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Musicals With Small Casts (or shows that can be done with a small cast)
#25re: Musicals With Small Casts (or shows that can be done with a small cast)
Posted: 12/10/07 at 6:49pmI second Bat Boy... you can do it with 10 and its a great and fun show, especially for a college aged group.
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#26re: Musicals With Small Casts (or shows that can be done with a small cast)
Posted: 12/10/07 at 7:00pm"Working" by Steven Schwartz (and james taylor and others) is a great show for a small cast. Everyone can be showcased as all of the cast members double-up (or triple or more) in their roles. The casting info on mtishows.com says its for 11 (8 women, 6 men) but i think it can work with even fewer people by doubling up on more parts, or variations on the number of men/women mentioned there. its extrememly flexible in casting. some minor roles can even be changed to the other gender if necessary. look at it!
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#27re: Musicals With Small Casts (or shows that can be done with a small cast)
Posted: 12/10/07 at 7:02pm
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#28re: Musicals With Small Casts (or shows that can be done with a small cast)
Posted: 12/10/07 at 7:04pm
It seems like I saw Chess at a dinner theatre with a very small cast.
I'd also third (or fourth or whatever it is by now) Romance, Romance. I never saw it other than the little bit that was on the Tonys, but I absolutely adore the score.
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#29re: Musicals With Small Casts (or shows that can be done with a small cast)
Posted: 12/10/07 at 7:05pmRomance, Romance is a delightful little show that played in 1989 (I think). It was up against Phantom that year, I believe, and got lost in the crunch. However, it had several nominations, including Best Musical. It's two one-act musicals, with four performaners in each and the same people double in both casts. It has a nice score.
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#30re: Musicals With Small Casts (or shows that can be done with a small cast)
Posted: 12/10/07 at 7:05pm
"Assassins can be done with 11"
Is that the 'Butt Pirate' version?
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bwaylvsong
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#31re: Musicals With Small Casts (or shows that can be done with a small cast)
Posted: 12/10/07 at 7:08pmYou could probably do "Piazza" with 10 people.
#32re: Musicals With Small Casts (or shows that can be done with a small cast)
Posted: 12/10/07 at 7:35pm
Here's a few not mentioned and might be good for you, as they're not frequently done all over the place.
No Way to Treat a Lady (Cast of 4) An off-broadway musical about a cop and a serial killer using each other to gain notoriety and fame. 1 Woman plays both lead characters' mothers as well as every murder victim.
Ruthless!: (Cast of 6) Off-broadway musical about a young girl who wants to be famous so badly that she kills everyone who stands in her way.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch: (Cast of 2 and onstage band) Concert style show that chronicles the life of a trans-sexual east german rock star.
I Sing! (cast of 5) Examines the intertwined lives and relationships of 5 gen-xers
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mikkix
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#33re: Musicals With Small Casts (or shows that can be done with a small cast)
Posted: 12/20/07 at 12:43am
Thrill Me(Cast of 2)
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#34re: Musicals With Small Casts (or shows that can be done with a small cast)
Posted: 12/20/07 at 1:16am
Passion could be done with 10 with doubling I think (or with a few actors in very small cameo roles for the one scene). I think we cut one of the soldiers when we did it. Very intimate show. Also very challenging for a director.
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#35re: Musicals With Small Casts (or shows that can be done with a small cast)
Posted: 12/20/07 at 1:34am
Spelling Bee is a small cast. Nine roles, not including audience spellers and if you always have the spellers playing the parents etc.
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