Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
#1Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 5:55pm
I've noticed that lately, I've played a bunch of characters who feature prominently in Act One and then don't do much of anything later on. It's surprising how many there are.
The ones that immediately spring to mind for me are Fantine in Les Mis, Mufasa in The Lion King, and the Wolf in Into the Woods (I know on Broadway, it's the same actor[s] playing the prince[s], but in both amateur productions I've seen, they've been different actors).
Who else gets to chill backstage for the majority of an act?
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
#2Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 5:59pmJolene in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels comes to mind first.
#2Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 6:00pmFantine is in both acts.
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#3Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 6:00pmMarge from Promises, Promises. The character is only in the second act.
#4Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 6:06pmBrooke Wyndham in Legally Blonde - Mentioned once in Act 1, becomes the main figure throughout Act 2.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#5Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 6:22pm
Depending on how it's handled (With or without intermission), Berthe in "Pippin" comes in, sings a song, knocks the socks off the audience, and is offstage in 10 minutes.
Also, Beverly in "August: Osage County" is done 15 minutes in.
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#6Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 6:25pmBoth Riff and Bernardo in West Side Story.
#7Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 6:41pmGabrielle and Nicholas in "Lestat," though Gabrielle was brought back for a token appearance at the end of Act II.
NYC_or_Bust
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#8Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 6:45pmJune and Tulsa in GYPSY
I adore the black band holding on the Phantom's mask. ~ Jenna2
#9Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 6:49pm
Brooke Wyndham in Legally Blonde - Mentioned once in Act 1, becomes the main figure throughout Act 2.
I know it's not the question, but the actress is part of the Greek Chorus in the first act under the name Shandi.
#10Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 6:50pm
Mrs T from Avenue Q
Miss Andrews from Mary Poppins
Everything in life...is only for now.
Updated On: 7/25/10 at 06:50 PM
#11Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 6:52pmBill Sykes doesn't come in until Act 2 of Oliver.
#12Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 6:54pm
Maria in Lend Me a Tenor is in the first and last 15 minutes.
I know it's on one act but broadwayislove@earthink.net is only in the last party of Everyday Rapture.
Maureen in Rent gets to chill for the majority of Act 1.
Updated On: 7/25/10 at 06:54 PM
#13Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 7:04pmThe Dindon's in La Cage Aux Folles.
#14Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 7:08pmPerón's mistress
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#15Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 7:15pm
Harrison Howell in Kiss Me Kate is only in Act 2
Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray doesn't show up until the end of Act One
Teen Angel in Grease
Richard Henry Lee in 1776
"Grease," the fourth revival of the season, is the worst show in the history of theater and represents an unparalleled assault on Western civilization and its values. - Michael Reidel
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#16Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 7:20pm
Actually, if you do the "Somewhere" ballet as originally written, Riff and Bernardo appear in Act 2 during the "Nightmare" section.
In A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN, the daughter who is the central character in the novel and movie, doesn't appear until Act 2 of the musical. The entire first act is the "back story" of her parents meeting, faling in love and marrying.
Updated On: 7/25/10 at 07:20 PM
#17Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 7:27pm
King Herod - JCS
That's pretty weak, but it's all I can think of now. :-/
....but the world goes 'round
#18Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 7:37pmThe strippers are only in Act 2 of Gypsy, although one of the actresses may double as Miss Cratchitt in Act 1.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#19Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 7:48pm
Pirelli - Sweeney Todd
....but the world goes 'round
#20Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 9:17pm
Trix, the Dominatrix in DROWSY
Ulla in THE PRODUCERS
"These rabid fans...possess the acting talent to portray the hooker...Linda Eder..." -The New York Times
#21Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 9:29pmGlinda in THE WIZ only appears in Act 2 (although I know she's sometimes doubled with Aunt Em).
#22Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 9:33pm
Big Edie in GREY GARDENS is in the Prelude of Act I and then isn't seen again until Act II.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#23Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 10:13pmSarah in Ragtime dies at the end of Act I.
Whoever says money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to shop. - Bo Derek
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#24Characters That Are Really Only In One Act
Posted: 7/25/10 at 10:33pmDoesn't Sarah come back for "Sarah Brown Eyes" though?
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