Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?- Page 2
Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
mint0621
Broadway Star Joined: 10/10/04
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#26re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/1/06 at 11:12pm
Laurel, MS
Well, I don`t know if she`s been on broadway but Parker Posey grew up in my hometown! I know her dad!
JudasIscariot
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/05
#27re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 12:10am
Bel Air, MD
John Wilkes Booth
Edwin Booth
Alright, so not exactly 'broadway' stars, but Edwin and John were both big name actors. That's the closest that we have here.
#28re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 12:13am
Well in the town next to mine:
Debbie Gravitte lives there currently..so no not from
And Harvey Fierstein used to live there..not sure if he still does. Also not TECHNICALLY from.
Diana Canova lives in my town. Shes more of a TV star but she did at one point have a lead in Broadway. Again, not FROM. Just currently.
Stphen1187
Chorus Member Joined: 7/1/06
#29re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 1:14amSallyBrown, you must be in CT, because my friend is a student of Diana Canova in Redding. Not exactly a star, but Stacie Morgain Lewis (current Glinda in the Chicago 'Wicked' company opposite Kristy Cates) is from a neighboring town and studied with my voice teacher when she was in high school. Brooke Tansley, Broadway's last Belle, hails from Waterbury CT, as does Tracee Beazer, who currently impersonates Tina Turner in the ensemble of 'The Wedding Singer.' Both of them used to perform at some of the theatres that I do work with. I have a video of Tracee playing Dorthy in a 1996 production of 'The Wiz' at a theatre I've done a couple of shows at.
Stphen1187
Chorus Member Joined: 7/1/06
#30re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 1:14amSallyBrown, you must be in CT, because my friend is a student of Diana Canova in Redding. Not exactly a star, but Stacie Morgain Lewis (current Glinda in the Chicago 'Wicked' company opposite Kristy Cates) is from a neighboring town and studied with my voice teacher when she was in high school. Brooke Tansley, Broadway's last Belle, hails from Waterbury CT, as does Tracee Beazer, who currently impersonates Tina Turner in the ensemble of 'The Wedding Singer.' Both of them used to perform at some of the theatres that I do work with. I have a video of Tracee playing Dorothy in a 1996 production of 'The Wiz' at a theatre I've done a couple of shows at.
Blanche
Stand-by Joined: 10/1/04
#31re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 2:19am
Eastern Shore of Maryland (Ocean City, Salisbury)
Jennifer Hope Wills
John Glover
Linda Hamilton
curly120
Stand-by Joined: 7/2/06
#32re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 3:57am
Omaha, Nebraska
I went to Hairspray again this week and had a chance to talk to Andrew Rannells (Link Larkin) who's from here...really nice guy.
#33re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 5:04am
Louisville, KY
Paige Davis
Sara Gettelfinger (Both she and Paige went to my High School, along with the lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls)
Kevin Richardson of the Backstreet Boys (he was in Chicago) But I'm not sure he's from here exactly.
nycdncr
Leading Actor Joined: 7/25/04
#34re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 7:24am
Evansville, IN
Bill Hutton - original Joseph in Joseph...Dreamcoat
Paula Leggett Chase - working Broadway dancer (married to David Chase)
GoodVibes
Swing Joined: 9/9/05
#36re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 1:03pm
La Grange, IL
David Hasselhoff (went to same High School)
#37re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 1:13pm
In regards to other people's posts:
St. Louis can also add Drew Sarich to that list.
Cincinnati can add Kevin Kern & Megan Lawrence (well, she went to the Music Conservatory there) to their's, too.
#38re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 1:26pm
I live in CT, and along with those previously mentioned...
Harvey Fierstein still lives in my town. I've seen him walking Main Street before, it's cool, he's really sweet. Stephen Schwartz also lives in my town. In 8th grade, we went on a field trip to see the OBC of Wicked, and he came in (the day after the Tonys!) and did a really cool assembly with us. He was really nice. Also, Christopher Walken lives about 20 minutes away from me.
#39re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 3:24pm
Shoshana Bean
David Larson
greenegirl87
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/11/05
#40re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 3:27pm
Virginia Beach, VA
Matt Caplan
vitamins
Understudy Joined: 6/15/06
#41re: Broadway Stars From Your Hometown?
Posted: 7/2/06 at 5:06pm
Tulsa, Oklahoma
I've got Kelli O'Hara and Kristin Chenoweth.
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