What are your top 5 favorite female Sondheim roles?

[ljay889]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 6:34pm

Please do not include roles from WSS or Gypsy. You may include leading or featured roles. You don't have to list them in particular order, but feel free to.

My Picks (in order)
1. Sally Durant Plummer (Follies)
2. Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd)
3. Desiree Armfeldt (A Little Night Music)
4. Dot (Sunday In The Park With George)
5. Fosca (Passion)

Honorable Mentions
- Phyllis Rogers Stone (Follies)
- Joanne (Company)
- The Baker's Wife (Into The Woods)

What are yours?

Updated On: 8/27/10 at 06:34 PM

[theatreguy]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 6:58pm

1. Mrs. Lovett
2. The Baker's Wife
3. Dot
4. Sally Durant Plummer
5. Phyllis Rogers Stone

[vfd88]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 7:10pm

1. Dot
2. Mrs. Lovett
3. The Baker's Wife
4. Joanne
5. Sally Durant

[Katurian2]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 7:28pm

1. Mrs. Lovett
2. Dot
3. Little Red Riding Hood
4. April
5. Desiree Armfeldt

[AwesomeDanny]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 7:44pm

In no particular order:

Mrs Lovett (Sweeney)
Phyllis Rogers Stone (Follies)
Mary (Merrily)
Marta (Company)
Witch (Into the Woods)

[jasonf]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 8:48pm

Mrs. Lovett
Amy
Witch
Desiree
Fosca

[best12bars]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 8:58pm

Mrs. Lovett
Desiree
Joanne
Petra
The Beggar Woman

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 9:05pm

Fosca
The Baker's Wife
Sally Durrant Plummer
Mrs. Lovett
Amy (Company)

[mormonophobic]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 9:55pm

Fosca
Mrs. Lovett
The Baker's Wife
Countess Charlotte Malcolm
Dot
Updated On: 8/28/10 at 09:55 PM

[uncageg]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 10:04pm

Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd)
Sarah Jane Moore (Assassins)
Marta (Company)
Dot/Marie (Sunday in the Park With George)
The Baker's Wife (Into The Woods)

[wicked1492]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 10:17pm

1. The Witch
2. Beggar Woman
3. Amy/Marta
4. Dot
5. Cinderella/Baker's Wife

LEAST FAVORITE
Johanna
Little Red
Anne Egerman

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 11:07pm

1. Mrs. Lovett
2. Joanne
3. Both of the ladies in FOLLIES
4. Countess Charlotte
5. The Witch

Honorable mention to Baker's Wife and the Armfeldt family

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 11:47pm

Mrs. Lovett
Dot/Marie
Petra
Joanne
Sally

Other great ones: Charlotte, Desiree, Amy, Baker's Wife and Anne Egerman.

[Elphaba43]

Posted: 8/27/10 at 11:49pm

Dot
Petra
Amy/Sarah
Bakers Wife
Desiree

[chewy5000]

Posted: 8/28/10 at 12:22am

Phyllis
Charlotte
Marta
Amy
Mary

Honourable Mention:
Cora Hoover Hooper

[pinoyonbroadway]

Posted: 8/28/10 at 1:15am

Fosca (Passion)
Sally (Follies)
Dot/Marie (Sunday)
Madame Armfeldt (Night Music)
Phyllis (Follies)

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 8/28/10 at 1:23am

1) Sally
2) Dot
3) Desiree
4) Cinderella
5) Mrs. Lovett

[Amalia Balash]

Posted: 8/28/10 at 2:55am

Phyllis Rogers Stone
Dot
The Witch
Cinderella
Amy

[wickedfan11]

Posted: 8/28/10 at 7:47am

Here are my top 7:
Fosca
Sally
The Witch
The Baker's Wife
Dot
Mrs. Lovett
Desiree

[artscallion]

Posted: 8/28/10 at 8:49am

Fosca
Shogun's Mother
Cora Hoover Hooper
Mrs Lovett
Dot

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 8/28/10 at 9:05am

I'm adding Cora Hoover Hooper to mine.

[tazber]

Posted: 8/28/10 at 1:23pm

Mrs. Lovett
Desire
Dot
The Baker's Wife

And I'm adding Mama Rose in fifth place since she's only half Sondheim's.

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 8/28/10 at 1:44pm

Petra
Mrs. Lovett
Dot/Marie
Desiree
The Baker's Wife

[aliceidinabernadette]

Posted: 8/28/10 at 4:17pm

Dot
Desiree
Amy
Petra
The Witch

[EugLoven]

Posted: 8/28/10 at 6:46pm

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