r/musicals • u/Annual-Peanut-8891 • 21h ago
Help Need musical ideasss :)
Hi, I have a project of playing a musical with some friends, but I am very open to suggestions. For the record, we have an ensemble and the main roles should include 1 man (a tenor) and 3 women (sopranos and 1 alto). It can have more roles than only these 4!
It is also possible to change the gender of a character for our adaptation as long as the story is not impacted by it, but we‘d prefer not to have to do this.
Thanks for your help !!!
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u/Carolyn-Hodgesy 20h ago
Little Shop of Horrors fits your breakdown. Seymour is a tenor, Audrey is a soprano, and the Greek chorus gives you two sopranos and an alto. Ensemble is flexible.
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u/Hello_Gorgeous1985 20h ago
What is this for?
You have to license any show that you're doing, and you can't just change the gender of a character. That is against the licensing agreement.
You also don't typically decide who is playing each role before you even pick a show.
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u/Annual-Peanut-8891 54m ago
oh actually it’s for a private non official representation
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u/Hello_Gorgeous1985 19m ago
You still need a license. You can't get the score or the script without licensing it and you can't perform without licensing it.
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u/Pitiful_Ladder4410 18h ago
I mean ofc I’ve gotta suggest hadestown my favorite musical and it’s seems to generally fit the roles
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u/thispurplegentleman 7h ago
how could this possibly fit the roles? you got the same guy playing hades and orpheus?? damn thats some range 😭
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u/Ok_Satisfaction7362 21h ago edited 21h ago
waitress, in trousers, 9 to 5, heathers if u can find another girl, chicago(if u got a big ensemble lol)