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Doesn't it sometimes seem like, when someone does ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'', Judas is always black?
This may not technically be
Whether or not this refers only to things not listed in the script or things that ''may'' be listed in the script but are irrelevant to the characters and story is up for debate.
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* 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]], 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.) A rare exception was Robert
* 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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** And for ''Alice In Wonderland'' in general, the main time when you ''do'' see a dark-haired Alice is when the story's been [[Grimmification|Grimmified]]. (Though this isn't done in ''every'' dark retelling. Just a lot of them.) Perhaps this is because it makes her look more like a goth.
* Revivals of ''The Cradle Will Rock'' often do without costumes, scenery or orchestra; the original production (which was directed by [[Orson Welles]], by the way) did this out of necessity when the actors were locked out of the theatre it was supposed to open in.
* The voice of the [[Man-Eating Plant]] in ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'' is usually that of a black singer, though his (real) face is
** Audrey is nearly always blonde, or given a blonde wig.
* Zero Mostel had a huge influence on future portrayals of the characters he played. Most notably Tevye from ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]''
* ''[[Guys and Dolls]]''
* Broken with the Red Bird in [[Cirque Du Soleil]]'s ''[[Mystere]]''
* In ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'' Christine is almost always a brunette. It should be noted that RUG tends to keep a very close rein on character designs in their productions. There is however a production of note where Christine is in fact blonde.
* Everyone remembers Joanne of ''[[Rent]]'' as black, because she was in the original Broadway cast. When the time came for the film, Fredi Walker, who felt herself too old to play a lawyer just out of law school, made one request - that Joanne remain black - and so Tracie Thom got the role.
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