Casting classic musicals with Muppets

[TravellingMatt]

Here's one to get the ball rolling!

OKLAHOMA!:

Curly--Kermit
Laurey--Miss Piggy
Will--Floyd
Ado Annie--Janice
Jud--Uncle Deadly
Ali Hakim--Gonzo
Judge Carnes--Rowlf
Skidmore--Fozzie Bear
Himself--Animal
Chorus Members--everyone else

 

[erniebert1234ss]

The Sound of Music

Maria- Piggy!!!
Capt. Von Trapp- Kermit
Liesl- Red
2nd oldest- Ernie
3rd oldest- Bert
4th oldest- Robin
5th oldest- Grover
Youngest- Prairie Dawn
Head Nun- nanny goat muppet
other nuns- opera singing cow muppets
crowd- different animal muppets
mailboy- Gonzo
Choristers- all known Muppet characters not in roles

something nobody's done before, send this to Henson!!!

 

[Salmoto]

West Side Story. I'd cast all the Jets as humans with all the Sharks as Muppets. So, while I couldn't do a regular cast here without citing a bunch of improbable guest stars at the top of my head, the end result would look pretty cool.

 

[TravellingMatt]

How about...

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS:

Seymour--Gonzo
Audrey--Miss Piggy
Mushnik--Statler
Orin--Rizzo
Crystal--Janice
Ronnette--Annie Sue
Chiffon--Yolanda Rat
Audrey II--Itself
Wink Wilkinson--Clifford
Arthur Denton--Crazy Harry
Patrick Martin--Kermit

 

[Gonzo]

The Fantasticks:

Matt: Kermit
Luisa: Piggy
Bellamy: Fozzie
Hucklebee: Rowlf
El Gallo: Gonzo
Mortimer: Bunsen
Mute: Beaker


This is one of my favorite musicals--if you haven't seen it, look for a local production of it. Very sweet, small play. A lot of high schools do it.

Quinnnnnnnnnnnnnn

 

[BiggNate]

Four More

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Pseudolous-Gonzo
Hero-Kermit
Philia-Piggy
Hysterium-Fozzie
Marcus Lycus-Rizzo
Senex-Rowlf
Domina-Hilda
Erronious-Statler & Waldorf (Switch off)
Miles Gloriosus-Link Hogthrob
Gymnasia-Janice

KISS ME, KATE
Fred Graham/Petruchio-Kermit
Lili Vanessi/Kate-Piggy
Lois Lane/Bianca-Janice
Bill Calhoun/Lucentio-Floyd
Mobster 1-Gonzo
Mobster 2-Rizzo
Harry Trevor/Baptista-Rowlf
Paul-Scooter
Harriet-Skeeter
Suitor 1-Zoot
Suitor 2-Clifford
Harrison Howell-Link Hogthrob

**** YANKEES
Lola-Piggy
Joe Hardy-Kermit
Applegate-Gonzo
Coach Van Buren-Rowlf
Gloria Thorpe-Janice
Smokey-Bobo
Sohovik-Rizzo
Rocky-Fozzie
Meg Boyd-Mildred
Mr. Welch-Link Hogthrob
Joe Boyd-Pops
Sister-Hilda
Doris-Zelda
Baseball Announcers-Statler & Waldorf

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
Annie Oakley-Piggy
Frank Butler-Kermit
Dottie Tate-Annie Sue
Charlie Davenport-Gonzo
Buffalo Bill-Fozzie
Foster Wilson-Pops
Pawnee Bill-Rowlf
Winnie Tate-Janice
Tommy Keeler-Floyd
Chief Sitting Bull-Animal

Obviously, my brother and I have thought of these things before. But hey, having a life is over-rated.

Nate

 

[Gonzo]

Fiddler on the Roof:

Tevye--Fozzie
Golde--Fozzie's Mom (a bit perverse, but hey)
Motel--Kermit (I was this character in high school....)
Tzeitel--Piggy
Perchik--Floyd (always the revolutionary)
Hodel--Janice
Chava--Prairie Dawn
Lazar Wolf--Gonzo
Yente--Grungetta
Rabbi--Dr Teeth ("Shalom!")


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[TravellingMatt]

Hmmm...

I had a different idea for "Fiddler"...

Tevye/Kermit
Golde/Piggy
Tzeitel/Janice
Mottel/Floyd
Hodel/Annie Sue
Perchik/Scooter
Chava/Camilla
Fyedka/Gonzo
Bielke/Snowth #1
Shprintze/Snowth #2
Lazar Wolf/Fozzie
Mordcha/Rowlf
Avram/Bunsen
Rabbi/Pops
Mendel/Rizzo
Constable/Link
Yente/Mildred
Grandma Tzeitel/Hilda
Fruma-Sarah/Red (and she would milk it for all it's worth)

LES MISERABLES:

Valjean/Kermit
Javert/Gonzo
Fantine/Piggy
Cosette/Annie Sue
Marius/Scooter
Thenardier/Oscar
Mme. Thenardier/Grungetta
Enjolras/Floyd
Eponine/Janice
Gavroche/Robin

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT:

Joseph/Kermit
Jacob/World's Oldest Fraggle
Reuben/Rowlf
Simeon/Fozzie
Levi/Gonzo
Naphtali/Scooter
Issachar/Bean
Asher/Beaker
Dan/Rizzo
Zebulun/Pepe
Gad/Seymour
Benjamin/Robin
Judah/Link
Potiphar/J.P. Grosse
Mrs. Potiphar/Piggy
Narrator/Annie Sue
Pharaoh/Dr. Teeth
Butler/Bunsen
Baker/Swedish Chef
Pharaoh's Court/Floyd, Janice, Animal, Zoot, Clifford, Lips

 

[Gonzo]

NICE.

Including Bielke and Shprintze? That's CASTING!

I love including Red as Fruma Sara....

And Oscar and Grungetta are perfect as the Thenardiers!

Quinnnnnnnnn

 

[TravellingMatt]

Hmmmm...how about these?

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW:

Frank N. Furter--Gonzo
Brad Majors--Kermit
Janet Weiss--Piggy
Riff Raff--Uncle Deadly
Magenta--Janice (with her hair dyed BLACK!)
Columbia--Annie Sue
Rocky--Link
Eddie--Floyd
Dr. Scott--Rowlf
Criminologist--Fozzie
The Audience--Statler & Waldorf

MY FAIR LADY:

Prof. Henry Higgins/Kermit
Eliza Doolittle/Piggy
Alfred P. Doolittle/Fozzie
Pickering/Rowlf
Freddy Eynsford-Hill/Link
Zoltan Karpathy/Gonzo
Mrs. Pearce/Mildred
Mrs. Higgins/Hilda

THE MUSIC MAN:

Prof. Harold Hill/Kermit
Marian Paroo/Piggy
Marcellus Washburn/Fozzie
Mrs. Paroo/Hilda
Winthrop/Robin
Mayor Shinn/Sam
Mrs. Shinn/Mildred
Tommy Djilas/Floyd
Zaneeta Shinn/Janice
Charlie Cowell/Fleet Scribbler (hey, Kermit's wanted an anvil to fall on HIM for years!)
The school board/Scooter, Rowlf, Gonzo, Clifford