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#26

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 10:31am

In no particular order (except as they come into my brain)-- however, the are ALL roles I would love to play!

1) Coalhouse Walker Jr. from Ragtime
2) Leo Frank from Parade
3) Archibald Craven from The Secret Garden
4) Anatoly/The Russian from Chess
5) Enjolras from Les Miserables
6) Molina from Kiss of the Spiderwoman
7) The Emcee from Cabaret
8. Seymour Krelborn from Little Shop of Horrors
9) Billy Bigelow from Carousel
10)Sweeney Todd from Sweeney Todd

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#27

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 10:45am

Thinking about this made me realize how few musicals I've actually seen. As it is, I've only got 7. I'm going to have to work on that.

I'll add my vote to Mrs. Lovett.
The Baker's Wife - Into the Woods
The wife in the second vignette of Contact (It won a Tony. I'm not the only one who counts it.)
Higgins in My Fair Lady
Elphaba in Wicked
The gangsters in Drowsy Chaperone

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#28

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 10:49am

1) George from The Wedding Singer
2) Robbie from The Wedding Singer
3) Sammy from The Wedding Singer
4) Holly from The Wedding Singer
5) Freddy Benson from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
6) Rod from Avenue Q
7) Trekkie from Avenue Q
8 ) André from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
9) Jolene Oaks from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
10)Emcee from Caberet

Updated On: 8/22/06 at 10:49 AM

#29

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 10:53am

And an honorable mention: The Childcatcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

#30

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 11:19am

I'll bite.

no order.

J. Pierpont Finch - How to Succeed.
Harold Hill- Music man
the Baker's wife- into the woods
Pseudolus- Forum
Olive Ostrovsky -spelling bee
Mother- Ragtime
Will Rodgers - the will rodgers Follies
Desiree Armfeldt- A little night music
Edgar- Batboy, the musical
Maria- The sound of music

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#31

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 11:52am

Momma Rose-Gpsy
Gypsy Rose Lee-Gypsy
Mrs. Lovett-ST
The Witch-ITW
The Baker's Wife-ITW
Kate Monster-Avenue Q
Dot- Sunday in the park...
Mother- Ragtime
Ruth Sherwood_Wonderful Town
Albin- La Cage Aux Folles

Honorable Mention:
Margaret Johnson-LITP
The Drowsy Cheperone
Princton- Avenue Q
Toby-Sweeney Todd
The Strippers- Gypsy
Tateh- Ragtime
Dolly Levi-Hello Dolly

Happy...Everything! Kaye Thompson

Updated On: 8/22/06 at 11:52 AM

#32

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 1:15pm

In no particular order:
1. Ti Moune - Once on this Island
2. Kim - Miss Saigon
3. Billy - Billy Elliot
4. Maria - Sound of Music
5. Eponine - Les Miserables
6. Julie - Showboat
7. Lorelle - Dreamgirls
8. Mrs. Lovett - Sweeney Todd
9. Aida - Aida
10. Fosca - Passion

#33

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 4:08pm

1. Queenie - The Wild Party (Lippa)
2. Peter - Bare: A Pop Opera
3. Meredith Parker - Bat Boy
4. Sally - Reefer Madness
5. Mimi Marquez - Rent
6. Eve - Children of Eden
7. Audrey - Little Shop of Horrors
8. Rona Peretti - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
9. Nancy - Oliver!
10. Leading Player - Pippin

#34

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 4:56pm

No particular order

1) Belle - B&B
2) Eponine - Les Miz.
3) Lucy - Jekyll & Hyde
4) Jo & Beth - Little Women
5) Mama Rose - Gypsy
6) Sarah & Coahouse - Ragtime
7) Celie - The Color Purple

Charlie Brown - YAGMCB
9) Mille - Thoroughly Modern Millie
10) Kate - Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party

#35

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 5:02pm

In no particular order...

