Best triple threat
Best triple threat
#0Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 4:01pmWho is your pick for best triple threat of all time? And is there someone in the current Broadway community who you think will go down in history as one of the top?
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musicaltheatreman
Broadway Star Joined: 5/22/03
#2re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 4:16pmchita rivera, or maybe donna mechecknie (or however you spell it) Can Jane Krakowski dance? if she can than her!
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BWayBoy88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/04
#3re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 4:17pmI agree with musictheatreman. You cant beat Chita or Sutton.
bernadette88
Broadway Star Joined: 5/28/03
#4re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 4:22pmI am almost positive there was a thread dealing with this a while back...
bernadette88
Broadway Star Joined: 5/28/03
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#6re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 4:24pmHoney, there's been threads about everything before.
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bernadette88
Broadway Star Joined: 5/28/03
#7re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 4:25pmbut whats the point of discussin the same thing...oh well, guess it doesn't matter............
#8re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 4:34pmwe mainly discuss things over and over until some news comes along. then discuss that, over and over. its a very vicious cycle.
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#9re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 4:34pmGregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr. would be good picks.
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sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#11re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 4:45pmWell my guess would be Liza. BUT Kelly could choreograph which moves him slightly up a notch. Tommy Tune as well. Updated On: 6/20/04 at 04:45 PM
#13re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 5:01pmI'd definitely go with Liza Minelli for Best Female and Gene Kelly for Best Male, if I'm allowed to do that. I think that Sutton is going to go down as an incredible triple threat, as well.
testing123
Featured Actor Joined: 11/15/03
#14re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 5:09pmBSM !! "Ragtime", in my opinion, showcased his unbelievable talent !!!
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MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#15re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 5:26pm
BSM a dancer?
How about Gwen Verdon? Bebe Neuwirth? Ann Reinking? Shirley Maclaine? Angela Lansbury (who was a great dancer in her prime -- check out Broadway: The Golden Age to see her going step for step with the dancing chorus)? Ben Vereen? Jim Dale? Helen Gallagher? Joel Grey? Debbie Allen?
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Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#16re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 6:02pmBSM danced quite well in his "Gettin' Ready Rag" in RAGTIME. He also replaced Gregory Hines in JELLY'S LAST JAM.
testing123
Featured Actor Joined: 11/15/03
#18re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 6:06pm
BSM danced a lot in "Ragtime".. he was excellent !!
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#19re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 6:12pmhow 'bout Karen Ziemba (not the best of all-time.....but pretty damn good)
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MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#20re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 6:16pmI've seen BSM dance in those shows (and in "Mail" back in the 80's) and I thought he danced OK for a singer/actor, but he wasn't what I'd call a real triple threat (a la Hines or Vereen) but I guess technically he is one.
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#21re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 6:17pmKristin Chenoweth. though she hasnt done many dancing shows, the girl is an amazing dancer!
#22re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 6:44pmWhen I started this thread, Ziemba was the person I had in mind - not only is she a top-notch singer, dancer, AND musical actress - she's a fine dramatic actress as well. How many of those are there?
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Updated On: 6/20/04 at 06:44 PM
#23re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 7:03pmI do not like Ms. Verdon's voice, oly time it was okay with me was in DAMN YANKEES. My father saw Liza in CHICAGO on broadway and said she sucked as a daner. I never saw her dance except in CABARET bu, you know Hollywood, they can make anyone look good.
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.
#24re: Best triple threat
Posted: 6/20/04 at 7:23pm
I'm surprised I forgot about Harold Lang and Hugh Jackman!
Dick Van Dyke is another good pick (Pity he didn't do too many Broadway shows in his prime).
Praying Decca Broadway will put "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" on CD!
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