Favorite Musical Villians/Villianesses

[CastAlbumFan]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:12pm

Let's be honest: Heroes in musicals are only as good as their villians. Who are your favorite musical villians? Some of mine are:

Miss Hannigan from ANNIE
The Von Tussels from HAIRSPRAY
Judge Turpin from SWEENEY TODD

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:21pm

The Von Tussles- Hairspray
Harry Beaton- Brigadoon
Paradice- Brooklyn
The Jackal- DRS

Updated On: 3/21/07 at 08:21 PM

[Katurian2]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:24pm

The Witch- Into the Woods
Georgia Hendricks- Curtains
Mr. Hyde- Jekyll & Hyde
Javert- Les Miserables
El Gallo- The Fantasticks

Updated On: 3/21/07 at 08:24 PM

[CastAlbumFan]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:25pm

Shame on me for forgetting The Jackal.

I also forgot Frump from HOW TO SUCCEED...

EDIT: And Inspector Javert!

Updated On: 3/21/07 at 08:25 PM

[Fenchurch]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:29pm

My favorite villian - Kodaly in She Loves Me

[Dre2387]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:31pm

Javert from LES MIS all the way! Terrence Mann, *sigh*

[BobbyErikValjean]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 9:52pm

I really love Inspector Javert of Les Miz, although he's not really a bad guy depending on how you look at it.

[Broadwayfanatic2]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 9:58pm

Javert

and the freakiest would be the childcatcher in chitty.

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 10:02pm

I thought one of the main points of Les Miz was that Javert was not really a bad guy, and the Thenadiers were the true villains of the story. Or at least that's what I always believed.

[madbrian]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 10:03pm

Mrs. Meers from Millie, as played by Harriet Harris.

[Emcee4ever]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 10:04pm

The Nazis from Cabaret

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:10pm

The MC - Cabaret
Miss Hannigan and Rooster - Annie
The Witch - Into the Woods
Judge Turpin - Sweeney Todd
The Child Catcher - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Bud Frump - H2$
Franknfurter and Riff Raff - Rock Horror

many others.

[dramaqueen2]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:11pm

i love captain hook, guys. call me lame.

agree with harry beaton as well.

love to miss strict from zombie prom as well. idk if she would be a villian though.

oh oh, scar from the lion king. but i like the movie scar, i think.. but because it's a show i'm counting it.

and i'll second, third, forth javert. he's hard not to like, i think.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:13pm

Evilene from The Wiz

[C is for Company]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:15pm

Is it fair to say that the adults in Spring Awakening were pretty much the "villians" to counterpoint the needs of the kids?

Herr Kenuckenbrook or whatever, that part had me absolutely rolling each time those funny scholar hats went on. The teachers were absolutely dastard, but oh so comical.

[dramaqueen2]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:19pm

couldn't agree more company. and i was onstage a noticed christine's eye twitch when she was in that character. hilarious. love it. =)

[C is for Company]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:20pm

She was the only one out when I went, but her understudy was delightfully monotone and played it straight, I was onstage and couldn't stop grinning as she'd advance closer until she robotically turned. Quite an enjoyable villianess I'd say!

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:20pm

OH! I thought of a fantastic group!

THE ENTIRE CAST OF ASSASSINS!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:26pm

The Jackal

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:38pm

I don't really think of her as a villain, but The Witch in ITW is one of my favorite Broadway characters ever.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:43pm

Yea, the Witch is NOT the villian in that show, at all, and calling her such, proves her right "I'm not good, I'm not bad, I'm just right/I'm the witch/You're the world"...but that's been discussed in depth somewhere

I'm really kind of partial to Frump in H2$.

[desiree armfeldt]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:47pm

Mrs. Meers in Millie is hilariouuuusssssss

also, Mr. Applegate in Damn Yankees

[gustof777]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:48pm

Marie Christine!

if she's a villian...

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:57pm

GASTON, when played well.
The trick is to see why the Town loves him at first and then when the tide turns he goes off the deep end.
Literally.

[PhantomMag234]

Posted: 3/22/07 at 12:02am

What about Madame Morrible?