Roles played by both genders in major productions
Roles played by both genders in major productions
#1Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 12:42pm
Inspired by the "die and returns later in the show" threads and similar, what roles have been played by both males and females in major productions?
The biggest example I can think of is Whoopi Goldberg replacing Nathan Lane as Pseudolus in FORUM.
I'd also imagine many local and even regional productions of CHICAGO have used a female to play Mary Sunshine.
What else?
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#2Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 12:46pm
The Leading Player in Pippin
The Narrator in Joseph
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#2Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 12:48pmSince you're including regional in major productions, there have been female emcees in Cabaret.
#3Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 12:57pmStage Manager in OUR TOWN.
#4Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 12:59pm
Peter Pan in PETER PAN.
The Stepmother in CINDERELLA.
The Cat In The Hat in SEUSSICAL.
The Witch in INTO THE WOODS.
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#5Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 1:34pmPirelli in SWEENEY TODD.
#6Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 1:34pmPirelli in Sweeney Todd.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#7Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 1:35pmPirelli in Sweeney Todd.
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#8Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 1:36pmPirelli in Sweeney Todd.
#9Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 1:37pmPirelli in Sweeney Todd.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#10Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 1:47pmCasting a female as the Leading Player in Pippin is generally a mistake. It just doesn't really translate vocally as well as one might think it would.
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CurtainPullDowner
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#12Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 1:55pmHas a woman ever played Pirelli in Sweeney Todd? I think it might work.
#13Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 1:58pm
Ally Sheedy
Hedwig! Originally Sandra Bernhard was supposed to be the first female Hedwig.
#14Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 2:02pmAnnie in Annie.
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#15Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 2:09pmLottie in MACK & MABEL was played by Lisa Kirk on Broadway and by Tommy Tune on tour.
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#16Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 2:19pmLilliane LA Fleur in Nine. The libretto actually provides alternate lines depending on who plays the role.
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CurtainPullDowner
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#17Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 2:25pmWHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY?
#18Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 2:31pm
Eddie/Dr. Scott in Rocky Horror and Lucy in Threepenny Opera.
Oh yeah, and Pirelli in Sweeney Todd.
#19Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 2:39pmI remember seeing MaryTyler Moore in Whose Life Is It Anyway? They had to rewrite some of the lines because the play's character was always hitting on the female nurses and going on about his sexual prowess.
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PastorErnst
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#20Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 2:58pmGavroche in Les Miserables
#21Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 3:08pmI can't believe nobody has mentioned Pirelli from Sweeney Todd.
#22Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 9:02pmGary Coleman in Avenue Q
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#23Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 9:38pm
A male played Dolly in a major London mounting of HELLO, DOLLY!
Many men have played Lady Bracknell in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST (Brian Bedford will do so this season for The Roundabout)
Males and females have played The Mute in THE FANTASTICKS over the years.
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#24Roles played by both genders in major productions
Posted: 8/2/10 at 9:45pm
When the Papermill put on Mame a few years ago, Mother Burnside was played by a man.
Oh, and Pirelli in Sweeney Todd.
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