Roles that has a gender change
Roles that has a gender change
Roles that has a gender change#1
Posted: 5/28/13 at 9:13pm
Okay that was written badly.
Ben did pippin right as the leading player right ?
Now Patina is doing this ?
Any other example of this ?
Updated On: 5/28/13 at 09:13 PM
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Women that played mens roles#2
Posted: 5/28/13 at 9:16pmDo you speak English as a second language?
Women that played mens roles#4
Posted: 5/28/13 at 9:40pmI live in London but came from France and have just started taking English Courses for a year.
Women that played mens roles#5
Posted: 5/28/13 at 9:42pmYou know, I really don't think Jarque is a troll... I think he does want to learn. That said, I'm prepared to be wrong. But Jarque, don't get scared away too quickly.
Women that played mens roles#6
Posted: 5/28/13 at 9:46pmDonna Lynne Champlin played Pirelli (as a male) in the 2005 SWEENEY TODD revival.
Women that played mens roles#7
Posted: 5/28/13 at 9:58pm
There have been productions of Cabaret with female Emcees.
There are male roles that are written for women to play, for example the title role in Peter Pan which is traditionally played by a female and was immortalized by Mary Martin. These are called breeches or trouser roles.
There are also female parts which are written for men to play like Edna in Hairspray, and most recently Miss Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda.
Women that played mens roles#8
Posted: 5/28/13 at 10:04pmAll That Jazz yes I know that but has there been a roll that was played by a men and now played by a women. I wonder if the Leading Player was changed because of the high notes?
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Women that played mens roles#9
Posted: 5/28/13 at 10:14pmPseudolus in Forum was a gender switch too, right? how was that reaction met?
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Women that played mens roles#10
Posted: 5/28/13 at 10:18pm
Whoopi got great reviews as Pseudolus.
It is quite common in community or school productions to change one or both of the fathers in Fantastiks to Mothers.
Women that played mens roles#11
Posted: 5/28/13 at 10:21pmI don't think the high notes have anything to do with it, I think they just wanted to create more sexual tension.
Women that played mens roles#12
Posted: 5/28/13 at 10:21pmThe narrator in "Joseph" was written for a man and is now mostly played by a woman. I think Laurie Beechman was the first (and best)
Women that played mens roles#13
Posted: 5/28/13 at 10:25pmI don't know who did it first but Ben Vereen's role in Fosse has also been played by women.
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Women that played mens roles#14
Posted: 5/28/13 at 10:36pm
Felix and Oscar/Florence and Olive
Hamlet
Fiona Shaw as Richard II
Linda Hunt as Billy Kwan (film)
Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan (film)
Who's LIfe Is It Anyway? (Mary Tyler Moore replacing Tom Conti as Ken/Claire; James Naughton succeeding Jane Asher and Jean Marsh as Dr. Scott)
Updated On: 5/28/13 at 10:36 PM
Women that played mens roles#15
Posted: 5/28/13 at 10:53pmThe Cat in the Hat in Seussical. Written for a man, performed by both genders on Broadway.
Women that played mens roles#16
Posted: 5/28/13 at 10:58pmOne recent example: On A Clear Day You Can See Forever. The role Daisy Gamble originally played by Barbra Fabulous Streisand, turned into a gay guy David Gamble in the 2011 revival.
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Women that played mens roles#17
Posted: 5/28/13 at 11:09pmlachri5, Daisy Gamble was originally played by Barbara Fabulous Harris.
Women that played mens roles#18
Posted: 5/29/13 at 6:43am
I've seen the Emcee in Cabaret played by a woman (very Victor/Victoria style).
I've also seen the Stepmother in Cinderella played by a man.
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Women that played mens roles#19
Posted: 5/29/13 at 7:26amLea DeLaria played Marryin' Sam in LIL ABNER and Eddie/Dr Scott in ROCKY HORROR, though she played them both as male.
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Women that played mens roles#20
Posted: 5/29/13 at 8:10am
In opera, there are a lot of 'trouser roles' mainly played by mezzo sopranos. Sesto in Handel's Giulio Cesare, another Sesto in "La Clemenza di Tito" and there is a role in "Figaro" which falls into this category. There is a version of "Romeo and Juliet" ("I Capuleti Y I Montecchi") where Romeo is played by a woman. One of the leads in "Der Rosenkavlier" is a pants role (Octavian is his name I believe).
It's interesting to note that it is not typically done for comic reasons (in theater it quite often-not always-is done to comic effect). The women in operatic trouser roles play the role as a man. (And I've seen it done to great effect.)
Updated On: 5/29/13 at 08:10 AM
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Women that played mens roles#21
Posted: 5/29/13 at 9:17amI've seen Cinderella with a man in drag playing one of the stepsisters multiple times.
Women that played mens roles#22
Posted: 5/29/13 at 1:17pmI think it's odd to claim that trouser roles in Opera are usually for comic effect, Dreaming. yeah, Cherubino wouldn't be as funny if he was written for a man, but 99% of trouser roles are written to be taken very seriously: Octavian, The Komponist, Romeo, All the Handel Roles, The hero in Semiramide...these are all serious romantic leads that are written for women.
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Women that played mens roles#23
Posted: 5/29/13 at 1:40pm
Whoops, meant to say NOT for comic effect, unlike theater, where it typically IS.
Updated On: 5/29/13 at 01:40 PM
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Women that played mens roles#24
Posted: 5/29/13 at 1:57pm
The original Brazilian production of PIPPIN (in 1974) also featured a woman as the Leading Player. The role was played by Marília Pera, who is currently doing Hello, Dolly! (as Dolly)
Here's a Magazine cover with her as The Leading Player
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