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.


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