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*Larry and Mike may be played by females (Lori &  Mikki).
The role of Connie Wong can be played by an alternate Connie Mackenzie
* The original Broadway production had a cast of 26 performers. The show has no
dedicated chorus.
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Cut Dancers
The following characters in A Chorus Line are auditioners eliminated during the initial cut. They may
be used in large ensemble numbers, as offstage singers, and/or as understudies. 
 
Lois Dilettente is a ballerina who is able to get through the ballet combination but not the jazz
combo. Ballerina; non-speaking

Tricia - believed to be from Ohio. She has been with a touring company but not in a Broadway show before. She dances the ballet combination too big and even crosses in front of Sheila at one point. Tricia is traditionally the only cut dancer with a vocal solo in "I Hope I Get It.” 

Vicki Vickers - A pretty California-blonde type. She has not had any ballet training nor done any Broadway shows. She is only able to get through the jazz combination.

Butch Barton - Believed to be from Oklahoma, and has a bit of an attitude. He is unable to correct
his mistake in the first boys's combination. Non-speaking. 

Frank continually looks at his feet while dancing, based on Serrecchia having polio as child. He  wears a headband - is referred to as headband boy; non-speaking

Tom Tucker - believed to be from Memphis. He does not speak but is seen mouthing the counts during both combinations. Counts with his mouth; non-speaking

Roy - has only had one year of ballet training and continually brings his arms on the wrong downbeat. “Wrong-arm boy”
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LEAD FEMALE ROLES

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Cassie Ferguson (Female - Mezzo belt)
Returning to the chorus after years of being a featured performer. She is having to humble herself to audition for the chorus again with younger and less experienced dancers. Previously had a relationship with Zach and it did not end well.
Seeking a true triple threat performer, as she sings the iconic “The Music and the Mirror.”
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Diana Morales (Female - Mezzo belt)
Streetwise a little bit tough, and eternal optimist. A determined and athletic dancer from the Bronx.
Sings “Nothing,” in which she reveals herself to be funny, charming, and vulnerable. 
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Judy Turner (Female - Mezzo)
Funny, gawky, nervous. Warm and hopeful. Very awkward except when dancing.
Ideally seeking a taller dancer.
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Val Clark (Female - Mezzo belt)

Sassy, funny. A foul-mouthed but excellent dancer who couldn’t get performing jobs because of her looks until she had plastic surgery. A brazen, direct, attention-seeker from Vermont.
Sings the infamous “Dance 10, Looks 3"
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Bebe Benzenheimer (Female - Mezzo) 
Very insecure about her looks and tries to be funny to cover her insecurities. Feels a little excluded but just wants to be liked. She is quiet, vulnerable and kind. 
Sings the middle harmony in “At the Ballet.” 
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Connie Wong/Connie Mackenzie (Female - Alto)
Experienced dancer. Married. Petite. A bit of a mother hen with a great sense of humor. Born in Chinatown, New York.
Should believably play 4’10’’.
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Kristine Urich ( Female)
Al’s scatter-brained wife who can’t sing. She is awkward, anxious and hilarious.
She “speaks” the song “Sing,” but does sing in the ensemble numbers of the show. 
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Maggie Winslow (Female - Mezzo)
A sweetheart, little sister type. Dreamer. Fairly experienced dancer from California.
Seeking an incredibly warm singer with a mix belt up to E natural for the soaring climax of “At the Ballet.”
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Sheila Bryant ( Female -Alto )
Oldest dancer on the line. Confident, brassy, sassy, bratty and sophisticated. One of the more
popular dancers; humorous.
Sings the low harmony in “At the Ballet.” 
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LEAD MALE ROLES

 

Zach  ( Male, Baritone)
The director and choreographer of the show for which the dancers are auditioning. He is a stage veteran and thus can be curt and harsh, but he is revealed to be a caring and empathetic man who truly grows to care about these dancers.
Non-singing, but should have movement ability, as he demonstrates a few dance moves. 
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Larry (Male - Tenor) - or Lori if played by a female
Zach’s assistant who teaches and demonstrates the audition dances.
Needs to be a great dancer, as he/she is the standard to which all of the auditioning dancers are held. Does not need a strong singing ability. 
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Bobby Mills (Male - Baritone)
Flamboyant, funny and witty. Very sharp tongued. Covers everything over with a joke; had a very hard childhood. From upstate New York.
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Mark Anthony ( Male - Tenor)
Optimistic; first-timer; naïve but charming. Great dancer and All-American kid. 
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Mike Costa ( Male - Tenor) or Mikki if played by a female
Quite aggressive, determined, cocky, sure of himself,/herself but likeable. Tap dancer who worked with Zach before. Experienced; flirtatious. From New Jersey.

Must be able to tap. 
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Richie Walters (Male - Tenor)
From Missouri. Enthusiastic, cool and very funny. Likeable and laid back.
African-American; strong dancer.
 
Al Deluca ( Male - Baritone)
From the Bronx. Street tough, macho, and newly married to Kristine; very protective.
Seeking a strong singer, as he is the contrast to the non-singing Kristine in “Sing.” 
 
Paul San Marco (Male - Baritone)
Introverted and slightly insecure but loves performing; only now starting to feel comfortable about being gay and accepted by his parents. From Spanish Harlem, New York. Friends with Diana.
Great actor. Delivers a beautiful, raw and vulnerable monologue about coming out to his parents.
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Don Kerr (Male - Baritone)
Ladies’ man, married, and into cars, money, and women. Very sure of himself. All American guy.
Cocky because he has worked with Zach before. From Kansas City.
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Gregory Gardener  ( Male - Baritone)
Quite a smart-alec and has worked with Zach before. Very East Side New York.
Sassy, Jewish, gay man.

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