Broadway Legend Joined: 9/6/08
Like, someone who wasn't on broadway.
John Belushi as Tvye
(He actually said he wanted to do that 10 years from 1982, the year he died )
Wow, this thread title...uhm...tacky?
I think you should have written ...
"Actors who are dead who you would have liked to HAVE seen on Broadway."
... because improper sentence structure and an unfamiliarity with tense forms makes you look stupid, illiterate and ignorant.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/6/08
Yeah, I am a little tacky!!
Featured Actor Joined: 9/4/07
Ethel Merman, Gwen Verdon and Jerry
orbach
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
Ethel Merman.
Hands down!
From the example of John Bleushi, I think the OP wants us to answer with people who are dead, so will never play Broadway, but we wish they would have.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/6/08
Yeah.
I'm drinking and typing again!!
Sue me!!
HAHA the title wins!
I have to think about this one though.
Zero Mostel
Jonathan Larson! duh.
Everyone in Broadway: The Golden Age who is no longer with us? Let's start with that.
Jacques Brel
It seems like one of the most legendary performances ever was Laurette Taylor in the Glass Menagerie, so even though that doesn't seem to be the original poster's idea for the thread, that's my vote.
Judy Garland in "Mame." Almost happened.
Swing Joined: 9/14/08
Judy and Ethel. Ah.
Judy.
Of course the classics, but I'd also love to see Jason Raize. He was the original Simba in the Lion King, and just as beautiful as his voice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7AeTFYsBgc
Also, I'd love to see Gene Kelly. I have a bit of a thing for his movies.
Featured Actor Joined: 12/16/06
Ditto Merman and Garland. Dorothy Collins as Sally in FOLLIES.
Broadway Star Joined: 3/25/04
Ethel Merman, Ethel Merman and Ethel Merman
I'm with Cali, my vote is Laurette Taylor. Her performance in The Glass Menagerie from all accounts is the best there has ever been. I would loved to have seen it!
Broadway Star Joined: 6/27/07
Dorothy Loudon... hands down.
And of course, the Merm.
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