Tuba parts in Musicals

[TonyZ]

I've done "Annie" and "Lion King," but both were bass 'bone doubles

[Billy M.]

Carousel has one that's pretty fun.

Chicago has one and it was great fun to perform.

Doing Ragtime in the summer.

Still have to think about some others to make sure if they have parts.

[Tom B.]

austuba wrote:

heaps of musicals have tuba in them..... the only problem is that most of the time theater companies see a chance to save a buck and think the left hand of the piano and the double bass will cover the part

I played Oklahoma on bass, and when we got to "Pore Jud is Daid", I really wish I had used my tuba. I don't know if a tuba part actually existed, but we didn't have a tuba player. It was quite a nice brass chorale, but I was trying to achieve a good blend with the wrong instrument. Anybody who doubles should consider dragging along both instruments for that one.

Tom

[JB]

...probably "West Side Story"...

Unfortunately there isn't tuba in the orchestration; too bad -- it would be a great show to play.

[TubaRay]

I seem to be having some difficulty thinking about tubas right now.

[JB]

I seem to be having some difficulty thinking about tubas right now.

Yeah, and there go the high chops...

[Tabor]

I've played the tuba part in The Sound of Music. It was fun to play in the pit. On stage will be great fun. Have someone take pictures!

Tabor

[Alex C]

Most of the Rogers and Hammerstein musicals have a tuba part (almost all were arranged by Robert Russel Bennett, a true talent). My first professional tuba part was in South Pacific.

Lots of other musicals have parts that call for doubling. Chicago is upright bass and tuba, Thoroughly Modern Millie is bass trombone and tuba, etc.

Annie is about the last musical written (early 1980's?) that I can think of that has a book exclusively for tuba.