Your Dream Roles

[Angel]

I know that we all have our own special coveted roles in the theatre world, whether it be in musicals or in plays ... what are yours?

For me, let's start with the obvious.

Musicals:

Christine (The Phantom of the Opera) -- She has great music to sing, and I'd love to try and interpret the character my own way. I think there's a lot more to her than the simple ingenue she's often seen as.

Cosette & Fantine (Les Misérables) -- Admittedly, I'd prefer to play Fantine for the gut-wrenching reality of her story, but I could never sing the role and do it justice. It's to do with the belting -- I can get up to B-flat, and usually a halfway decent B, and even a staccato C, but a sustained belted C? No way. But I would still love to play Cosette, which is a role that is within a pretty good range for me. It would also be a great acting challenge, because Cosette has very little material to work with in order to gain the audience's sympathy. That's a tough call, especially when you compare it to all the time Eponine has to angst. Again, Cosette is so much more than a stupid ingenue!

Anything (Sweeney Todd) -- Look, I don't care how you do this, but get me in that show! I love the three female leads and they are all wonderful roles -- and I can sing all three. Mrs Lovett is amazing because there are so many ways to interpret the character, from grandmotherly to macabre, and she just steals the show. The Beggar Woman is great because of her swinging from lunacy to sanity and back again and the whole tragedy of her character. Johanna is awesome because she's the darker ingenue -- and 'Kiss Me' is such a good song

Emma & Lucy (Jekyll & Hyde) -- It's the same deal as with Cosette and Fantine. I'd prefer to play Lucy, but there is no freaking way I'd ever be able to. She belts crazy high. I'd love to experiment with portraying her relationship with Hyde, though. Anyway, I do love Emma as well. I think her story is just as tragic as Lucy's and she's a strong character. And I really love her parts in 'Your Work and Nothing More' and 'Take Me As I Am'. Besides, it's a part with pretty much the perfect tessitura for me

Nancy (Oliver!) -- Another 'in my dreams' one. I wish I could belt! She was actually the first role I ever coveted ... at age seven! What a conflict she has, though.

Plays:

Ophelia (Hamlet) -- Mostly for the mad scenes ... I love insane characters. And the relationships she has with Hamlet, Polonius and Laertes would be interesting to experiment with.

Abigail (The Crucible) -- This is a real 'villains are so much more fun to play than heroines' role. She's just so twisted and manipulative -- it'd be fun to try and get into her head. When we studied this play in English last year, I got to read her part. I was --> ;D ;D ;D

Alcyone & Myrrha (Metamorphoses) -- Okay, I do love my roles in Metamorphoses now, but I would have so loved these ones as well. They're more my style -- my roles now are more comic characters, but I love playing the dramatic and tragic roles. Alcyone is wonderful for being heart-breaking and Myrrha, despite the rather large ew-factor, gets to be tormented. Come on, it would be so cool.

Helena (A Midsummer Night's Dream) -- Just forget what I said about preferring dramatic roles to comic ones, okay? I love Helena, and she would be so much more fun than Hermia.

Those are really the ones off the top of my head ... of course I have a backlog of 'wouldn't it be cool?' roles, but these are my main ones at this point

[LittleLotte394]

I have been waiting to list mine for a long time:

1. Grizabella or Rumpleteazer (Cats)- I don't know which one I want to play more! Grizabella, of course, has "Memory," and I'd really like to try to express her sadness. However, I love Rumpleteazer as well, and she'd probably be a lot of fun to play.

2. Eva Peron (Evita)- She has some amazing songs. Plus, I think this is one of musical theatre's best acting roles. At first, Eva seems kind of cold and uncaring, and I'd love to try something like that. But then, as the story progresses, you've really got to try to get the audience to sympathize with her.

3. Eponine or Fantine (Les Miserables)- I'd love to play Fantine, but there's no way I could handle the belting. Eponine has some great songs, like "On My Own" and "A Little Fall of Rain," plus, I really tend to love all the characters who are in some kind of pain and have the heart-wrenching stories.

