Favorite Character Transformation in a Musical?- Page 2

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/22/05 at 5:43pm

Louise in Gypsy is my favorite, especially since i had the amazing oppurtunity to play her.

[Derek]

Posted: 7/22/05 at 6:07pm

I think Glinda has more of a transformation in Wicked than Elphaba. Going from stuck up rich girl, not liking Elphaba at all, to the complete opposite. I mean Elphaba does go through one too, but its more expected.

[alphieboy]

Posted: 7/22/05 at 8:14pm

I enjoy both Elphie's and Glinda's transformations.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/22/05 at 8:23pm

Boq- Wicked. He goes from munchkin to tinman.

Millie- Throughly Modern Millie. Small Town Girl to Big City Girl.

Lola- Damn Yankees- Stupid sudctress to A helpful friend to Joey Boyd.

Glinda and Fiyero- from shallow to thoughtful.

[sassypanz]

Posted: 7/22/05 at 9:15pm

Louise>>>>>Gypsy Rose Lee!!!

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 7/22/05 at 9:17pm

fiyero because it is so exceptionally poorly written.

j. pierrepont finch- theres something compelling about his incredibly fast climb to the top

[Elphaba]

Posted: 7/22/05 at 9:49pm

Eliza Dolittle in My Fair Lady.....simply the best

[Eliza0114]

Posted: 7/22/05 at 9:56pm

Little Red...I'm in love with her, haha.

[bernadette88]

Posted: 7/23/05 at 1:00am

Captain Von Trapp, The Sound of Music

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 7/23/05 at 1:03am

Caroline...Caroline or Change

[Aigoo]

Posted: 7/23/05 at 2:09am

Amneris' change in Aida is appealing to me...

[Theatreboy49]

Posted: 7/23/05 at 3:00am

Emmie in Caroline or Change
Billy Bigelow in Carousel
Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd
Rod in Avenue Q

[arykahmarye]

Posted: 7/23/05 at 4:15am

It's probably safe to say just about all the lead characters in "Into the Woods" go through amazing transformations in character, since it's a good portion of the plot. It's by going into the woods that they are able to move out of their comfort zones and find themselves. It's a brilliant plot, and i love the show so much. Sondheim is my role model.

And of course, Eliza Doolittle is the original extreme make-over, the model on which all other transformations in musicals and life are based. Which is why "My Fair Lady" is such a classic, and my dad's favourite musical.

[jam_man]

Posted: 7/23/05 at 4:17am

Louise is a big one, as are Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle.

Also, Prof. Harold Hill and Marion Paroo in The Music Man. Neither are quite as big as some others in other shows, but still good.

Sweeney is also a transformation. He starts off just being ticked off and wanting his revenge, but in the end, he is driven truly mad. And anyone who doesn't think that those are different weren't paying attention to the finale:
"To seek revenge may lead to hell -
But everyone does it, and seldom as well
As Sweeney."


I'd think of some others, but I should really get to bed.

[roquat]

Posted: 7/24/05 at 2:05am

I agree about Amneris in "Aida". She has a much more challenging arc than Aida or Radames in that show. I was privileged enough to work with an incredible Amneris who brought out all of the comedy in Amneris' early "bimbo" scenes without parodying them. By the judgement scene and the last number, she had undergone incredible suffering (keeping us with her every step of the way) and become a strong, unyielding force of nature. As a friend put it, "She starts out Jessica Simpson and ends up Margaret Thatcher."

There's also a great little campy show called "Ruthless"--it's not intended to be realistic, but the main character, Judy, starts as a cheery, empty-headed, trilling Stepford Wife and metamorphoses by Act Two into a grasping, belt-it-out, Broadway diva. Meanwhile, her adorable curly-haired daughter Tina (a takeoff on Annie, Baby June, and every other Broadway brat) goes from a disgustingly sweet model child to a monstrous, coldhearted killer. Certainly startling.

[Radioactiveduck]

Posted: 7/24/05 at 4:20am

The Beast's transformation is pretty awesome to behold. You can see him slowly changing on the inside during the show, but then BAM! It's an incredible visual.

[Pinguin]

Posted: 7/24/05 at 4:51am

I'm with Bobby Bubby on this one; it's all about Giorgio from Passion!