Casting
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Cast Size: Medium (11 to 20 performers)
Cast Type: Older Roles
Dance Requirements: Standard
Character Breakdown
Maisie
Young Lady at Mme. Dubonnet's school. A madcap finishing school student who has all the boy's attention.
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: Bb5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Dulcie
A young and lovely Lady at Mme. Dubonnet's school who is sincere and gentle.
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Fay
Young Lady at Mme. Dubonnet's school and a bit of a rebel.
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Nancy
Young Lady at Mme. Dubonnet's school, polite.
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Polly Browne
A young, sweet, soon-to-be-wealthy lady at Mme. Dubonnet's school and a clear-voiced romantic.
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Madame Dubonnet
The stuffy, stern, scrupulous, head-mistress of the school with a caring soft side.
Gender: female
Age: 40 to 50
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Hortense
A chic French maid at the school who likes to enforce good moral standards in the girls.
Gender: female
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Bobby Van Husen
A rich, good-looking student and young hopeful romantic.
Gender: male
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Percival Browne
A pompous elderly English gentleman and Polly's wealthy father.
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Tony
An attractive, secretly wealthy English messenger and romantic, breathtaking suitor.
Gender: male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Lord Brockhurst
A jolly, yet frisky old aristrocrat and wealthy English blueblood.
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: D3
Lady Brockhurst
Lord Brockhurst's stuffy wife who is equally rich and British. She is gaunt and severe.
Gender: female
Age: 40 to 60
Ensemble
Waiters, Students, Suitors