Character List

Find below a list of all the characters, including information on part size and voice type

POLLY BAKER – Leading Lady, mezzo, aged 20 – 30. Polly is the only female living in Deadrock. Needs to be a good tapper, soft shoe and ballroom dancer with a strong voice
LOTTIE CHILD – Non singing female role aged 45 – 60. Lottie is Bobby’s controlling mother. She is a very bossy and overbearing woman
IRENE ROTH – Supporting mezzo role, aged 25 – 33 . Bobby’s domineering fiancée engaged to him for 5 years. She has to change and become a seductive vamp in her number
TESS – Female follies dance director aged 22 – 30 who is pursued by Zangler even though he is married. Tess sings and dances with the other follies girls so must be a good tapper
PATSY – Female follies girl aged 18 – 30, “dumb” blonde role . Patsy has a high pitched speaking role and sings and dances with the other follies girls. Also needs to be a good tapper
PATRICIA FODOR – Eugene’s English sister, cameo role soprano, aged 32 – 50 and fellow tourist. Also needs to be able to move well
FOLLIES GIRLS – 8 or 10 strong singing and tapping girls including Tess and Patsy. All must be good singers and dancers
FEMALE ENSEMBLE – General chorus of New Yorkers and Backstage workers

BOBBY CHILD – Leading Man, baritone, aged 25- 35. Bobby is a New Yorker in love with musical theatre. Needs to be a strong singer, actor, tapper and ballroom dancer for his “Fred and Ginger” type numbers with Polly
BELA ZANGLER – Male supporting role, baritone, aged 35 – 55 with a Hungarian accent. Zangler is an established New York musical producer. Needs to be a good comedy character actor and singer
LANK HAWKINS – Supporting male role, aged 30 – 45, Rather gruff owner of the Deadrock Saloon. Sings in many of the chorus numbers. Good mover would be useful
EVERETT BAKER – Male baritone, Polly’s father, aged 48 – 60. Small amount of singing and movement
EUGENE FODOR – Male baritone, cameo role, aged 40 – 55, an English tourist. He needs to be able to move well
MOOSE, MINGO, SAM – All aged 18 – 35, all have small dialogue and form the Cowboy Trio. Good dancing/movement
JIMMY,BILLY, WYATT, JUNIOR—all aged 18 – 35. All these men have lines of dialogue and need to be tappers and dancers to partner the follies girls.
MALE ENSEMBLE – General chorus of New Yorkers, Backstage workers and Citizens of Deadrock

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