Overview
Character Name
Wilbur Turnblad
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dramatic Function
Comic Relief, Mentor/Guide
Relationships
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Baritone
Vocal Range
High Note: E4
Low Note: G3
Vocal Technique
Legit
Time & Place
baltimore, 1962
Analysis
Wilbur Turnblad is Tracy’s kindhearted father and the owner of the Har-De-Har Hut joke shop. Cheerful, eccentric, and endlessly supportive, Wilbur believes in his daughter’s dreams and his wife’s beauty, even when they doubt themselves. His easygoing humor and love of life
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