What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?

[Michael Bennett]

What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#0

Posted: 3/18/05 at 2:24am

For women its easy -- Mama Rose, most people would say, or perhaps Evita. But what would you consider the male equivilent? What is the greatest role for a man in Musical Theater?

[StickToPriest]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#1

Posted: 3/18/05 at 2:26am

Sweeney Todd.

"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."

The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.

[TheBoyfromChi]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#2

Posted: 3/18/05 at 2:29am

Tevye

"I hope you're all happy, keeping Alan off the team. Couldn't you, for once, open your minds and hearts and hear something that he couldn't see? I, for one, am glad that Alan is blind, so he can't see what, I am so sad to say, you can't hear." -Jerri Blank

[TheBoyfromChi]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#3

Posted: 3/18/05 at 2:29am

"I hope you're all happy, keeping Alan off the team. Couldn't you, for once, open your minds and hearts and hear something that he couldn't see? I, for one, am glad that Alan is blind, so he can't see what, I am so sad to say, you can't hear." -Jerri Blank

Updated On: 3/18/05 at 02:29 AM

[munkustrap178]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#4

Posted: 3/18/05 at 2:31am

Priest: I am SHOCKED at your response. You never fail to surprise me.

But I will have to agree with you...my list would be:

Tevye
Sweeney Todd
Billy Bigelow
Guido Contini

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[Juliet2170]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#5

Posted: 3/18/05 at 2:34am

phantom! well probably not but he's all i have in mind

[muscle23ftl]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#6

Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:25am

Mama Rose? i would agree with Evita,Norma Desmond,the Narrator in Joseph,the Witch,Spider Woman in "kiss...",Sally Bowles...bla bla. the best male role is Roger in Rent.

"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

[bjivie2]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#7

Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:29am

Do we REALLY have to start one of these?

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[mirandajrs]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#8

Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:35am

Sweeney Todd

Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale: Do you think my costume looked all right for Brooks? I think he was a little amazed.

[Urban]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#9

Posted: 3/18/05 at 7:01am

Coalhouse Walker
Sweeney Todd
Jesus Christ

[havok248]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#10

Posted: 3/18/05 at 7:24am

judas issacrot, Phantom, Javert, riff(cause he's mericutio *i really can't spell)

[Jwei123]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#11

Posted: 3/18/05 at 7:28am

valjean or javert.

awkward.

"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912

Updated On: 3/18/05 at 07:28 AM

[FOAnatic]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#12

Posted: 3/18/05 at 7:47am

The Emcee in "Cabaret."

"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde

[sciguy]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#13

Posted: 3/18/05 at 8:44am

Jean Valjean
Don Quixote

[VivLaVieBoheme]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#14

Posted: 3/18/05 at 9:10am

Definitely either Mark/Roger from Rent, or the Phantom from Phantom of the Opera...oh wait...Valjean is cool too...ack I don't know!!!!

~~**I've had a knack from way back of breaking the rules once I learned the games**~~ ~~**Badger badger badger badger badger...MUSHROOM!!!**~~

[JKM2159]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#15

Posted: 3/18/05 at 9:11am

Tevye by far

but maybe the King of Siam in the "King & I"

[OtherDaryl]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#16

Posted: 3/18/05 at 9:27am

The King (of "and I" fame)comes to mind along with many of those already mentioned - Valjean, Bigelow - I might put Pal Joey in there, as well.

"Love Life. Live." Michael Bennett

[baddadnpa]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#17

Posted: 3/18/05 at 9:27am

Tevye
The King
Jean Valjean
Don Quixote
Billy Bigelow
Henry Higgins
Curly
King Arthur
Emcee
Sweeney Todd
Che
Judas
Max Bialystock

The truly beautiful should be lawfully restricted from wearing clothing; and the truly butt-ugly should be lawfully mandated from going naked.

[wildcat]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#18

Posted: 3/18/05 at 9:39am

Hajj in KISMET
Littlechap in STOP THE WORLD

[superwoman108]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#19

Posted: 3/18/05 at 9:40am

The Emcee!
Sweeney's definitly up there too. Though i would have to add a certain Dr. Frank'n'Furter to this list.

[BroadwayBound06]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#20

Posted: 3/18/05 at 9:54am

Bobby

Along with everyone else everyone has said.

[Aaron27]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#21

Posted: 3/18/05 at 9:57am

Sweeney Todd
Billy Bigelow - The Sililoquy has to be one of the best male songs ever written

[apdarcey]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#22

Posted: 3/18/05 at 10:00am

well all the above obviously, but i've been listening more and more and i really think guido contini is one of the best male roles ever written.

[Michael Bennett]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#23

Posted: 3/18/05 at 10:01am

I'll add Harold Hill for sheer difficulty of learning the part!

[DancerGirl16]

re: What is the Greatest MALE role in Musical Theater?#24

Posted: 3/18/05 at 10:09am

Sweeney Todd I guess because he has quiet a few different levels (you have to be cheering for him to kill the judge but be afriad of him)

When someone blunders, we say that he makes a misstep. Is it then not clear that all the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill our history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing. - Moliere

Updated On: 3/18/05 at 10:09 AM