Broadways New Divas!

I don't really care for Laura as a performer, but all the other ones are amazing.

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i do like them as well OWEN, the new girls will too, they just need some great roles!

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They are all plain ingenue oatmeal, at least at this point.

I feel like Patina Miller may be an up and coming Diva as well. It's a bit early in her career to determine, but I feel like she has a lot of work ahead of her.

Yaay Jordan our minds are in sync! :)

Yes KELLY, i do need to see Jessie in Drood!

I didnt mean to leave anyother young divas out, these are just the ones i have seen.

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Chenoweth came to town in 93, I believe, at age 25-ish. She did a Paper Mill show, then an Off-Off-Broadway revue (Box Office of the Damned), some other stuff (like The Fantasticks) for a few years, then got her first Broadway gig (Steel Pier) in 97. Her first Tony came 2 years later for Charlie Brown.

So I guess you could say it took her 6 years from getting off the bus (figuratively speaking) to Diva-hood. 7, if you don't think she was a Diva until 2000's On A Clear Day at Encores. But she was definitely one by then, don't you think?

If we're going that far back, then Sutton is a newer diva.

How can you possibly make a list like that and leave off Leslie Kritzer?

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RECENT/CURRENT DIVAS (obviously not counting Peters, Lupone, etc.)

Audra McDonald
Kristin Chenoweth
Sutton Foster
Stephanie J. Block
Sherie Rene Scott
Alice Ripley

UP AND COMING DIVAS

Sierra Boggess
Lindsay Mendez
Betsy Wolfe
Jessie Mueller
Leslie Kritzer
Laura Osnes

I never understand one thing. What quality or skill you need to be a diva?
To me it's like supermodel. Used to be a few supermodels but now pretty much everyone (pseudo-famous ones) is called supermodel. Seems like everyone is diva nowadays.

Sometimes I call these singers DIVETTES.

Patty, Bernadette, Liza all were great in their day

Oh--and unless you mean Patty Cohenour or Patty Duke, the single-named Patti is spelled with an "i"

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The thing with Broadway Diva's is that they not only need to have presence on Broadway that can sell tickets within the theater community, but the also need some recongition outside of Broadway. Due to this I think Sutton Foster just recently attained "Diva" status with Bungeads. Although not a hit, the show gives Sutton a more recognizable name above the marquee, thus truly allowing her to attain diva status. Although Anything Goes can also be considered when she got Diva status as well.

Laura Benanti if she ever gets to play a role center stage instead of being the scene stealer in a Diva's show ( gypsy, Into the Woods, Woman on the Verge) she will definitly get her "Diva Card". She is a 3 time Tony Nominated/Tony Award winner, with a leading role on a by NBC standards hit comedy. Her name will most definitly be above the marquee in her next Broadway role.


I agree 100% with Jessie Muller, being the female lead opposite an A Lister, similar to Stephanie J Block, only hopefully Ms Muller will be more careful in picking the first show she carries on her back (aka not a Pirate Queen).