2006 Great Performances

[AC126748]

Posted: 12/19/06 at 9:45pm

Post your own list. Here are mine:

Cynthia Nixon in RABBIT HOLE
Megan Lawrence in THE PAJAMA GAME
Marin Mazzie in KISMET
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Nikki M. James and Candy Buckley in BERNARDA ALBA
Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson in GREY GARDENS
Jan Maxwell in ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE
Lili Taylor and Sherie Rene Scott in LANDSCAPE OF THE BODY
Cyndi Lauper and Jim Dale in THE THREEPENNY OPERA
Ralph Fiennes, Cherry Jones and Ian McDiarmid in FAITH HEALER
Martha Plimpton in SHINING CITY
Alison Pill in THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE
Victor Garber, Jefferson Mays, Jennifer Laura Thompson and Jenny Powers in OF THEE I SING!
Gay Marshall and Natascia Diaz in JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS
Brooke Smith in SOME GIRL(S)
Jessica Hecht in THE HOUSE IN TOWN
Jill Clayburgh in THE BUSY WORLD IS HUSHED
Lea Michele and John Gallagher Jr. in SPRING AWAKENING
Meryl Streep in MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN
Justin Bond in KIKI AND HERB: ALIVE ON BROADWAY
Roslyn Ruff in SEVEN GUITARS
Heidi Blickenstaff in [title of show]
Emily Skinner in HAVE A NICE LIFE
Zoe Kazan in THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
Judy Gold in 25 QUESTIONS FOR A JEWISH MOTHER
Ed Harris in WRECKS
Carla Gugino in SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
Marla Schaffel in CARMELINA
Celia Keenan-Bolger in LES MISERABLES
Annie Parisse in THE INTERNATIONALIST
Raul Esparza in COMPANY
Nancy Opel in MY DEAH
Julianne Moore and Bill Nighy in THE VERTICAL HOUR
Samantha Soule in THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE
Kristin Chenoweth in THE APPLE TREE
Iris Bahr in DAI (ENOUGH)
Nilaja Sun in NO CHILD...
Victoria Clark and Cheyenne Jackson in THE AGONY AND THE AGONY
Anna Camp and Patricia Heaton in THE SCENE

FIVE INCREDIBLE ENSEMBLE CAST
Awake and Sing
The Coast of Utopia
Heartbreak House
The Pain and the Itch
SubUrbia

[Bwaydreams01]

Posted: 12/19/06 at 11:22pm

There are just a few mentionables... didn't really have too much time to think..

LaChanze, Elizabeth Withers-Mendes and Felicia P. Fields -THE COLOR PURPLE
Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson - GREY GARDENS
Diedre Goodwin and Mara Davi- A CHORUS LINE
Raul Esparza- COMPANY
Carolee Carmello - MAMMA MIA
Beth Leavel - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Ana Gasteyer- WICKED
Amy Spanger, Felicia Finley and Stephen Lynch- THE WEDDING SINGER

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 12/19/06 at 11:25pm

Ensemble Cast:
Spring Awakening

[AnaGFan]

Posted: 12/19/06 at 11:31pm

Ana Gasteyer = Wicked
Beth Leavel = Drowsy Chaperone
Tina Maddigan and Stephen Lynch = The Wedding Singer
Lief Shreiber = Hamlet
John Lloyd Young = Jersey Boys
All the Jersey Boys!!!

[singingshowgirl]

Posted: 12/19/06 at 11:33pm

based on what i saw in 2006...i'm sure kristin chenoweth is a great performance of 2006, but it will technically be 2007 when i see her do it lol (jan 10!)

Christine Ebersole in Grey Gardens!!!
Aaron Lazar in Les Miz
Beth Leavel, Sutton Foster, Danny Burstein, and Bob Martin in The Drowsy Chaperone
Lauren Kennedy in Spamalot
Deborah Craig in Spelling Bee
presumably people in Spring Awakening when I see it Saturday!

[Rotel1026]

Posted: 12/19/06 at 11:39pm

AC - With that many performances listed, shouldn't it be more like "best performances in every single show you saw in 2006"?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/19/06 at 11:53pm

AC126748:

Have you ever heard of less is more?

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 12/19/06 at 11:54pm

how overlooked

Ensemble= the history boys!

