Musical Theatre Characters You Can’t Stand

King George in Hamilton practically chews the scenery. Only songs I skip in Hamilton at the sheer memory of it.
Gavroche with his mockney cockney and little Cosette with the excruciating RP caaaaastle on a cloud.
Similarly Matilda with her clipped Ts and Ds sooo annoying
Lauren - Kinky boots - toe curling awkwardness but for the audience

Eliza’s father in My Fair Lady. I’ve only seen the film but every time he comes into the story, which is far too often, he kills its stone dead. 

The most famous one of all - The Phantom.

I have never been able to get past the fact that he's a murderer.

Much preferred his more mellow self in the first iteration of Love Never Dies (helped by Ramin's muscles, voice and general fancyability) and was a shame when ALW bowed to peer pressure and advice from Uncle Bill and nastied him up again.

Actually, I'd add Dolly Levi.....controversial?

Marius is a major drip...reminds me of how annoying people get when they're 'in love'!

Hmmm yes. Joe Gillis turns unto a wet lettuce when he finally gets into Betty Schaefer. 

George in Aspects of Love

Let's give the poor chap his proper name, shall we - Alfred Dolittle. Maybe it's Stanley Holloway's portrayal you can't stand, BurlyBeaR?

I can't stand all the adult cats who despise Grizabella (the young ones at least want to approach her) for the vaguest of reasons.

Sure, it is the flaw of the musical that nothing is explained well but we're talking about the majority of the cats we're following for the whole musical and how am I supposed to relate to them when I don't get why they hate Grizabella.

Is it because she left? What does glamour cat mean exactly? Why is that a terrible thing for cats? Does it mean she likes to be glamorous and is proud of it? - says the cats who act high and mighty most of the time

If the musical is going to make a song and dance about Grizabella at least explain! Does the film explain?

Second this!

No, I know what you mean. When I saw him at Drury Lane, I kept thinking, "That's Minder, that is." 🙂

Cosette is awful, she's just such a drip. Although once I did see a Cosette I really liked - she got really cross with Valjean at one point and stamped at him, and seemed much more human.

The two spies in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I know it's a family-orientated musical but they're just too pantomime.

Yes! Definitely!

I never saw the most recent Palladium version as I hadn't as yet arrived in London but I have 'The Making of' DVD and the cast recording and from this- and the film too- I feel the same way. 

Again, I can't comment on the recent Palladium production but I love them in the film- especially their interaction together.

I'd give two reasons: The "kinder" explanation (for the other cats) is that Grizabella was a haughty "glamour puss" who thought very highly of herself while she was in her glory days and it's now a "look how the mighty have fallen" disgust and the others not forgiving her for her earlier uppity attitude (think of many C-list celebs who turn their back to the normal world they came from, think they're suddenly a cut above them and when they've fallen by the wayside and try to return, realize they have alienated everyone at home).

The other "crueler" explanation: They are just disgusted by a formerly "gorgeous" glamourous cat, who's now old and scruffy, just like humanity often goes "ugh, have you seen what has become of her? Awful!" (and it's usually her, rarely him, men can go wrinkly and bald all they like).  The line in her short poem goes "The postman sighed as he scratched his head: 'You'd really had thought, she'd ought to be dead'".

Then of course the poems were written in early 20th century, when there was a whole other attitude towards prostitution and "loose women" who were out to have a good time (and not nicely married, staying at home to serve their husbands and masters), so this might also be reflected in the other cats' attitude, even though the show is somewhat timeless. 

Also don't forget that Grizabella used to look a lot scruffier in her earlier 80s version with the unkempt curly mop of "hair" (fur?) and played by older singers. I personally really can't get behind the "new look Grizabella" being played by extremely good-looking youngish performers like Nicole Scherzinger and that new glossy sleek wig she wears.