As a lover of both names and Broadway musicals I thought it would be interesting to make a collection of names of characters from some famous shows. Your input is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
[name]Annie[/name]-"[name]Annie[/name] Get Your [name]Gun[/name]", “[name]Annie[/name]” “Oklahoma!”
[name]Millie[/name]-“Thoroughly Modern [name]Millie[/name]”
[name]Roxie[/name]-“Chicago”
[name]Velma[/name]-“Chicago”
[name]Christine[/name]-“Phantom of the [name]Opera[/name]”
[name]Raoul[/name]-“Phantom of the [name]Opera[/name]”
[name]Fantine[/name]-"[name]Les[/name] Miserables"
[name]Cosette[/name]-"[name]Les[/name] Miserables"
Eponine-"[name]Les[/name] Miserables"
[name]Charity[/name] [name]Hope[/name] [name]Valentine[/name]-“Sweet [name]Charity[/name]”
[name]Maureen[/name]-“Rent”
Please feel free to add to this very incomplete list!
Great thread! I [name]LOVE[/name] Broadway musicals, too!
[name]Rose[/name]: [name]Gypsy[/name]
[name]June[/name]: [name]Gypsy[/name] ([name]June[/name] has been growing on me lately…)
[name]Louise[/name]: [name]Gypsy[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]: My Fair Lady
[name]Sally[/name]: Cabaret
[name]Lola[/name]: Damn Yankees
[name]Adelaide[/name]: Guys and Dolls
[name]Sky[/name] Masterson: Guys and Dolls
[name]Eulalie[/name]: [name]Music[/name] [name]Man[/name]
[name]Amaryllis[/name]: [name]Music[/name] [name]Man[/name]
[name]Marian[/name]: [name]Music[/name] [name]Man[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]: [name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Margot[/name] [name]Channing[/name]: Applause
[name]Nellie[/name]: South [name]Pacific[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]: Once Upon a Mattress
[name]Louisa[/name]: The Sound of [name]Music[/name] (plus [name]Maria[/name], [name]Gretl[/name], [name]Liesl[/name], [name]Kurt[/name], [name]Friedrich[/name], [name]Elsa[/name]…)
[name]Maria[/name]: [name]West[/name] Side [name]Story[/name]
[name]Seven[/name] Brides For [name]Seven[/name] Brothers (my fav ):
[name]Milly[/name] (wanted to name our puppy this, but hubby vetoed)
[name]Dorcas[/name] (ick!)
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Liza[/name] (I’ve been loving [name]Eliza[/name] lately)
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Ephraim[/name] (has always been in the running for a future child)
[name]Frank[/name] (nn for Frankincense)
[name]Gideon[/name]
Zenita from the [name]Music[/name] [name]Man[/name] has always been one I loved, along with [name]Winthrop[/name]. [name]Meredith[/name] [name]Wilson[/name] was a creative character namer. (That [name]Meredith[/name] was a buy, for those who don’t know.)
[name]Liesl[/name] from the Sound of [name]Music[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name] from Mamma [name]Mia[/name]!
I love that set of names from “[name]Seven[/name] Brides for [name]Seven[/name] Brothers” and Zenita and [name]Winthrop[/name] from"The [name]Music[/name] [name]Man[/name]" have an old-fashioned charm. Thanks ricamaca and stephanie-elizabeth!
canyr12, thanks for that interesting fact about the Phantom’s name-I never knew that!
[name]Nephele[/name], I really like [name]Gemina[/name]. I think it would fit right in with some of the popular names these days.
Thanks to you both for the great lists of Broadway names!