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 12/19/06 at 11:58pm

Harvey Fierstein and Rosie O in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Jim Dale in THE THREEPENNY OPERA
Martin Short in FAME BECOMES ME
Nathan Lane in THE ODD COUPLE AND BUTLEY
Dana Ivey in BUTLEY
Stephen Lynch and Amy Spanger in THE WEDDING SINGER
Jay Johnson in THE TWO AND ONLY
Steve Schalchlin and Jim Brochu in THE BIG VOICE: GOD OR MERMAN?
Donny Osmond in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Gavin Lee in MARY POPPINS

[AC126748]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 8:38am

AC126748:

Have you ever heard of less is more?

Believe me, I did omit a lot, given the number of shows I saw this year.

how overlooked

Ensemble= the history boys!

I didn't care for THE HISTORY BOYS.

Updated On: 12/20/06 at 08:38 AM

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 8:57am

Well you're less likely to find an audience for your book on here than if you just publish it. And considering the fact that you don't go into detail about any of the performances you listed as great, you're giving people zero substance to work from when responding. It's so overwhelming, yet in the end it amounts to nothing. Consider a shorter list next time, with brief explanations of why you chose the given performances.

[AC126748]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 9:12am

A book? Would you or anyone read a book that just had names. No. It's called a list. Besides, I gave my intentions rather clearly in the first post: I posted my list, and asked others to post theirs. I don't feel like getting into an argument with you, but I feel the need to clarify this.

[Freckles1329]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 9:13am

Jim Dale - Threepenny Opera
Amy Spanger, Stephen Lynch, Kevin Cahoon (I really enjoyed him), Felicia Finley - The Wedding Singer

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 9:18am

Amy Spanger, Laura Benanti, and Felicia Finley- THE WEDDING SINGER
Kenita R Miller, Felicia Fields- THE COLOR PURPLE
Rachel York, Mylinda Hull- DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
Sutton Foster- THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

The entire cast of SWEENEY TODD

[americanboy99]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 9:47am

WANNA BE A FOSTER-

Do you always have something rude to say? Just give it up! I am just going to call you "THE GRINCH".

[AC126748]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 11:29am

Don't get worked up, Americanboy. He just thinks he's better and smarter than everyone else. You'll get used to it. It's kind of common around here.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 11:53am

To get back on topic...

ASHELY BROWN-MARY POPPINS

[Mamie]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 12:21pm

Re Drowsy Chaperone, I agree completely with Beth and Danny, but I also want to use this opportunity to mention Troy Britton Johnson. I think his 'Robert Martin' can get lost on stage in the midst of the dynamic personalities played by the others. It's a shame because he really is fantastic in the role.

I also want to mention Jonathan Pryce's turn in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels". When he came into the role I was very sceptical of his ability to play comedy. Then I saw him for the first time and nearly fell out of my seat laughing. It was brilliant work from this veteran performer.

[worrell4077]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 1:47pm

The entire casts of....

Jersey Boys

The Drowsy Chaperone

Sweeney Todd

[So what...I sing]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 1:52pm

Whats funny, most of you have probably never seen half of what you are listing.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 2:03pm

I'm sorry, but I can't believe people are trying to put the performances of Tina Maddigan, Stephen Lynch, Ashley Brown, Lea Michele, etc. on the same list as those of Raúl Esparza, Cynthia Nixon, Daphne Rubin-Vega (in Bernarda Alba, anyway) and (from what I've heard of their greatness) Christine Ebersole and Cherry Jones. There's just a huge difference between "really good" and truly "great."

Updated On: 12/20/06 at 02:03 PM

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 2:05pm

Julie White in "The Little Dog Laughed"

Sh'es going to be a strong contender for the Tony.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 3:00pm

John Lloyd Young--Jersey Boys

LaChanze, Felicia P. Fields, and Kingsley Leggs--The Color Purple

Bob Martin--The Drowsy Chaperone

Amy Spanger--The Wedding Singer

Drew Sarich and Carolee Carmello--Lestat (a prime example of when bad musicals happen to good actors)

[Lizzya9]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 3:01pm

Ashley Brown - Mary Poppins
everyone in ACL

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 5:33pm

ashley brown and gavin lee in mary poppins
patrick page in the grinch