Seeking show suggestions

[Zelma]

Any suggestions for a summer musical at our community college? Last year we did "Little Shop." Anything that requires a fly loft is out; also anything that requires an orchestra pit (onstage musicians are OK). Nothing with children either. The following shows, which have been done recently or excessively in our area, are also out: Seven Brides, Wizard of Oz, Fantasticks, Peter Pan, M*A*S*H, Godspell, Fiddler, Cinderella.

[cserendipity]

Do you have any casting limitations?  Small cast?  Large cast (i.e. need to have a chorus)?  Female heavy?

In the meantime, I'd suggest Songs for a New World, Into the Woods, or Anything Goes.

[Zelma]

Prefer small to medium cast, female heavy.

We suggested Anything Goes but the director didn't like.

Forgot to add these shows to the "done recently and/or too often" list: Grease, West Side Story, Dreamcoat, Schoolhouse Rock

[cserendipity]

Nunsense would be another good option... I'll think about it some and see if anything else comes to mind....

[Tony Godders]

All Shook Up by Jo Dipietro

[hbelden]

Is Chicago too big?

[kiwitechgirl]

Cabaret?  I did it with a cast of fifteen (Sally, the Emcee, Cliff, Schneider, Schultz, Max/Officer, Ernst, Kost, four Kit Kat girls and three Kit Kat boys) on a completely static set, the MD re-orchestrated down to a 4-piece band (piano, bass, drums, reeds who doubled flute, clarinet, alto sax) and it was amazing.  The actor playing Max was actually the piano player, which we did because we could, and because it worked well with the director's vision for the show.  We kept it incredibly minimal, with a hexagonal platform (with steps on four sides, and the band underneath) and six hexagonal stools and a big red sheet which served a lot of purposes, and that was all the set elements, plus hand props.  It was the easiest musical tech week I have ever done!