Famous Broadway Rivalries/Romances — Page 3

What about the part where you say Bundy was mad about Butler getting a Tony nod?

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Didn't Kerry Butler do a workshop of Legally Blonde as Elle after LBB was attached or showed interest? I remember reading an interview somewhere of LBB or Butler talking about it, but I can't remember where/who/ it was. That could have caused some problems between them.

"Hal Prince and Michael Bennett- It began durring Follies. Bennett had more to do since Follies had a lot of musical numbers and not so much book. Prince loved the book. Bennett hated the book. Bennett was dying for complete control whch he certainly got from Seesaw onward (though he always collaborated on choregraphy with Bob Avian and in the case of Dreamgirls, Michael Peters). Prince will constantly say he was friendly, if competetive with Bennett till the end. Out of pure egotism, I doubt Bennett would have said the same thing."

Well, that's only part of the story. Prince and Bennett were a couple since Company and they lasted until the out of town tryouts from Follies. It was in the lovey-dovey stage that Prince agreed to co-direct with Bennett.

Hunter Foster and Jennifer Cody were mentioned - but don't forget sister Sutton Foster and Christian Borle.

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Actually, Sutton and Christian dated for five years before they got married. So even though the marriage is reportedly on the rocks after a year...they've been together a long time...

Actually, when people I knew (I won't call 'em friends) started calling me non-stop when they heard about the separation, one of them said that a rumor going around was that there was something going on between Christian and LBB. Naturally, I don't know if it's true, but people sure don't seem to like LBB, do they?

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Yeah and one of the past threads on here said that Sutton is dating Matthew Morrison.

Yero - really? Or are you being sarcastic? Because I'm so unsure as to where everybody gets all of this information.

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There was an article that Sutton was with Roger Bart. Showmances for both partners I guess if that's true.

He was so difficult that one time he was backing up on a stage giving notes and fell right off. No one bothered to warn him how close he was getting and nobody bothered to helph him back up.

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"I'm not sure if rivalry is the right word, but a pre-"Sex and the City" Evan Handler had a famous on-stage encounter with his co-star Nicol Williamson in "I Hate Hamlet" in the early 1990s. The incident occurred onstage during a performance, when Williamson yelled at Handler and nicked him with his sword (it was a sword-fight scene). Handler left the stage and quit the production in mid-performance."

Another incorrect entry in Wikipedia. The incident happened during the curtain call. Williamson negatively misinterpreted something he heard the innocent Handler say to a colleague while Nicol took his bow. Enraged, Williamson slapped him in full view of the cast and the audience.


J.M. Barrie
Kensington, London

My favorite romances are Donna Murphy and Shawn Elliott, and Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.
I do admit that Andy Karl and Orfeh are one of the most attractive Broadway couple, I would so have a threesome with them.
I thought Laura Bland Bundy was trying to get a better reputation with LEGALLY BLONDE, guess not. Her lack of professionalism in WICKED was bad enough, and her lack of charisma or presence (not to mention the fact she has such a generic singing voice) in her current show makes me wonder how she keeps getting jobs on Broadway.

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"Felicity Huffman/William H. Macy"

They're one of my favorite couples. From what I've seen they seem to compliment each other so well.

"Yeah and one of the past threads on here said that Sutton is dating Matthew Morrison."

I must have missed that thread. I'm guessing his engagement is off?

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