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1. Rent
Rainbow Johnson is a character on TV's "black-ish"
Tom Collins
Benny Coffin
Rainbow Johnson
Mimi Márquez
2. Fiddler on the Roof
Yentl the title character of a 1983 musical movie, played by Barbra Streisand.
Hodel
Motel
Tzietel
Yentl
3. Into the Woods
Into the Woods interweaves many famous fairy tales, but not Hansel and Gretel.
The Baker and The Baker's Wife
Rapunzel
Cinderella
Hansel and Gretel
4. Ragtime
One of the three featured families in Ragtime is only ever known by their generic familial names. Grandmother is not one of them. (Technically, Mother is also Older Sister, though never referred to as such.)
Grandmother
Mother
Younger Brother
Father
5. MJ The Musical
Reggie Jackson was a legendary baseball player.
Randy Jackson
Reggie Jackson
Michael Jackson
Joe Jackson
6. Little Shop of Horrors
Like the Ronettes, the Crystals, and the Chiffons, the Shirelles were also a '60s girl group, but not one of the Little Shop "urchins".
Chiffon
Ronette
Crystal
Shirelle
7. Hamilton
Many revolutionary-era American figures are portrayed in Hamilton, but not Ben.
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
8. Once Upon a Mattress
Far from spewing balderdash, King Sextimus in Once Upon a Mattress is silent for almost the entire show.
Princess Winifred
King Balderdash
Prince Dauntless
Queen Aggravain
9. Grease
Potsie is a character on TV's Happy Days (not to be confused with Putzie, a minor character only in the movie version of Grease)
Kenickie
Potsie
Frenchie
Doodie
10. The Music Man
Agnes Gooch is a character in the Jerry Herman musical Mame, from the same era.
Harold Hill
Marcellus Washburn
Agnes Gooch
Winthrop Paroo
11. Guys and Dolls
Lt Schrank is a character in West Side Story.
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Lt. Schrank
Big Jule
Sgt. Sarah Brown
12. West Side Story
There are lots of Fernandos out there, but not in West Side Story.
Diesel
Chino
Fernando
Action
13. Avenue Q
Crazy Harry is a Jim Henson Muppet. Christmas Eve is one of the main human characters, originally played by Ann Harada. "Gary Coleman" is a major character, usually played very loosely by a woman.
Gary Coleman
Christmas Eve
Trekkie Monster
Crazy Harry
14. Hadestown
In Hadestown, the life of the party is Persephone.
Hermes
Hades
Dionysus
Eurydice
15. A Strange Loop
Tevin Campbell is an R&B singer, songwriter, and musician. Tyler Perry is a recurring character portrayed in a satirical light. The main character, Usher, has no relationship to the R&B singer of the same name.