How do musicals portray characters?

Do's and Don'ts When Creating a Character DO: Read the script! Read your lines, other characters' lines, the stage directions, the prologue, epilogue, other works by the playwright (especially any others that your character might appear in!), everything! Research. read more

The characters of Oklahoma! speak and sing as westerners, not opera virtuosos. (5) The style of music relates closely to the specific lyrics, as heard in "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" with its steady, clip-clop rhythm mimicking the sound of horses’ hooves. (6) Reprises are often used to show development of character. read more