Actors who stayed with a role for a long time......... — Page 2

#26

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 7:34am

Schele Williams was with Aida for the entire run....if I can remember that.
and my friend Christiana Anbri holds the record for Broadway's Longes Running Young Cossette

#27

re: Actors who stayed with a role for a long time.........

Posted: 2/9/05 at 9:14am

Marian Seldes has enormous staying power - from an article I found on Broadway.com:

Between 1974 and 1976, she racked up more than 900 performances in "Equus", first as the magistrate and later as the mother of the troubled boy at the heart of the play. For her more than 1,000 performance run in "Deathtrap" (as the playwright's murdered wife), Seldes landed a spot in "The Guinness Book of World Records" and to honor her, the producers elevated her name to above the title.

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#28

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 9:16am

Andy! I'm falling down on the job. But yes, you're right. And she only actually went on for Aida an handful of times.

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#29

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 9:27am

I saw Marian Seldes towards the end of those 1000 performances in DEATHTRAP and she was very strange indeed....

What is the name of the girl who was in OH! CALCUTTA! for hundreds of years? Was it Cheryl Hartley? She was certainly a record holder at the time.

Judy Holliday used to stay with shows for years; I think she was with BORN YESTERDAY for almost four.

Are there still people in the Broadway CHICAGO from the original cast, or have they all finally gone?

#30

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 10:20am

Jacob Brent in Cats for 6 years!

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#31

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 1:05pm

Just a quick note: Yeah, Anthony was with Rent for a very long time, but Adam was with the show for a decent amount. He did off-Broadway, then Broadway for about a year and a half (he left 11/2/97) and then London. To nitpick, Anthony did the NYTW, then off-Broadway, then Broadway 'til 1/4/98, THEN the Angel Tour because he switched with Christian Anderson, and then he did London.

Carol Channing did over 5000 performances of Hello, Dolly! AND she didn't miss a scheduled performance?! Wow. That's really hard to imagine. And those few people who stayed with Cats for over a decade. Wow.

#32

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 1:15pm

Well, I got some of that stuff... I just didn't know Anthony did the tour, and was a couple of months off on Adam's departure from Broadway. But *is proud* I was close!

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#33

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 1:41pm

J. Loefflelholtz has been the understudy for Mary Sunshine since the Chicago revival opened, and Michelle Robinson is stil with the show and she joined the cast soon after it opened as a swing...early enough to get on the cast recording, anyway!

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#34

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 2:10pm

Carol Channing is a goddess.

How about Marian Seldes in DEATHTRAP? She stayed with the show throughout its entire run. Was that 4 years?

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#35

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 2:42pm

D. Sabella was the original Mary Sunshine in the revival of Chicago and I think that I saw on the website where he is still there, although he may have left in between.

Also, when you listen to his voice on the recording, it's easy to picture Miss Piggy singing.....

#36

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 2:45pm

Ok, Musetta may have to correct me,

Nick Wyman was with Les Mis for around 10 years I think....although he had a small vacation during the time...

#37

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 2:56pm

No, he started in 1997 and the show certainly closed before that, so not 10 years.

#38

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 3:06pm

Wasnt David Elder with the recent revival of 42nd Street for its entire run??

#39

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 3:06pm

D. Sabella left Chicago in between stints...R. Bean played Mary Sunshine for a few years. (And Sabella has since left again.) And they were both fabulous, IMO!

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#40

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 3:34pm

john selya and michael cavenaugh have been with movin out since it opened...

also there are two people who have been with phantom for 17 years.

#41

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 3:35pm

I thought John Selya left? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else.

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#42

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 3:37pm

My bust...

Well, he played Thenardier the longest anyhow...

And, well, John was with AQ for 5 years....

#43

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 3:38pm

"Well, he played Thenardier the longest anyhow..."

No, he didn't. JP Dougherty played Thenardier on tour from 1988 (or '89) to 2003.

#44

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 3:40pm

I was talking about on B'way...

by the way, I lost the site link....

there's a les mis site that lists evryone that has been in the show, when the entered, when they left...I'm sure you know the site...could you
PM me or post the link.

Thanks! It's been killing me!

#45

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 3:45pm

...
http://www.broadwaylesmis.com

#46

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 3:46pm

thanks.....yeahm cause that was a hard one to forget

You just saved me from some more anguish!

#47

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 4:29pm

Robert Preston stayed in The Music Man for over 2 years (896 performances)

#48

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 4:39pm

Rebecca Luker played Marion for the entire almost two year run of the "Music Man" revival.

#49

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Posted: 2/9/05 at 5:57pm

Bryan Hull played Henry in THE FANTASTICKS for over 15 years.