Character Descriptions from Musicals, Plays and Operas

Supporting

On Golden Pond

  mailman mail carrier cheerful friendly outgoing optimistic rural maine maine accent simple charming sweet rustic thoughtful sense of humor  nostalgic 

Supporting

On Golden Pond

  daughter girlfriend wife stepmother smart sharp sense of humor funny hurt sad pretty athletic insecure bitter uncomfortable regretful 2f scenes 

Lead

On the Town

  romantic comedic brassy tough lusty generous funny sharp physical cab driver taxi passionate suggestive boy-crazy aggressive quick daring flirtatious seductive new york accent affectionate 

Lead

On the Town

  dancer romantic pretty artistic student hard-working fraud phoney coney island miss turnstiles contest winner beauty queen dream girl 

Supporting

On the Town

  singer voice teacher carnegie hall alcoholic drunk opportunistic mercenary comedic sharp tyrannical faded crass bitter manipulative 

Ensemble

On the Town

  ensemble new york new york city dancing singing sailor subway museum carnegie hall coney island nightclub workmen 

Ensemble

On the Town

  workmen ensemble dock workers sleepy 

Lead

On the Town

  systematic sailor exuberant shore leave eager innocent tourist naive peoria friend companion wwii 

Lead

On the Town

  anthropologist cool poised intelligent passionate emotional romantic physical flirtatious comedic intellectual engaged unfaithful fiancee museum clinical 

Lead

On the Town

  sailor wwii lively comical exuberant lusty generous passionate ladies’ man wise guy tourist friend rugged goofy caveman horny lustful primitive 

Supporting

On the Town

  roommate friend third wheel sick sniffles comedic sneezing dense eager annoying resentful bedraggled new york accent 

Supporting

On the Town

  judge professional elegant suppressed powerful understanding rejected intellectual suave portly stately polite patient foolish passive aggressive pent-up