I think this was already a thread, but to my fellow performers out there , What are your top 5 musicals that you would love to do before you die? Parts you believe you were born to play, and if you had a chance you would jump at the chance to play that one character, or sing that one song? It can also be plays if you like. The options are wide open, let me know what you were born to play :)
well the part I want to play more then anything right now is Penny in Hairspry but thats a now brainer lol. another part I really want to play in Eponine from Les Mis
and the part I belive I was born for is Louise in Gypsy I don't know why but I just feel like that role is the role for me.
Grace: My love for you is like this scar (points to elbow) ulgy but permanent!
Eponine from Les Mis and Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd.
"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."
In my senior year of high school I was cast as Pseudolous, but the girls found out what the word "courtesan" meant and caused a ruckus, so the show was switched to "Plain and Fancy". Since then I've played Hysterium and Lycus, but Pseudolous has still eluded me. But I don't act anymore.
(BTW -- in one production of Forum I did the director thought it would be cool to have the proteans on roller skates. Unfortunately, the show was done on a raked stage with no lip. No injuries, but a few close calls.)
Cathy- The Last Five Years Tracy- Hairspray (I would gain any ammount of weight to play that part!) Woman One- Songs for a New World or Closer than Ever Eve- Children of Eden (Spark of Creation is such a beautiful song) Lucille- Parade
- The Phantom - - The Phantom of the Opera - Lumier - - Beauty and the Beast - Death/Tod - - German Musical "Elisabeth" - Radames - - Aida - Javert - - Les Miserbales - Beast - - Beaty and the Beast
Sorry, that was six....Well, those are the roles I would just love to play!!! I would especially like to perform the roles of The Phantom and Javert on Broadway and in Germany! Out of all of those however, The Phantom is my ULTIMATE dream role!
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Phantom05
------- "We Drink Your Blood And Then We Eat Your Soul, Nothings Gonna Stop Us Let The Bad Times Roll"
-------"Past The Point Of No Return, No Backward Glances, Abandon Thought And Let The Dream Begin"
Mimi - RENT Mrs. Lovett - SWEENEY TODD Maria - WEST SIDE STORY (i wish i could sing the notes the character has to hit, but tough luck for me so theres no way im landing this part) Millie - THROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Annie - ANNIE, GET YOUR GUN Velma - CHICAGO
I have a lot more, but these are the biggies that I would love to play.
Galinda in Wicked Philia in Forum Belle in Beauty and the Beast Hope/ Little Sally in Urinetown Cinderella in Into the Woods
(even though i'm not the "type," (performers, you understand what i mean) i'd love to play Elphaba and Amneris) {sorry i know that makes it seven.. please forgive}
I love to play character roles, being that they are usually so much fun to do, so here's a few I am dying to play and for the most part would be perfect for:
Charlie Brown in "YAGMCB" Nicely-Nicely in "Guys and Dolls" The Lion in "The Wiz" or "The Wizard of Oz" Seymour in "Little Shop of Horrors" Charley in "Merrily We Roll Along" Jack/Baker in "Into the Woods"
That's it for now.
Cheers, The Balladeer
"Someone tell the story...Someone sing the song...."
Okay, I know I might seem like a little too optimistic to even dream about ever playing these roles anywhere, but here goes.... 1)Eponine- Les Miserables 2)Penny- Hairspray 3)Mrs. Lovett- Sweeney Todd 4)Louise- Gypsy 5)Audrey- Little Shop of Horrors I'm not saying I'm in any way shape or form talented enough to play any of these roles, but isn't it nice to dream...