Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals
These lists are comprised of some of the most recognizable names from fictional stage plays and musicals. If shown, the year indicates when the play was first published.
| Name | Year | Play | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Anthony Absolute | 1775 | The Rivals |  | |
| Captain Jack Absolute | 1775 | The Rivals | (Beverley) | |
| Bob Acres | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Adele | 1913 | Adele | | |
| Aida | 1871 | Aida | | |
| Tommy Albright | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Alma | 1910 | Alma, Where Do You Live? | | |
| Amaryllis | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Antonio | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Ariel | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Ariodante | 1735 | Ariodante | | |
| Amalia Balash | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Beatrice | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Benedick | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Benvolio | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Bernarda Alba | 1945 | The House of Bernarda Alba | | |
| Betty | 1915 | Betty | | |
| Billy Bigelow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Louise Bigelow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Meg Brockie | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Molly Brown | 1960 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | | |
| Cecily Cardew | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Carmen | 1875 | Carmen | | |
| Ado Annie Carnes | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | | |
| Claudia | 2006 | Lestat | | |
| Claudio | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| King Claudius | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Cordelia | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Elsie Crofton | 1923 | A Dangerous Maid | | |
| Charlie Dalrymple | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Juan Darién | 1988 | Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass | | |
| Wendy Darling | 1904 | Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up | | |
| Saucy Jack De 'Ath | 1995 | Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens | | |
| Demetrius | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Desdemona | c. 1603 | Othello | | |
| Maxim de Winter | 2006 | Rebecca | | |
| Tommy Djilas | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Eliza Doolittle | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Jeff Douglas | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Blanche DuBois | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Edmund | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Erik | 1986 | The Phantom of the Opera | | |
| Joey Evans | 1940 | Pal Joey | | |
| Freddy Eynsford-Hill | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Sabrina Fairchild | 1953 | Sabrina Fair | | |
| Gwendolen Fairfax | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Fantine | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Cosette Fauchelevant | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Figaro | 1775; 1786 | The Barber of Seville; The Marriage of Figaro | | |
| Billy Fisher | 1974 | Billy | | |
| Nettie Fowler | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Queen Gertrude | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Alexandra Giddens | 1939 | The Little Foxes | | |
| Ginevra | 1735 | Ariodante | | |
| Don Juan; Don Giovanni | 1665; 1787 | Dom Juan; Don Giovanni | | |
| Goneril | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Charlie Hadwell | 1965 | Charlie Girl | | |
| Prince Hamlet | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Helena | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Hermia | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Hero | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Henry Higgins | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Harold Hill | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Inspector Javert | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Johnny Johnson | 1936 | Johnny Johnson | | |
| Carmen Jones | 1943 | Carmen Jones | | |
| Johnny Jones | 1904 | Little Johnny Jones | | |
| Julie Jordan | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Juliet | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | (Capulet) | |
| Violet Karl | 1997 | Violet | | |
| Kay | 1926 | Oh, Kay! | | |
| Hop Kelly | 1965 | Kelly | | |
| Eddie Kettle | 1915 | Very Good Eddie | | |
| Stephen Kodaly | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Stanley Kowalski | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Stella Kowalski | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Cindy Kreller | 1964 | Cindy | | |
| Kristina | 1995 | Kristina från Duvemåla | | |
| Irma La Douce | 1956 | Irma La Douce | | |
| Rose-Marie La Flemme | 1924 | Rose-Marie | | |
| Lydia Languish | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Arpad Laszlo | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Friar Laurence | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| King Lear | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Dolly Gallagher Levi | 1938; 1964 | The Merchant of Yonkers; Hello, Dolly! | | |
| Willy Loman | 1949 | Death of a Salesman | | |
| Louie | 1988 | Captain Louie | | |
| Eilert Lövborg | 1891 | Hedda Gabler | | |
| Lysander | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Lady Macbeth | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| Macduff | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Fiona MacLaren | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Jean MacLaren | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Hattie Maloney | 1940 | Panama Hattie | | |
| Adonis Marble | 1884 | Adonis | | |
| Marguerite | 2008 | Marguerite | | |
| Maria | 1956 | West Side Story | | |
| Marie Christine | 1999 | Marie Christine | | |
| Marinka | 1945 | Marinka | | |
| Maritza | 1924 | Countess Maritza | | |
| Marius | 1929 | Marius | | |
| Curly McClain; Curly McLain | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | (McLain) | |
| Finian McLonergan | 1947 | Finian's Rainbow | | |
| Jamie McRuin | 1952 | Three Wishes for Jamie | | |
| Julia Melville | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Mercutio | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Katherina Minola | c. 1590 | Taming of the Shrew | | |
| Miranda | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Algernon Moncrieff | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Eileen Mulvaney | 1917 | Eileen | | |
| Georg Nowack | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Oberon | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Irene O'Dare | 1919 | Irene | | |
| Olivia | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Ophelia | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Duke Orsino | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Othello | c. 1603 | Othello | | |
| Sir Lucius O'Trigger | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Peter Pan | 1904 | Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up | | |
| Marian Paroo | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Winthrop Paroo | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Peter | 1998 | Shockheaded Peter | | |
| Petruchio | c. 1590 | Taming of the Shrew | | |
| Carrie Pipperidge | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Polonius | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Marius Pontmercy | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Portia | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Mary Potts | 1959 | Little Mary Sunshine | | |
| Prospero | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Johnny Pye | 1993 | Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer | | |
| Regan | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Ilona Ritter | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Roberta | 1933 | Roberta | | |
| Hedwig Robinson | 1998 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | | |
| Romeo | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | (Montague) | |
| Princess Rosalie | 1928 | Rosalie | | |
| Sally | 1920 | Sally | | |
| Sebastian | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Zaneeta Shinn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Shylock | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Ladislav Sipos | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Enoch Snow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Edwina Spoonapple | 2008 | Dear Edwina | | |
| Charlotte Sweet | 1982 | Charlotte Sweet | | |
| Éponine Thénardier | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Titania | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Titus Andronicus | c. 1591 | Titus Andronicus | | |
| Tybalt | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Jean Valjean | 1980 | Les Misérables | (Fauchelevent) | |
| Giovanni Venturi | 1962 | Bravo Giovanni | | |
| Viola | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Annie Warbucks | 1977 | Annie | | |
| Marcellus Washburn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Emily Webb | 1938 | Our Town | | |
| Laurey Williams | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | | |
| John Worthing | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Charley Wykeham | 1892 | Charley's Aunt | | |
| Zanna | 2002 | Zanna, Don't! | |