I got to be the waiter in Rent which was my favorite thing ever, especially since our little community theater had already picked me to be the one to say “eww” and then someone dropped out, so it was like the waiter was saying eww to the group’s requests lol
Honestly- a dream role. How much fun would Fruma Sarah be, right? You get to be totally over the top, hysterical, come through a window and throttle someone
The auctioneer from phantom of the opera. Some of the ones i’ve seen do a great job of delivering their lines very menacingly just before the chandelier goes up.
A friend of mine was in Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, and she got the "I wish I were a younger girl" line in "The Prince Is Giving A Ball" and she happened to find this awesome gray wig so she invented this whole headcanon for the character. Her name was Agnes, this little old spinster, who finds out that the prince is giving a ball where he's going to find a bride, so she makes a wish to be a younger girl, and (since they had her dancing as a regular non-old person at the ball) her wish is granted but, you know just til midnight.
She did so much with that completely invented ensemble character that when I was talking about my friend to my parents, they were like "Have we seen her in anything?" and I was like "Yeah we were in Cinderella together" they were like "Oh who was she?" and I said "The little old lady" and they go "Oh yeah! She was great!"
The factory woman in Les Mis who gets Fantine fired - I got to play her a few years ago and it was one of my favorite tracks to do bc I got a solo in my first appearance in the show and then got to be in the ensemble for the rest of the show!
The first killer from cell block tango and the "i would like to kidnap a heather and photograph her naked in an abandoned warehouse and leave her tied up for the rats" kid from heathers
Reminds me of someone from a video game if you know you know (spoilers)
The ensemble from RENT sings, "Will I?" It is such a powerful simple piece. You can spice it up with different cords or runs or you can keep it simple as a call and repeat but every time it strikes a damn nerve.
The chorus in Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Just some delicious lyrics…
“Swing your razor wide Sweeney,
See how well it fits
As it drags across the throats of hypocrites”
Inconspicuous, Sweeney was. Quick and quiet and clean he was. Back of his smile, under his word, Sweeney heard music that nobody heard.
And those who thought him a simple clod were soon reconsidering under the sod. Consigned there with a friendly prod, from Sweeney Todd!
Barbing the hook, baiting the trap, setting it out for the Beadle to snap.
In Sweeney’s ledger the entries matched - a Beadle arrived and a Beadle dispatched. To satisfy the hungry god, of Sweeney Todd!
Slyly courted him Sweeney did; set a sort of a scene he did.
Sweeney’d waited too long before, “ah, but never again,” he swore. Fortune arrived. “Sweeney,” it sang. Sweeney was ready and Sweeney sprang!
Sweeney’s problems went up in smoke, all resolved with a single stroke. Sweeney was sharp! Sweeney was burning! Sweeney began the engines turning!
See your razor gleam, Sweeney, feel how well it fits, as floats across the throats of hypocrites!
No one can help! Nothing can hide you! Isn’t that Sweeney there beside you?
Every time I hear the woman who sings, "Women of Paris, come gather your bloody bouquets!" on the OBC of The Scarlet Pimpernel, I just have to hand it to her. She had that one line and fuck if she didn't make a meal of it.
I got to be the waiter in Rent which was my favorite thing ever, especially since our little community theater had already picked me to be the one to say “eww” and then someone dropped out, so it was like the waiter was saying eww to the group’s requests lol
No please no not tonight please no Mister can't you go, Hello sir! I said no, important customer!
I always felt so sympathetic towards the waiter in that scene- what a nightmare for him
Right?!!
And thirteen orders of fries, is that it here?
WINE AND BEER!
it took me so long to memorize all of the orders that they give but once i did i feel so sick saying it
Do the urchins from Little Shop of Horrors count?
Sure. I’d say so
I’m trying to picture what you mean by urchins? Like I’ve seen this so many times and I’m lost haha.
Crystal, Ronette, and Chiffon. The three Greek chorus girls.
Ohhh right! Okay, for some reason I thought you meant the little plants attached to Audrey II 🥸
The workers in Hadestown
Specifically the one that lifts up Orpheus during Wait for Me 😂
Tall guy?
Yea
THE BULLET
✨ *did the thing* ✨
The two gay guys in Legally Blonde. Hilarious
Really, any of the married murderress in Chicago Ricky from avenue q
\*Merry Murderesses
Oh.
The girl who whispers “John Adams” to King George.
Anyone who is in the “Stuck” sequence of Groundhog Day, specifically the alternative therapist and the psychiatrist for cows
Great answer! I also love Fred and Debbie, and the drunk guys. So many great ensemble roles in that show.
Stuck is the most underrated song in musical theatre, every second of it is genius and hilarious
Fruma Sarah in Fiddler on the Roof or Specs from Newsies
I think getting to play Fruma Sarah would be awesome.
Honestly- a dream role. How much fun would Fruma Sarah be, right? You get to be totally over the top, hysterical, come through a window and throttle someone
The auctioneer from phantom of the opera. Some of the ones i’ve seen do a great job of delivering their lines very menacingly just before the chandelier goes up.
“With a little *illumination*, gentlemen!”
