Meant To Be is the story of a Year 12 girl, Michelle, who has just moved to the city with her dad, Tom, who is a teacher, and her brother. Though she didn’t really want to move, she soon joins a rock band at her new school and falls in love with the band’s lead singer, Adam. Her dad’s reason for moving in the first place was that he wanted to meet someone new (since he has been single for quite a few years). He meets Meagan, also single and also a teacher at his new school, but it turns out that she is Adam’s mum! The two kids, particularly Michelle, think that they need to stop their parents’ relationship from taking off or they will become brother and sister, hence dooming their own relationship.
With intermission, Meant To Be goes for about two hours. The show is full of great rock/pop songs, funny dialogue, plenty of opportunities to choreograph dance routines, and, because it is set in a modern school, fairly easy to stage!
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Meant To Be (the musical) Songs
Meant To Be (the musical) Synopsis and Themes
Meant To Be (the musical) Excerpts
Meant To Be Newspaper Articles
Meant To Be has thirteen full-length songs and three short reprises. The two tables below list the characters and the songs.
| Name | Role | Sex | No. of Lines |
| Tom Nyktos | New Music Co-ordinator at Earlswood High School | M | 226 |
| Michelle Nyktos | Year 12 Student, Tom’s daughter. | F | 171 |
| Alex Nyktos | Tom’s son | M | 39 |
| Meagan Andrews | Drama Teacher. | F | 104 |
| Jennifer Andrews | Meagan’s daughter. | F | 12 |
| Adam Andrews | Year 12 Student, Lead singer in Inflexion. | M | 149 |
| Nicky | drummer in Inflexion | F | 32 |
| Warren | keyboards in Inflexion | M | 48 |
| Kathi | bass in Inflexion | F | 13 |
| Ross | guitarist in Inflexion | M | 43 |
| Jon | saxophone player in Inflexion | M | 40 |
| Rebecca Luscombe | teacher (President of Staff Association) | F | 36 |
| Kelly Robinson | Legal Studies teacher | F | 33 |
| Desiree Berry | Principal of School | F | 35 |
| Paula | teacher | F | 7 |
| Lewis | teacher | M | 3 |
| Chris | teacher | F | 10 |
| Suzie | teacher | F | 12 |
| Elle | Café Owner | F | 15 |
| Claire Williams | Legal Aid Lawyer | F | 23 |
| Announcer | (at Battle of the Bands) | F | 7 |
| Penny | violin player | F | 5 |
| Gillian | Kathi’s friend | F | 1 |
| Anna | student | F | 1 |
| Rowan | student | M | 1 |
| Georgina | student | F | 1 |
| Davo | student | M | 5 |
| Tessa | student | F | 1 |
| Cassie | student | F | 1 |
| extras | dancers and singers for classroom and staffroom scenes | both | – |
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Songs (To preview the music, click here) |
Sung by… |
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Girl of My Dreams |
Tom, Chorus of wedding guests |
| Love at First Sight | Adam, Kathi, the Band (Nicky, Warren, Ross, Jon), Chorus of Students |
| I Love The Things You Do | Chorus of students, Tom |
| I Found Love When I Found You (Verse 1) | Adam, Michelle |
| Feel the Music (Verse 1) | Adam, Michelle |
| Take Me There | Meagan, Chorus of teachers |
| Anything You Wanna Be | Elle, Chorus of Waitresses, Chorus of Patrons, Jon, Ross, and Warren |
| Unassailable | Adam, Michelle, Tom, Meagan |
| Back in Action | Adam, Michelle, Tom, Meagan, the Band (Penny, Warren, Ross, Jon), Chorus |
| Feel the Music | Adam, Michelle, the Band, Chorus of fans |
| Right Your Wrong | Penny, Jon, Ross, Warren, Chorus of fans |
| Learning To See | Michelle |
| All I Want | Rebecca, Tom (outro only) |
| I Found Love When I Found You | Michelle, Adam, Meagan, Tom, Everyone |
| Meant To Be | Meagan, Tom, Everyone |
| Dance Finale (Curtain Call) |
(Instrumental) |
| In summary, you will need a minimum of two strong male singers and five strong female singers (who will be supported by the rest of the cast who will also sing, dance and act their way through the story). | |