History Main / MinorCharacterMajorSong

* ''CatchMeIfYouCan'': "Fly, Fly Away", sung by Brenda Strong, Frank Abagnale Jr's love interest. The fact that this is just a major song [[UpToEleven is the understatement of the year]], because this song is [[EpicRocking pretty much the hit of the show.]]

* David Fury as "The Mustard Man" in the ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' MusicalEpisode, "Once More With Feeling".

* The dentist in ''LittleShopOfHorrors''. One of those resultant from AdaptationDistillation, as in the stage musical he sang in two other songs (the same ACTOR also sang in a multitude of other songs, AndYouWereThere-style).

* The dentist in ''LittleShopOfHorrors''. Could be considered a subversion, as in the stage musical it was adapted from, the dentist actually sung in two other songs (the same ACTOR also sung in a multitude of other songs, AndYouWereThere-style).

* The girl who sings "Somewhere" in ''WestSideStory''.

Compare OneSceneWonder.
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!!Examples:

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* Ron Holgate as Richard Henry Lee in ''{{Seventeen Seventy Six}}'', who carries some great big wonderful slabs of [[LargeHam roast pork]] while he's singing "The Lees of Old Virginia."

* EltonJohn's "Pinball Wizard" and Tina Turner's "Acid Queen" from ''{{Tommy}}''.
* The Don in the "Il Muto" scene in ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera''.

* Afterglow from ''{{Theatre/Bran Nue Dae}}'', sung by the resident hippy of the film, Annie.

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* King Herod ("King Herod's Song") and Simon ("Simon Zealotes") from ''JesusChristSuperstar''.
* The Foreign Woman, from Gian-Carlo Menotti's ''The Consul''. To be fair, she is onstage for more than the one aria she sings, but that aria is her only real point of significance.
* The Steersman from Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman" might qualify.
* Nimue, from ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'', who sings "Follow Me."
* Steve, from ''Theatre/PaintYourWagon'', who sings "They Call The Wind Maria."
* The Young Confederate Soldier from ''Parade''.
* The girl who sings "Somewhere" in ''WestSideStory''.
* Gigi from ''MissSaigon''.
* The Street Singer from ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'', who sings "Mack the Knife."
* The Proprietor from ''{{Theatre/Assassins}}''. He sings "Everybody's Got the Right" at the beginning of the show. Though he does show up at various points, as a background character, an announcer, or even the President of the United States. And in some productions, he does sing part of "Another National Anthem."
* Parpignol from ''LaBoheme'', who sings about two lines.
* The lover from ''{{Evita}}'', who sings "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" and is quickly dismissed. In the film version, Evita herself sings it because, y'know... {{Madonna}}.

* ''KissMeKate'': ThoseTwoBadGuys who sing "Brush Up Your Shakespeare."

* [[SmallRoleBigImpact Joe]] in ''Show Boat''. It helps that he has one of the best Broadway songs ''ever written'', "Ol' Man River."

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* Harold the Juicyfruit/Undead leads the most instantly memorable song (and scene) in ''PhantomOfTheParadise'' ("Somebody Super Like You"), but elsewhere in the film he's only seen a handful of times and isn't even recognizable without his heavy goth makeup.

* ''CatchMeIfYouCan'': "Fly, Fly Away", sung by Brenda Strong, Frank Abagnale Jr's love interest. The fact that this is just a major song [[UpToEleven is the understatement of the year]], because this song is [[EpicSong pretty much the hit of the show.]]

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* Amos Hart, singing "Mr. Cellophane" from ''{{Chicago}}''. John C. Reilly's performance of ''this one song'' earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination.

* Martha from ''SpringAwakening'' is a minor character whose only major song is [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel "The Dark I Know Well,"]] a duet with Ilse about their physically [[spoiler: and sexually]] {{Abusive Parent}}s. The actresses frequently [[TearJerker get thanked by fans who were also abuse victims]].

* The lover from ''{{Evita}}'', who sings "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" and is quickly dismissed.
** The song is sung by Evita in the film version.

* Pan in ''BatBoyTheMusical'' qualifies with "Children Children". He shows up randomly and sings a song that is memorable for not fitting in with any of teh rest of the show; particularly due to a bunch of animals that proceed to have an 'interscpecies orgy' durring said song. He is also never named.

* The Proprietor from ''{{Assassins}}''. He sings "Everybody's Got the Right" at the beginning of the show. Though he does show up at various points, as a background character, an announcer, or even the President of the United States. And in some productions, he does sing part of "Another National Anthem."

* Vendice Partners in ''Absolute Beginners''. He's not even the most important of the film's antagonists, but he's the one played by DavidBowie, and gets the Bowie-penned song "That's Motivation", ''and'' a whole DisneyAcidSequence to go with it. Between that, writing/singing the TitleThemeTune for the film's credits, and simply being the biggest name in the cast, Bowie was billed ''third''! (As a bonus, while his character only sings a snatch of the old standard "Volare" in one scene, the soundtrack album includes a full performance of it.)

* The Street Singer from ''TheThreepennyOpera'', who sings "Mack the Knife."

Bugsy Malone- Fizzy the janitor. You might say he's not a minor character, but I say he barely helps the plot along so it counts. The third song of the Movie (and Show) is Tomorrow and is Fizzy screaming and telling the world that he's going to become a dancer what ever happens.

** Another "Once More, With Feeling" example would be Sweet, the demon summoned that causes everyone to burst into song and then occasionally into flame. He only has one song ("What You Feel") and a tiny reprise, but he drives the action, and it is - [[LampshadeHanging "a showstopping number"]].

* Nimue, from ''Camelot'', who sings "Follow Me."
* Steve, from ''Paint Your Wagon'', who sings "They Call The Wind Maria."