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** To clarify: Epicoene in the world of the play is actually a boy. Only the protagonist knows this until the end. Awkwardness ensues.
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* Several of the productions from KaleidoStar feature females in male roles. Ana especially tends to play male characters.
* Several of the productions from KaleidoStar feature females in male roles. Ana especially tends to play male characters.
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* Sophie of ''{{Leverage}}'' plays Walter Loman in ''Death of a Salesman''; she's so GiftedlyBad that Nate doesn't realize that she's playing him as a man, leading to a particularly cringeworthy ComplimentBackfire.
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* Sophie of ''{{Leverage}}'' plays Walter Willie Loman in ''Death of a Salesman''; she's so GiftedlyBad that Nate doesn't realize that she's playing him as a man, leading to a particularly cringeworthy ComplimentBackfire.
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* In the televised CBeebies 2010 panto, the old woman Twanky is played by a male and the young boy Aladdin by a female. Both fairly traditional, but it does mean that [[ParentalBonus the grownups get to watch]] the LesYay between Aladdin and Jasmine.
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* Ed Asner voices Granny Goodness, one of the DarkSeid's henchwomen in ''SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' and in upcoming ''[[SupermanBatmanApocalypse Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]''
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* Ed Asner voices Granny Goodness, one of the DarkSeid's henchwomen in ''SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' and in upcoming ''[[SupermanBatmanApocalypse Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]''
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* The AmbiguouslyGay title character of the MST3K short ''MrBNatural'' was clearly played by a woman, leading Tom and Crow to debate the character's actual gender.
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* Octavian of Richard Strauss' ''Der Rosenkavalier'' is a young man, who at one point disguises himself as a woman; his part is played by female singers.
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* Octavian of Richard Strauss' ''Der Rosenkavalier'' ''DerRosenkavalier'' is a young man, who at one point disguises himself as a woman; his part is played by female singers.
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* In an episode of {{KingoftheHill}} Peggy mentioned that she played Danny Zuko in the high school production of {{Grease}}.
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* In an episode of {{KingoftheHill}} ''{{King of the Hill}}'', Peggy mentioned mentions that she played Danny Zuko in the high school production of {{Grease}}.''{{Grease}}''.
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* An in-universe example in [[{{K-On}} K-On!]], when the main characters' class puts on a production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' for their school festival. As it's an all-girls school, the male parts are played by girls.
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* An in-universe example in [[{{K-On}} K-On!]], ''[[{{K-On}} K-On!]]'', when the main characters' class puts on a production of ''Romeo ''{{Romeo and Juliet'' Juliet}}'' for their school festival. As it's an all-girls school, the male parts are played by girls.
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* An in-universe example in [[{{K-On}} K-On!]], when the main characters' class puts on a production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' for their school festival. As it's an all-girls school, the male parts are played by girls.
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* In ''BackToTheFuture Part II'', Michael J. Fox plays [[ActingForTwo most of the members of Marty's future family]], including his daughter.
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** Subverted by Shakespeare's contemporary Ben Jonson's play ''Epicoene''- the title character is played by a boy, but presented as a woman for the whole play- until the characters [[DroppedABridgetOnHim have the Bridget dropped on them]].
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** Subverted by Shakespeare's contemporary Ben Jonson's play ''Epicoene''- the title character is played by a boy, but presented as a woman for the whole play- until the characters [[DroppedABridgetOnHim have the Bridget dropped on them]].
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* It is very common in some plays for the title character in {{TheNutcracker}} to be played by a woman.
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** [[spoiler:Dolores Umbridge]] in the sequel.
*** [[spoiler: Dean]] is one also in the sequel. Played by the person who played [[spoiler: Bellatrix]].
* The Witch in ''{{Hansel and Gretel}}'' is often played by a tenor in drag, mainly for the laughs. It's originally a mezzo-soprano role. Hansel is a typical trouser role.
