SMALLER CAST SHOWS

[kangaroo]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 7:02pm

Just out of curiousity, does anyone know of smaller cast musicals. Please state the name of the musical... and how much people are in the original cast thanks! [I am thinking of Broadway shows with a cast smaller than 40, but probably with a bigger cast than ITW... I hope]

here is an example:
Into the Woods - 19

I appreciate your help..... kangaroo

Updated On: 4/12/05 at 07:02 PM

[zippyjen]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 7:07pm

tick tick boom off bway had three cast members
rent i think has 15

[kangaroo]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 7:10pm

oh...... and I wanted to add shows that could be done by schools. [It can have a high difficult factor {that doesn't really matter}, but it should be relatively well known...] thanks again!

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 7:11pm

Spelling Bee -- 9
I DO! I DO! -- 2
The Fantasticks -- 9
Amour -- 9
Caroline, Or Change -- 17
Avenue Q -- 9

[ChrisLovesShows]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 7:12pm

The Fantasticks comes first to mind. Five main characters and two to three supporting characters.

You might look into the Jr. edition of Les Miz.

Updated On: 4/22/05 at 07:12 PM

[Joshua488]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 7:12pm

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Cast minimum of eight.

[kangaroo]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 7:20pm

We did the high school version of Les Miserables this year... we had a cast of 81

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 7:22pm

Falsettos -- 7
Romance, Romance -- 6
Company -- 14
Aint' Misbehavin -- 5
Baby -- 17 (could be smaller)
A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine -- 8
The Apple Tree -- 3 principals plus ensemble

[Elizabeth_DeBris]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 7:24pm

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown: 6
Songs for a New World: 4

[CapnHook]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 7:26pm

www.mtishows.com - use their Show Selector. Displays results according to what you need: musical, small cast, etc.

www.samuelfrench.com too.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 7:33pm

godspell - 10

[rent1988]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 7:50pm

godspell is a good one because you can basically have as many or as little people in the show as you want.

[Bothered and Bewildered]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 8:00pm

Snoopy-7 (including Woodstock)

[apdarcey]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 8:31pm

this list could go on forever. just look on narrowing websites, they do exist... (mti has a function)... but the best small cast musicals (in my opinion) are:

falsettos
a new brain
elegies
little shop of horrors
once on this island
lucky stiff
the fantasticks
you're a good man, charlie brown
snoopy
godspell
the last five years
songs for a new world
tick, tick... boom!

there are many others, including some on this thread that you can't get the rights too, but those should help you start. there are many others that are small casts with ensembles... but they could still be under 20.

[clarkstallings]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 8:41pm

Dames at Sea has a small cast and it is a delightful show with a great score. I've seen it done with or without an ensemble.

[kangaroo]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 9:03pm

thanks everyone for your help! I'll post the result of which one was picked... it won't be till mid-May though

[cathyhyatt]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 9:13pm

the last five years-2

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 9:22pm

My Life With Albertine-9

[NYC_or_Bust]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 9:26pm

Romance Romance
A Little Night Music

[ShuQ]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 10:30pm

Pump Boys and Dinettes- 5
School House Rock-6

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 10:33pm

john & jen-2

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 10:44pm

nine- 24 or less (1 man, 1-2 boys, 21-ish women)

[apdarcey]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 10:49pm

i forgot a man of no importance. sorry

[buffyactsing]

Posted: 4/13/05 at 12:16am

Assassins ~15

[kangaroo]

Posted: 4/14/05 at 10:47pm

How big is Once Upon a Mattress cast?