Characters and Original Broadway Cast
While, arguably, the leading character of the musical is the ship itself, some of the characters on board were based upon actual passengers. Indeed, as is well-known, some of the passengers aboard the maiden voyage were wealthy and well-known businessmen, and many characters reflected that. Each of the named characters existed to some extent, though some names and circumstances were changed for dramatic purposes. The italicized names survived the shipwreck, and those to the right are the names of the actors that portrayed them in the original Broadway cast.
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(Though in the musical Kate McGowen and Jim Farrell survive the sinking, only McGowen lived and Jim died. Her story in the musical is probably based on the life of Kate Gilnagh, who did, in fact, know Murphy, Mullins and Jim Farrell
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