good roles for a teenage boy?
good roles for a teenage boy?
myplaybills
Swing Joined: 1/21/17
#1good roles for a teenage boy?
Posted: 6/3/17 at 12:39am
hey, so i'm a 15 year old boy tenor not very tall, what are some roles that might be good for someone like that, keep in mind I look younger then I actually am, like around 10-13 year old, but I can look older, thanks for your time!
#2good roles for a teenage boy?
Posted: 6/3/17 at 12:41am
Toby in Sweeney Todd.
If you really look (and sound) younger than your age, Young Patrick in Mame.
Updated On: 6/3/17 at 12:41 AM
WestCoastActor/Director
Stand-by Joined: 2/8/05
#3good roles for a teenage boy?
Posted: 6/3/17 at 1:45am
Boy/Peter in Peter and the Starcatcher.
Barnaby in Hello Dolly
Artful Dodger in Oliver
One of the boys in Finding Neverland
WestCoastActor/Director
Stand-by Joined: 2/8/05
#4good roles for a teenage boy?
Posted: 6/3/17 at 1:48pm
Colin or Dickon in Secret Garden depending on how you look on stage.
A whole bunch of the Newsies.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#5good roles for a teenage boy?
Posted: 6/3/17 at 2:12pm
Pepper in ANNIE
Peron's Mistress in EVITA
Baby John in WEST SIDE STORY
Rolf in THE SOUND OF MUSIC
MCfan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/06
#6good roles for a teenage boy?
Posted: 6/3/17 at 7:05pm
If you look as young as 10, you could also play the title role in "Oliver!"
freewilma
Leading Actor Joined: 2/18/15
#7good roles for a teenage boy?
Posted: 6/3/17 at 11:57pm
Any of the kid characters in Spelling Bee, the brother in Birdie, pugsley in Addams Family, many roles in 13, Michael or Billy in Billy Elliot (depending on your dance skills) many roles
in School of Rock ( especially if you play an instrument), a Knight of Ni in Spamalot, Jojo or who in Seussical
MCfan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/06
mikey2573
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/28/10
#9good roles for a teenage boy?
Posted: 6/4/17 at 10:50am
If you are a tenor that suggests that your voice has changed so roles like Oliver Twist or Young Patrick of Billy Elliot would not work for you. There is an awkward period in a young actor's age where they are very hard to cast. Too old to play a child but too young to play an adult. I would think that Scut Farkus in A CHRISTMAS STORY would work for you. Dodger in OLIVER! would also be a good role though again, it is a hard role to sing if your voice has changed (though I have seen adults around 18 or 19 play the role, just not very successfully).
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