Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
#1Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 2:03pm
Hey all...
So I'm going to be directing a musical this summer at a local community theatre with high school/college age kids. Last year we did the revival version of "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" and it was a huge sucsess. Anyone have any suggestions to top that? It's a small space... about 110 seats. I'm really looking for a show about the size of "YAGMCB" as we don't have THAT many kids. A ten person max probably. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!!
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Joined: 12/31/69
#2re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 2:10pmThe recent Broadway musical version of Little Women had a small cast.
#3re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 2:13pm
Ehhhh I do love Little Women, but none of our girls have the voice. And the theatre did Pippin a few years back....
Keep 'em comin though!!
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#4re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 2:22pm
Summer of '42 by Kirshenbaum and Foster. Rights from Dramtists Play service.
Cast is Hermie, Dorothy, Oscy, benjie, Aggie, Miriam, Gloria, sanders/Winchell, and Pete. Band is six pieces. cam be done, as it was off-Broadway on a small stage with a basic beach set and small units brought in for the other locations (interior of a house, inside/outisde of a movie house that needs only 4 seats, a teen boy's bedroom, and a drugstore)
Great, small musical with lots of heart, based on a classic film. A double CD was recently released by Jay Records. It is a GREAT record that includes all music and dialogue.. even exit music. It gives you a wonderful feel for the piece.
#5re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 2:24pmSong & Dance???
#6re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 2:27pmI probably should have mentioned that this is a theatre in the middle of no where in the boondocks of Connecticut... so our audiences are weird. They'll need a semi-recognizable title.
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#9re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 2:33pm
Godspell
I Do! I Do!
Tintypes
Pete 'n Keely
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Ain't Misbehavin'
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#11re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 2:57pm
Little Shop of Horrors
Nunsense
The Apple Tree
#12re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 3:09pmPump Boys & Dinettes?
#13re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 3:30pmWorking
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
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#15re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 4:34pmFrom this list I'd say Godspell or Little Shop would sell the most tickets. If I had a theatre to fill this summer I'd do Pippin or Godspell with a huge "By the composer of WICKED" Banner on the poster.
#16re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 4:40pmGodspell or Little Shop of Horrors
#17re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 4:44pmTick, Tick... Boom! You could actually cast some of the smaller roles instead of having Michael and Susan playing all those other characters...
#19re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 5:54pmA New Brain
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"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
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#20re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 5:58pm
i somehow think kids singing "A New Brain" would come across as super tacky. ditto with "Tick...Tick...Boom!". but maybe i'm just not "with it" or something. i love the shows but i have a hard time picturing high school students singing these songs.
i'm with Michael Bennett on "Honk!" another fun show would be "Crazy For You" though that does require a large ensemble so i'd count it out.
#21re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/7/07 at 6:00pmOnce on this Island. Perfect 10 person show. The oringial had 11, but lil timoune and little girl can be combined into one part.
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#22re: Smaller Musical Suggestion Help!!
Posted: 5/8/07 at 11:54amsummer of 42.. as i said. small cast, simple show.. known film. small town fit.
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