Typecasting oneself
BELLE (Beauty and the Beast) - A vibrant, intelligent young beauty who wants more out of the life than an ordinary existence. Mezzo-Soprano: Low A - High F
SHELBY THORPE (The Spitfire Grill) - Mid-30's. A plain, soft-faced creature with a shy, almost ethereal manner. Shimmering folk soprano with strong high belt to D.
RAPUNZEL (Into the Woods) - A loopy-but-lovely maiden. Soprano: C - High A sharp
NANCY (Oliver!) -
MABEL (Pirates of Penzance) - Is 17 to 20, and very much a young woman of the 19th century. She is like something from an early silent movie (Lillian Gish or Mary Pickford). An out-front, uncovered, natural, expressive voice with excellent, unaffected diction is essential. Ideally she needs both a good top for the coloratura sections as "Go, Ye Heros" during which she urges the Police on to their death. She can work equally well as a kind of Lillian Gish, or as a kind of 19th century Nancy Drew. She will not work as a typical musical comedy ingenue who acts at being young, cute and endearing. If Frederic and Mabel aren't genuine and utterly sincere, there is no real center of sincere feeling to the production. Soprano
DOATSY MAE (The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas) -
RONNIE BOYLAN (Annie) - singing sisters, perform on "Oxydent's Hour of Smiles" radio program
ANNETTE (Annie) - A French maid
U/S or called back for:
CINDERELLA (Into the Woods) - Earnest, warm-hearted. Soprano: G - High G
GRACE FARRELL (Annie) - faithful Assistant to Warbucks. Soprano: A - high G
SANDY (Grease) - Danny’s love interest. Sweet, wholesome, naïve, cute “Sandra Dee of the “Gidget” movies. Strong pop singer. Mix/belt voice to D.
(I guess I can call myself a soprano with confidence...!)
SHELBY THORPE (The Spitfire Grill) - Mid-30's. A plain, soft-faced creature with a shy, almost ethereal manner. Shimmering folk soprano with strong high belt to D.
RAPUNZEL (Into the Woods) - A loopy-but-lovely maiden. Soprano: C - High A sharp
NANCY (Oliver!) -
MABEL (Pirates of Penzance) - Is 17 to 20, and very much a young woman of the 19th century. She is like something from an early silent movie (Lillian Gish or Mary Pickford). An out-front, uncovered, natural, expressive voice with excellent, unaffected diction is essential. Ideally she needs both a good top for the coloratura sections as "Go, Ye Heros" during which she urges the Police on to their death. She can work equally well as a kind of Lillian Gish, or as a kind of 19th century Nancy Drew. She will not work as a typical musical comedy ingenue who acts at being young, cute and endearing. If Frederic and Mabel aren't genuine and utterly sincere, there is no real center of sincere feeling to the production. Soprano
DOATSY MAE (The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas) -
RONNIE BOYLAN (Annie) - singing sisters, perform on "Oxydent's Hour of Smiles" radio program
ANNETTE (Annie) - A French maid
U/S or called back for:
CINDERELLA (Into the Woods) - Earnest, warm-hearted. Soprano: G - High G
GRACE FARRELL (Annie) - faithful Assistant to Warbucks. Soprano: A - high G
SANDY (Grease) - Danny’s love interest. Sweet, wholesome, naïve, cute “Sandra Dee of the “Gidget” movies. Strong pop singer. Mix/belt voice to D.
(I guess I can call myself a soprano with confidence...!)