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Becoming an “American” wife, Butterfly exchanges her kimono for a Western dress and can act like a ditzy ‘30s starlet. The deeper characters in this production are her maid, Suzuki, and Sharpless, the American consul. In these roles, Hyona Kim brings a gripping intensity that grounds Butterfly, while Michael Sumuel proves a brilliantly caring foil to Pinkerton‘s superficiality.

She starred in six seasons of “Saturday Night Live” from 1986 to 1992, where she leaned into her ditzy blond shtick, ukulele playing and childhood gymnastics training for bits on “Weekend Update,” and she did impressions of Sally Struthers and Zsa Zsa Gabor.

Previously known for: “Designing Women,” playing ditzy office manager Charlene.

Take it from Sheila Carrasco, who plays ditzy hippie Flower: “I used to work four to five different part-time jobs at a time, so if I ever got fired from one of them for calling in sick to go to an audition, I would still make rent that month. Now, I wake up and pinch myself almost every day … and I get weekends off!”

The ditzy character was originally played by Amanda Seyfried in the 2004 film, but Avantika joins a new cast and thinks it can "break stereotypes".