Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
#1Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/19/13 at 11:53pmCan you think of any?
loliveve
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/12
#2Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/19/13 at 11:56pmI think that in biographical shows, the lead person is on stage most of the time. For example, Carolee Carmello was hardly off stage as Aimee Semple McPherson in SCANDALOUS... and I don't think Rob McClure was off stage much in CHAPLIN either, but I could be wrong. (I can't really remember to be honest!)
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#2Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/19/13 at 11:57pmCassie in ACL
#3Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 12:00am
Eva from Evita
Diana from N2N
Joe in Sunset (?)
#4Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 12:00amFanny Brice was the first character that came to mind.
#5Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 12:04am
Jekyll in J&H?
Marilyn in Bombshell
#6Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 12:09amOy, How could I forget Diana? How about Tevye?
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
mikey2573
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/28/10
#9Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 12:16amBilly in BILLY ELLIOT. In Act 1 he is offstage for the first 3 minutes, and then is pretty much on stage for the rest of the act. In Act 2 he is on stage from the beginning of the Act to the end of the Dream Ballet. THen leaves for the scene where Dad visits Mrs. WIlkinson and decides to cross the picket line. THen he comes back and is on for the rest of the act. In the 2 and a half hour musical, the actor playing Billy is offstage for about 8 to 9 minutes.
#10Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 12:25am
Ann in Ann
Judy Garland in End of The Rainbow
allamarane
Stand-by Joined: 12/15/04
#11Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 12:35amThe title character in Jane Eyre
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#12Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 1:01amHuey Calhoun in Memphis. Besides the first song and the second half of "Colored Women" he is pretty much on stage the entire time.
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#13Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 1:06am
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#14Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 1:28am
Jo in Little Women
Max Bialystock in The Producers
Jekyll/Hyde in Jekyll & Hyde
Man In Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#15Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 1:34amThere's a reservation clerk onstage in "Fully Committed" for a really long time.
pinoyidol2006
Broadway Star Joined: 5/3/11
#16Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 1:44am
Fanny Brice in Funny Girl
I can't remember, but is Man in Chair from Drowsy always onstage? He practically doesn't sing, though.
#17Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 1:44amElphaba
#18Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 2:44amBarfee, Olive and Rona in Spelling Bee. They leave the stage exactly once in a 90 mnute show.: for the "Juice Break" and Chip's Lament.
#19Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 2:52am
He's not onstage as much as some of the roles being listed, but Horton is on stage for most of SEUSSICAL or about to enter. Having played the role, the only times I got to go to the dressing rooms were after "Here on Who" until "Alone In The Universe" as well as during "Having A Hunch." People seem to think the Cat is the more demanding role as a narrator, but he has much more downtime than Horton does.
Also, Dorothy in WIZARD OF OZ (and I'm assuming THE WIZ).
#20Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 3:16amBobby Child in Crazy for You is pretty demanding, and from my memory barely leaves the stage.
#21Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 7:51amIt's been a while since I read/saw PRELUDE TO A KISS, but my recollection is Peter is onstage the entire show.
#22Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 8:17am
Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz or The Wiz.
Huck in Big River.
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#23Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 9:22am
Cocky and Sir in ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT
Little Chap in STOP THE WORLD
#24Roles that are hardly ever offstage.
Posted: 7/20/13 at 9:40amI just saw a regional production of The Drowsy Chaperone. They performed it without an intermission. The Man in Chair only leaves the stage once. He talks about intermissions, then tells the audience he needs to use the restroom and then they have the Chinese number. He then comes running back in to switch records.
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