Curtains (musical) - Characters

Characters

  • LIEUTENANT FRANK CIOFFI (40s): The central character, a Local Boston detective who is also a musical theatre aficionado. Aside from being exceptionally good at his job, he has also aspired to be a musical theatre performer his entire life. He falls in love with Niki.
  • NIKI HARRIS (20s-early 30s): Pretty, naïve ingénue. Niki is a chorus girl/understudy in the chorus of the show-within-the-show during its Boston tryout. She aspires to make it as a performer on Broadway. She meets and falls in love with Detective Frank Cioffi, who is investigating a murder at the theatre.
  • GEORGIA HENDRICKS (30s): Female half of songwriting team. Ends up taking on the leading lady role of the show-within-the-show.
  • CARMEN BERNSTEIN (45-65): Brassy Broadway producer, unhappily married to Sidney.
  • BOBBY PEPPER (20s to early 30s): The choreographer and star male of the show within the show, he is Aaron's charming rival and the current boyfriend of Georgia.
  • CHRISTOPHER BELLING (40-60): English director. Very camp.
  • BAMBI BERNÉT (Early 20s-early 30s): Performer in the chorus and daughter of Carmen, the lead producer. Hungry to work her way up to leading performer; some people think she was only hired because of her mother. An excellent dancer.
  • DARYL GRADY (30s): A Theatre critic for the local Boston newspaper, he enjoys using the power he has to make or break shows during their out-of-town tryouts.
  • JOHNNY HARMON (40s-50s): The Stage Manager of the show-within-the-show. Johnny is gruff but lovable. He keeps the company in line and on their toes throughout the rehearsal process.
  • OSCAR SHAPIRO (45-65): The general manager and sole investor. An agreeable if slightly gruff man. He is always looking for any angle to find money.
  • AARON FOX (40s): The composer of the show-within-the-show. His songwriting partner, Georgia, is also his wife from whom he's separated. He's a sexy, charming ladies man.
  • SIDNEY BERNSTEIN (Late 50s-Mid 60s): The co-producer of an out of town flop. Sidney is tough and self-serving.
  • JESSICA CRANSHAW (30s-50s): Fading Hollywood star. A diva, who has no right to be one, she is a terrible singer and actress who stars in the show within a show and gets murdered on its opening night.
  • SASHA ILJINSKY (30s-40s): The European conductor of the show within the show; can be played by the orchestra's actual conductor.
  • RANDY DEXTER (20s-30s): One of the stars of the show within the show.
  • HARV FREMONT (20s-30s): One of the stars of the show within the show, Randy's sidekick.
  • DETECTIVE O'FARRELL (30s-40s): Cioffi's associate from the Boston Police Department, assists in the investigation.

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