Character Flaws in Hagiographies
Character Flaws in Hagiographies
MrsSallyAdams
Broadway Star Joined: 11/12/13
#1Character Flaws in Hagiographies
Posted: 3/28/18 at 9:45am
I saw the tour of "On Your Feet" last night and learned that Gloria Estefan was a beautiful star who overcame a disapproving mother and a car accident with the help of her not-at-all-sketchy older manager husband.
It got me thinking about other musical bios and the types of character flaws their subjects are allowed to have.
Self loathing - Fanny Brice, Gypsy Rose Lee
Infidelity - Hamilton, Barnum, Peter Allen
Bullying - John Adams, Hamilton
Bad parenting - Frankie Valli
Breaking up an engagement (sort of) - Maria van Trapp
Others?
#2Character Flaws in Hagiographies
Posted: 3/28/18 at 12:59pm
Cultural chauvinism - Anna Leonowens
Pederasty - Charlie Chaplin
Paralyzing neuroses - Ed Kleban
Genocidal yearnings - Andrew Jackson
Assassination yearnings: John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvery Oswald, etc.
Pathological behavior/murder/robbery - Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
Misappropriation of public funds - Imelda Marcos and Eva Peron
Delusions of divinity - Jesus Christ
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