Casting

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Cast Size: Medium (11 to 20 performers)
Cast Type: Mainly Men
Dance Requirements: Standard

Character Breakdown

Zelda Zanders
A flapper socialite and actress on her ninth marriage, she is Lina's friend and informant.
Gender: female
Age: 30 to 40
R.f. Simpson
A successful, magnanimous, film producer. He leads the other characters in creating a new movie musical.
Gender: male
Age: 50 to 65
Roscoe Dexter
A famous film director with theatrical mannerisms and tendencies. Frequently frazzled and works with Lina and Don.
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 50
Cosmo Brown
A wacky and playful on-set pianist for silent films. Don's best friend and former dance partner.
Gender: male
Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Lina Lamont
A slow-witted silent film diva with a big personality and a harshly unpleasant voice. She is Don's regular co-star.
Gender: female
Age: 30 to 35
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Don Lockwood
A suave Hollywood actor and dancer. Cosmo's best friend and Lina's regular co-star.
Gender: male
Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: G2
Rod
An excitable film agent bordering on manic. He works for Simpson.
Gender: male
Age: 35 to 45
Kathy Selden
An earnest, talented actress with whit and charm. She falls in love with Don and performs as Lina's speaking and singing voice.
Gender: female
Age: 25 to 30
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Production Singer
The lead tenor in Monumental Pictures' first movie musical.
Gender: male
Age: 25 to 40
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: Db3
Miss Dinsmore
Lina's vocal coach. She is the "mother hen" type with caring affection for the younger performers.
Gender: female
Age: 45 to 55
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