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Appendix A: 
LMV ROLES IN MUSICAL THEATRE 1927-2019 
This appendix includes show, character, and performer data drawn from a variety of online and 
print databases, programs, and song guides. “LMV Roles” is used to describe roles in which Bass or 
Bass-Baritone ranges are predominately featured in a character’s sung music. What follows is a look at 
roles from 1927-2019, while also introducing key actors who have portrayed these characters over the last 
four decades. The first table took shape following an analysis of David P. DeVeeney’s The New 
Broadway Song Companion, but was adjusted when my initial misgivings surrounding particular role 
voice classification by DeVeeney was met with support from additional resources. 
Table A.1. Significant LMV Roles in Tours or Shows Produced on or off-Broadway, 1927-2008 
Show (Debut Year) 
Character 
Song(s) 
Showboat (1927) 
Joe “Ol’ 
Man 
River” 
Oklahoma! (1943) 
Jud Fry 
“Lonely House” 
On the Town (1944) 
Workman 
“I Feel Like I’m Not Out of Bed Yet” 
The Sound of Music (1959) 
Captain von Trapp 
“Edelweiss” 
Fiddler on the Roof (1964) 
Tevye 
“If I Were a Rich Man” 
“Tevye’s monologue” 
Sweeney Todd (1979) 
Sweeney Todd 
Judge Turpin 
“Epiphany” 
“A Barber and His Wife” 
“Pretty Women” – duet with Sweeney Todd 
“Johanna (Mea Culpa)” 
Jesus Christ Superstar (1977) 
Caiaphas 
“This Jesus Must Die” 
La Cage Aux Folles (1983) 
Albin 
“A little more mascara” 
“La cage aux folks” 
“I am what I am” 
Forever Plaid (1990) 
Smudge 
“Sixteen Tons/Chain Gang” 
The Lion King (1997) 
Mufasa 
Scar 
“They Live In You” 
“Be Prepared” 
“The Madness of King Scar” 
Doctor Dolittle (1998)# 
Straight Arrow 
“Save the Animals” 
Hairspray (2000) 
Edna Turnblad 
“Timeless to Me” – duet with Wilbur Turnblad 
The Frogs (2004)* 
Dionysus 
Shakespeare 
“Ariadne” 
“Fear no More” 
# - U.K. Production, later U.S. tour 
* - Material from production in 1974 

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Sources: Data adapted and compiled from David P. DeVenney, The new Broadway song companion : an annotated 
guide to musical theatre literature by voice type and song style, (Lanham, Scarecrow Press, 2009); Dan Dietz, The 
Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals, (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016); Dan Dietz, The Complete 
Book of 1980s Broadway Musicals, (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016); Dan Dietz, The Complete Book of 
1970s Broadway Musicals, (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015); Dan Dietz, The Complete Book of 1960s 
Broadway Musicals, (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2014); Dan Dietz, The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway 
Musicals, (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2014); “Internet Broadway Database,” The Broadway League, accessed 
Jan 8, 2020, http://www.IBDB.com; “Vault”, Playbill Inc., access Jan 8, 2002, http://www.playbill.com/vault; Anita 
A. Endsley, The Musical Theatre Codex: Baritone & Bass, (United States, Createspace Independent Publishing, 
2018); “Lortel Archives: Internet Off-Broadway Database,” Lucille Lortel Foundation, accessed Jan 8, 2020, 
http://www.iobdb.com/. 
The following table (see Table A.2) includes a collection of performers and understudies of the 
previously indicated roles who have been cross-referenced in print and online references like the Internet 
Broadway Database and Lortel Archive listings in an attempt to discover additional shows in recent 
decades which included the same individuals in a named role. For those who had been featured on 
multiple productions of the same material, the production year indicates the start of the first production 
the actor was in, although they may have joined the cast later. This is particularly true for long running 
shows, or if the actor was at one time an understudy or standby for the role. Understudy is indicated by 
(u/s), while standby is indicated with (sb). Performers were selected for any of the following criteria 1) if 
they originally created a role from Table A.1 2) had performed or prepared to perform at least two roles 
from the previous list 3) if they had Tony nominations or wins in their pedigree 4) had bass-baritone or 
bass operatic credits in their biographies. The asterisks on the table indicate Tony nominations, arrows
(^) indicate wins. 
Table A.2. LMV Performers in Tours or Shows Produced on or off-Broadway, 1980-2019 
Performer Additional 
Select 
Musical 
Credits (1990-2019) 
Pre-1990 Show (Recent 
Production Year) 
Character 
Bell, Michel 
Soloist, Riverdance (2000) 
Clayton Toler, The Civil War (1999) 
Porgy, Porgy and Bess