Casting

Brothers. Mama's boys who long to bring the old-fashioned family music-publishing business into the 1900s. Baritones/ with strong falsetto, must hold tight harmonies.

A whimsical debutante who falls for Ned. Sweet lyric soprano.

A mild-mannered milquetoast who loves Gilbert and Sullivan. Solid character baritone, and fast-patter (Modern Major General).

A feisty teen factory-worker who passes as a boy to plug Tin Pan Alley tunes. Strong comedy required, a belter who can sound like a boy. Prototype: A young Judy Garland.

Johnny's henchmen. Strong and funny character types with strong movement - tumbling an asset! Character Baritones.

The pants in the Coots family and boss at Coots Classics Music Publishing. Strong belter, Sophie Tucker/Merman sound.

May be played by as few as 4-6 actors, with doubling - or parts may be split to feature many more: Pickle Seller, Sausage Man, Apple Seller, Male Song-Pluggers, Female Customer, Music Publishers, Neighbors, Debutantes and their Dates, Beekman Club Band-Leader, Beekman Club Bouncer, Radio Crooner.

Plainspoken, hardworking eldest Gold sister, who discovers her romantic side with a young uptown gentleman. Strong belt/mix.

A teen mug from Five Points, who, due to a childhood accident, speaks in rhyme. Character baritone.

A Yale-man who finds the depth of his love on the Lower East Side. Lyric baritone - legit, but not operatic.

Johnny's mail-order bride, fresh off the boat from Sicily. Belt/mix.

Brash and funny Bowery street-kid who dreams of becoming the next Irving Berlin; in love with Betty and fierce rivals with her alter-ego, Buddy. Juvenile tenor. Young Mickey Rooney

Grandfather of Junior and Alice, a rich and powerful land baron who threatens the Gold's neighborhood with demolition.

The baby in the Gold family, irrepressible with a strong belt/mix.