This gives you an idea of how many spoken and sung lines each character has. It's not perfect — it doesn't count names like “ALL” or “BOTH”, for instance — but it gives you a reasonable idea of how busy the performers are going to be.
| Character | Spoken lines | Sung lines |
|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN | 0 | 4 |
| STEPHEN | 6 | 0 |
| THEODOR | 5 | 0 |
| VIKTOR | 5 | 0 |
| ANGELIKA | 7 | 0 |
| NATASCHA | 6 | 0 |
| PETRA | 4 | 0 |
| VILLAGERS | 1 | 21 |
| DAGMAR | 4 | 0 |
| URSULA | 7 | 0 |
| WOLFGANG | 8 | 0 |
| OSWIN | 4 | 0 |
| JOHANN | 3 | 0 |
| RUMPELSTILTSKIN | 111 | 35 |
| MILLER | 14 | 21 |
| KING | 62 | 0 |
| HANNAH | 73 | 3 |
| GWENDOLINE | 33 | 4 |
| LORD CHAMBERLAIN | 12 | 4 |
| ENGELBERT | 4 | 33 |
| NURSE | 1 | 0 |
| BISHOP | 0 | 4 |
| BEADLE | 0 | 4 |
| FRANZ | 3 | 0 |
| INGEMAR | 4 | 4 |
| CITIZENS | 0 | 8 |
| TAILORS | 0 | 20 |
| GOBLINS | 1 | 12 |
| CHOIR | 0 | 5 |