onstage chemistry - favorites

[Lorelai]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 3:01am

Sometimes actors just click onstage....it's always exciting when it happens and everyone has their favorites. Here are a few of mine. What are some yours?

-Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane in The Producers (of course)
-Jennifer Laura Thompson and Hunter Foster in Urinetown
-The entire original cast of the last production of Noises Off!
-Ann Reinking and Bebe Neuwirth in Fosse (missed them in Chicago)

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 3:12am

Harvey Firstein, Dick Latessa, and Marissa Winokur

[CJR]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 3:47am

**Faith Prince and Marc Kudisch in Bells Are Ringing
**John Ritter and Henry Winkler in The Dinner Party
**Roxane Carrasco, Tracy Shayne and Brent Barrett in Chicago
**Bianca Marroquin and Brenda Braxton in Chicago
**Tracy Shayne and Deidre Goodwin in Chicago
**The Entire Cast of Hollywood Arms (especially Michele Pawk/Donna Lynne Champlin. I ALWAYS cried during the scene where Helen [DL] is convincing Louise [Michele] to let Alice come live with her in NYC)
**Michele Pawk and John Dossett in Hello Again (but that's kind of a given! lol)

(**edited because it was late when I posted this last night and I'm an idiot lol -- Michele and John were in Hello Again together, not Crazy for You)

Updated On: 8/18/03 at 03:47 AM

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 4:22am

I agree about the entire cast of Hollywood Arms. They were so amazing together.
I think Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat had a fun kind of chemistry that worked in Annie Get Your Gun.
Though I haven't seen it yet, I would imagine that the cast of Nine must have great chemistry.

[Paulie]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 4:47am

Lane and Broderick in THE PRODUCERS
Michael C. Hall and Amy Spanger in CHICAGO, last fall

CJR, was Dossett a replacement for Lank in CRAZY FOR YOU? It was John Hillner (not Pawk's husband) who originally starred.

[onceadancer2]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 9:34am

Vivienne Segal and Gene Kelly in PAL JOEY

Miriam

[TEACHEROFTHEATER]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 9:52am

Faith Prince and Nathan Lane in Guys and Dolls

[Hello Gorgeous]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 2:39pm

I agree with Bernadette and Tom Wopat. I though they were very good together.

I also think that Sutton Foster and Gavin Creel had some chem.

[ShineOn]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 2:48pm

Emily and Alice in Side Show (Oh, COME ON! I wouldn't be ME if I hadn't said it!!!!)

I'd agree with Bebe and Ann, though I've never been a big fan of Ann's as an actress. They are very good friends, so that may account for the fab chemistry.

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Marin Mazzie in Kiss Me Kate (I don't know about MANcha because I've yet to see it with Mazzie).

Hmm... I'll have to think on others. Those were the ones that first came to mind.

[FFARLS]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 2:53pm

I saw them a few weeks ago, and it seemed that she was more comanding than MEM was. I actually was relieved.

[Hello Gorgeous]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 3:00pm

Oh! I forgot about Marin and Brian in Kiss Me, Kate! I loved them in that!

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 4:20pm

Matt Morrison and Marissa, Hairspray
Dick and Harvey, Hairspray

[iluvny04]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 5:45pm

louise pitre and tina maddigan it feels their an actual mother and daugher

reba mcentire and brent barrett in agyg

belle calaway and sharon lawrence in chicago
agreew/sutton and gavin and hunter and jennifer
lea salonga and micheal ball in les mis tac

[CJR]

Posted: 8/18/03 at 10:22pm

John and Michele were in Hello Again together, not C4U. I was half asleep when I posted it and posted the wrong thing. Whoopsie!

[CaTheatreGirl]

Posted: 8/19/03 at 2:33am

I'll cast another vote for Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in The Producers. Pure magic on stage!

[skingdom]

Posted: 8/19/03 at 3:38am

Laura Benanti and Kerry O'Malley
Emily Skinner with Anyone

[MasterLcZ]

Posted: 8/19/03 at 5:24am

Chita & Antonio. They each seem to be savoring their "9" tango.
Another vote for Brent & Reba & N&M.

They must have had it together: Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza....Marilyn Miller & Clifton Webb....Bert Lahr & Beatrice Lillie (the whole idea of the two of them onstage at the same time makes me grin)...Bert Lahr & Betty Grable, who kept cracking him up during DuBARRY WAS A LADY. As his son John Lahr wrote, "He couldn't believe that this pretty little girl could have such a raunchy sense of humour."

[QueenS]

Posted: 8/19/03 at 8:54am

Oh, how I wish I had seen the Lunts onstage. That must have been chemistry defined.

Also sorry that I wasn't around for a Hume/Jessica "The Fourposter."

The original Plaids were a delight to watch (not the replacements weren't...) and played off each other beautifully.

Lindsay Duncan and Alan Rickman in "Private Lives."

Catherine Keener and Edward Norton in the Off Broadway revival of "Burn This."

All of the Full Monty men, but in particular Patrick Wilson and John Conlee. I truly believed that they had been best friends forever.

[theatrediva10086]

Posted: 8/19/03 at 10:37am

I'll add another vote to Nathan Lane and Matthew Brodderick...
Then...
-Jerry Lewis and Valerie Wright in the National Tour of Damn Yankees
-Larry Keith and Alma Cuervo in Titanic

[ShineOn]

Posted: 8/19/03 at 7:04pm

Emily and anyone? LOL I could prolly beg to differ, but yeah...

Emily and Marc have great chemistry on stage (No Strings and they were adorable in Broadway By the Year).

But seriously... how can you NOT have great chemistry with Marc? It's Marc freakin' Kudisch for God's sake!

[dotmarie]

Posted: 8/19/03 at 7:41pm

Kerry and Laura yes...but also Kerry and Stephen DeRosa! I loved them in Woods.

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 8/19/03 at 7:59pm

yea i agree with lane nd broderick!!! i like dick nd harvey together was great!! sutton foster with christian borle (the new jimmy smith) nd adam pascal with heather headley ~pC~

Posted: 8/19/03 at 10:14pm

OnceADancer...Miriam....great choice!

You know how to pick them...I would have loved to have seen that show.

Yours for a better Broadway!

Posted: 8/19/03 at 10:18pm

I thought that Heather Headley and Adam Pascal had very good chemistry in AIDA

Posted: 8/19/03 at 10:18pm

I also thought that the cast of RENT when they were nominated for TONYS (the original cast) had great chemistry

Updated On: 8/19/03 at 10:18 PM