"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
Lyric baritone? I don't know what his top range is, but he has a lot of (unexpected) richness in these lower ntoes. He has sort of a Brent Barrett quality.
He really is an incredible singer. Thank you for the links. I wish i could have seen him in either of those productions.
Here is a link to snippets from Soliloquy from Goodspeed's 2012 Carousel production. I still dream of a cast recording to capture his amazing performance.