Character Profile: "Ingenue"

A young, pretty, vulnerable and innocent female lead or secondary lead. See also "Virgin Soprano". Click on the show name for more detailed information about each character.

Standard Legit

• Maria, West Side Story
• Rosabella, The Most Happy Fella
• Peggy Sawyer, 42nd Street
• Hope Cladwell, Urinetown
• Polly Browne, The Boyfriend
• Clara Johnson, The Light In The Piazza
• Tuptim, The King and I, Song: "My Lord And Master"
• Lady Larkin, Once Upon A Mattress
• Cosette, Les Miserables
• Cinderella, Cinderella
• Jemima, Cats
• Julie Jordan, Carousel
• Kim, Miss Saigon

Pop / Rock

• Sandy, Grease
• Ariel, The Little Mermaid
• Lola La Mar, Copacabana

Operettic

• Christine Dae, Phantom of the Opera
• Josephine, H.M.S. Pinafore
• Mabel, Pirates of Penzance
• See Also: Magnolia, Show Boat

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