Understudy Joined: 5/12/05
Matt Modine from my high school. I think he did some off Broadway, but he's done more movies. (Naomi Watts beats him up with her purse in Le Divorce)
Brian Stokes Mitchel graduated from a high school near me..I think. As did Sara Ramirez.
Paige Price went to my high school. She was in Saturday Night Fever, Smokey Joe's Cafe, and Beauty and the Beast.
My friend's dance teacher at this summer academy was one of the main choreographers for the RENT movie. I had to find out about this AFTER shooting wrapped......
Umm... me...?? Aha... shut up.
Stand-by Joined: 5/9/05
I didn't have any Broadway people from my high school, but I worked with two people who have been on Broadway. At Six Flags over Mid America I worked with Jason Daniely who is now married to Marin Mazzie, and was in Candide on Broadway, and I also worked with Kendra Kassebaum, the current Glinda on tour, and was on Broadway in ASsassins.
John Goodman went to school in this area, and John McDaniel, Rosie's musical director went to school in this area. Scott Bakula went to school in the area also. Met his parents when I was in a production of Romance/Romance. They said I did a good job but were partial to Scotts performance
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
Very few students bother to graduate from the school where I teach. Even fewer go on to any success.
Swing Joined: 7/25/05
I did makeup for the high school production of Pippin with Hugh Panero. He played Louis. It was an all boys school so the girls were imported from my high school.
Understudy Joined: 7/31/05
no one who's graduated from my high school. but my drama teacher is friends with Jere Shea (original Giorgio in Passion) and has worked with Stephen Sondheim - says he's a pompous ass, but then, sondheim's so talented hes allowed to be.
also, taye diggs used to work at the theatre where I worked the past two summers.
Featured Actor Joined: 8/2/05
Most of the grads from my school go into film or TV. The few who have done stage work on Broadway include June Lockhart, Myrna Loy, Elizabeth Montgomery, and Candace Bergen.
A few non-stage actors: Shirley Temple, Maggie Gyllenhall, Danica McKeller and (lowers head in shame) Tori Spelling.
There also were a lot of daughters of actors, including daughters of Richard Pryor, Richard Basehart, Charles Bronson, and Tom Bosley.
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