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By Marc J. Franklin
November 23, 2021
Ethan Slater, Amber Gray, and Josh Groban

For many theatre fans, the joy of Broadway extends beyond the stage, staying with us long after the curtain comes down. So we wondered: which characters would you want in your home for Thanksgiving? All the world’s a stage, and the dinner table is no exception!

We asked, you answered—Playbill readers share the Broadway characters with whom they want to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.

Broadway Dinner Party: 35 Theatre Characters You Want to Bring to Thanksgiving

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Broadway Dinner Party: 35 Theatre Characters You Want to Bring to Thanksgiving

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Adrienne Warren and cast of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Manuel Harlan
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The cast of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical.

Joan Marcus
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Laura Bell Bundy and cast
Paul Kolnik
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Joanne from Company
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Pierre from Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
Chad Batka
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Barbra Streisand in the Broadway production of Funny Girl
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Alex Brightman
Matthew Murphy
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Anthony Rosenthal, Betsy Wolfe, Tracie Thoms, Christian Borle, Stephanie J. Block, Brandon Uranowitz, and Andrew Rannells
Joan Marcus
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Mark Cohen from Rent
Joan Marcus
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Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd
Martha Swope/NYPL
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Alex Newell, Hailey Kilgore, and the cast
Joan Marcus
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Melchior Gabor from Spring Awakening
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Amber Gray and cast of Hadestown
Matthew Murphy
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Chita Rivera
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Grizabella from Cats
Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts
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Billy Porter in Kinky Boots
Matthew Murphy
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Patina Miller in Pippin
Michael Lutch
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Jenna from Waitress
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The Schuyler Sisters from Hamilton
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Stephanie Mills in The Wiz
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Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly!
Julieta Cervantes
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Amélie from Amélie
Joan Marcus
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Gavin Lee and company
Joan Marcus
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Michael Mell from Be More Chill
Marc J. Franklin
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Kara Lindsay and Jeremy Jordan
Deen van Meer
Angela Lansbury
Madame Armfeldt from A Little Night Music
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Tshidi Manye
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Cady Heron and the Plastics from Mean Girls
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and company of In The Heights.
Joan Marcus
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The Tudor Queens from Six
Liz Lauren
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Sierra Boggess
Per Breiehagen
Beth Malone in <i>Fun Home</i>
Adult Alison Fun Home
Photo by Joan Marcus
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James Monroe Iglehart in Aladdin.
Cylla von Tiedemann
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Evan Hansen from Dear Evan Hansen
Matthew Murphy
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Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Joan Marcus
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