Fred Astaire - Need I really say anymore? I mean really, Its Fred Astaire.
Nobert Leo Butz - I havent stopped listening to The Last 5 Years since I bought it (almost a year ago) and its because of him. He has a really passionate voice, and there may be people that dont think he fits the part in Wicked, but I think he does a good job in that as well.
Hugh Jackman - Simply because every show he puts on, he gives it 110% and even though Im not fond of BFO, I think he does an amazing job in it and I ADORED him in Oklahoma!
Adam Pascal - his voice gives me shivers, I think hes absolutely terrific.
I'll go with Norbert Leo Butz here. I admit Wicked is the only show I have seen him live in. I thought he fit Fiyero so well. He reminded me of all the boys I go to school with who are exactly like Fiyero. It seems I am a minority here though. I love the other recordings I have of him, too. He is amazing on the Last 5 Years cast recording.
There are quite afew actors who I have never seen perform live because I can't get into NYC so much to see them perform but I love their voices and I imagine if I have seen them I would be listing them up there with Norbert Leo Butz (Gavin Creel, Adam Pascal, Raul Esparza,etc) and I can't really go back in decades...
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Well the last few performances Nathan Lane has given in "Forum" and "The Producers" have really been wonderful, each a throwback to those grand old days of Braodway when musical theater stars were STARS..so I'd have to say him, but there have been many that I find inspiring on many levels.
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Michael Cerveris and James Barbour are both awesome in Assassins. I love Howard Keel's looks and voice (not a bad actor, either) - him in tights in Kiss Me Kate got me going for many years...LOL!
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
In no particular order: Gene Kelly - duh John Tartaglia - sweetest guy alive and so talented. I just wanna be his best friend Raul Esparza - I melt at the sound of his voice. And I think it's incredible how versitale he can make it -- he went from being Riff Raff to being Jonathan Larson to being the guy in Taboo (I never saw Taboo so I don't know what his name was in the show) Adam Pascal - RENT is my favorite show in musical theatre history. Adam just has this sexy raspiness that makes me wanna have sex to his voice. John Raitt - Classic at its best
Alfred Drake-saw him in "Gigi" real star power. Raul Esparza-Seen him 5 different things and he has an outstanding range. Richard Keily-great actor and voice. Jerry Orbach-supprised no one has mentioned him-terrific talent.
I am editing my message to add a grevious deletion from my list. Robert Preston-My God, anyone listens to how he did any role can one imagine the part played any other way. He seemed to get all of the right points of any role right the first time.'
John Cullum - melodic, wonderful voice in "Shenandoah", stirring portrayal in "1776", and so many others Nathan Lane - all the best of the "old-style" musical actors with his own contemporary sharp wit thrown in Rex Harrison - could there BE a better Henry Higgins (how did Chandler Bing get in here?!)
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redhotinnyc2- i totally agree w/ you on Cerveris and Barbour...OMG they're AMAZING in assassins. I would also care to add Adam Pascal, Jerry Orbach, Gavin Creel, Terry Mann, Michael Ball, Alan Cumming, Sir Rex Harrison, Mandy Patinkin, Jeff Keller and Brian Stokes Mitchell
I love Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick as well. I think both are extremely talented and comical. I enjoy Gavin Creel as well those...yeesh what a voice!
Steve Barton - a great actor and singer Steve Balsamo - he has a great voice Máté Kamarás - I like his interpretation of a role Steven Seale & Brian Carmack - also good players
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You must die to live forever
I will show you the depths of the night
We can never go wrong together
I will take you to the end of the line
My eyes are like a shadow on you
Awwwe Brian's in Vienna now? What exactly is he in? I'd love to see him come replace one of the obviously bored boys in the broadway Chicago company He was at the anniversary show with my friend Tracy... I met him in 2000 when he was playing Fred on the tour with Tracy and Roxane.
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He plays in Vienna in the new musical of Dave Stewart called "Barbarella". Brian is cover of the robot role. I think that he is the assistant of the choreograph. It is funny. I never though, that someone know his name hear.
You must die to live forever
I will show you the depths of the night
We can never go wrong together
I will take you to the end of the line
My eyes are like a shadow on you