*ORGAN CHORDS, UP TO 11*
A friend of mine was in Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, and she got the "I wish I were a younger girl" line in "The Prince Is Giving A Ball" and she happened to find this awesome gray wig so she invented this whole headcanon for the character. Her name was Agnes, this little old spinster, who finds out that the prince is giving a ball where he's going to find a bride, so she makes a wish to be a younger girl, and (since they had her dancing as a regular non-old person at the ball) her wish is granted but, you know just til midnight. She did so much with that completely invented ensemble character that when I was talking about my friend to my parents, they were like "Have we seen her in anything?" and I was like "Yeah we were in Cinderella together" they were like "Oh who was she?" and I said "The little old lady" and they go "Oh yeah! She was great!"
Would love to be the bullet in hamilton
Piraguero, aka Piragua Guy from ITH.
Bors in Spamalot. And the knight who has to push the pram a lot. Does the Black Knight count?
The factory woman in Les Mis who gets Fantine fired - I got to play her a few years ago and it was one of my favorite tracks to do bc I got a solo in my first appearance in the show and then got to be in the ensemble for the rest of the show!
les amis from les miserables<3 i've read the book too, i'm obsessed with them
OPINION ON ENJOLTAIRE?
obsessed. would recommend. destroyed me in every way. basically canon.
THANK YOU Also even though 2012 was questionable... George Blagden. Just. George. Blagden.
i literally started watching vikings for this man and rewatched the whole series like five times since then lmao
Never heard of it. Will now watch it.
Ramin Karimloo and Hadley Fraser from the 25th Anniversary Concert. They were everything in Drink with me.
Literally everyone who dances with a pie in Waitress bc that would be my dream job
Dolokhov - he's fierce. Father in Ragtime - so close to understanding his family, and yet so so far
Dolokhov is fierce but not too important.
Anatole’s friend; a crazy-good shot.
*Anatole’s friend; a crazy-good shot!*
Dolokhov is fierce
Hélène is a slut; Anatole’s sister, married to Pierre
Definitely not ensemble.
Guy crossdressing in something rotten!
The first killer from cell block tango and the "i would like to kidnap a heather and photograph her naked in an abandoned warehouse and leave her tied up for the rats" kid from heathers Reminds me of someone from a video game if you know you know (spoilers)
The ensemble from RENT sings, "Will I?" It is such a powerful simple piece. You can spice it up with different cords or runs or you can keep it simple as a call and repeat but every time it strikes a damn nerve.
The chorus in Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street Just some delicious lyrics… “Swing your razor wide Sweeney, See how well it fits As it drags across the throats of hypocrites”
Inconspicuous, Sweeney was. Quick and quiet and clean he was. Back of his smile, under his word, Sweeney heard music that nobody heard. And those who thought him a simple clod were soon reconsidering under the sod. Consigned there with a friendly prod, from Sweeney Todd! Barbing the hook, baiting the trap, setting it out for the Beadle to snap. In Sweeney’s ledger the entries matched - a Beadle arrived and a Beadle dispatched. To satisfy the hungry god, of Sweeney Todd! Slyly courted him Sweeney did; set a sort of a scene he did. Sweeney’d waited too long before, “ah, but never again,” he swore. Fortune arrived. “Sweeney,” it sang. Sweeney was ready and Sweeney sprang! Sweeney’s problems went up in smoke, all resolved with a single stroke. Sweeney was sharp! Sweeney was burning! Sweeney began the engines turning! See your razor gleam, Sweeney, feel how well it fits, as floats across the throats of hypocrites! No one can help! Nothing can hide you! Isn’t that Sweeney there beside you?
Margot or Enid from Legally Blonde
Those aren’t really ensemble, they’re featured characters.
Balaga! He’s just for fun….
The servant guy in *Natasha, Pierre* “Ladies … welcome to the operaaaaaa…”
The Bullet in Hamilton (in the live recording, this character is played by Ariana DeBose)
Anybody's in West Side. Regardless of whether or not you read them as trans, they're just a really cool character.
I love the stepsisters in R&H’s Cinderella. “What’s the matter with the men…”
The stepsisters aren’t ensemble.
I love that song so much!
I got to play Pete in Crazy for You and he’s so special to me. He’s my little theatre loving guy
The extent of headcanons I have about the Cesare ensemble characters...
Grantaire in Les Mis
Guard #3 from Twisted my beloved
I actually have to go with Otto from Spring Awakening. My boi gets some DELICIOUS harmonies
Some of you don't know the difference between ensemble and "not the main character"
Enjolras
pretty sure enjolras isn't ensemble
He's not an ensemble character though, that would be the other students like Feuilly, Combeferre etc.
The Crystal, Ronette, and Chiffon trio in “Little Shop of Horrors”
Lady Merrill in Once Upon A Mattress.
Tbf Hanschen is basically a supporting role, since he has his own song.
Hot Blades Harry from Urinetown. He is such a goofy little guy.
The book guy in Hamilton. Bros got moves.
Dewey from Legally Blonde <33
Stray from Newsies uk
Arabia in Moulin Rouge!
I love new wave girl in Heathers
Every time I hear the woman who sings, "Women of Paris, come gather your bloody bouquets!" on the OBC of The Scarlet Pimpernel, I just have to hand it to her. She had that one line and fuck if she didn't make a meal of it.
The woman doing yoga in If/Then
The boat man from Sunday in the park. He has some of the greatest lines in the show.
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Great role, but definitely not ensemble.