Greatest Character

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 8:02am

In your opinion, who is your favorite character to appear in a musical?

Here is my choice:

I think Angel in RENT is one of the best characters ever to appear in a musical.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 8:33am

Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie...unfortunatley it closed =(
Rose in Gypsy
Peter Allen (a la Hugh Jackman) in Boy From Oz
Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray
Belle in Beauty and the Beast

Updated On: 7/27/04 at 08:33 AM

[Plum]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:43am

Mrs. Lovett - Sweeney Todd
Billy Bigelow - Carousel
Curly - Oklahoma
Rose - Gypsy

Curly is perhaps less difficult than the others to pull off well, but I give him credit just for the songs he gets to sing.

Updated On: 7/27/04 at 10:43 AM

[nycdncr]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:43am

Charity in 'Sweet Charity'....this role takes a powerhouse talent to work.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:50am

Or alternatively, Christina Applegate.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:50am

Rose in GYPSY.

[Brodybaby03]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:54am

Fanny Brice...she's the Greatest Star...DUH!

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:58am

Paul in A Chorus Line...
"Who am I anyway? Am I my Resume? That is a picture of a person I don't know."

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:58am

Female - Eliza Doolittle, MY FAIR LADY
Male - Don Quixote, MAN OF LA MANCHA

[mominator]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 11:03am

I am going to echo DGrant, but I am going to add to that list
John Wilkes Booth - Assassins

[PJ]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 11:04am

Mama Rose - Gypsy

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 11:15am

Effie Melody White in DREAMGIRLS

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 11:22am

Rose- GYPSY
Elphaba and Glinda- WICKED
Mark and Roger- RENT
Maria- SOUND OF MUSIC
Phantom- PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Jean Valjean- LES MIZ
Tracy, Edna, and Wilbur Turnblad- HAIRSPRAY
Peter Allen (as said previously, "a la Hugh Jackman)-BOY FROM OZ
Princeton- AVENUE Q

There are more...lemme think of them...

[wickedfan2]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 11:25am

Elpheba in Wicked

[ponine24601]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 11:29am

Elphaba-Wicked
Eponine-Les Mis
Penny-Hairspray

[JaiLuver2007]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 12:11pm

Angel in RENT (2000 & 2004 Jai Rodriguez)
Zanna in Zanna Don't!(off broadway Jai Rodriguez)
Kate in Zanna Don't
Conrad in Bye Bye Birdie


My Jai Rodriguez Web Site

[midtowngym]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 12:12pm

Mrs. Lovett --Sweeny!

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 12:25pm

I would have to agree with Mrs Lovett for female and the Leading Player for male.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 12:27pm

Elphaba and Glinad-Wicked
Millie-Thoroughly Modern Millie
Eliza-My Fair Lady

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 12:33pm

Sweeney Todd

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 12:33pm

hmmmm... I know that there are more great ones than just this, but just because of my namesake...
EMCEE!!! He's really the glue that bound a lot of Cabaret together, and I felt like every time I saw the show I got something new from it, because of the Emcee. I loved the way that he was always lurking and that he represented so many different things. It's probably an amazing role to play.

Updated On: 7/27/04 at 12:33 PM

[ponine24601]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 12:35pm

yeah i agree. lucky adam and joel, and just about every actor that got to play the emcee.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 12:38pm

I used to be able to rattle off the names of all nine (I think it's 9) but not now. Ask me later.

[insomniak]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 12:46pm

Mark. (Rent) He is a quiet character, the backround guy, but he has so much depth that is easy to miss when portrayed by the wrong actor.

I don't think that Elphaba is that great in the musical, but in the book she's a really fascinating character. Please don't hit me. Updated On: 7/27/04 at 12:46 PM

[ponine24601]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 12:53pm

yeah i agree. you don't really get to see that much of her personality in the musical. in the book she is quite interesting.