1. Mrs. Lovett - Sweeney Todd
2. Cunegonde and the Old Lady (I can't choose, haha) - Candide
3. Jamie - The Last 5 Years
4. Cathy - The Last 5 Years
5. Belle - Beauty and the Beast
6. Holly - The Wedding Singer
7. Mother - Ragtime
8. Fosca - Passion
9. Tevye - Fiddler on the Roof
10. Johanna - Sweeney Todd

Honorable mentions to:
Tobias - Sweeney Todd
Giorgio & Clara - Passion
Sarah & Tateh - Ragtime
Hodel & Perchik - Fiddler on the Roof
Freddy Benson & Christine Colgate - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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#36

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 5:47pm

In no particular order:
1. Roger- Rent
2. Gollum- LOTR
3. Freddy Benson- DRS
4. Patsy- Spamalot
5. Che- Evita
6. Jean Valjean- Les Mis
7. G(a)linda- Wicked
8. Mushnik- Little Shop of Horrors
9. Mimi Marquez- Rent
10. Andre Thibault- DRS

#37

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 5:53pm

In somewhat of an order:

10) Sally Brown- "You're a Good Man, CB"
9) Diana Morales- "A Chorus Line"

Clara Johnson- "Light in the Piazza"
7) Jean Valjean- "Les Miserables"

Che- "Evita"
7) Judas Iscariot- "Jesus Christ Superstar"
6) Cassie- "A Chorus Line"
5) Tracy Turnblad- "Hairspray"
4) Elphaba- "Wicked"
3) Galinda/ Glinda- "Wicked"
2) Margaret Johnson- "Light in the Piazza"
1) Eva Peron- "Evita"

#38

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 8:15pm

the phantom-POTO
christine-poto
Sweeney-ST
Freddy-dirty rotten
Laura-Woman in white
Judas-jesus christ superstar
Javert-Les Miz
Miss Lovett-St
Jekyll-J&H
Lucy-J&H

#39

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/22/06 at 10:28pm

Javert - Les Mis
Aldolpho - Drowsy
Elphaba - Wicked
Leo Bloom - Producers
Hero - Forum
William Barfee - Spelling Bee
Phantom - Phantom
Rum Tum Tugger - Cats
Chaperone - Drowsy
Sky Masterson - Guys and Dolls

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#40

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/23/06 at 12:13pm

Mrs. Lovett- SWEENEY TODD
Celie- THE COLOR PURPLE
The Drowsy Chaperone- THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Jolene Oakes- DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
Freddy Benson-DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
Linda- THE WEDDING SINGER
Holly- THE WEDDING SINGER
Charity- SWEET CHARITY
Nickie-SWEET CHARITY
Lady of the Lake- SPAMALOT

and these are just off the top of my head, but i love so many

#41

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/23/06 at 12:43pm

In no particular order:

1) Elphaba (Wicked)
2) Millie (Thoroughly Modern Millie)
3) Freddie Benson (DRS)
4) Fabrizio (Light in the Piazza)
5) Velma Kelly (Chicago)
6) Emcee (Cabaret)
7) Frankie Valli (Jersey Boys)

Tommy DeVito (Jersey Boys)
9) Roger (Rent)
10) Rod (Avenue Q)

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#42

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/23/06 at 4:17pm

In No Particular Order...

1) Clara Johnson-- The Light in the Piazza
2) Gavroche-- Les Miserables
3) Mark Cohen-- RENT
4) The Little Boy-- RAGTIME
5) Sir Percy Blakeney-- The Scarlet Pimpernel
6) Anybodys-- West Side Story
7) Tracy Turnblad-- HAIRSPRAY

Eponine-- Les Miserables
9) Jo March-- Little Women
10) Nicely Nicely-- Guys and Dolls

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#43

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/24/06 at 12:17am

In no particular order:

1. Maureen Johnson - RENT
2. Mrs. Lovett - SWEENEY TODD
3. Jon - TICK, TICK..BOOM!
4. Madelaine True - WILD PARTY (LIPPA)
5. Elphaba - WICKED
6. Emcee - CABARET
7. Little Red Riding Hood - INTO THE WOODS
8. Lois Lane/Bianca - KISS ME, KATE
9. Eliza Doolittle - MY FAIR LADY
10.Mark Cohen - RENT

Dang, it's really really hard to keep it at just 10...

