CRAZY FOR YOU

Character Descriptions

BELA ZANGLERP R I N C I PA L S I N G E R

Mid 40s – 50s

New York Hungarian (will use a vocal accent)

Married but has the hots for his dance director

Successful Broadway Producer

Zangler Follies – Girls Chorus Group

Hard nosed, no nonsense, business man

BOBBY CHILDP R I N C I PA L S I N G E R

Mid 20s – 30s

New York man about town

Heir to wealthy banking family

Bit of a ‘mamma’s boy’

Wants to sing and dance despite mother’s plans for him to work in her

bank

Task is to forclose on the Gaiety Theatre in Deadrock Nevada.

Falls in love with Polly

Impersonates Zangler to win over Polly

POLLY BAKERP R I N C I PA L S I N G E R

Early to mid 20s

Deadrock Nevada

All ‘American girl’ / sweetheart but a bit of a tom boy

Feisty, strong and tough exterior but desperately wants love in her

life

Falls in love with Zangler (who Bobby impersonates)

Daughter of Everett

Mother was a famous musical actress who performed when the

Gaiety Theatre was in its prime

IRENE ROTHP R I N I C I PA L S I N G E R

Mid 20s – 30s

New York

New York Society debutant: posh, sassy, likes to get

her own way

Bobby’s fiance and follows him to Deadrock

Bit of a control freak

Seduces and marries Lank Hawkins

LANK HAWKINSE N S E M B L E S I N G I N G

Mid 20s – 30s

Nevada’s saloon proprietor

Arrogant, thinks he’s the only good looking man in town

Expects to marry Polly

Wants to buy the theatre from Everett

Has an eye for business and wants to expand his Saloon

Marries Irene

EVERETTE N S E M B L E A N D S O LO L I N E S I N G I N G

Mid 50s – 60s

Polly’s father

Owner of Gaiety Theatre

His late wife was a star performer

Loveable but lives in the past and doesn’t embrace

change

Falls in love with Bobby’s mother at the end.

TESSE N S E M B L E & S O LO L I N E S I N G I N G

New York

Mid 20s – 30s

Zangler’s Follie’s Dance Captain/Director

Rejects Zangler’s advances as he’s married

No nonsense, common sense girl

Helps Bobby put on show to save the Gaiety Theatre

PATSYE N S E M B L E S I N G I N G S O LO L I N E S

Early – mid 20s

Follie’s Show girl

Loveable but air head, ditzy.

Tess’ right hand woman

Adds a comedic element

Helps to disguise Bobby as Zangler

LOTTIE CHILDE N S E M B L E S I N G I N G

New York

60s

Bobby’s overbearing and controlling mother

Very wealthy, business focussed

City woman

Doesn’t approve of Irene as Bobby’s fiance and

doesn’t like the idea of Polly either

EUGENE & PATRICIA FODORE N S E M B L E A N D S O LO L I N E S I N G I N G

A British couple writing a guidebook to the

American West

In Deadrock to review Lank’s Saloon

Stereotypical ‘English’ persona

COWBOYS

3 Singing Cowboys: Mingo, Moose and Sam

Men of Deadrock – lazy drifers

THE FOLLIES GIRLS

Dancers in Zangler’s Follies

Bobby’s friends

Mitzi – one of the Follies Show Girls

OTHER ROLES

Perkins (Business assistant for Bobby’s mother)

Custus (Cowboy)

Chaffeur