Actors who have stayed with shows
Actors who have stayed with shows
dompayne98
Swing Joined: 10/20/15
#1Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 10:35am
So yesterday I made this video about Marlene Danielle who was in Cats for the whole 18 year run. Does anybody else know any actors who have stayed in a show for a lengthy amount of time. I think I heard someone from Phantom has stayed there since the beginning. Can anyone confirm this?
Updated On: 3/28/16 at 10:35 AM
#2Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 10:40am
It's Marlene Danielle.
Were you thinking of George Lee Andrews? He's not there anymore, but he might be the longest-running cast member.
http://www.playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=00000150-aea4-d936-a7fd-eef4dee60001&type=op#oc
#3Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 10:40am
Actually, it's Marlene Danielle. George Lee Andrews was in Phantom for over 20 years.
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#4Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 10:40am
Marian Seldes in Deathtrap. Four years, 1,793 performances.
dompayne98
Swing Joined: 10/20/15
#5Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 10:47am
Just checked the interview again (where I got most of the information from) and they got her name wrong in the title but right in the interview. My mistake. Could be him. How long was he there for?
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#6Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 10:48am
ANNIE original Broadway cast member Raymond Thorne played FDR for that musical's entire Broadway run: 1977 to 1983.
#7Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 10:49am
Tony Danza stayed with Honeymoon in Vegas for its entire run.
dompayne98
Swing Joined: 10/20/15
#9Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 10:57am
I now remember hearing about Donna Marie Asbury. I'll have to look-up Catherine Russel. Never knew anybody did that. Missing no performances! And I know what you mean with Carol Channing, she's well known for doing Hello Dolly! so many times.
#10Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 10:58am
Saying that Catherine Russell hasn't missed a performance isn't entirely true. She has been out of 4 performances, all pre-scheduled absences for family weddings.
#11Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 11:02am
There are several cast members in THE LION KING and WICKED and CHICAGO who have been with it since the beginning. Why do they stay? It's a job! And like 'every-day people' -- actors have mortgage payments, kids to put through university, retirement savings to build, etc.
#13Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 11:10am
From an interview:
Have you still only missed four performances?
Yeah. The last ones that I missed were in 1995, when my brother got married. No vacations, no sick days. I'm really healthy. I get Tuesday night off. I think I'm probably getting married this year, and I'm gonna get married on a Tuesday, at City Hall. (laughs) We'll have a honeymoon of one night, so I can work on Wednesday.
#14Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 11:12am
Link to said interview:
http://backstage.blogs.com/blogstage/2009/04/actress-catherine-russell-celebrates-recordbreaking-22-years-and-9000-performances-in-perfect-crime.html
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#15Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 11:18am
Yul Brynner stayed with King his entire life.
He also stayed with Home Sweet Homer for its entire run and did not take a day off. The fact that it ran 1 performance helped.
#16Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 11:19am
God love Catherine Russell who has basically devoted her entire life to a play your local community theater would likely throw into the rubbish bin. But then if stayed in NYC for 22 years with no vacation, I think I would be a little crazy too. But I really do admire her moxie.
Hairspray0901
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/08
#17Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 12:02pm
I believe Todd Michel Smith and Judine Somerville were both in Hairspray for its entire run. Todd opened and closed as IQ. Judine was a Dynamite at points throughout and an ensemble/swing I believe
#18Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 12:31pm
Barbra Steisand has been playing Barbra Streisand for what, 7 decades now?
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#19Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 1:12pm
The article about the newest cast changes in Phantom mentioned that Michele McConnel just recently hit her 1,700 performance as Carlotta, making her the longest running Carlotta in the Broadway company, and the actor who just left the show as Piangi had played it for over 1,500 performances.
#20Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 1:14pm
http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-39-s-phantom-announces-principal-cast-changes
#22Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 1:36pm
#23Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 1:41pm
Peter gregus and mark lotito are still in Jersey Boys
#24Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 1:42pm
Tshidi Manye has been playing Rafiki on Broadway on and off for over 10 years
#25Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 1:42pm
Blockhead24 said: "Peter gregus and mark lotito are still in Jersey Boys "
Sara Schmidt, too.
veronicamae
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/13/09
#27Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 2:34pm
Wasn't Kathy Deitch with Wicked for a long ass time? Not sure when she left.
jbird5
Broadway Star Joined: 12/20/15
#28Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 2:40pm
How long was Jerry Orbach with the Fantasticks?
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#29Actors who have stayed with shows
Posted: 3/28/16 at 3:35pm
QueenAlice said: "God love Catherine Russell who has basically devoted her entire life to a play your local community theater would likely throw into the rubbish bin. But then if stayed in NYC for 22 years with no vacation, I think I would be a little crazy too. But I really do admire her moxie.
Ms Russell also handles the box office for "The Fantastcks" which plays downstairs from her show. She wears onstage whatever she has on that day.
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