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#44

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/24/06 at 12:22am

In no particular order

1. The Man In The Chair, Bob Martin- The Drowsy Chaperone
2. Chad, Cheyenne Jackson, All Shook Up
3. Natalie/Ed, Jenn Gambatese, All Shook Up.
4. Robbie Hart, Stephen Lynch, The Wedding Singer
5. Geogre, Kevin Caloon, The Wedding Singer
6. Elphaba, Shoshana Bean/Idina Menzel, Wicked
7. Boq, Christopher Fitzgerald, Wicked
8. Tracy Turnblad, Marissa Jaret Winkour, Hairspray
9. Julia, Tina Maddigan, The Wedding Singer
10. Mary Lennox, Daisy Eagan, The Secret Garden

#45

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/24/06 at 3:09pm

In no order-

Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd)
Margaret Johnson (The Light in the Piazza)
Mama Morton (Chicago)
Billy Bigelow (Carousel)
Emile DeBeque (South Pacific)
Harold Hill (Music Man)
Higgins (My Fair Lady)
Joanne (Company)
Ben (Follies)
and last, but certainly not least...
Mama Rose (Gypsy)

#46

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/24/06 at 3:17pm

No Particular Order:

1. George - Sunday In The Park With George
2. Sweeney - Sweeney Todd
3. Caroline - Caroline, Or Change
4. Max Bialystock - The Producers
5. Bobby Strong - Urinetown
6. Burrs - LaChiusa's Wild Party
7. Freddy - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
8. Guiteau - Assassins
9. Che - Evita
10. Leo Frank - Parade

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#47

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/26/06 at 1:48pm

No particular order:

1- Mamma Rose (OK. I said no particular order, but this is DEFINITELY No. 1)
2- the EmCee in Cabaret
3- Mark in RENT
4- Elphaba in Wicked (kick ass songs to sing AND you get ride that hydraulic lift thing!)
5- Mrs. Lovette in Sweeney Todd
6- Zanna in Zanna Don't (Don't judge me...)
7- Seymour in Little Shop
8- Sweeney in Sweeney Todd
9- ANYONE in Hair (once again, great music, AND you get to be naked in public and not get arrested)
10- Little Sally in Urinetown

#48

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/26/06 at 1:52pm

1)Freddy Benson
2)Mrs. Lovett
3)eva Peron
5)Mark
6) The Witch
&) Orin Scrivello-Little Shop

Robbie Hart
9) Tobias
10)Fagin

#49

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/26/06 at 3:02pm

1. Frankie Valli-Jersey Boys

2. Tommy Devito-Jersey Boys

3. Bob Gaudio-Jersey Boys

4. Nick Massi-Jersey Boys

5. Joe Pesci-Jersey Boys

6. Sweeney Todd-Sweeney Todd

7. Sir Lancelot-SpamAlot

8. Freddy Benson-Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

9. Leo Bloom-The Producers

10. Seymour Krelbourn-Little Shop of Horrors

Some honorable mentions:
Bob Crewe-Jersey Boys
Tobias-Sweeney Todd
Anthony-Sweeney Todd
Orin Scrivello-LSOH
Max Bialystock-The Producers
The Phantom-The Phantom of The Opera
Adolpho-The Drowsy Chaperone
Franz Liebkind-The Producers
Sir Robin-SpamAlot
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#50

re: Top ten favorite CHARACTERS in a musical

Posted: 8/26/06 at 6:12pm

In no particular order:

1. Frankie Valli-Jersey Boys

2. Tommy Devito-Jersey Boys

3. Bob Gaudio-Jersey Boys

4. Nick Massi-Jersey Boys

5. Joe Pesci-Jersey Boys

6. Mary Delgado-Jersey Boys

7. Tevye--Fiddler on the Roof

8. Yenta--Fiddler on the Roof

9. Kate Monster--Avenue Q

10. Rod--Avenue Q

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