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great performances you have seen
egghumor
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/9/11
#25great performances you have seen
Posted: 5/29/11 at 7:01pm
Thanks philly03 for reminding me how much I loved Marla Schaffel in JANE EYRE. Splendid!
Updated On: 5/29/11 at 07:01 PM
#26great performances you have seen
Posted: 5/29/11 at 8:33pm
Bernadette Peters in Gypsy, A Little Night Music and Follies.
Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens.
#27great performances you have seen
Posted: 5/29/11 at 10:08pm
Aaron Tveit and Norbert Leo Butz in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. Both actors were phenomenal!
Oh and Daniel Radcliffe in HOW TO SUCCEED
#28great performances you have seen
Posted: 5/30/11 at 1:10am
Burton, Goulet and Andrews in Camelot (my first show)
The Merm in Gypsy (my second)
Raul Julia in Nine
The original casts of 42nd Street (opening night), Annie (first month) Phantom in London (third perf), Seesaw, Best Little Whorehouse, Grand Hotel, Shenandoah, Dreamgirls, Chorus Line,and the list goes on
And Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke as Holmes and Watson on stage in the West End.
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gypsy4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
#29great performances you have seen
Posted: 5/30/11 at 3:13am
Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan!
Eartha Kitt- Cinderella. her performance in the show was splendid words could not describe her sass and energy.
Faith Prince-Billy Elliot! she's brilliant
Updated On: 5/30/11 at 03:13 AM
ajh
Broadway Star Joined: 5/6/11
#30great performances you have seen
Posted: 5/30/11 at 2:02pm
Performances I was lucky enough to see and have never forgotten include
Yul Brynner in THE KING AND I
Carol Channing in HELLO DOLLY
Colm Wilkinson in LES MISERABLES
Michael Crawford in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Jonathan Pryce in MISS SAIGON
Nathan Lane in THE PRODUCERS
Elaine Paige in SUNSET BOULEVARD
Chita Rivera in CHICAGO (as Roxie in London)
Idina Menzel in WICKED
Lucy Durack (Glinda) in WICKED (Australia)
Patti LuPone in MASTERCLASS
Judi Dench in THE GIFT OF THE GORGON
Maggie Smith in LETTICE AND LOVAGE
Michael Cerveris in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
Josie Walker in THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
Judy Kuhn in METROPOLIS
Douglas Hodge in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Vanessa Redgrave in ORPHEUS DESCENDING
Stephen Dillane in THE REAL THING
Nicole Kidman in THE BLUE ROOM
Elena Roger in EVITA
Gwyneth Paltrow in PROOF
Julia McKenzie in FOLLIES (London original)
Neil Patrick Harris in TICK TICK BOOM
Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Jesse L Martin and Wilson J Heredia in RENT
Jane Krakowski in GUYS AND DOLLS
Sally Dexter in CLOSER, A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM and BILLY ELLIOT
Jenna Russell in MARTIN GUERRE and SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
Hugh Jackman in OKLAHOMA!
(8) :D
Understudy Joined: 3/14/11
#31great performances you have seen
Posted: 5/30/11 at 4:33pm
Elena Roger - Evita
She is possibly the best actress I have ever seen live! I would give anything to see her again in the Broadway Revival! You New Yorkers are in for a treat!
Michael Ball - Edna Turnblad
His performance was brilliant, although I wish Harvey Fierstein had transfered to the London production at some point.
The ENTIRE Cast Of Hair
You could not say a single actor on stage did not give a phenomenal, breath taking or beautiful performance! They were all incredible! The most amazing experience in the theatre for me ever.
#32great performances you have seen
Posted: 5/30/11 at 6:34pm
Onahoua Rodriguez in Lydia
The Original Broadway Cast of Caroline or Change
Stephanie Mills in The Wiz
Donna Murphy in Passion (Although I'm not crazy about the show)
The OBC of August Osage County
The OBC of Doubt
Chita Rivera in Kiss of the Spiderwoman
The OBC of Sweeney Todd
Just give the world Love.
TheatreFan48
Swing Joined: 7/7/07
#33great performances you have seen
Posted: 6/3/11 at 6:02pm
There have been many but to name a few:
Jennifer Holliday - Dreamgirls - still the most electrifying night ever spent in the theater.
Lauren Bacall - Woman of the Year
The original cast of The Secret Garden - When is this show going to be revived?
Heather Headly - Aida
Sherri Renee Scott - Aida
Rebecca Luker - Phantom of the Opera (still have a crush on her all these years later - such a class act)
Harvey in the most recent revival of La Cage - so much fun.
Victoria Clark - Light in the Piazza
These are just a few that come to mind at the moment.
#34great performances you have seen
Posted: 6/3/11 at 10:32pm
I'm sure I'll forget some, but:
Kelly Bishop in A Chorus Line
Jonathan Pryce in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Elaine Stritch in At Liberty
Christine Ebersole in Grey Gardens
Tovah Feldshuh in Irena's Vow
LuPone, Gaines & Benanti in Gypsy
Victoria Clark in Light In The Piazza
Liev Schreiber in Glengarry Glenn Ross
Paolo Szot in South Pacific
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
tytonius
Understudy Joined: 6/18/08
#35great performances you have seen
Posted: 6/5/11 at 6:00pm
Patti LuPone in MASTERCLASS
Judi Dench in THE GIFT OF THE GORGON
Maggie Smith in LETTICE AND LOVAGE
Josie Walker in THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
Judy Kuhn in METROPOLIS
Douglas Hodge in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Vanessa Redgrave in ORPHEUS DESCENDING
Stephen Dillane in THE REAL THING
Nicole Kidman in THE BLUE ROOM
Elena Roger in EVITA
Gwyneth Paltrow in PROOF
Neil Patrick Harris in TICK TICK BOOM
Jane Krakowski in GUYS AND DOLLS
Sally Dexter in CLOSER, A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM and BILLY ELLIOT
Jenna Russell in MARTIN GUERRE and SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
Hugh Jackman in OKLAHOMA
Paulo Szot in SOUTH PACIFIC (unforgettable)
#36great performances you have seen
Posted: 6/5/11 at 6:13pm
Marin Mazzie NEXT TO NORMAL
Amy Morton AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Are two of my favourites.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
gcal
Leading Actor Joined: 10/19/04
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