Tootsie
Michael Dorsey will go to any length for his career in this hilarious 2019 Tony-nominated musical.
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Show Essentials
10
Roles
+ Ensemble
15
Rated
2
Acts

Full Synopsis

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Casting
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Cast Size: Medium (11 to 20 performers)
Cast Type: Star Vehicle Male
Dance Requirements: Standard

Character Breakdown

Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels

Michael is an actor’s actor. A focused perfectionist, outspoken, stubborn, abrasive and frustrated at where his career hasn’t taken him. Highly intelligent and desperate to do the one thing he loves more than life itself… act. Dorothy Michaels is strong-willed, understanding, and humorous. Slightly coy, slightly vain and completely lovable.

Gender: male
Age: 40 to 45
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: A2
Julie Nichols

An actor at a crossroad in her life. Focused, self-aware and self-assured. She masks her pain and longs to connect.

Gender: female
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: E3
Sandy Lester

Michael's ex-girlfriend, now a friend. She’s neurotic, pessimistic, self-deprecating, childish, and easily flummoxed. She makes her anxieties known incredibly loudly and really just wants to be happy.

Gender: female
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G#3
Max Van Horn

A self-obsessed actor with a limited wit. A firm believer in his own hype who can’t imagine anyone not being attracted to him.

Gender: male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: G4
Jeff Slater

Michael's roommate. A sardonic realist who lacks the ambition and drive to live up to his potential. The voice of reason that swirls just outside the eye of Michael's chaos. Jeff sees the humor of situations and has no reluctance to point out people’s flaws – even his own.

Gender: male
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: B2
Rita Marshall

A levelheaded producer. Experienced and the voice of sanity and reason in a swirling pool of crazy. She is always a beat ahead of everyone and is very New York.

Gender: female
Age: 50 to 65
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: F3
Stan Fields

Michael’s overworked agent. Always to the point, he plays the game, but hates it.

Gender: male
Ron Carlisle

An incredibly successful director. He demands respect and is often disrespectful in return.

Gender: male
Age: 40 to 55
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: F#2
Stuart

The composer of Juliet's Curse.

Gender: male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: Eb3
Suzie

The lyricist of Juliet's Curse.

Gender: female
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Ensemble
Array
Full Song List
Tootsie: Overture
Tootsie: Opening Number
Tootsie: Whaddaya Do
Tootsie: What's Gonna Happen
Tootsie: I Won't Let You Down
Tootsie: I'm Alive
Tootsie: There Was John
Tootsie: I Like What She's Doing
Tootsie: Who Are You
Tootsie: What's Gonna Happen (Reprise 1)
Tootsie: Unstoppable
Tootsie: Jeff Sums It Up
Tootsie: Gone, Gone, Gone
Tootsie: Who Are You (Reprise)
Tootsie: This Thing
Tootsie: Whaddaya Do (Reprise)
Tootsie: The Most Important Night
Tootsie: Talk to Me Dorothy
Tootsie: Arrivederci!
Tootsie: What's Gonna Happen (Reprise 2)
Tootsie: Michael's Reprise
Tootsie: Thank You
Tootsie: Bows

Show History

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Billing

Based on the story by Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart and the Columbia Pictures Motion Picture produced by Punch Productions and starring Dustin Hoffman. 

Requirements

Under the terms and conditions of your organisation’s Performance Agreement, the following credits must appear on all advertising (including websites) relating to the production. Credits must be reproduced faithfully in accordance with the following layout. No alterations or deletions can be permitted unless stated below.
Percentages listed indicate required type size in relation to title size.
TOOTSIE
100%
Music and Lyrics by
DAVID YAZBEK
50%
Book by
ROBERT HORN
50%
 
Based on the story by DON McGUIRE and LARRY GELBART and the COLUMBIA PICTURES motion picture produced by PUNCH PRODUCTIONS and starring DUSTIN HOFFMAN
37.5%
 
