Anything Goes -- Sir Evelyn [three times, never again, rather die] Oliver -- Fagin Music Man -- Mayor Shin [still bitter] 110 in the Shade -- Noah [had two days notice -- actor got measles] I Do! I Do! -- guess Annie -- Daddy Warbucks [hated it hated it hated it] offered "Merlin" in "Camelot" -- declined role. Director said "there are no small roles, only small actors." I told her, "fine -- go get a small actor."
But non-musicals -- jeez. Lion in Winter -- Henry II Play it again, Sam -- Alan Man Who Came to Dinner -- beverly Carlton " " " " " -- Whiteside Buried Child -- some freak [the son who returns] Same Time Last Year -- the shmuck. The guy. What's his name.
Practically everything Neil Simon ever wrote... Plaza Suite -- Roy Odd Couple -- Speed Odd Couple - Oscar Odd Couple -- Felix Star Spangled Girl -- Andy Prisoner of Second Avenue -- Mel Jake's Women -- Jake [hated it] Laughter on the 23rd Floor -- Max [my favorite role ever]
[leaving some out]
Directed Picnic, Crimes of the Heart, Fuddy Meers, Johnny No-Trump, Odd Couple [female], YGM Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Debutant Ball, Am I Blue, The Breakfast Club, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Rimers of Eldritch, Always, Member of the Wedding, Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Gamma Rays, Raising Heck, Vanities, Too Much Light, Arsenic and Old Lace, House of Blue Leaves, Listen to Me. Also later directed versions of shows I had acted in because I couldn't stand how my directors had done them. -- about 35 shows in all...
Right Now -- directing "The Miss Firecracker Contest"
JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT: Narrator GODSPELL: Joanne (Bless the Lord my Soul) HAIR: Sheila GREASE: Rizzo ROCKY HORROR: Magenta SECRET GARDEN: Lily THE CIVIL WAR: Sarah
Ensemble in EVITA, GREASE, & SCARLET PIMPERNEL
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away."
I'm soon to be working on "The Pajama Game", "HAIR" and "Camelot" so I'm really excited. I also was in the Chorus fro Little Shop Of Horrors....that was my first time ever doing a musical :)
Motel - Fiddler on the Roof Cinderella's Father/Mysterious Man - Into the Woods Simon - JCS Sailor Quartet - Anything Goes Oscar/Roy - The Odd Couple Fred McCracken, Ickes, Officer Ward - Annie Bartender/Lord Boxington/Jamie - My Fair Lady Samuel/Pirate/Policeman - Pirates of Penzance Anselmo - Man of LaMancha Protean - A Funny Thing....Forum
And other ensemble roles in other musicals...
Cheers, The Balladeer
"Someone tell the story...Someone sing the song...."
It doesn't have to be cast that way. Actually, they are cast both ways. And if that's a problem with you, you would have to take it up with my ex-Director.
Cheers, The Balladeer
"Someone tell the story...Someone sing the song...."
Really? I've never seen it done that way. That's interesting.... I always enjoyed the dichotomy between the Old Man and the Narrator, particularly when the Baker says to the Old Man "I thought you died."
The Phantom- Phantom of the Opera (play- Also directed) Vince Fontaine-Grease Snug- A Midsummer Nights Dream Magish- Aladdin McFaddin, damn children's theatre Pinchas- The Wise Men of Chelm
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
The Music Man (Harold Hill) Into the Woods (Rapunzel's Prince) HMS Pinafore (Sailor) Pirates of Penzance (Pirate) Fiddler on the Roof (Motel) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Chorus) Annie Get Your Gun (Sitting Bull) Annie (Chorus) Soup Soap and Salvation (Teen Ensemble) School House Rock, Live! (Chorus)
I had the time of my life in each and everyone of them....But Music Man was by far the best!!!!!
Musicals: Once Upon a Mattress - Lady Larken The Wiz - Flying Monkey/Chief Mouse Everything Must Go (original musical) - Various City of Angels - Donna/Oolie Wonderful Town - Ruth Bells Are Ringing - Ella Godspell - Joanne Out of Ashes (original musical) - Javeria Joseph...Dreamcoat - Narrator Updated On: 11/25/03 at 07:48 PM
"How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"- Wally Whomper and Mr. Twimble
"The Music Man"- salesman and ensemble
"The Wizard of Oz"- lollipop guild, Ozian, flying monkey, and winkie gaurd
"The Lady Who Lived in shoe"- the Giant
"Peter Pan"- Peter Pan
"The Hobbit"- Thorin Oakenshield
"Cinderella"(not the R&H version, however i will be doing that one next summer)- the Prince
plus many more...as you notice a few of the shows i put up there are not Broadway such as the Hobbit and Lady Lived in A Shoe, but they were written as a musical
Peter Pan- Peter Carousel- Chorus Mame- Vera Sound Of Music- Liesel Romeo and Juliet- Juliet Guys and Dolls- A Doll Concert- Gooch- I lived! All of which were not professional and many years ago.
Updated On: 11/27/03 at 12:49 AM
The Sound of Music 2003 (Assistant Director) Grease 2003 (Doody) Guys and Dolls 2002 (Benny Southstreet) Annie 1999 (Howell) and (Mr. Bundles) Will Rogers Follies 1997 (Cowboy) Bye Bye Birdie 1995 (Harvey Johnson) Joseph 1994 (Napthali) No, No Nanette 1994 (one of the boys) Damn Yankess 1993 (Dell) Chicago 1993 (Chorus) Anything Goes 1992 (Salior) Cheaper By The Dozen (Bill) Velveteen Rabbit 1994 (Solider) The Sound of Music in the 80's(Kids Choir) Brigadoon in the 80's(Chorus) Fiddler on the Roof (Chorus) Oliver (Chorus)
Oliver! - Charlie Bates Li'l Abner - Crony/Ensemble Sound of Music - Ensemble Annie - Rooster Hannigan Pirates of Penzance - Major General Stanely Cinderella - Ensemble The Boyfriend - Ensemble
Sound of Music -- Nun Music Man -- Maude Dunlop Once Upon a Mattress -- Queen Aggravain Roar of the Greasepaint ... -- Sir Grease -- Jan Stop the World ... -- Second daughter (been too long for me to remember the character's name) Hansel & Gretel -- The Witch (Cole Porter's) Jubilee -- Ensemble Pirates of Penzance -- Mabel Love Hurts, the Bobbitt Musical -- Michael Jackson Renegade Sluts on Bikes -- Miss Killjoy
+ Four years playing many, many roles with a NYC-based musical company -- all original shows with original music
Hey! I never know I was chatting with SOSOSOSO many professional actors and actresses!!! Gosh! I will be the choreographer and dance captain in my next school production of CHICAGO! My CHICAGO the musical group!
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Les Misérables --> Young Cosette Les Misérables --> Eponine Joseph ---> Childrens choire Oliver--> Ensemble Rats --> The Pied Piper The Sound of Music --> Liesel Anastasia --> Anastasia