Greatest Character- Page 2

[insomniak]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 12:56pm

Thanks, ponine. I think that character developement could've been better in the musical, but Idina did wonders with what she had.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 12:56pm

She's amazing in the book. I love that Maguire was able to take a character that people love to hate, and make her smart, and witty and... *gasp* likeable.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 12:58pm

Jean Val Jean and Javert.... both great, round characters.

[insomniak]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 1:00pm

But the great thing is, she isn't too likeable. She's smart and strong willed, but not to everyone's taste, just like a real person. It takes a long time for Galinda to start liking Elphaba, and that relationship is well developed. Maguire is excellent at character creation. I also liked how he left her a little mysterious, too. It helps you understand how she could've become what she did.

[ponine24601]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 1:02pm

yeah. i totally agree. i read gregory's other book 'confessions of an ugly stepsister' and he just works wonders in his books!

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 1:38pm

Mrs. Lovett---Sweeney Todd

Although, I'm surprised these haven't been mentioned yet:

Tevye-----Fiddler
Fagin-----Oliver

[little_sally]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 1:46pm

The Emcee in "Cabaret"

[bythesword84]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 1:48pm

Javert in Les Mis (male)
Little Sally in Urinetown (female)

[jayem1968]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 3:07pm

The Emcee in Cabaret - male
Daisy/Violet Hilton in Side Show - female

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 3:37pm

Rose- Gypsy
Effie- Dreamgirls
Fanny- Funny Girl

[Elphie6689]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 5:15pm

Glinda and Elphaba in Wicked.. but more so Glinda
Amneris is Aida
Fanny Brice in Funny Girl
Lucy in Jekyll and Hyde

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 5:19pm

Too hard...greatest who and why? Most fun? Meatiest? Greatest story arc? Best known?

Some of the greatest characters are the supporting ones.

[Teacher510]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 5:20pm

Don Quixote
Little Sally

[rlbgbc]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 5:25pm

Ursula Merkle - BIRDIE

[shavens]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 5:29pm

The many-layered, always surprising Professor Harold Hill in THE MUSIC MAN. Especially in the talented hands of the great Robert Preston.

[TheGirlinTheFrock]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 5:50pm

have to agree w/ LuvTheEmcee on this one

Emcee in Cabaret is great. (and I am not saying this because adam played the part) Its just has so much depth. "If you could see her" and "I Dont Care Much" are songs that are great examples of that


Hedy LaRue in H2$ - its not the BEST character out there, but it looks like so much fun to play!

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 5:55pm

Edgar in Bat Boy is such a complex character; he goes through such a wide range of emotions.

Lucille Frank in Parade is a strong-willed person who defends her husband till the end, while managing to discover love in her marriage.

Just two of my favorites.

[VivLaVieBoheme]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 8:05pm

Female: Eponine from Les Miserables
Male: Rod from Avenue Q!!!!

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 8:11pm

Mama Rose - Gypsy
Sweeney Todd
Maria - The Sound of Music
Elphaba - Wicked
Millie - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Eliza Doolittle - My Fair lady
Maureen - Rent
Javert - Les Miserables

[NativeNewYorker]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 11:09pm

I LOVE Amneris in Aida...her "The Daughter of Isis has spoken!" scene is great...and I LOVE the very last scene, when Amneris is watching Aida and Radames, making sure that they see each other...it's beautiful...she's a hilarious character, but there's a lot to her.

[judy_in_disguise]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 11:13pm

Sally Bowles in Cabaret.

[MyNameInLights]

Posted: 7/27/04 at 11:26pm

Mrs Lovett and Sweeney in Sweeney Todd
The Witch in Into the Woods
The Emcee in Cabaret
Mark and Roger in RENT
Mama Rose in Gypsy

[LadyGuenevere]

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

Someone seriously has to enlighten me on how Elphaba or Glinda in the MUSICAL Wicked are candidates for greatest character...

My list:

Jean Valjean - Les Miserables
Mama Rose - Gypsy
King Arthur - Camelot

[MyNameInLights]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:11am

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

That's why, LadyGuenevere.

[LadyGuenevere]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:13am

So people can't answer WHY they think so? Are they incapable of backing up an opinion?

Elphaba's absolutely wonderful in the book, but not in the musical. And those are two different things.

And Greatest and favorite are totally different. I went with the title. Updated On: 7/28/04 at 12:13 AM