When Pigs Fly
Cast Breakdown
All Male/Male Presenting cast. ALL ethnicities and physical types. All great singers and comedians who at least move well.
Everyone plays a variety of comic characters – men, women, mythical creatures, animals, and inanimate objects. The show is built around the elaborate costumes and there is a fair amount of costume & wig based drag and a ton of quick changes, but every cast member has his time in the spotlight to stand center stage and sell a song. Actors are referred to in the show by their own first names, except Howard. The actor playing Howard is always Howard, even when he’s in a costume or group number, he’s Howard.
Man 1 (Howard Crabtree): Sweet, wholesome, idealistic Howard dreams of becoming a big Broadway performer and costume designer. Haunted by flashbacks of his less than encouraging High School guidance counselor while trying to mount a musical revue extravaganza.
Sings “When Pigs Fly”, “Hawaiian Wedding Day”, and “Over The Top”.
Tenor. Moves well. 20s - 30s
Man 3: Broad comedian and comic foil to Howard. Plays a wide range of over-the-top comic characters. Challenges Howard about the logic of the show and complains about his elaborate costumes. Sings the hilarious “Tomorrow is Another Day”.
Baritone. Moves well. 30s - 50s.
Man 5: Song and dance man. Sings and dances in the dance duo “Light in the Loafers”, “I’ve Got a Hunch I’m in Love” as Quasimodo, and the vampy Mae West style song “Bigger is Better”.
Tenor. Dancer. 20s - 40s.
Man 2: Song and dance man and gym bod. Sings the Vaudeville style dance duo “Light in the Loafers” and plays a variety of hyper-masculine roles including Adam (of Biblical fame) and a Centaur who doesn’t know he’s a Centaur in the very funny song “Not All Man”.
Baritone. Dancer. Gym Bod. 20s - 30s.
Man 4: Witty, campy, and skilled comedian capable of turning from high camp to heartbreaking pathos on a dime. Sings “These Days it’s Tough To Be a Fairy”, the three comic “Torch Songs”, and the deeply moving ballad “Laughing Matters”.
Bass/Baritone. Moves well. 20s - 40s. Rollerskating a plus.
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Audition Dates and Times TBD, but will occur in early June.
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Please prepare 2 songs in the style of the show (from the show is fine), one uptempo and one ballad. Show off your range vocally and as an actor. When Pigs Fly is a musical revue in the style of the Ziegfeld Follies and other great showbiz traditions, filtered through an LGBTQ+ lens. All the characters are somewhere on the LGBTQ+ spectrum, but as long as the actors are comfortable presenting as queer, actual sexuality won’t be a factor. Best actor for the role. Every role requires great comic chops and the ability to play everything from touching drama to high camp.
Listen to the Original Cast Recording!