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== Main ==

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{{quote|''Originally played by Anthony Rapp''}}

* [[Adorkable]]

* [[Expy]]: Of Marcello, the painter, from ''[[La Boheme]]''.

* [[Stepford Smiler]]: While he's always attempting to be Roger's happy, supportive best friend, the song "Halloween" marks him (pun intended) as someone contemplative, mournful and terrified of the reality of his situation. ''And when I capture it on film, will it mean that it's the end and I'm alone?''

* [[Unreliable Narrator]]

 

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{{quote|''Originally played by Adam Pascal''}}

* [[Big No]]: In "Finale A".

* [[Character Development]]: He {{spoiler|eventually defrosts, thanks to his friends and Mimi}}.

* [[Driven to Suicide]]: April, Roger's girlfriend before the start of the show. All she left Roger was a note informs him only that they tested positive in their HIV antibody test, before slitting her wrists.

* [[Expy]]: Of Rodolfo, the poet, from ''[[La Boheme]]''.

 

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{{quote|''Originally played by Daphne Rubin-Vega'' (Rosario Dawson in [[The Movie]])}}

* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Mimi is said to be Latina, but since her first actress was half-black, more than one fully-black (and dark-skinned) actress has played her as well.

* {{spoiler|[[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]}}: {{spoiler|Only in the Dutch production}}.

* [[Spared by the Adaptation]]

* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: It's a living...

 

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{{quote|''Originally played by Jesse L. Martin''}}

* [[Expy]]: Of Colline, the philosopher, from ''[[La Boheme]]''.

* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]

* [[The Stoner]]

* [[Stoners Are Funny]]

 

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{{quote|''Originally played by Wilson Jermaine Heredia''}}

* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: Literally speaking, as opposed to "ambiguous sex". Usually referred to with female pronouns, but doesn't seem to mind masculine ones.

* {{spoiler|[[Bury Your Gays]]}}

* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]

** [[Transsexualism]]: Arguably. At least she's gender queer.

 

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{{quote|''Originally played by Idina Menzel''}}

* [[Anything That Moves]]

* [[Expy]]: Of Musetta, the singer, from ''[[La Boheme]]''.

* [[Sidekick Song]]: "Over the Moon".

* [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]]: As she states in "Take Me or Leave Me" to justify how she acts.

 

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{{quote|''Originally played by Fredi Walker'' (Traci Thoms in [[The Movie]])}}

* [[Closer to Earth]]: Compared to the rest of her circle of friends, she is the only one with a high-paying, steady, professional career, and is basically the only thing keeping Maureen and Mark from imploding.

* [[Expy]]: To a lesser extent than the other characters, but she does vaguely parallel Alcindoro from ''[[La Boheme]]''.

* [[The Masochism Tango]]

* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: Black and a lesbian.

 

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{{quote|''Originally played by Taye Diggs''}}

* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: At least, the rest of the gang sees him as this.

* [[Expy]]: Of Benoit, the landlord, from ''[[La Boheme]]''.

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Foots the bill for {{spoiler|Angel's}} funeral.

 

== Secondary ==

* [[Jewish Mother]]: ''Oh, boy...''

* [[My Beloved Smother]]

* [[Creepy Monotone]]

* [[Meaningful Name]]

* [[No Name Given]]