Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
#1Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:12pm
Let's be honest: Heroes in musicals are only as good as their villians. Who are your favorite musical villians? Some of mine are:
Miss Hannigan from ANNIE
The Von Tussels from HAIRSPRAY
Judge Turpin from SWEENEY TODD
Praying Decca Broadway will put "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" on CD!
#2re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:21pm
The Von Tussles- Hairspray
Harry Beaton- Brigadoon
Paradice- Brooklyn
The Jackal- DRS
"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.
Updated On: 3/21/07 at 08:21 PM
#2re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:24pm
The Witch- Into the Woods
Georgia Hendricks- Curtains
Mr. Hyde- Jekyll & Hyde
Javert- Les Miserables
El Gallo- The Fantasticks
"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck
Updated On: 3/21/07 at 08:24 PM
#3re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:25pm
Shame on me for forgetting The Jackal.
I also forgot Frump from HOW TO SUCCEED...
EDIT: And Inspector Javert!
Praying Decca Broadway will put "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" on CD!
Updated On: 3/21/07 at 08:25 PM
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#4re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:29pmMy favorite villian - Kodaly in She Loves Me
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#5re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:31pmJavert from LES MIS all the way! Terrence Mann, *sigh*
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~A Tale of Two Cities ~
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
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#6re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 9:52pmI really love Inspector Javert of Les Miz, although he's not really a bad guy depending on how you look at it.
#7re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 9:58pm
Javert
and the freakiest would be the childcatcher in chitty.
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#8re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 10:02pmI thought one of the main points of Les Miz was that Javert was not really a bad guy, and the Thenadiers were the true villains of the story. Or at least that's what I always believed.
#9re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 10:03pmMrs. Meers from Millie, as played by Harriet Harris.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
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NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#11re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:10pm
The MC - Cabaret
Miss Hannigan and Rooster - Annie
The Witch - Into the Woods
Judge Turpin - Sweeney Todd
The Child Catcher - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Bud Frump - H2$
Franknfurter and Riff Raff - Rock Horror
many others.
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
dramaqueen2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/23/05
#12re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:11pm
i love captain hook, guys. call me lame.
agree with harry beaton as well.
love to miss strict from zombie prom as well. idk if she would be a villian though.
oh oh, scar from the lion king. but i like the movie scar, i think.. but because it's a show i'm counting it.
and i'll second, third, forth javert. he's hard not to like, i think.
hear my song; it was made for the time when you don't know where to go, listen to the song that i sing, you'll be fine..
#13re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:13pmEvilene from The Wiz
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
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#14re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:15pm
Is it fair to say that the adults in Spring Awakening were pretty much the "villians" to counterpoint the needs of the kids?
Herr Kenuckenbrook or whatever, that part had me absolutely rolling each time those funny scholar hats went on. The teachers were absolutely dastard, but oh so comical.
dramaqueen2
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#15re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:19pmcouldn't agree more company. and i was onstage a noticed christine's eye twitch when she was in that character. hilarious. love it. =)
hear my song; it was made for the time when you don't know where to go, listen to the song that i sing, you'll be fine..
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#16re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:20pmShe was the only one out when I went, but her understudy was delightfully monotone and played it straight, I was onstage and couldn't stop grinning as she'd advance closer until she robotically turned. Quite an enjoyable villianess I'd say!
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#17re: Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:20pm
OH! I thought of a fantastic group!
THE ENTIRE CAST OF ASSASSINS! 
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
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#19Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:38pmI don't really think of her as a villain, but The Witch in ITW is one of my favorite Broadway characters ever.
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#20Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:43pm
Yea, the Witch is NOT the villian in that show, at all, and calling her such, proves her right "I'm not good, I'm not bad, I'm just right/I'm the witch/You're the world"...but that's been discussed in depth somewhere
I'm really kind of partial to Frump in H2$.
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desiree armfeldt
Broadway Star Joined: 1/8/07
#21Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:47pm
Mrs. Meers in Millie is hilariouuuusssssss
also, Mr. Applegate in Damn Yankees
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Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
#22Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:48pm
Marie Christine!
if she's a villian...
RIP Natasha Richardson. ~You were a light on this earth ~
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#23Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses
Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:57pm
GASTON, when played well.
The trick is to see why the Town loves him at first and then when the tide turns he goes off the deep end.
Literally.
PhantomMag234
Leading Actor Joined: 5/28/05
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