“But all I know is nothing happens if you just give in; it can’t be any worse than how it’s been! And it just so happens that we just might win! So whatever happens, let’s begin!”
Katherine Plumber – Newsies
Katherine Plumber – Newsies
“What’s the matter with you Cosette? Have you been too much on your own? So many things unclear; so many things unknown…”
Cosette Fauchelevant – Les Misérables
Cosette Fauchelevant – Les Misérables
“What if I dared? What if I tried? Am I prepared for what’s outside?”
Jasmine – Aladdin
Jasmine – Aladdin
“Oh no, Anita, no; you should know better! You were in love; or so you said…”
Maria and Anita – West Side Story
Maria and Anita – West Side Story
“…And where the journey may lead me, let your prayers be my guide; I cannot stay here my family, but I’ll remember my pride…”
Nala – The Lion King
Nala – The Lion King
“Build higher walls around me, change every lock and key; nothing lasts; nothing holds all of me…”
Belle – Beauty and the Beast
Belle – Beauty and the Beast
“Oh sweetie, I haven’t been loved in so long.”
Hedwig Robinson – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig Robinson – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
“Just when I’d stopped opening doors, finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours; making my entrance again with my usual flair, sure of my lines, no one is there…”
Desiree Armfeldt – A Little Night Music
Desiree Armfeldt – A Little Night Music
“Nobody wants me down like I want me up!”
Molly Brown – The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Molly Brown – The Unsinkable Molly Brown
“But I know there are many of you out there; extraordinary people! Exceptional people who would gladly trade your ordinary lives for the opportunity to do one perfect act - our grand finale! Now, if you should decide to do so, we’ll be there for you, waiting anytime you want us. Why, we’re right inside your heads, and we promise you sets, costumes, lights, magic, and a short, but spectacular, career!”
Leading Player – Pippin
Leading Player – Pippin
“No matter what the circumstance, for one thing I’m renowned, my character is spit spot spic and span!”
Mary Poppins – Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins – Mary Poppins
“Heaven knows there’s more than one man, and maybe I should be planning for when love will come and find me again…”
Julia Trojan – Bandstand
Julia Trojan – Bandstand
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas, let your heart be light; next year all our troubles will be out of sight…”
Esther and Tootie Smith – Meet Me in St Louis
Esther and Tootie Smith – Meet Me in St Louis
“Forever hand in glove is the way I have it planned; but I’ll only stay in love if the glove contains your hand…”
Lady Larken – Once Upon a Mattress
Lady Larken – Once Upon a Mattress
“What I want most of all, is to know what I want…”
Cinderella – Into the Woods
Cinderella – Into the Woods
“We didn’t get to say goodbye, goodbye… No need to tell me why, my baby;
maybe it’s because you’ll fly back home to me one day…”
Brenda Strong – Catch Me If You Can
maybe it’s because you’ll fly back home to me one day…”
Brenda Strong – Catch Me If You Can
“Nothing’s crumbling to the ground, nothing’s tumbling from the sky; notice how the world keeps turning; Life goes on, a moment comes, a moment goes, and just like that the moment’s gone…”
Mother – A Christmas Story
Mother – A Christmas Story
“Yes, let this be a sign, let this road be mine! Let it lead me to my past, and bring me home at last!”
Anya – Anastasia
Anya – Anastasia
“I used to love pretending I was someone else; someone quite mysterious and fascinating. Until one day I grew up and realized I was beautiful and fascinating!”
Sally Bowles – Cabaret
Sally Bowles – Cabaret
“You may think this kind of adventure never may come to you; darling ‘16-going-on-’17, wait a year or two!”
Liesl Von Trapp – The Sound of Music
Liesl Von Trapp – The Sound of Music
“I go to the hills when my heart is lonely, I know I will hear what I’ve heard before; my heart will blessed with the sound of music, and I’ll sing once more…”
Maria Von Trapp – The Sound of Music
Maria Von Trapp – The Sound of Music
“Now a woman with a dress is a frightening and powerful thing; You are not a child when you’re draped in scarlet and lace!”
Hélène Kuragina – Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
Hélène Kuragina – Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
“I could burn with the splendor of the brightest fire, or else, or else I could choose time…”
Eva Peron – Evita
Eva Peron – Evita
“Today for you, tomorrow for me!”
Angel Dumott Schunard – Rent
Angel Dumott Schunard – Rent
“In the Dark Dark Chocolate pie?”
Jenna – Waitress
Jenna – Waitress
“You wanna play? Let’s run away! We won’t be back before it’s Christmas Day! Take me out tonight!”
Mimi Marquez – Rent
Mimi Marquez – Rent
“Now that I’ve seen her, I can’t stay the same; who’s the man that I’ve always trusted? Now I have to know…”
Ellen Scott – Miss Saigon
Ellen Scott – Miss Saigon
“Tell me, what’s he like Amalia? Tell me all about him; I love to suffer.”
Ilona Ritter – She Loves Me
Ilona Ritter – She Loves Me
