What musical should I do?

[honeyhoney]

What musical should I do?#0

Posted: 11/17/04 at 3:36pm

I am a director/producer of musicals for young people and I am always looking for shows to direct, as I do several a year. I have a great class with teens ages 13 to 18 and we are currently doing Chicago and last year we did Fiddler. I would like do something NOT so well known that requies a cast of 14 to 16 and lots of good female roles. Any suggestions?

[Mimi Imfurst]

re: What musical should I do?#1

Posted: 11/17/04 at 3:41pm

HONK! (with some editing)

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[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

re: What musical should I do?#2

Posted: 11/17/04 at 4:12pm

at my theater class thingy (hits in h-town) we did Chorus Line and it worked really well!

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[jacobtsf]

re: What musical should I do?#3

Posted: 11/17/04 at 4:32pm

Little Shop

David walked into the valley With a stone clutched in his hand He was only a boy But he knew someone must take a stand There will always be a valley Always mountains one must scale There will always be perilous waters Which someone must sail -Into the Fire Scarlet Pimpernel

[CapnHook]

re: What musical should I do?#4

Posted: 11/17/04 at 4:46pm

SEUSSICAL is PERFECT for you!!

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[DancerGirl16]

re: What musical should I do?#5

Posted: 11/17/04 at 6:12pm

Honk is a great idea! Also a youth theatre I was in did Phantom and it was incredible! It raised alot of money! (Muary Yeston's not Andrew Lloyd Webbers)

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[EponineThenardier]

re: What musical should I do?#6

Posted: 11/17/04 at 6:23pm

Into the Woods has great female roles. The music is tough though.

[Unknown User]

re: What musical should I do?#7

Posted: 11/17/04 at 7:16pm

I'm a high school drama teacher as well. My suggestion would be the late 1980's Broadway and West End hit "Me and My Girl".
It's "My Fair Lady" in reverse. You need one strong male for Bill the cockney lead who becomes heir to a British fortune and must adjust to the upper classes. Great female lead, Great Vamp part, and great female character role as duchess. Very funny and very melodic with a great British Music Hall score. In my own case, I double cast major female roles....this creates performing understudies and more smiling girls when the cast list is posted. Samuel French holds the rights. Good luck!

[Yankeefan007]

re: What musical should I do?#8

Posted: 11/17/04 at 7:24pm

grease

[Gothampc]

re: What musical should I do?#9

Posted: 11/17/04 at 7:32pm

House of Flowers
Coco
James Joyce's The Dead

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[seymour krelborn]

re: What musical should I do?#10

Posted: 11/17/04 at 7:48pm

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[Unknown User]

re: What musical should I do?#11

Posted: 11/17/04 at 7:51pm

How many? We did Once Upon a Mattress my sophomore year and it went really well...I odn't remember exactly the number of female characters, but still.

Good songs. Easy too.

[honeyhoney]

re: What musical should I do?#12

Posted: 11/17/04 at 10:49pm

Thanks guys so much for your ideas. I have thought of most of them but there some surprises, keep the ideas coming, PLEASE!! Updated On: 11/17/04 at 10:49 PM

[gravity87]

re: What musical should I do?#13

Posted: 11/17/04 at 10:50pm

The Boyfriend. Dont know a ton about it but it has alot of female roles and not alot of guys

[pab]

re: What musical should I do?#14

Posted: 11/17/04 at 10:53pm

Once On This Island

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[munkustrap178]

re: What musical should I do?#15

Posted: 11/18/04 at 1:38am

Blood Brothers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[TheatreRatinBlue]

re: What musical should I do?#16

Posted: 11/18/04 at 2:28am

Bye Bye Birdie, easy set, easy costumes, easy dance, easy songs. Crowd pleaser and the girls could have a lot of fun, however you do need some strong males for the show.