medium sized musicals?
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Topic: medium sized musicals?
Posted By: Scott B
Subject: medium sized musicals?
Date Posted: 9/16/08 at 5:50pm
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Any suggestions for medium sized musicals ... maybe something that could work with a cast of 20? Comedy is ALWAYS a plus as well as name recognition. Thanks - |
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Posted By: tristanrobin
Date Posted: 9/16/08 at 6:56pm
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The Baker's Wife (Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful play!) The Robber Bridegroom Company A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Baby A Little Night Music Working The Apple Tree (I L*O*V*E this play! LOL) Earnest in Love (Musical version of Importance of Being Earnest) Little Women (the new version) .... dere's a millyun of 'em!  |
Posted By: Martin
Date Posted: 9/18/08 at 1:47pm
| The Boy Friend |
Posted By: John Luzaich
Date Posted: 5/06/09 at 11:38am
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Joes Coat (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) is supposed to be a cast of 28 (original off-broadway and then broadway company). Although you usually see versions with 35 - 60, but that wasn't the intent. ------------- John cfct@cfu.net http://www.osterregent.org http://www.facebook.com/osterregent |
Posted By: Nyria
Date Posted: 5/20/09 at 6:06pm
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If you're going for major name recognition I'd say Wizard of Oz, Grease, Willy Wonka... that sort of thing. Or anything that's been made into a movie ;) ------------- NYRIA |
Posted By: musikman1
Date Posted: 8/04/09 at 4:33pm
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Darn, Tristanrobin must have peeked at my score list, I agree 100% with all the picks, with a favorite place in my heart for:
The Baker's Wife (Stephen Schwartz)
24 parts, NO chorus, each actor has a specific part and character within the show, so you have no "3rd person from the left."
Beside the GLORIOUS music, it's a heart-breaker, and fun for the entire cast!
And.. if you need full orch music. This orch features 2 keybds, harp, an 18th cent drumset, viola/cello (no violin), f horn (no tpt or tbn), reeds.. so it's an eccentric pit. See http://www.bway2.com/tracks/baker - http://www.bway2.com/tracks/baker for 30 sec samples of every song.
------------- Rick http://www.bway2.com/tracks |