Overview
Character Name
Officer Krupke
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dramatic Function
Authority Figure, Comic Relief
Relationships
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
1950s, New York City's West Side
Analysis
Officer Krupke is a bumbling beat cop who patrols the neighborhood and constantly tries to corral the Jets and Sharks. Unlike Schrank, Krupke is more comic than threatening, often portrayed as clueless and easily mocked by the teenagers. He becomes the subject of ridicule
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