The Wedding Singer

THE WEDDING SINGER has a book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy and music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin. Return to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. The year is 1985. The place is New Jersey. A wannabe rock star, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, he makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. Julia is also about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and Robbie must pull off the performance of his life not to lose the girl of his dreams. The musical is high energy with great roles and includes tribute characters who impersonate Billy Idol, Cyndi Lauper, Mr. T, Ronald Reagan, Tina Turner, Imelda Marcus, Nancy Reagan and music video songs like Thriller, Material Girl, and Flashdance. The Broadway production opened in 1985 and received numerous Tony-award nominations. The Guild previously presented the show in 2014.

AVAILABLE ROLES

(Cast size of approximately twenty-five for ages 15 to adult.)

Robbie Hart – Rock tenor, low B to high A to high C.  Age range 17-30, strong singer with good comedic timing, basic movement, guitar playing helpful, charismatic with a “puppy dog” appeal

Julia Sullivan – Soprano, low G to E, Age range 17-30, strong singer with good movement ability,

exudes sweet and innocent qualities, a waitress longing for marriage and the perfect life.

Sammy – Baritone to high F, Age range 19-30s, singer, ability to play guitar is helpful, basic movement, Robbie’s friend and guitarist for his trio, not real sharp but good spirited, a man’s man

Holly – Pop belt to middle E, Age range 18-30s, must have dance ability and a unique voice with a strong belt, comic timing needed, Julia uninhibited cousin (based on a 1980s Madonna type)

George – Baritone to high F (strong falsetto), Age range 19-30s, strong character singer who can rap, playing the keyboard is an advantage, Boy George type

Linda – Rock belt to middle D, Age range 19-30s, strong belt and movement required, Robbie’s trashy girlfriend who dumps him at the altar, Pat Benatar type

Glen Guglia – Baritone to high G, Age range 19-40, strong actor, basic movement, Julia’s fiancé, a calculating, money-loving Wall Street type, slimy

Rosie – Mezzo-soprano that can rap, Age range 40s+ (although younger ages have played the role), good comedic timing, voice suited to classical musical theatre, Robbie’s sweet, spicy, loveable Grandmother

Additional roles and Ensemble – several brides and grooms, bridesmaids, groomsmen, wedding families and guests, Wall Street workers, store clerks, bartender, club patrons, plus impersonators of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Billy Idol, Mr. T, Tina Turner, and Cindy Lauper.

The show contains lots of ensemble singing and dancing!