4. Anyone (RENT)- I can't choose between the 3 female leads, I really can't. Maureen would be quite possibly the most fun role, but I love Joanne's songs and Mimi's story. I can sing all their parts, as well, and I'd really, really like to be in RENT.

5. Christine (Phantom of the Opera)- Just wishful thinking, sadly . There's no way I could possibly hit any of those high notes. Still, she has some great music, and this was the first musicl theatre role that I ever wanted.

[Simple Rose]

Hmm. Dream roles....

Glinda in Wicked, because I can somewhat get away with not belting, while still rockin' the operatic vibrato

Christine, because there's gotta be a way to pull off that role without a dreadfully wide vibrato. That, and she gets romanticized by two wonderful, wonderful men.

Sarah from Guys and Dolls, because she is SO me. The missionary girl who falls for a risky man... she's so naive, too, which I love.

Claudia from Lestat, even if it's not on Broadway, and even if I can't belt to save my life... I am in love with her character. The concept of an immortal woman forever trapped in the body of a ten-year-old... and "I'll Never Have That Chance" is soooo heartbreaking. I love it. She's so awesomely tragic but still fun!

Mimi or Maureen from Rent, more likely Mimi, because I like to think my voice suits her part, and she's just so sexy with class. And fun. And emotional. Maureen is just nuts, but honestly, how fun would it be to MOOOOO in front of an audience and not feel entirely stupid?

In any case... any role would be my dream role, really. Oh, and as for plays, Lady Macbeth would be absolutely DELICIOUS fun. To go slightly insane, and then over-the-edge insane... uhuhuhuhuuuuu. Yeeeah. Any of the roles in Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt would be tremendous fun, even if I might have to dress up as a man. It's just so witty and easy to act out! The wife of Richard III would also be awesome to play.

[Angel]

admin said:

Oh, and as for plays, Lady Macbeth would be absolutely DELICIOUS fun. To go slightly insane, and then over-the-edge insane... uhuhuhuhuuuuu. Yeeeah.

How on earth did I forget to mention Lady Macbeth? That is such an incredibly awesome role ...

[eriksprotege]

G(a)linda from Wicked. (I CAN'T HELP IT! It's just so FUN!)
Elphaba from Wicked (Ditto, even though I can't belt.)
Christine from PotO
Cunegonde from Candide (FUN! Hard, but FUN!)
Marian from The Music Man
Sally from YAGM, Charlie Brown

Okay, I realize that I'm not going to stop until I've named all the roles Kristin Chenoweth has played, so, to make it easier for myself...

Every role Kristin Chenoweth has played.
Carlotta from PotO (FUN!)
Maria from West Side Story
Cosette from Les Miserables
Eponine from Les Miserables
Kim from Miss Saigon
Sarah from Guys and Dolls
Adelaide from Guys and Dolls
Johanna from Sweeney Todd

Operas:

The Queen of the Night from Die Zauberflote
Pamina from Die Zauberflote
Susanna from Le Nozze de Figaro
Carmen from Carmen
Zerlina from Don Giovanni

[Angel]

Oh, I love Die Zauberflote ... I'd probably prefer to play Pamina, though. I think the Queen of the Night is a role that's more fun to watch than it would be to actually play ::shrugs:: Of course, Papagena would be a hoot as well

And while I'm on operas ... Floria Tosca from Tosca, definitely And Gilda from Rigoletto.

But back to musical theatre, I'd love to try Jenny from Aspects of Love. My mum would probably have a heart attack, but still. I think I'm just a bit of a nut about experimenting with portraying relationships, especially odd ones.

And it might sound a little strange, but I think it would be a lot of fun to be in the ensemble for Jesus Christ Superstar. The chorus gets such great songs with so much energy.

