Character guide
Marguerite St. Just
Marguerite St. Just is a celebrated French actress caught between love and loyalty in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Frank Wildhorn's 1997 musical of the French Revolution.
- Show
- The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Broadway premiere
- 1997
- Role
- Lead
- Music by
- Frank Wildhorn
Marguerite St. Just on stage vs screen
Broadway compared with the 1934 film and 1982 TV film
The musical gives Marguerite a romantic past with Chauvelin, the pair having shared a passion for the Revolution and for each other before the story begins. The 1982 TV film, with Jane Seymour as Marguerite, also builds tension from her previous relationship with Chauvelin.
Merle Oberon played her in the 1934 film, and Christine Andreas created the role on Broadway in 1997. On stage she is a star of the Comédie-Française who has betrayed the Marquis de St. Cyr to the revolutionaries, a secret that poisons her new marriage to Percy. Her songs include Storybook, When I Look at You, and You Are My Home with her brother Armand.
Who is Marguerite St. Just?
Marguerite marries the Englishman Percy Blakeney, unaware that his frivolous public persona hides a secret double life. As political pressure from revolutionary France closes in around her, she finds herself torn between her devotion to her husband, concern for her brother, and demands placed on her by dangerous figures from her past.
Her story is shaped by suspicion, secrecy, and misunderstanding, as the distance that grows between her and Percy becomes one of the show's central emotional threads.
Marguerite's role in the story
As a lead role, Marguerite carries much of the show's emotional and romantic weight, requiring a performer with a strong, expressive voice capable of conveying heartbreak, resolve, and passion. The part asks for real range, moving from glamorous stage star to a woman fighting to protect the people she loves.
Audiences respond to Marguerite because her conflict, choosing between trust and fear amid political danger, gives the show its emotional stakes and grounds its swashbuckling plot in genuine human feeling.
Marguerite St. Just: frequently asked questions
What show is Marguerite St. Just from?
She is a lead character in The Scarlet Pimpernel, which opened in 1997 with music by Frank Wildhorn.
Is Marguerite St. Just a lead or supporting role?
She is one of the show's lead roles, alongside Percy Blakeney and Chauvelin.
What is Marguerite's relationship to the Scarlet Pimpernel?
She is married to Percy Blakeney, the nobleman secretly living a double life as the Scarlet Pimpernel.
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