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* In ''[[Into the Woods]]'', the actor who plays Cinderella's Prince doubles as the Wolf,
** It also makes thematic sense, especially between the Prince and Wolf and the Narrator and Mysterious Man.
* Nathan Lane [[Trope Codifier|codified]] the performance of [[The Producers|Max Bialystock]], so much so that in a brief [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|Fourth Wall-breaking moment]] in "Betrayed," Max will pull out a ''Playbill'' and remark "He's good, but he's no Lane!".
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* Utterson in ''[[Jekyll and Hyde (theatre)|Jekyll and Hyde]]'' tends to be played by a black actor, despite no particular reason for this.
* Higgins' songs in ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' were meant to be sung, not spoken, but many portrayers follow the precedent of original non-singer Rex Harrison.
** And has there ever been a production of ''Camelot'' with an Arthur who could sing? The original Arthur was [[Richard Burton (actor)|Richard Burton]], and Richard Harris played the role in the movie and later on stage.
*** Indeed, it's a tradition for any big budget version of ''Camelot'' to have Arthur played by a respectable movie star with little or no singing experience (Burton, Harris, Laurence Harvey, Gabriel Byrne, Michael York) or someone who made their theatre career singing that way (Jeremy Irons
* The role of [[Peter Pan]] has almost always been played by a woman.
** Similarly, the children's father and Captain Hook are generally played by the same person. (Though Barrie originally wanted ''Mrs.'' Darling to be the actress to play Captain Hook... make of that what you will.) Also, in [[The Musical]] at least, the role of Eliza, the maid, is typically doubled with that of Tiger Lily.
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* In ''[[Der Ring Des Nibelungen|Das Rheingold]]'', at the point where Wagner's text merely reads "as if seized by a great thought," Wotan usually holds up a sword left over from Fafner's hoard and points it towards the castle, in accordance with the "sword" [[Leitmotif]] which makes its first appearance here. This practice was approved by Wagner for the inaugural Bayreuth production of 1876 (though ''Das Rheingold'' had its premiere seven years earlier).
* Bram Stoker never describes [[Dracula]] as wearing a cape. The image came from an early stage production, which included the cape to facilitate the special effects - the actor playing Dracula would close the cape around him when he was disappearing into a hidden trapdoor, making it look like he had vanished into thin air. It got carried over into the film, and since then, the cape has become associated not only with Dracula, but with vampires in general.
* ''[[Godspell]]'': A lot of productions follow certain guidelines: the cast is made of five women, three men, a Judas and a Jesus; Jesus wears a [[Superman]] t-shirt; whoever sings "Turn Back, O Man" [[Lady in Red|wears]] [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|red]]; and Judas has kind of a ringmaster look.
** The disciples [[No Name Given|didn't have names]] in the original stage play, so the actors went by their own names. As a result, the names of the first cast became the characters' official names in the play. For those curious: Sonia ("Turn Back, O Man"), Peggy ("By My Side"), Robin ("Day by Day"), Joanne ("Bless The Lord"), Jeffrey ("We Beseech Thee"), Gilmer ("Learn Your Lessons Well"), Herb ("Light of the World"), Lamar ("All Good Gifts").
*** Often, the actors playing these parts won't go by these names, but by ''their'' own names in a continuation of the tradition (with lines altered accordingly).
* ''[[The Magic Show]]'': The protagonist always goes by his actor's own name. On Broadway, this started with "Doug" for [[Doug Henning]], followed by "Jeff" for first replacement Jeffrey Mylett, and then "Joe" for second replacement Joe Abaldo.
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