CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

 (The Jungle Book is listed first; scroll down for Sleeping Beauty)

THE JUNGLE BOOK: 

Bagheera
Lead, Female, Actor/Singer/Ballet, vocal range D4-Bb4; Panther - the responsible one, looks out for Mowgli

Baloo
Lead, Male, Actor/Singer/Dancer, vocal range C4-D5; Bear - carefree, lovable, playmate to Mowgli

Mowgli
Lead, Male, Actor/Singer/Dance, vocal range C4-D5; Man Cub - raised by wolves, does not realize he is not part of the jungle.  Costume will be loincloth and no shirt

King Louie
Supporting, Male, Actor/Singer/Dancer/Gymnastics/Acrobatics, vocal range C4-D5; Orangutan - King of the Monkeys

Shere Khan
Supporting, Male, Actor/Singer/Moves Well, vocal range E4-C5; Tiger, the villain of the story

Kaa
Supporting, Male and Female, Actors/Singers/Moves Well, vocal range C4-B4; Cobra - tries to make a meal out of Mowgli.  This character will be made up of several actors of different heights)

Colonel Hathi
Supporting, Male, Actor/Singer/Moves Well, vocal range D4-A4; Elephant - leader of the pachyderms, military

Baby Elephant
Supporting, Male or Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well, vocal range E4-A4; Elephant - befriends Mowgli

Shanti
Supporting, Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well, vocal range C4-C5; Man Cub - helps save Mowgli

Vultures
Cameo, Male and Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well; Birds - 4 to 5 vultures befriend Mowgli and help save him from Shere Khan

Monkeys
Cameo, Male and Female, Actor/Singer/Dancer/Gymnastics/Acrobatics (can climb rope, monkey rings, monkey bars), vocal range C4-D5; Monkeys - troublemakers with great moves, they want to be like the Man Cub. Several roles.

Elephants
Cameo, Male and Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well, vocal range C#4-D5; Elephants - part of Colonel Hathi's platoon

Jungle Narrators
Suppporting, Male and Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well; entertaining story tellers
 

SLEEPING BEAUTY:
 

Flora
Lead, Female, Actor/Singer/Dancer, vocal range Bb3-E5; the leader of the fairies, loves pink and protecting Briar Rose

Fauna
Lead, Female, Actor/Singer/Dancer, vocal range Bb3-E5; fairy, loves baking and protecting Briar Rose

Merryweather
Lead, Female, Actor/Singer/Dancer, vocal range A3-D5; fairy, loves blue and protecting Briar Rose.  The bumbling fairy that saves her gift until the end

Maleficent
Lead, Female, Actor/Singer/Dancer, vocal range A3-E5; evil fairy, leader of the goons and a party crasher, she's out to ruin everyone's day

Sleeping Beauty
Lead, Female, Actor/Singer/Dancer, vocal range B3-E5; Princess Aurora/Briar Rose; just like her name, she holds beauty within as well as on the outside, she is a friend to all the forest animals and is loved by the three fairies that have raised her. Actress should be willing to be blonde.

Prince Phillip
Supporting, Male, Actor/Singer/Moves Well, vocal range B3-E5; the White Knight - 2 actors, one as the young prince and one who slays the evil dragon and saves the princess

Fumphel
Supporting, Male or Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well, vocal range B3-D5; goon, one of Maleficent's evil followers, not very smart

Pest
Supporting, Male or Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well, vocal range B3-D5; goon, one of Maleficent's evil followers, not very smart

Blather
Supporting, Male or Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well, vocal range B3-D5; goon, one of Maleficent's evil followers, not very smart

Stench
Supporting, Male or Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well, B3-D5; goon, one of Maleficent's evil followers, not very smart

Queen Stefanie
Cameo, Female, Actor/Singer; mother of Princess Aurora

King Stefan
Cameo, Male, Actor/Singer; father of Princess Aurora

King Hubert
Cameo, Male, Actor/Singer; Father of Prince Phillip

Fairies
Cameo, Female, Actor/Singers/Dancers - fairy chorus, part of the magic. Several roles.

Owl
Cameo, Male or Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well; wise, friend of Aurora

Frog
Cameo, Male or Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well; friend of Aurora

Birds
Cameo, Male or Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well; friends of Aurora. Several roles.

Animals
Cameo, Male or Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well; friends of Aurora. Several roles.

Loyal Subjects
Cameo, Male and Female, Actor/Singer/Moves Well; all part of the welcoming of the new princess as a baby and when she returns. Several roles.

Guards
Cameo, Male, Actor/Singer/Moves Well; protectors of the royals. Several roles.