[Hi-chan]

I still don't understand who in their right mind would EVER, in a million years EVER wish to play that silly twit (a.k.a. Christine...sorry, gals, after all this time my opinion still stands.) However...some of you may be able to pull the roll off pretty nicely... ;D That would be interesting...a different interpretation of the character... hmm...(a.k.a. minus silly twit-ness...if that's even a word, which I seriously doubt...^.^;

...Okay, I'll be honest. If I were offered the role (if I had the range to pull it off), I would tolerate it only because I know that in the end she ends up with Raoul!! XDD

As for the role I'd really like...I rather like Maria from The Sound of Music because she's so encouraging and upbeat...basically, the exact opposite of me! I adore her to pieces, though.

However, alas I do not have the range to pull that one off either...:: sad little alto :: Oh, well, c'est la vie.

As for plays...well, I've got a ways to figure that one out, but reading some of yours is interesting! (Ophelia? Lady Macbeth? We all like the strange ones, don't we? )

I'll also admit, however, that there aren't that many female roles that I greatly admire...because alot of the ones I've seen are either not too bright or...(No, I'm not even going to go there...I must change my attitude somehow because I am tired of being yelled at. -_- Some people call it honesty and my best trait...I call it trouble!)

[Angel]

I am absolutely convinced that one can play Christine without being a twit If, by some crazy miracle, I end up with the chance to play her, I swear to you, Hi-chan, that I will not twittify her!

And I have another one -- Thomasina Coverly from Arcadia. Mostly because I am officially in love with Septimus Hodge But, of course, she is such a gorgeous character. And I'd really love to say, "Oh, phooey to Death!"

[LittleLotte394]

I've added some to my list so far:

6. Anyone in Thoroughly Modern Millie- Get me into this show, some one? Pretty please? Even though I'm not that great of a tap dancer? I would love to be any of the female leads from TMM. Millie has that perfect mix of spunk and sweetness. Mrs. Meers is simply hilarious, and has a rockin' song. Muzzy is really far too underappreciated. And Miss Dorothy gets the "empty-headed ingenue" rap, but there is really more to her, and I'd want the audience to know it.

7. Magenta or Columbia (The Rocky Horror Show)- These really must be two of the most fun roles ever. Columbia is so wonderfully sweet and hyper, rather unlike me. Magenta....Magenta just rocks. Not to mention the fact that being in a show like RHS would probably be one of the more hilarious times in your life. (However, my parents would probably have major heart attacks if I played either one.)

8. Velma Kelly (Chicago)- Chicago is my latest obssession . Velma must be one of the better acting roles in musical theatre, and there's also the fact that she, to quote my wonderful (ahem) mom, "could whup the behind of that Anna Nicole act-alike Roxie any day."

9. Ulla (The Producers)- Ulla is one of the funnier roles that I like. It'd be nice to do that Swedish accent without feeling like an idiot, and she has aruguably one of the cutest-and-at-the-same-time-shocking songs.

And finally, I'm another who would simply love to be Lady Macbeth. We just finished studying it in my literature class, actually, and I read her part. Funny thing, most of the class thought it was the perfect role for me...

Okay, I lied. Two more....G(a)linda or Elphaba, from Wicked. I don't know how I've forgotten about those two for so long. Even though I doubt I could get Elphie's belting down, she's one of those characters who has so many sides to show. Glinda would be lots of fun, but she also has some really sweet, sad moments.

[Angel]

littlelotte394 said:

And finally, I'm another who would simply love to be Lady Macbeth. We just finished studying it in my literature class, actually, and I read her part. Funny thing, most of the class thought it was the perfect role for me...

Hehe, I love reading plays in Lit. I actually came across Arcadia in Lit -- it's one of our dramatic texts for this year.

I didn't get to read Thomasina, however. I read Septimus instead.

That was ... interesting. Seriously, there are some lines that are a total crack-up.

"You are mistaken. I made love to your wife in the gazebo. She asked me to meet her there, I have her note somewhere, I dare say I could find it for you, and if someone is putting it about that I did not turn up, by God, sir, it is a slander."

Plus another two which I think are probably too explicit to post here. But they reduced a class of twenty sixteen-year-old girls to tears of laughter and turned my face the approximate colour of a fire engine.