Characters You Hate

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 3:19pm

Are there any characters is musicals of plays that you LOATHE? I don't really hate anyone too much, but Alexi Darling kind of annoys me. And Benny in the beginning.

[mirramar]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 3:21pm

I hated Jo in LW (as played by the understudy).

[chess12]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 3:41pm

Sir Evelyn (something-or-other) in ANYTHING GOES.

[magic8ball]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 4:06pm

You hate Sir Evelyn? Wow. He's probably my favorite character in the show. "Gypsy in Me" is great.

Anyway, characters that I hate would be...

-Morrible from "Wicked"
-Rick from "Bat Boy"
-The Engineer from "Miss Saigon"
-Most of the characters from "Les Mis" can be godawful when played by the wrong people (which, for some reason, seems to happen A LOT with this show...)
-Harold Hill and Marian from "The Music Man"
-Maureen from "Rent" can be downright annoying when played by the wrong actress... although I think that I blame that more on the material than the performance most of the time

Updated On: 3/17/05 at 04:06 PM

[Theatreboy49]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 4:08pm

Alexi darling in Rent
The Beadle and Pirrelli in Sweeney Todd just annoys me

[magic8ball]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 4:16pm

Ah, yes. I forgot Pirelli. He is a very loathesome character.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 4:17pm

Ermengarde in HELLO DOLLY has to be the most annoying character in musical theatre history.

[keggss23]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 4:18pm

- Cosette (older) in Les Miz. Could she be any more annoying?
- Ellen in Miss Saigon.
- Sara Brown in Guys and Dolls

I know there are tons more, but my brain isn't working...

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 4:57pm

Maureen in Rent. Or maybe it was the actress (Idina).

[paradox_error]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:07pm

COSETTE
COSETTE
COSETTE

Old or young. I don't care. Pisses the sh!t out of me.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:10pm

Blanche Ingram. ugh..

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:13pm

Ugh, the Engineer in Miss Saigon.
Cosette's pretty annoying, too.
Madame Morrible, yuck. I don't even see how she can be called a character.
I used to hate Benny in Rent, but now I kind of sympathize with him.
There are probably others. I can't think of any right now.

~Steven

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:14pm

Zaneeta in THE MUSIC MAN is pretty horrifying too.

[insomniak]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:14pm

ABSOLUTELY Cosette, especially in the novel. She's so... empty. You'd think they could've worked on her a little more, since she's the focus of so much. Eponine is kind of irritating, too, though. *twitch*

Audrey drives me insane. Another dip. ACK.

[little_sally]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:16pm

Paradice in "Brooklyn"

[LaeloftheLakes]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:17pm

Yup, Cosette.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:19pm

-every character in BROOKLYN
-every character in THE PRODUCERS

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:19pm

Tommy Djilas in "The Music Man"
All characters in "Brooklyn"
Jean-Michel in "La Cage Aux Folles"

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:22pm

Aw, mef! I played Tommy Djilas in THE MUSIC MAN, I like him!

Thanks for reminding me, though:

EVERY character in LA CAGE

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:25pm

Tommy Djilas is just annoying; I don't hate him. "Shipoopi" is a totally useless filler song.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:26pm

haha... Shipoopi.

[maybethistime]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:33pm

Cosette - Les Mis
Laurie - Oklahoma!
Winthrop - Music Man
Sir Evelyn - Anything Goes
Baby/Dainty June - Gypsy
and lots more that I can't think of...

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:39pm

"Winthrop - Music Man"

I hate Winthrop, too. Ugh, and the kid who played him in the most recent revival: I was a bout ready to ring his neck by the end of Act One.

[playbill_signer_05]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:41pm

Dr. Scott in Rocky Horror makes me really mad and Gaston in Beauty and the Beast is quite horrid... I'm sure there are more that I'll think of later.

[JoizeyActor]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 5:42pm

I hate Cosette.