Minor Fictional Characters in Broadway Revival

This article lists the various minor fictional characters who appear in the novel Broadway Revival These characters play at best a peripheral role in the series. Most were simply mentioned once, or had a very brief, unimportant speaking role that did not impact the plot. Some appeared only once, others a small number of times scattered throughout a single volume. Most are identified by a name, but not all of them are.

Maria Abarca

Maria Abarca was the mother of Ramon Abarca. She'd come to accept that her son was a gay chorus boy, and so accepted his husband David Greenbaum.

When Ramon died in July 2078, he insisted that his funeral be held in a Catholic church for his mother's benefit; he himself was a lapsed Catholic. Maria Abarca and her husband attended on July 14, 2078.

Chan Ho Chen

Chan Ho Chen was Ramon Abarca's long-suffering agent. He attended Abarca's funeral on July 14, 2078.

Danny

Danny was a student who worked for the Rippers at Yale. His job was to help strap a Ripper into the SlingShot before so they could be sent into the past. On January 19, 2079, Danny unknowingly helped David Greenbaum into the SlingShot, believing incorrectly that Greenbaum was Ripper Nate Greenbaum. Rose Greenbaum, Nate's daughter and David's niece, helped David get away with the illegal time travel. She found Danny to be cute; David generally agreed.

When the real Nate Greenbaum entered with Joba the security guard just after, Danny acknowledged that David's behavior had seemed off, and that his entry into SlingShot hadn't been as smooth as usual. When Rose told everyone that David claimed to have brought a bomb, Nate had Joba clear the building.

Michael and Shirley Epstein

Michael Epstein was the rabbi at the Temple Beth Ami in San Francisco in the early 20th century. He and his wife Shirley had helped people during the 1906 earthquake and fire. In 2078, before he traveled back to 1934, David Greenbaum created a fictional identity, "Joseph David Cohen", and researched the earthquake and discovered the Epsteins. On March 21, 1934, Greenbaum, now in his "Cohen" identity, met with the Epsteins to "thank" them for what they'd done, thereby further lending authenticity to the Cohen identity. He also gathered more information and generally implanted the notion that they'd known him and his family.

Shirley was from New York, but Michael was from Florida. She was perfectly comfortable with San Francisco's March weather, whereas he found it cold. Prior to leaving the future, Greenbaum had found Shirley's obituary from 1957. Seeing her in 1934, he concluded that she'd age quite well.

Estévez

Estévez was a Broadway composer who frequently teamed up with Pappadakis, though both created popular works on their own. David Greenbaum, his niece Rose, and his late spouse Ramon Abarca all loved Estévez.

Literary comment

Estévez's first name and gender are unspecified. The text implies that Estévez died before the 2070s.

Shanta Gholkar

Shanta Gholkar an English professor at Columbia University. Her father was a physician. Gholkar was a former Tantalus 3 addict who continued to sell it. She also was involved in several financial crimes. She confessed all of this information to Ramon Abarca when they did Tantalus 3 together. Ramon's spouse, David Greenbaum, hated her, but didn't keep her from attending Ramon's funeral in July 2078.

On October 4, 2078, Greenbaum informed Gholkar that unless she got certain cancer-treatment drugs from her father, he would reveal what he knew about her criminal activities. She agreed, providing the drugs that December.

Joba

Joba was a security guard at the Casterwell Building at Yale. On January 19, 2079, Joba saw David Greenbaum and his niece Rose Greenbaum enter, and believed David was his brother Nate Greenbaum. When the real Nate Greenbaum arrived, he and Joba ran to the SlingShot lab in time to see David depart to 1934. In the immediate aftermath, Joba pondered with what crimes, if any, David Greenbaum could be charged. When Rose told everyone that David claimed to have brought a bomb, Nate had Joba clear the building.

Moonrise Johnson

Moonrise Johnson was a celebrated Broadway composer in the 21st century. David Greenbaum, his niece Rose, and his late spouse Ramon Abarca all loved Moonrise Johnson. David Greenbaum even had a playbill with Moonrise Johnson's autograph.

Literary comment

Moonrise Johnson's gender, if any, is unspecified.

Kimia

Kimia was a student who worked for the Rippers at Yale. Her job was to help strap a Ripper into the SlingShot before so they could be sent into the past. Kimia wasn't at the SlingShot on January 19, 2079 when David Greenbaum illegally traveled back in time.

London

London was one of two technicians who worked on the Rippers' SlingShot at Yale. The other was Maxie, whom Rose Greenbaum knew Maxie as the "blond tech". Both were present when David Greenbaum disguised himself as his brother Nate and took an illegal trip back to 1934 with Rose's help.

When the real Nate Greenbaum entered with Joba the security guard just after, she and the rest of the people present panicked. However, both she and Maxie had the presence of mind to protest Nate Greenbaum's plan to chase after Davie. When Rose told everyone that David claimed to have brought a bomb, Nate had Joba clear the building. As they stood outside while New Haven police cleared the building, London reminded Nate that there was no guarantee he'd land in the past at the exact same time as David. Further, they needed the money to finance the trip.

Maxie

Maxie was one of two technicians who worked on the Rippers' SlingShot at Yale. Rose Greenbaum knew Maxie as the "blond tech", as opposed the other tech named London. Both were present when David Greenbaum disguised himself as his brother Nate and took an illegal trip back to 1934 with Rose's help.

When the real Nate Greenbaum entered with Joba the security guard just after, Maxie's first instinct was to inform the entire Ripper Council, but soon found the idea overwhelming. She also protested initially when Nate Greenbaum ordered her to try to call up the coordinates of David's trip. When Rose told everyone that David claimed to have brought a bomb, Nate had Joba clear the building.

Pappadakis

Pappadakis was a Broadway composer who frequently teamed up with Estévez, though both created popular works on their own; Pappadakis wrote a musical called Owl in the Moonlight. David Greenbaum had been part of the ensemble of a production of that musical. Greenbaum, his niece Rose, and his late spouse Ramon Abarca all loved Estévez.

Literary comment

Pappadakis first name and gender are unspecified. The text implies that Pappadakis died before the 2070s.

Unnamed Driver

A driver who worked in Yosemite National Park as part of several New Deal projects gave David Greenbaum a ride to Fresno just after Greenbaum arrived in March, 1934 from January 2079. He initially threw Greenbaum for a loop when he told Greenbaum that he didn't look like Claudette Colbert but that he'd give him a ride anyway. The driver explained that his job was to carry to move dynamite for the project. He also assumed that Greenbaum was an alcoholic, and Greenbaum didn't correct him.