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Ian Williams

Minimum Cast?

Most of us on this board would know that it is possible to stage Bye Bye Birdie with a very large cast. Does anyone have the details on what is the smallest number of performers required to make this show work professionally?
MeMyselfandI

GACK, well, our local theater did it with about 50 people, but we had A LOT o people... you could probably get by with about 20 - 25.
Salome

lets see you need:

Albert
Rosie
Mr. McAffee
Mae Peterson
Kim
Birdie
Mrs. McAffee
Randolph
Hugo
Ursula
Harvey
Mayor
Mayors Wife
Gloria

thats 14.

say 8 adult ensemble
8 teen ensemble

about 30-40 people. you cant do less.
thenerdling

We have 27 people in ours...
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