One-Song Wonders
The ginger-haired "Mystery Cat" gets no song of his own in Andrew Lloyd Webber's most notorious musical, but he does get a song about him sung by these two minor characters implied to be his...henchmen? Lovers?
Who are Bombalurina and Demeter?
This day in September marks the beginning of the strange events occurring in downtown Skid Row that kick off "Little Shop of Horrors".
What is the 21st? (Or 23rd in the movie!)
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What is "Newsies"?
What is "The Twink Who Could Backflip"? is also acceptable.
Amidst a sea of stunt casting, this charming TV personality joined the Waitress cast as diner owner Old Joe. Luckily, Butter did not join him.
Who is "Al Roker"?
The original production of Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway at what is now known as the Gershwin Theatre. However, at the time, it was known as this.
What is the "Uris Theatre"?
In "Fiddler On The Roof", Tevye's Nightmare comes to a head when he gets a visit beyond the grave from the shrieking Fruma-Sarah, the former wife of this character.
Who is Lazar Wolf?
The 2010 jukebox musical "American Idiot" features all three of its main characters lamenting their situation in life using this hit Green Day ballad.
What is "Wake Me Up When September Ends?"
In Pippin, the titular character is the son of this real-life monarch.
Who is "Charlemagne"?
This "Call Me Maybe" singer adorned some iconic shoes in the titular role of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella in 2014.
Who is "Carly Rae Jepsen"?
The tongue-in-cheek musical adaptation of the Evil Dead films is lead by this chainsaw-armed badass, played onscreen by Bruce Campbell.
Who is "Ash Williams"?
In this madcap musical comedy, the costume-shifting climax is accompanied by the foreshadowing-heavy number "He Lied To Me!", sung by a nameless flamenco singer.
What is "Doubtfire"?
"September 1st, 1989" is the opening line of this musical, the date marking the sardonic protagonist's first day of her high school senior year.
What is "Heathers"?
In Moulin Rouge!, this famed French caricaturist partners with a fictional Argentinian as the creative team behind a "spectacular" theatre production.
Who is "Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec"?
This suave R&B singer known for his smooth moves and the iconic hook on Ludacris and Lil Jon's "Yeah!" had a stint as Billy Flynn in the neverending revival run of Chicago.
Who is "Usher"?
What is "Lawrence"?
What is "The Band's Visit"?
"On Monday, September 14th, at approximately 6:17 P.M...." narrates this show's fourth-wall-breaking automaton, describing the exact day and time the titular tragedy that sets the musical's plot in motion occurred.
What is "Ride The Cyclone"?
Come From Away features several characters composited from real-life people, both in the town of Gander and on the flights grounded there. However, this intrepid "Me and The Sky" pilot's story is fully her own.
Who is "Captain Beverly Bass"?
This lovable comedian and sitcom star took a seat in the Marquis Theatre as the eccentric Man In Chair, the narrator and quasi-protagonist of 2005's The Drowsy Chaperone.
Who is "Bob Saget"?
The musical Bat Boy requires all liscensing materials to disclose that the show was "produced in association" with this tabloid, who originally conceived the character and his lore back in 1992.
What is "Weekly World News"?
This Jason Robert Brown musical has a one-song wonder open the show, with a character simply known as "Young Soldier" bidding his lover a farewell as he goes off to fight in the war, then flashing forward to that soldier as an old, one-legged veteran marching in a memorial ceremony.
What is "Parade"?
Kurt Weill composed an ode to everyone's favorite 9th month, "September Song", in this whimsically-titled 1938 musical.
What is "Knickerbocker Holiday"?
This currently-running Broadway smash features the real-life popular entertainer Gilda Gray, who performs at a party hosted by the show's titular character as tensions between the characters rise.
What is "The Great Gatsby?"
Playing Colombia in the short-lived Broadway run of the iconic Rocky Horror Show, this black-hearted rock star known for loving rock and roll was a notorious presence backstage.
Who is "Joan Jett"?
This infamous 2003 comedy starred Michael Crawford as the inexplicably-accented Giovanni Von Krolock, who yearns for eternal life and a lover to share it with.
What is "Dance of the Vampires"?