Best Broadway star ever — Page 4
#77
Posted: 2/5/08 at 2:26pm
Annaleigh Ashford
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#78
Posted: 2/5/08 at 3:08pm
Oh please.
I suppose Merman put more asses in the seats than any other star (excluding the British marathons in which the show is the star). 13 hit shows is pretty impressive. Plus, she was a star from the night "Girl Crazy" opened to the day she died.
An impressive record.
I suppose Merman put more asses in the seats than any other star (excluding the British marathons in which the show is the star). 13 hit shows is pretty impressive. Plus, she was a star from the night "Girl Crazy" opened to the day she died.
An impressive record.
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#80
Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:27am
Gwen Verdon
Ann Reinking
Ann Reinking
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#81
Posted: 2/8/08 at 4:01pm
Gwen Verdon
Ethel Merman
Barbara Cook
Angela Lansbury
Zero Mostel
John Raitt
Robert Preston
Ethel Merman
Barbara Cook
Angela Lansbury
Zero Mostel
John Raitt
Robert Preston
#82
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LuPone is a close second.
Posted: 2/8/08 at 4:05pm
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LuPone is a close second.
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#83
Posted: 2/8/08 at 4:11pm
I hesitated to chime in on this thread, because as I've stated so many times before, there is only one:
SUTTON!
SUTTON!
#84
Posted: 2/20/08 at 12:55pm
Everyone else in these posts needs to pull their heads out of their asses and get with the picture. Seriously Melanie Griffith????? Ethel Merman is the Queen of broadway, hands down, no questions asked! You find me somebody who has been in more than 13 broadway shows, introduced more than 25 songs on the broadway and Americana music. I highly doubt it is Patti LuPone. Merman may have not been the prettiest face on broadway but her voice was enough to hid that fact.
Runner up to Merman would have to be Mary Martin. Then for men it would be Alfred Drake and Robert Preston.
Thank You
Christmas Carols bring tears to my eyes, I also cry at weddings....I should have cried at a couple of my own~ Ethel Merman
Runner up to Merman would have to be Mary Martin. Then for men it would be Alfred Drake and Robert Preston.
Thank You
Christmas Carols bring tears to my eyes, I also cry at weddings....I should have cried at a couple of my own~ Ethel Merman
#85
Posted: 2/20/08 at 1:03pm
I hate to be the one to spout the obvious, madam, but this is kind of a joke thread, and shouldn't be taken seriously.
I mean, hello- Star Jones? Bob Saget? The Chandelier?
I mean, hello- Star Jones? Bob Saget? The Chandelier?
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Updated On: 2/20/08 at 01:03 PM
#86
Posted: 2/20/08 at 1:17pm
"Everyone else in these posts needs to pull their heads out of their asses and get with the picture. Seriously Melanie Griffith????? Ethel Merman is the Queen of broadway, hands down, no questions asked! You find me somebody who has been in more than 13 broadway shows, introduced more than 25 songs on the broadway and Americana music. Thank You"
Give me a break!!! Its all a matter of opinion.....personally .. I dont like Ethel Merman
Give me a break!!! Its all a matter of opinion.....personally .. I dont like Ethel Merman
#87
Posted: 2/20/08 at 2:14pm
Nathan Lane 
But in my eyes, anyone who can actually say they have been on a Broadway stage "IN" a show is a star
But in my eyes, anyone who can actually say they have been on a Broadway stage "IN" a show is a star
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#88
Posted: 2/25/08 at 2:46pm
Personally, you dont have to like the lady but atleast give her your respect. As well as some other stars, she paid her dues.
#89
Posted: 2/25/08 at 6:24pm
Roger Bart
Sutton Foster
Chris Fitzgerald
Jim Borstelmann
Nathan Lane
Sutton Foster
Chris Fitzgerald
Jim Borstelmann
Nathan Lane
#90
Posted: 2/25/08 at 7:58pm
how can people name half of these performers as the best ever?? LBB has been in 3 broadway productions (not including off-broadway because those are not broadway productions duh) so how can she be the best ever?
i would have to say for the ladies: bernadette, angela, patti, ethel, chita, betty (buckley),
i dont have time to post the guys (got to get back to work haha). maybe later though
i would have to say for the ladies: bernadette, angela, patti, ethel, chita, betty (buckley),
i dont have time to post the guys (got to get back to work haha). maybe later though
#91
Posted: 2/26/08 at 11:13am
So many of you have not had the pleasure of seeing the really fantastic STARS. You can make this a joke thread, but get serious.
Mary Martin - hands down for the variety of parts she did (Merman was always just Merman)
Angela Lansbury
Julie Andrews
Male: Robert Preston
Jerry Orbach
Mary Martin - hands down for the variety of parts she did (Merman was always just Merman)
Angela Lansbury
Julie Andrews
Male: Robert Preston
Jerry Orbach
#92
Posted: 2/26/08 at 11:55am
Merman and only Merman. She changed the face of Broadway.
#93
Posted: 2/26/08 at 1:24pm
Comedy (Female): Shirley Booth, Ina Claire, Jean Dixon, Gertrude Lawrence, Maggie Smith, Joyce Redman, Judy Holliday, Athene Seyler.
Comedy (Male) : Alfred Lunt, Noel Coward.
Drama (Male) : Olivier, Ralph Richardson.
Drama (Female) : Irene Worth, Judi Dench, Edith Evans, Kim Stanley, Celia Johnson.
Musical (Female): Vivienne Segal, Carol Bruce, Nancy Walker, Shirley Booth (again)
Musical (Male): John Raitt, Alfred Drake.
There are more that I have forgotten, and I am not up on the performers in NYC today.
Miriam
Comedy (Male) : Alfred Lunt, Noel Coward.
Drama (Male) : Olivier, Ralph Richardson.
Drama (Female) : Irene Worth, Judi Dench, Edith Evans, Kim Stanley, Celia Johnson.
Musical (Female): Vivienne Segal, Carol Bruce, Nancy Walker, Shirley Booth (again)
Musical (Male): John Raitt, Alfred Drake.
There are more that I have forgotten, and I am not up on the performers in NYC today.
Miriam
Every movement has a meaning--but what the hell does it mean!
#95
Posted: 2/26/08 at 6:45pm
OmGz ToTeZ AnThOnIe RaP Im GunNa MarRie HiM!!!!!!!!!!! LolZ
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#96
Posted: 2/26/08 at 6:48pm
Nice one liverpool! :)
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#97
Posted: 2/26/08 at 7:49pm
I love Sherrie.....she's amazing!
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