One song/one scene characters that steal the show
One song/one scene characters that steal the show
#1One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 9:49am
King Herod in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. His song- HEROD'S SONG- especially in the most recent-gone-to-soon production- is a show stopper.
The Mistress in EVITA gets to sing one of the most glorious (IMO) songs in Musical Theatre- ANOTHER SUITCASE IN ANOTHER HALL. No spoken lines, nothing else.
Can anyone think of other examples?
#2One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 9:53am
Star To Be singing NYC in Annie
Berthe singing No Time At All in Pippin
#2One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 9:55amNo offense but seriously? The Herod song? That was the worst song in the entire show. Pointless and out of nowhere.
#3One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:10am
Marge MacDougall, Promises, Promises
Jan Donovan, Woman of the Year
Both won Tonys for the women who played them. Marge, twice!
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dreaming
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
#4One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:23am
Marge MacDougall was the first one that came to my mind.
temms
Broadway Star Joined: 7/21/04
#5One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:25am
Another vote for Marge. Katie Finneran was great, but Christine Baranski at Encores! remains one of my favorite performances ever.
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#6One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:25amCandela's "Model Behavior" in WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
#7One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:36amBut, Candela is a huge part throughout the whole show, so I don't think that would count. :)
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#8One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:40am
Oops sorry, I misunerstood. I thought you wanted one song. Didn't realize you wanted a 1 character song.
"Gotta Get A Gimmick" in Gypsy. Rose and Louise spend 2 hours working their butts off and three strippers come out, sing this song and almost steal the show. In fact, the song is almost fool proof. I've never seen this song bomb.
#9One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:41am
Another vote for Marge MacDougall.
Also, obviously, the trio of strippers from Gypsy.
#10One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:42am
^^^ Good one, Gothampc! 
#11One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:42am
There's that amazing Arthur Laurents quote:
"You could cast Saddam Hussein and his two sons as those strippers and they STILL would get a big hand."
#12One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:49amOh, I forgot about Martha Jefferson in 1776.
Rainbowhigh23
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/29/12
#13One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:52am
When I saw Gypsy at City Center two men in front of me were totally groovin' to "You Gotta Get A Gimmick" - that was the scene stealer for me. They were on their feet for "If you wanna stump it, bump it with a trumpet!"
Priceless.
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#14One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:52amKeeping the strip motif, Melba in Pal Joey has "Zip" which usually gets a big hand too.
#15One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:54amDoes Petra in A Little Night Music count?
SondheimFan5
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/10
#16One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:59amAny of tHE FOLLIES ladies
random person 112
Broadway Star Joined: 6/26/11
#17One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:03am
I would say Carlotta in follies for sure.
#18One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:23am
"King Herod in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. His song- HEROD'S SONG- especially in the most recent-gone-to-soon production- is a show stopper."
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I agree, it certainly sticks in people's minds, although I'm most likely biased as I played it in high school!
PattiLover
Stand-by Joined: 2/20/04
#19One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:26amGrizabella in Cats? She's in act 1 for a few minutes, but gets the big song in act 2.
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#20One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:27am
I know it had Bobby in aswell but Zangler in What Causes That from Crazy For You.
Hilarious and a complete show stealer
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#21One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:30amWhile I don't think "King Herod's Song" necessarily steals the show, I think it just comes at the right moment in the show.
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#22One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:35amThey're not one-scene characters, but when the two mobsters sing Brush Up your Shakespeare in Kiss me Kate, they steal the show like the mobsters they are.
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Understudy Joined: 12/25/11
#23One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:46amGrizabella in CATS. Whether or not you hate Cats, something amazing happens in that audience after she sings "Memory."
#24One song/one scene characters that steal the show
Posted: 7/3/12 at 12:40pmRichard Henry Lee in 1776 doesn't particularly have a lot to do other than "The Lees of Old Virginia".
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