First of all, Happy Tony Day! I’m excited to see how this year’s show unfolds. And speaking of “holidays,” yesterday was National Best Friends’ Day, so I thought I would talk about a few of my favorite friendships in musicals and just for fun give them “ratings.” Without further ado, here are the Broadway besties!
Number One: Elphaba and G(a)linda. What better way to start out this list than with maybe the most famous pairing? Elphie and Glinda meet in college, and it’s hate at first sight. For a long time, it’s hard for them to get used to each other, but as the story goes on, they become some of the best friends the world’s ever known. I think people could really learn a lot from their story, so I give them a 10/10.
Number Two: The Schuyler Sisters. Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy are not only a power trio of sisters, but also best friends, especially Angelica and Eliza. They represent ultimate platonic love, particularly when Angelica sacrifices her love for Hamilton so Eliza can be with him. I wish we got more of Peggy’s story, because she was just as much of a queen. 9/10 because we need more Peggy.
Number Three: Evan Hansen and Jared Kleinman. The typical high school boys who spend their free time doing not-typical things. Unless you think backdating emails you wrote claiming to be someone else because you need to prove you were friends with a dead kid you weren’t friends with in the first place is something typical. This friendship goes downhill fast when Evan is consumed by the lie, and Jared walks away from him. 6/10 for toxicity on both parts.
Number Four: Jeremy Heere and Michael Mell. This friendship is one that as soon as you witnessed it, you knew it would last throughout the whole show. Until Jeremy started ignoring Michael to be cooler, which caused Michael to feel hurt and eventually have an anxiety attack at a party. Nonetheless, Michael helps Jeremy out in the end, saving the day. 8/10 because it’s so one-sided. Poor Michael.
Number Five: the Barricade Boys. Barricade Day was just a few days ago, so I had to include them. They are the definition of loyalty- willing to die for each other, and unfortunately, most of them did. They spent all their time together, having as much fun as one could have during the June Rebellion. 10/10 I wish I had a squad like that.
Honorable Mentions: Winnie and Jesse, Tuck Everlasting the Six, Six Jack and Crutchie, Newsies Dmitry and Vlad, Anastasia The Fates, Hadestown
Who are your favorite Broadway best friends? Let me know!
P.S. I’m seeing Dear Evan Hansen on Friday, so expect a post about it next week!
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