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-VERNON GERSH: Comedic Actor who sings well mid to late 30s. Quirky romantic leading man. Celebrated songwriter, so piano skills a plus. Wryly intelligent, very buttoned-down, and privileged – but ultimately charming and charismatic. An all-around good guy.
-SONIA WALSK: Comedic Actress who sings very well late 20’s to mid 30’s. Quirky romantic leading lady. Open-hearted, eccentric, and quite bohemian -- a true 'free-spirit'. Very energetic, extremely lovable, with a unique and unforgettable personality
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-J. PIERRPONT FINCH: Role is cast. Seeking an understudy who will double in the Ensemble. Boyish comedic Actor mid 20s who sings well. Charming and lovable.
-J. B. BIGGLEY: Mature comic Actor who sings mid 50s. Iconic President of a large Manhatan business firm. Fancies himself a ladies man, but easily manipulated. Bombastic with, unfortunately, only a moderate intelligence.
-BERT BRATT: Comic Actor who sings mid 40s. Upper-level Business Executive. Hides his natural neurosis behind a blanket of physical ticks, yet still instills a certain level of power in the workplace. Bass voice a plus.
-TWIMBLE/WOMPER: Comic Character Actor mid40s-50s who sings and moves well. As Twimble plays a milk-toast mailroom employee trying hard to go unnoticed. As Womper plays the bombastic blue collar Chairman of The Board.
-MILT GATCH: Comic Actor who sings late 30s-mid 40s. Mid-level Business Executive. Attractive and masculine. Considers himself a real ladies man – the ultimate letch. Appears in the 2nd Act as Toynbee.
-BUD FRUMP: Eccentric comic Actor mid to late 20s who sings and moves well. The comic villain of the play. Wildly deceitful, but always with a wink and a smile. A real mama’s boy.
-ROSEMARY PILKINGTON: Quirky, lovable leading lady mid 20s-early 30s who sings and moves well. A modern Mary Tyler Moore type – eager, energetic, warm.
Smitty: Comedic Actress mid 20s-early 30s who sings and moves well. The proverbial sassy 'best friend'. Smart and business-like.
-MISS JONES: Accomplished Actress/Singer mid 40s. The proverbial Boss’s Secretary. No-nonsense and a bit intimidating. Trained Soprano with a killer 'Ella Fitzgerald' type facility with jazz-scat singing.
-HEDY LA RUE: Comedic Actress/Singer mid 30s. The perfect female specimen with the mind and demeanor of a Copacabana cigarette girl. Should move very well.
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TEVYA: Charismatic character leading man with strong comic sensibilities mid 40s to early 50s. Must sing and move well. Hard-working and sturdy man of the earth. Loving father and faithful husband. Deeply spiritual with an innate warmth and intelligence. Loves to hear himself talk.
LAZAR WOLF: Character Actor late 40s-early 50s who sings well. A butcher by profession – large and well-fed. Wealthy, a man of power and influence in the village.
MORDCHA: Character Actor mid to late 40s who sings well. An innkeeper by profession – gregarious and loves to entertain.
AVRAM: Character Actor mid to late 40s who sings well. A Bookseller by profession –intelligent and industrious.
RABBI: Mature Character Actor mid to late50s. Lovable, intelligent, and deeply spiritual.
MOTEL: Lovable comic Character Actor mid 20s-early 30s who sings well. A tailor by profession – the proverbial nebbish. Scared of his own shadow, but loyal and loving. Deeply in love with Tzeitel, Tevye’s daughter.
PERCHIK: Romantic young leading man mid 20s-early 30s who sings and moves well. Intelligent and passionate – a revolutionary in the making. Bari-Tenor.
FYEDKA: Romantic juvenile mid to late 20s who sings and moves very well. Tenor. Boyish and handsome. Passionate and intelligent -- a Romeo searching for a Juliet.
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