Roles that would be great in Drag — Page 2

#26

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 2:37pm

Velma Kelly in Chicago. Seeing Ute Lemper perform in the London revival back in 1997 made me think of this, because she had that androgynous look. I always thought Velma was the bitchier of the two leads, and men in drag are great at being bitchy!

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#27

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 2:52pm

Bea Asher in Ballroom. What queen wouldn't love to warble Fifty Percent?

#28

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 2:53pm

this site gets cheaper everyday...can we discuss serious subjects here...this is very pre-school and i am sure you are all far more educated and bigger thinkers than this.

#29

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 2:54pm

I want to see Nathan Lane play Norma Desmond (Sunset Blvd).

#30

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 2:55pm

Oh, Sparky, go ahead and flame!

#31

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 4:23pm

Ursula in The Little Mermaid

#32

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 4:38pm

General Cartwright in Guys and Dolls.

#33

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 4:46pm

Louise in Gypsy . . . "Mama, I'm a pretty girl . . . ."

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#34

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 4:48pm

I directed an all-female production of TWELVE ANGRY MEN fifteen years. It works perfectly.

#35

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 4:55pm

Vera Charles in MAME

#36

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 5:04pm

"Bea Asher in Ballroom. What queen wouldn't love to warble Fifty Percent? "

About 10 years ago a friend of mine starred in a community prod of TORCH SONG TRILOGY and he chose 50% as the song to sing at the end of Cct One, Scene 4. Very effective!

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Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!

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#37

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 5:12pm

Motormouth Maybelle
Carlotta
I wouldn't even mind seeing a man pull off Fanny Brice

#38

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 5:32pm

i have always said that if I ever directed Into the Woods, I would want the Stepmother and Stepsisters to be played by men.

I also second Ursula in The Little Mermaid

#39

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 5:38pm

Justice -- Cole Porter's estate apparently doesn't think Reno should be played by a man. They were apparently livid. Perhaps with good reason. When a man sings "Baby, I'm the bottom, you're the top." and "Blow Gabriel Blow" it does change the meaning of a show just a touch...

#40

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 5:38pm

BwayLeadman, that would actually be great and in the tradition of the British pantomime.

#41

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 5:40pm

the mother in bye bye birdie

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"At the opening night party, they had clowns on stilts, jugglers, a chocolate fountain, popcorn, hot dogs. [My son] looked at me like I had been holding back. Like, 'This is what you do?' I had to tell him, 'No, no, darling. Opening nights don't usually look like this.' It's usually a dark bar with a bottle of vodka." ?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Jan Maxwell plus i proudly share the title of the shortest member over the age of 10 with wickedrentq!

#42

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 5:42pm

Michael Bennett -- sorry, but those songs sung by a drag queen are TOO FUNNY!!!!!!


LOLOLOL

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#43

re: Roles that would be great in Drag

Posted: 5/26/05 at 5:46pm

Any role every played by Elaine Stritch.