Character Descriptions from Musicals, Plays and Operas

Supporting

Next Fall

  friend business owner atheist funny  down-to-earth 

Lead

Next to Normal

  a-type pianist over-achiever daughter perfectionist drugs angst anger 

Lead

Next to Normal

  belter bipolar manic depressive mental health issues mother wife star vehicle (female) 

Supporting

Next to Normal

  son omniscient hallucination delusion ghost pop/rock dead 

Lead

Next to Normal

  father husband loss grief caretaker supportive 

Supporting

Next to Normal

  physician rock and roll pop psychiatrist doctor multiple roles physical characterization 

Supporting

Next to Normal

  boyfriend pothead drugs kind forgiving loving supportive 

Lead

Nice Work If You Can Get It

  tough clever feisty streetwise attractive New York accent cockney accent 

Supporting

Nice Work If You Can Get It

  fast-talking comedic physical comedy jokester bickering gangster bootlegger 

Lead

Nice Work If You Can Get It

  handsome playboy wealthy charming charismatic comedic 

Supporting

Nice Work If You Can Get It

  widow prohibition repressed stuck up pretentious comedic bickering 

Supporting

Nice Work If You Can Get It

  dumb sweet sidekick physical comedy shy bootlegger gangster New York accent