One song/one scene characters that steal the show

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One 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?

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#2

One 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

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#3

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 9:55am

No offense but seriously? The Herod song? That was the worst song in the entire show. Pointless and out of nowhere.

#4

One 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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#5

One 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.

#6

One 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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#7

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:25am

Candela's "Model Behavior" in WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

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#8

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:36am

But, Candela is a huge part throughout the whole show, so I don't think that would count. :)

#9

One 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.

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Updated On: 7/3/12 at 10:40 AM

#10

One 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.

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#11

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:42am

^^^ Good one, Gothampc!

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Updated On: 7/3/12 at 10:42 AM

#12

One 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."

#13

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:49am

Oh, I forgot about Martha Jefferson in 1776.

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#14

One 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.

#15

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:52am

Keeping the strip motif, Melba in Pal Joey has "Zip" which usually gets a big hand too.

#16

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:54am

Does Petra in A Little Night Music count?

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#17

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:59am

Any of tHE FOLLIES ladies

#18

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:03am

I would say Carlotta in follies for sure.

#19

One 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!

#20

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:26am

Grizabella in Cats? She's in act 1 for a few minutes, but gets the big song in act 2.

#21

One 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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#22

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:30am

While I don't think "King Herod's Song" necessarily steals the show, I think it just comes at the right moment in the show.

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#23

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:35am

They'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.

#24

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:46am

Grizabella in CATS. Whether or not you hate Cats, something amazing happens in that audience after she sings "Memory."

#25

One song/one scene characters that steal the show

Posted: 7/3/12 at 12:40pm

Richard Henry Lee in 1776 doesn't particularly have a lot to do other than "The Lees of Old Virginia".

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