
tradjazzsue
Swing Joined: 7/29/15
#1Roles for the 40-50 Female in MT
Posted: 7/29/15 at 1:29pm
What are the well-known and not so well known roles for females in MT for women 40-50 either supporting or lead?
Thanks and smiles :)
#2Roles for the 40-50 Female in MT
Posted: 7/29/15 at 1:38pm
Madame Morrible in Wicked
ErinDillyFan
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/06
#3Roles for the 40-50 Female in MT
Posted: 7/29/15 at 1:43pm
This might help.
http://www.musicaltheatreaudition.net/shows/1profiles/index.html
I thought musicals101.com had a searchable character db, that you could plug in sex, age, vocal range and get a list of characters/shows. Maybe they have moved it or I am thinking of another site...
#4Roles for the 40-50 Female in MT
Posted: 7/29/15 at 2:08pm
Margo Channing - Applause
Rose & Strippers - Gypsy
Domina - Forum
Sally & Phyllis - Follies
Dorothy & Maggie - 42nd Street
Nettie - Carousel
Mother Superior - The Sound of Music
Aunt Eller - Oklahoma
Miss Pennywise - Urinetown
Mrs. Meers - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Morticia - The Addams Family
Lily - On the Twentieth Century
Roxie, Velma & Mama Morton - Chicago
Anna - The Rink
Mrs. Peachum - Threepenny Opera
Jack's Mother, Cinderella's Stepmother, Cinderella's Mother - Into the Woods
Marie - Cinderella
Mrs. Banks - Mary Poppins
Miss Hannigan - Annie
And there are many roles where the ages are more indistinct or fudged (Victoria in Victor/Victoria; Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables; Diana in Next to Normal; Calliope & Melpomene in Xanadu...)
#5Roles for the 40-50 Female in MT
Posted: 7/29/15 at 8:53pm
Just as an aside, I think the 50+ female roles in musicals are the most interesting and one of the most important archetypes. Whenever I write a play, I almost always make a point of including a part for an older actress. I just love them.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#6Roles for the 40-50 Female in MT
Posted: 7/29/15 at 9:11pm
Depending on your look and the theater you're performing in, probably anything from the Merman catalog.
Sally in Call Me Madam
Annie in Annie Get Your Gun
Rose in Gypsy
Dolly in Hello Dolly
And others:
Mame or Vera in Mame
Desiree in A Little Night Music
Joanne in Company
Sally, Phyllis or Carlotta in Follies
Norma in Sunset Boulevard
Golde or Yenta in Fiddler on the Roof
Sue in Bells Are Ringing
tradjazzsue
Swing Joined: 7/29/15
tradjazzsue
Swing Joined: 7/29/15
tradjazzsue
Swing Joined: 7/29/15
#9Roles for the 40-50 Female in MT
Posted: 7/30/15 at 2:05pm
Fabulicious list! Thank you! I was thinking I might look a little like Ethel :)
tradjazzsue
Swing Joined: 7/29/15
#10Roles for the 40-50 Female in MT
Posted: 7/30/15 at 2:09pm
WOW! Tremendous list! Roles I never thought of! Thanks so much!
tradjazzsue
Swing Joined: 7/29/15
#11Roles for the 40-50 Female in MT
Posted: 7/30/15 at 2:15pm
Me too! I've been waiting to turn 40 hoping that I might one day play one of those great roles! Who knows? Maybe one day if I cross my fingers and toes and wish on a sparkly pair of red shoes I might sing a role that was written by you, you talented person you! :)
#12Roles for the 40-50 Female in MT
Posted: 7/30/15 at 4:34pm
Why thank you, hon! Here's hoping we see EACH OTHER on Broadway. Hehe
tradjazzsue
Swing Joined: 7/29/15
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