ADDITIONAL TITLE PAGE BILLING: You are required to include the following credits on the title page of all programs for the Play:
Vocal and Incidental Arrangements by
ANDREA GRODY
Dance Arrangements by
DAVID CHASE
Orchestrations by
SIMON HALE
 
Originally Produced on Broadway by
Scott Sanders   Carol Fineman
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield   Columbia Live Stage   Sally Horchow   James L. Nederlander
Benjamin Lowy   Cindy and Jay Gutterman/Marlene and Gary Cohen   Judith Ann Abrams Productions   Robert Greenblatt
Stephanie P. McClelland   Candy Spelling   Jam Theatricals   Roy Furman   Michael Harrison/David Ian
Jamie DeRoy/Catherine Adler/Wendy Federman/Heni Koenigsberg
JAA Productions/Stella LaRue/Silva Theatrical Group
Toho Co. Ltd.   Jonathan Littman   Peter May   Janet and Marvin Rosen   Seriff Productions
Iris Smith.  Bob Boyett   Thomas L. Miller   Larry J. Kroll/Douglas L. Meyer   Victoria Lang/Scott Mauro
Brunish/Caiola/Fuld Jr./Epic Theatricals   Ted Liebowitz/Lassen Blume Baldwin
The John Gore Organization   Ronald Frankel   Char-Park Productions   Chris and Ashlee Clarke
Fakston Productions   The Woodland Hills Broadway Group
2J’s and an A, Inc.   Tom McGrath/42nd. Club   Drew Hodges and Peter Kukielski
Jim Fantaci   Frederike and Bill Hecht   Brad Lamm
Independent Presenters Network
 
SHORTENED BILLING: Notwithstanding the foregoing, in advertisements of 1/4 page size or less, or where only the title of the Play, performance dates and venue are provided, the following “shortened billing” is permissible:
TOOTSIE
 
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The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Included Materials

ItemQuantity Included
PIANO VOCAL SCORE2
KEYBOARD-CONDUCTOR ACT 11
KEYBOARD-CONDUCTOR ACT 21
LIBRETTO/VOCAL BOOK15

Production Resources

Resource

STANDARD ORCHESTRATION

InstrumentationDoubling
BASSACOUSTIC BASS , ELECTRIC BASS , 5-STRING ELECTRIC
CELLO
DRUMSCLAVES , COWBELL , DRUM SET , PAD , TAMBOURINE , TIMBALES , WOOD BLOCK
GUITARELECTRIC GUITAR , MANDOLIN , STEEL STRING GUITAR
HORN
KEYBOARD 1
PERCUSSIONAGOGO , BELL TREE , BELLS , BONGOS , BRAKE DRUM , CABASA , CASTANETS , CHIMES , CLAVES , CONCERT TOM , CONGAS , COWBELL , COWBELL (FOOT) , CROTALES , DARBUKA , DJEMBE , FINGER CYMBALS , FLEXITONE , GLOCKENSPIEL , KALIMBA , MARK TREE , METAL SHAKER , RENAISSANCE DRUM , SLAPSTICK , SOFT SHAKER , SPLASH CYMBAL , TAMBOURINE (MOUNTED), TAMBOURINE-HANDHELD , TEMPLE BLOCKS , TIMBALES , TIMPANI , TRIANGLE , UDU , VIBRAPHONE , VIBRASLAP , WHIP , WOODBLOCK
REED 1ALTO SAXOPHONE , FLUTE , PICCOLO , SOPRANINO RECORDER
REED 2CLARINET , FLUTE , SOPRANO SAXOPHONE , TENOR SAXOPHONE
REED 3ALTO FLUTE , BARITONE SAXOPHONE , BASS CLARINET , CLARINET
TROMBONE
TROMBONE 2
TRUMPETFLUGELHORN , TRUMPET
TRUMPET 2FLUGELHORN , TRUMPET
TRUMPET 3TRUMPET
VIOLA
VIOLIN
VIOLIN 2