#26
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:17pm
There aren't any roles original to the musical.
The breakdowns are as follows, as posted previously. The Taxi Driver being listed as a female is a typo, as Burnstein has played that role in both previous developmental incarnations:
1.) MALE (50s; any ethnicity) - IVAN. Handsome, sophisticated and smooth. Pretty much a haircut and a voice, it would be possible to mistake him for a bounder, but the truth is he falls in love with every woman he meets. A player. Strong comic actor and singer;
2.) FEMALE (20s; any ethnicity) - CANDELA. Very pretty, razor-skinny, naive working model and hopeless romantic who falls in love at the drop of a hat. Much smarter than she appears, with a small-town innocence underneath her cosmopolitan sexiness. Truly in love with Ivan. Her diet consists of lettuce and diuretics. Strong comic actor and singer;
3.) FEMALE (50s; any ethnicity) - LUCIA. Ivan's ex-wife. She has just been released from a mental institution after 20 years, but she is still mad. Both comic and scary, with a heartbreaking vulnerability underneath it all. Everything she does is 20 years ago; her mind might as well be frozen in time. Strong comic actor and singer;
4.) MALE (20s; any ethnicity) - CARLOS. Ivan and Lucia's son. Handsome, sexy, shy, awkward, unassuming and studious-looking. Struggling to break out of his shell; has a real untapped passion that is yearning to be let out. Attached to his father, even though he doesn't know him. Dominated by his mother. Strong comic actor and singer;
5.) FEMALE (mid 30s-early 40s; any ethnicity) - PEPA. Working actor and presently spurned lover. Warm, funny, sardonic, matter-of-fact, down-to-earth, emotional, motherly, and naturally sexy (i.e. not working it). Has just broken up an affair with Ivan. Strong comic actor and singer;
6.) FEMALE (20s; any ethnicity) - MARISA. Carlos' snobby fiancee. A striking, exotic, unusual-looking woman. Very matter-of-fact and no-nonsense. Stern, depressed, competitive with Candela. Firmly holding onto her virginity, but with a smolder that will eventually emerge. Strong comic actor and singer. This role will dance;
7.) FEMALE (mid 30s-early 40s; any ethnicity) - PAULINA. A smart lawyer, a 1987 feminist, and a bitch - although we must also believe she can be swept off her feet. Attractive underneath her business suit and stern demeanor. Ambitious, funny, on par with Pepa. It's a surprise that she ends up with Ivan. Strong comic actor and singer;
8.) FEMALE (mid 30s-40s; any ethnicity) - TAXI DRIVER. Very off-center, very talkative, and big-hearted. Takes on the problems of any of his passengers. He is the spirit and energy of Madrid. Strong comic actor and singer.
The breakdowns are as follows, as posted previously. The Taxi Driver being listed as a female is a typo, as Burnstein has played that role in both previous developmental incarnations:
1.) MALE (50s; any ethnicity) - IVAN. Handsome, sophisticated and smooth. Pretty much a haircut and a voice, it would be possible to mistake him for a bounder, but the truth is he falls in love with every woman he meets. A player. Strong comic actor and singer;
2.) FEMALE (20s; any ethnicity) - CANDELA. Very pretty, razor-skinny, naive working model and hopeless romantic who falls in love at the drop of a hat. Much smarter than she appears, with a small-town innocence underneath her cosmopolitan sexiness. Truly in love with Ivan. Her diet consists of lettuce and diuretics. Strong comic actor and singer;
3.) FEMALE (50s; any ethnicity) - LUCIA. Ivan's ex-wife. She has just been released from a mental institution after 20 years, but she is still mad. Both comic and scary, with a heartbreaking vulnerability underneath it all. Everything she does is 20 years ago; her mind might as well be frozen in time. Strong comic actor and singer;
4.) MALE (20s; any ethnicity) - CARLOS. Ivan and Lucia's son. Handsome, sexy, shy, awkward, unassuming and studious-looking. Struggling to break out of his shell; has a real untapped passion that is yearning to be let out. Attached to his father, even though he doesn't know him. Dominated by his mother. Strong comic actor and singer;
5.) FEMALE (mid 30s-early 40s; any ethnicity) - PEPA. Working actor and presently spurned lover. Warm, funny, sardonic, matter-of-fact, down-to-earth, emotional, motherly, and naturally sexy (i.e. not working it). Has just broken up an affair with Ivan. Strong comic actor and singer;
6.) FEMALE (20s; any ethnicity) - MARISA. Carlos' snobby fiancee. A striking, exotic, unusual-looking woman. Very matter-of-fact and no-nonsense. Stern, depressed, competitive with Candela. Firmly holding onto her virginity, but with a smolder that will eventually emerge. Strong comic actor and singer. This role will dance;
7.) FEMALE (mid 30s-early 40s; any ethnicity) - PAULINA. A smart lawyer, a 1987 feminist, and a bitch - although we must also believe she can be swept off her feet. Attractive underneath her business suit and stern demeanor. Ambitious, funny, on par with Pepa. It's a surprise that she ends up with Ivan. Strong comic actor and singer;
8.) FEMALE (mid 30s-40s; any ethnicity) - TAXI DRIVER. Very off-center, very talkative, and big-hearted. Takes on the problems of any of his passengers. He is the spirit and energy of Madrid. Strong comic actor and singer.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Updated On: 7/26/10 at 03:17 PM
