Shows with “secret characters”

[Call_me_jorge]

What are some more examples of shows with secret additional characters?
Like the boy in Three Tall Women, the girl in Blackbird, and the vision in The Woman in Black

[broadway86]

“The Inheritance”. That’s all I’ll say, for people who haven’t seen it yet.

[GreasedLightning]

I believe last seasons “GARY” had some uncredited performers.

[GreasedLightning]

I believe last seasons “GARY” had some uncredited performers.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Our Dear Dead Drug Lord.

[squip]

The little girl in Betrayal?

[ClumsyDude15]

The lady in The Scottsboro Boys.

[Hot Pants]

Chauncey in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.

[ggersten]

Did "Oh Hello" announce the special guest star ahead of the evening's show? 

[two ladies tickets]

It’s interesting how some productions of Three Tall Women don’t list the boy in the cast, making him a surprise character but some productions do. Obviously the Broadway revival kept it a secret until his appearance. I’m noticing they are doing the play at the Stratford Festival this coming season and they have listed the boy as a character in the program.
There was an off Broadway show about 20 years ago called Gameshow that had a surprise character at the end. You were supposed to think that it was some random person they had selected from the audience but it was obviously a plant.

[two ladies tickets]

Oh also...The Lehman Trilogy. That is all I will say without giving away spoilers.

[GreasedLightning]

squip said: "The little girl in Betrayal? "

There was a little girl in Betrayal? I must have been asleep. 

[SouthernCakes]

blackbird.

Gary.

Lehman Trilogy.

[santeFEEE]

Jose and Yolanda- In the Heights

[kdogg36]

two ladies tickets said: "It’s interesting how some productions of Three Tall Women don’t list the boy in the cast, making him a surprise character but some productions do."

When I saw the recent Broadway production, I was mainly surprised that they kept it a surprise! I’m still not sure why it mattered whether or not anyone knew in advance that this particular low-impact character would be making an appearance.

[MollyJeanneMusic]

This actually is similar to a question I was going to pose on the board - in the Next to Normal Playbill, how did they label Aaron Tveit’s character? One of the crucial plot points is that you DON’T know the character’s name until “I Am the One - Reprise.”

[CapnHook]

Waiting for Godot
(a reverse surprise, no?)

[little_sally]

I suppose One Man, Two Guvnors' audience plant counts. She got a bow and everything.

[HeyMrMusic]

MollyJeanneMusic said: "This actually is similar to a question I was going to pose on the board - in the Next to Normal Playbill, how did they label Aaron Tveit’s character? One of the crucial plot points is that you DON’T know the character’s name until “I Am the One - Reprise.”"

He’s credited as Gabe.

[darquegk]

I think it's crucial that we know Gabe's name, and assume more or less that it isn't a secret.