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Characters that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:25am

Main/ Important Characters that don't apear in a show until way into the first act or even in the second.

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Amnasaro AIDA

Updated On: 11/23/06 at 12:25 AM

re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:32am

Oscar- Sweet Charity

Pharoah in Joseph
Jeaneatte in Full Monty
The Wizard (aside from a brief early hidden cameo) in Wicked
Miles Gloriosus in Forum
If you see Falsettos as one show, "the lesbians from next door"
Mordred in Camelot
Freddy in My Fair Lady

Then of course there's half the cast of Les Mis...

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re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:38am

I don't think Pharoah in Joseph is an important/main character

re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:48am

Pharoah in Joseph is an important/main character.

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re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:50am

Miss Stacy in Anne of Green Gables. Bet none of you thought of that, huh?

I played that role in middle school, and every night I sat backstage and played cards and amused myself for an hour and a half before my character showed up (a few scenes into the second act). She's pretty important, as she causes Anne and Gilbert to enter whatever thing it is they enter and then admit their undying love for each other or...whatever it is they do.

Updated On: 11/23/06 at 12:50 AM

re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 1:06am

The most famous example is Tartuffe.

Others include Hickey in The Iceman Cometh, Autolycus, Perdita, Florizel, Old Shepherd, and Clown in The Winter's Tale, Leslie and Sarah in Seascape, Mr. Lundie in Brigadoon, Lee Harvey Oswald in Assassins, the Starkeeper in Carousel, Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Danforth in The Crucible.

Updated On: 11/23/06 at 01:06 AM

re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 1:09am

Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray

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re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 1:13am

Nathan in Rags

#10

re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 1:16am

And Lola in Damn Yankees doesn't show up for a good 40 minutes, maybe longer.

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re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 1:38am

jasonf: Freddy appears in the very first scene of MY FAIR LADY.

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#12

re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 1:45am

Not exactly standard rep but Babylove in The Grass Harp, both the play and musical.

#13

re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 2:02am

Jane in Tarzan?
Uncle Oscar in Little Mary Sunshine doesn't come at all until Act II
O.B. Abbott in Radio Gals comes like half way through Act I

#14

re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 2:11am

Enjolras and Marius and Eponine and Cossette

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re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 2:35am

The Patersons and President Roosevelt in ANNIE WARBUCKS.

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re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 2:35am

Ulla doesn't enter "The Producers" until after "Keep It Gay", and from then on, it's about two numbers then the Act One curtain.

Trix has a second during the beginning of "Drowsy", then disappears for about an hour and a half.

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re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 3:06am

the Mikado in "The Mikado". He doesn't show up until like, the second half of the second act?

Enjolras doesn't show up for a good while into "Les Miserables". Same with Ellen in "Miss Saigon".

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re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 4:31am

Doc in West Side Story. Though he's more of a supporting role, I suppose.

Even so, he's got an important part - especially at the end (ie lying to Tony and therefore, causing Tony to find Chino and thus concluding with Tony getting shot by Chino).

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#19

re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 6:35am

Christine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Marius, Louis, and Claudia in Lestat

Anita in Jelly's Last Jam

Ulla in The Producers

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re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 11:08am

Amnasaro AIDA

What? Are you talking about Amneris? And if so, she is in the very first scene in the show and sings the first song.

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re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:23pm

The Phantom doesn't appear on-stage for quite a while in POTO.

Charely's Aunt doesn't come on-stage until half way through ACT II of Charley's Aunt

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#22

re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:29pm

The Wiz in The Wiz

#23

re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:36pm

A main character is a role like Joseph, a role like Pharoh is supporting.

#24

re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:42pm

Clearly the original poster meant Amonasro. Not difficult to figure out.

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re: Character that DON'T

Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:54pm

I can't ever understand your original post because the grammer is so bad.

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