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Top 20 Dream Roles For Musical Theatre

"Happy is what happens when all your dreams come true!" ~Galinda "Wicked"

Emma Rikas

Nov 06, 2018

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As any theatre kid does, I have a list of roles I would love to play. Some of them may be completely unattainable, but a girl can dream, can't she?

Judy Bernly

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"9 to 5"

"Judy Bernly, please hold."

Maria Rainer

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"The Sound of Music"

"Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens. ..."

Liesl von Trapp

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"The Sound of Music"

"I'm Liesl. I'm sixteen years old and I don't need a governess."

Katherine "Plumber" Pulitzer

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"Newsies"

"I have something to believe in, now that I know you believe in me."

The Baker's Wife

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"Into the Woods"

"We can't do this, you have a princess. And I ... have a ... a baker."

Grainne "Grace" O'Malley

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"The Pirate Queen"

"Am I to be just woman? No. Not I!"

Elle Woods

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"Legally Blonde"

"Bend and snap!"

Paulette

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"Legally Blonde"

"And if your Irish boy tires of you, you're allowed to shoot him in the knees!"

Brooke Wyndham

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"Legally Blonde"

"I'll get you whipped into shape!"

Cinderella

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"Cinderella"

"Impossible, for a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage!"

Reno Sweeney

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"Anything Goes"

"But if, baby, I'm the bottom you're the top!"

Annie

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"Annie"

"The sun'll come out tomorrow!"

Anna Leonowens

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"The King and I"

"It's very exciting when you're young and you're sitting on a small gilt chair. Your eyes lowered, terrified you'll be a wallflower."

Dorothy Gale

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"The Wizard of Oz"

"How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?"

Anastasia "Anya" Romanov

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"Anastasia"

"Back to who I was, on to find my future!"

Polly Baker

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"Crazy for You"

"Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you!"

Meg Brockie

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"Brigadoon"

"I'm highly attracted to you. Why, when I look at you I feel wee tadpoles jumping up my spine."

Ariel

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"The Little Mermaid"

"I don't know when. I don't know how, but I know something's starting right now. Watch and you'll see. Someday I'll be part of your world!"

Galinda

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"Wicked"

"*giggle* Toss, toss!"

Tanya

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"Mamma Mia"

"Does your mother know?"

Will I ever get to play all of these characters? Probably not. I probably won't even be able to play half of them, whether the show isn't interesting or I just don't fit the character profile the director wants. But a girl can dream about the roles she wants, no matter how realistic. One day I hope to be able to play at least some of these characters.

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Top 20 Dream Roles For Musical Theatre

"Happy is what happens when all your dreams come true!" ~Galinda "Wicked"

Judy Bernly

Maria Rainer

Liesl von Trapp

Katherine "Plumber" Pulitzer

The Baker's Wife

Grainne "Grace" O'Malley

Elle Woods

Paulette

Brooke Wyndham

Cinderella

Reno Sweeney

Annie

Anna Leonowens

Dorothy Gale

Anastasia "Anya" Romanov

Polly Baker

Meg Brockie

Ariel

Galinda

Tanya

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I'm technically an adult, so I'm legally required to live a little, right?

1. Watch an R-rated Scary Movie in a Movie Theater

2. Buy a Lottery Ticket

3. Vote in an Election

4. Participate in a Run (or a Walk, Realistically) for Charity

5. Go on a Road Trip

6. Start a Savings Account

7. Get a Credit Card

8. Sign up for Spotify Premium

9. Go to a Club

10. Start a Meditation Routine

11. Go to a Yoga Class

12. Treat Myself to a Dinner for One

13. Volunteer for a Charity

14. Participate in a Research Study

15. Bake Something (That Ends Up Being Edible)

16. Go Skydiving

17. Be Called for Jury Duty

18. Figure Out What I Want to Do With my Life

The holiday classics that shaped my life

1."But what would happen if we all tried to be like Santa and learned to give as only he can give: of ourselves, our talents, our love and our hearts? Maybe we could all learn Santa's beautiful lesson and maybe there would finally be peace on Earth and good will toward men."

"Sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

"If you won't use your heart, who cares if it gets broken? If you just keep it to yourself, maybe it'll be like my rollerblades. When you do decide to try it, it won't be any good. You should take a chance. Got nothing to lose."

"Remember, no man is a failure who has friends."

"Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it."

"If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find a that love actually is all around."

"Sometimes things look good on paper, but lose their luster when you see how it affects real folks. I guess a healthy bottom line doesn't mean much if to get it, you have to hurt the ones you depend on."

"'Maybe Christmas,' he thought, 'doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.'"

"Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to."

"There's room for everyone on the nice list."

Hopefully they will make you laugh.

1. Why are towels considered dirty when you get out of the shower clean?

2. Who closes the bus door once the bus driver gets off?

3. Why is there a "d" in "fridge" but not in "refrigerator"?

4. If you drop soap on the floor is the floor clean or the soap dirty?

5. Is the "S" or the "C" silent in the word "scent"?

6. Does expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?

7. Would Lightning McQueen buy car insurance or life insurance?

8. Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?

9. What color are mirrors?

10. If 2 mind readers read each other's minds whose mind are they really reading?

11. Is there a synonym for "synonym"?

12. If your shirt isn't tucked into your pants, are your pants tucked into your shirt?

13. Why is it called "quick sand" if you sink slowly in it?

14. If I try to fail, but succeed, which one did I do?

15. If Cinderella's shoe fit perfectly, why did it fall off?

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