Casting

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

Character Breakdown

Blousey
The wide-eyed new girl in town who's come to "make it big."
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: F4
Bugsy Malone
A washed up but well-intentioned former boxer who's looking to make a buck. He tries to be in the right place at the right time and, eventually wins the girl.
Vocal Range: Bari/Tenor.
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: D#4
Cagey Joe
A boxing trainer.
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Dandy Dan
The up & coming hot shot gang lord who wants to edge out Fat Sam. Always impeccably dressed.
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: A3
Fat Sam
The egomaniacal king of the Lower East Side gangs. No featured singing.
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Fizzy
The janitor at Fat Sam's.
Knuckles
Fat Sam's right hand man, who earned the name because he's always cracking his. No featured singing.
Lena Marelli
A temperamental singing diva.
Leroy
A wanna be prize fighter.
Tallulah
Fat Sam's girl and his club's headlining entertainment.
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Angelo
One of Fat Sam's gang.
Bangles
A chorus girl at Fat Sam's.
Benny Lee
One of Dandy Dan's gang.
Billie
A chorus girl at Fat Sam's.
Bronx Charlie
One of Dandy Dan's gang.
Doodle
One of Dandy Dan's gang.
Dotty
A chorus girl at Fat Sam's.
Joe
The Bartender at Fat Sam's.
Laughing Boy
One of Dandy Dan's gang.
Looney Bergonzi
Fat Sam's secret weapon none-too-swift hit man.
Loretta
A chorus girl at Fat Sam's.
Louella
Dandy Dan's girl.
Louis
One of Fat Sam's gang.
Marbini
A magician auditioning for the Lena Marelli show.
O'dreary
An Irish cop.
Oscar De Velt
Director of the Lena Marelli show.
Ritzy
One of Fat Sam's gang.
Roxy Robinson
One of Fat Sam's gang.
Shady
A double-crossing Chinese laundry man.
Shoulders
One of Dandy Dan's gang.
Seymour Scoop
A newsman on the scene.
Smolsky
A police captain. O'Dreary's boss.
Snake Eyes
One of Fat Sam's gang.
Tillie
A chorus girl at Fat Sam's.
Velma
Tallulah's friend.
Yonkers
One of Dandy Dan's gang.
Others
Babyface, Barber, Baseball Guards, Boxers, Butler, Cellist, Chinese Laundry Workers, Cooks, English Reporter, Flash Frankie, Foreign Reporters 1 & 2, Paper Boy, Pickett, Policemen, Pop Becker, Press Men, Razamataz, Radio Announcer, Singer, Soundman, Undertakers, Ventriloquist & Dummy, Violinist, Waitress