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Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
#25Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/4/24 at 11:35pm
ChiDoc said: "My immediate thought is “The Gentleman is a Dope” from Allegro, although several of the songs in that show also qualify."
The song is sung by the character who proves to be the protagonist's true love and moral compass. Hardly a minor/insignificant character.
MemorableUserName
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/27/19
#26Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/4/24 at 11:43pm
"Turkey Lurkey Time" - Promises, Promises
The Bittersweets
Chorus Member Joined: 1/14/23
#27Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/5/24 at 1:53am
The first thing that came to my mind is Answer Me. Not only is it given to a character with only a handful of lines, it’s one of the most important parts of the show!
Robert McDonald
Swing Joined: 12/29/23
#28Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/5/24 at 2:48am
You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile! It may be a given since it is the traditional irrelevant act II opener, but it’s one of the most well known songs from the score and Burt Healy does not exist outside the one scene.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#29Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/5/24 at 10:59am
All I Need Now is the Girl
The Miller's Son
Not a Day Goes By
Sit Down You're Rockin the Boat
kurtal
Leading Actor Joined: 12/28/21
#30Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/5/24 at 11:17am
Beauty School Dropout
#31Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/5/24 at 11:17am
Take a Letter, Miss Jones
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#32Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/5/24 at 11:20am
Robert McDonald said: "You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile! It may be a given since it is the traditional irrelevant act II opener, but it’s one of the most well known songs from the score and Burt Healy does not exist outside the one scene."
Bert Healy is a radio character singing a song that becomes an almost-show-stopper for the orphans. It is their song. Bert Healy is just a way to introduce it. He is beyond insignificant.
#33Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/5/24 at 2:11pm
I wholeheartedly agree with "Charming" from Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, which, to my ears, was the only memorable song in the show.
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
#34Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/5/24 at 4:01pm
"Understudy Buddy" from Goosebumps the musical is the best and catchiest song by far and is sung by a very minor character in the show. I've already heard it quite a bit at auditions and showcases.
rattleNwoolypenguin
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/11/11
#35Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/5/24 at 4:41pm
"Another Life" from Bridges.
I like it better out of context though.
Just beautiful
NicelyNicely3
Swing Joined: 2/5/24
#36Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/5/24 at 7:09pm
King Herod's Song - JCS
Mack the Knife - Three Penny Opera
They Call the Wind Maria - Paint Your Wagon
Ol' Man River - Showboat
Fly, Fly Away - Catch Me If You Can
#37Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/5/24 at 7:46pm
He Plays the Violin - 1776
Young Pretty Girl Like You - Promises, Promises
The Miller's Son - A Little Night Music
All of Cats
#38Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/5/24 at 9:54pm
The Bittersweets said: "The first thing that came to my mind is Answer Me. Not only is it given to a character with only a handful of lines, it’s one of the most important parts of the show!"
I was scrolling all the replies for this specific answer.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#39Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/6/24 at 12:37am
marytylermoore said: "He Plays the Violin - 1776
Young Pretty Girl Like You - Promises, Promises
The Miller's Son - A Little Night Music
All of Cats"
Young Pretty Girl was a duet with Jerry Orbach, who won a Tony, and A Larry Haines, who had a pretty sizable supporting role, for which he received a Tony Nomination.
Dreamboy3
Featured Actor Joined: 10/8/18
#40Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/6/24 at 7:35am
Brush Up Your Shakespeare?
#41Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/6/24 at 12:10pm
Do we consider “all of Cats” to be great songs? 😜
Sondheim’s fave might fit this description: “Someone in a Tree”
poebias
Swing Joined: 8/7/15
#42Great songs given to minor/insignificant characters
Posted: 2/6/24 at 12:25pm
a few that come to mind, though "great" is certainly subjective:
Somewhere, West Side Story (if you go off the original casting)
Hot Patootie, The Rocky Horror Show
Words Words Word & My Love, Candide
My Conviction, Hair (lots of ensemble solo songs in this, but this character is different in the one-scene of it all)
The Movie in My Mind, Miss Saigon
Beauty School Dropout & Born to Hand Jive, Grease
I suppose a few of the early show songs in Oliver!, and some of the tunes in Titanic might also qualify.
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