8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

#1

8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 3:52pm

Modern--1980 and on.
Not in order.

Bernadette Peters.
George Hearn.
Mandy Patinkin.
Patti Lupone.
Donna Murphy.
Nathan Lane.
Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Marin Mazzie.

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Updated On: 8/28/04 at 03:52 PM

#2

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 3:57pm

Bernadette Peters.
Nathan Lane.
George Hearn.
Kristin Chenoweth.
Vanessa Williams.
Tonya Pinkins.
Idina Menzel.
Laura Benanti.

#3

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:14pm

Mine are in order:

Jennifer Laura Thompson (been my fav since age 9!!!)
Hunter Foster
Stephanie J Block
Douglas Sills
Rachel York

and thats it...sorry I cant name 8

Updated On: 8/28/04 at 04:14 PM

#4

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:16pm

idina menzel
eden espinosa
kristin chenoweth
adam pascal
raul esparza
jennifer gambatese
norbert leo butz
kerry butler

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#5

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:17pm

Brian Stokes Mitchell
Marc Kudisch
Bernadette Peters
Audra McDonald
Heather Headley
Susan Egan
Raul Esparza
Heather Headley
Idina Menzel
Stockard Channing

#6

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:28pm

8? Random number, but okay!

In no particular order, because well, I'm non-committal:
Adam Pascal
Raul Esparza
Patrick Wilson
Sutton Foster
Idina Menzel
Bernadette Peters
Kristin Chenoweth
Brian Stokes Mitchell

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#7

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:32pm

Audra McDonald
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Tonya Pinkins
Bernadette Peters
Idina Menzel
Adam Pascal
Heather Headly
Anika Noni Rose

#8

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:33pm

Randal Keith
The Fosters
Bernadette Peters
Adam Pascal
Mandy Patinkin
Patti Lupone
Gavin Creel

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#9

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:39pm

Brian Stokes Mitchell
Donna Murphy
Bernadette Peters
Marin Mazzie
Mandy Patinkin
Audra MacDonald
Carolee Carmello
Linda Muggleston

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#10

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:41pm

Nathan Lane
Susan Egan
Hunter Foster
Douglas Sills
John Tartaglia
Stephanie D'abruzzo
Emily Skinner
Alice Ripley

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#11

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:45pm

Bernadette Peters
Donna Murphy
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Tonya Pinkins
Audra MacDonald
Carolee Carmello
Anika Noni Rose
Marin Mazzie
Anika Noni Rose
Nathan Lane

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#12

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:45pm

ohmygod I forgot John Tartaglia!! Okay, I don't like 8 - we need a bigger number.

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#13

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:46pm

definitely more than eight, my god there are so many
great Broadway people, is there enough room to name them all??

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#14

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:46pm

Ian McKellen
Harvey Fierstein
Colm Wilkinson
Lea Salonga
Michael Arden
Heather Headley
Raul Esparza
John Tartaglia

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Updated On: 8/28/04 at 04:46 PM

#15

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:50pm

Ian McKellan
Vanessa Redgrave
Bernadette Peters
Frank Langella
Audra McDonald
Mandy Patinkin
Kevin Kline
Glenn Close

#16

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:54pm

Idina Menzel
Jennifer Laura Thompson
Kristin Chenoweth
Sutton Foster
Nathan Lane
Hugh Jackmnan is pretty good (not the greatest singer, but a great entertainer/actor)
Patti LuPone (the only woman ive ever heard that can belt 16 high E's lol)
Bebe Neuwirth (Great Dancer!)

#17

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:56pm

Idinda Menzel
Bernadette Peters
Kristen Chenoweth
Sutton Foster
Hunter Foster
Nathan Lane
Hugh Jackman
Linda Eder

#18

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:57pm

No order.

Bernadette Peters
Anthony Rapp
Donna Murphy
Michael McElroy
Stephanie D'Abruzzo
Nathan Lane
Kristin Chenoweth
John Tartaglia

#19

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 4:58pm

i'll do 4 male/4 female cause its safe,
and i'll stick to musical theatre also:

Billy Porter
Gavin Creel
Brian d'Arcy James
Hugh Jackman (amazing to make this list after doing ONE show -but i digress)

Audra McDonald
Bernadette Peters
Tonya Pinkins
Carolee Carmello


my "close but not enoughs" are
Michael McElroy
Lillias White

also are we making this a rule that you had to actually SEE them in a show..i hope

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Updated On: 8/28/04 at 04:58 PM

#20

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 5:06pm

Oh I LOVE Anthony Rapp! (Never seen him live though). Also love Bernadette, Audra, and the list goes on.

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Rosencrantz: "Be happy - if you're not even HAPPY what's so good about surviving? We'll be all right. I suppose we just go on." - from Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

#21

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 5:09pm

It took me seeing Anthony Rapp live to really appreciate him and his abilities as a performer. All I can say is he has a huge amount of stage presence. :)

#22

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 5:12pm

Nathan Lane
Sutton Foster
Hunter Foster
Kerry Butler
Idina Menzel
Kristin Chenoweth
Adam Pascal
Anthony Rapp
Taye Diggs
Gavin Creel
John Tartaglia
Donna Murphy
Hugh Jackman

Yes... I know, more than 8. But they're all amazing.

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#23

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 5:13pm

only 8?

in no order...

Kristin Chenoweth
Laura Bell Bundy
Kerry Butler
Idina Menzel
Eden Espinosa
Adam Pascal
Hunter Foster
Anthony Rapp

#24

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 5:18pm

Bernadette Peters
Nathan Lane
Kristin Chenoweth
Idina Menzel
Harvey Fierstein
Hugh Jackman
Sutton Foster
Hunter Foster

IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER.

#25

re: 8 Favorite Modern Broadway Performers

Posted: 8/28/04 at 5:42pm

My favorite is definitely Susan Egan but the others in no order are..

~ Idina Menzel
~ John Tartaglia
~ Bernadette Peters
~ Brent Barrett
~ Gavin Creel
~ Bebe Neuwirth
~ John Selya