*** [[spoiler: Dean]] is one also in the sequel. Played by the person who played [[spoiler: Bellatrix]].
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** [[spoiler:Dolores Umbridge]] in the sequel.
***sequel, as is [[spoiler: Dean]] Dean]], who is one also in the sequel. Played played by the person who played [[spoiler: Bellatrix]].
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* Clarine Harp plays China in the dub of ''AxisPowersHetalia''. You will realize it if you listen closely.
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*** [[spoiler: Dean]] is one also in the sequel. Played by the person who played [[spoiler: Bellatrix]].
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* Stage productions of ''{{Chicago}}'' [[OriginalCastPrecedent traditionally cast]] a man in the role of the reporter Mary Sunshine (even if the film had Christine Baranski in the part).
* The Witch in ''{{Hansel and Gretel}}'' is often played by a tenor in drag, mainly for the laughs. It's originally a mezzo-soprano role.
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* Ed Asner voices Granny Goodness, one of the DarkSeid's henchwomen in ''SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' and in upcoming ''[[SupermanBatmanApocalypse Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]''
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# Community and school theater companies frequently have more women than men. Many plays (especially older ones) have more male than female roles. Cross-casting is one possible solution, though admittedly [[GenderFlip not the only one]]. Similarly, sketch comedy groups are frequently all male.
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# Community and school theater companies frequently have more women than men. Many plays (especially older ones) have more male than female roles. Cross-casting is one possible solution, though admittedly [[GenderFlip not the the]] [[ActingForTwo only one]]. Similarly, sketch comedy groups are frequently all male.
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# Early opera also has a number of roles written for castrati[[hottip:*:That's men who deliberately got...uh...snipped...so their voices wouldn't change]]. While they were not originally intended to fall under this trope, many modern productions of these operas will by necessity.
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# Early opera also has a number of roles written for castrati[[hottip:*:That's castrati-- men who deliberately got...uh...snipped...so underwent castration to prevent their voices wouldn't change]]. While they were not originally intended to fall under from changing. Since this trope, many isn't done anymore, modern productions of these operas will such roles fall under this trope by necessity.
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* ''ArrestedDevelopment'' has a convoluted example when George Michael tries out for ''MuchAdoAboutNothing'' to get closer to Maeby; she ends up playing Beatrice, and he ends up understudy to STEVE HOLT's Benedick. Then Tobias ends up directing the play, and when Maeby quits, Tobias suggests that he will play Beatrice. By the end of the episode, Maeby and STEVE HOLT are still playing Benedick and Beatrice, only each one is playing the other gender.
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** Similarly, Lady Sibyl mentions in ''The Fifth Elephant'' that she won much acclaim playing the romantic lead in a dwarven opera at her school. This is somewhat of a double example, as a) it was an all girls school, and b) dwarves are remarkably ambiguous about their biological gender.
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* Stage productions of ''{{Chicago}}'' [[OriginalCastPrecedent traditionally cast]] a man in the role of the reporter Mary Sunshine (even if the film had Christine Baranski in the part).
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** There's also Betty, a [[{{HystericalWoman}} high-strung]], [[{{GoodAdulteryBadAdultery}} cuckolded]], [[{{EvilMatriarch}} lady of the house]], who's deliberately played like an over-the-top man in drag a la {{Monty Python}} to show the absurdity of [[{{VictorianBritain}} Victorian gender roles]]. In the second act she's played straight by a woman and pretty much realized shed been forced to play a caricature most of her life.
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** There's also Betty, a [[{{HystericalWoman}} high-strung]], [[{{GoodAdulteryBadAdultery}} cuckolded]], [[{{EvilMatriarch}} lady of the house]], who's deliberately played like an over-the-top man in drag a la {{Monty Python}} to show the absurdity of [[{{VictorianBritain}} Victorian gender roles]]. In the second act she's played straight by a woman and pretty much realized shed she'd been forced to play a caricature most of her life.