#1
Posted: 12/18/15 at 6:01pm
Favorite NY Stage Performances of 2015?
#2
Posted: 12/18/15 at 6:28pm
1). John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2). John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
3.) John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
4.) John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
5.) John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
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#3
Posted: 12/18/15 at 7:24pm
JCM in hedwig would def seem like a no brainer.
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#4
Posted: 12/18/15 at 7:31pm
Renee Elise Goldsberry in Hamilton
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#5
Posted: 12/18/15 at 8:02pm
Kelli O'Hara in The King and I.
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#6
Posted: 12/19/15 at 3:35am
Misty Copeland in "On The Town." I saw the show three times. Her performance was awe-inspiring.
#7
Posted: 12/19/15 at 3:44am
Sondheimite said: "1). John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2). John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
3.) John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
4.) John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
5.) John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch"
Pretty much, although add three more, since I went 8 times.
#8
Posted: 12/19/15 at 9:36am
Ensemble cast of Dames At Sea
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#9
Posted: 12/19/15 at 12:02pm
Tim Pigott--Smith in KING CHARLES III
Mark Strong in VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
Alan Cumming in CABARET
#10
Posted: 12/19/15 at 10:30pm
Cabaret opened in 2014 (The premise of the question is performances in shows that opened during the 2015 calendar year)
#11
Posted: 12/20/15 at 1:41am
Cynthia Erivo, THE COLOR PURPLE
Chita Rivera, THE VISIT
The Company of HAMILTON
#12
Posted: 12/20/15 at 4:16am
Thuli Dumakude and Tanyaradzwa Tawenga- Africa My Beautiful
Ruthie Ann Miles- The King and I
Megan McGinnis and Paul Alexander Nolan- Daddy Long Legs
Paul Alexander Nolan- Doctor Zhivago
Sydney Lucas, Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn- Fun Home
Danny Gardner, Lesli Margherita- Dames at Sea
Genevieve Hulme-Beaman- Pondling
Chris Myers- Whorl Inside a Loop
Caissie Levy, Rachel Bay Jones- First Daughter Suite
Kate Baldwin- Songbird
Alan Cumming- Cabaret
#13
Posted: 12/20/15 at 3:25pm
Ellen Greene- Little Shop of Horrors
Megan Hilty- Annie Get Your Gun
#14
Posted: 12/20/15 at 5:38pm
New York Theater - "premise" or "assumption"? I saw Cumming in March 2015 - which makes it "of 2015." Hardly worth your commenting. Or my responding either. But whatever.
#15
Posted: 12/20/15 at 5:50pm
I suppose I could have been more explicit on this thread about the premise of my question -- I do say on the blog post itself "Only shows that opened in 2015 qualify." But I agree with you on all three counts -- not worth my comment, nor your response, but whatever.
#16
Posted: 12/20/15 at 10:13pm
In chronological order:
Mikel Murfi -- The Man in the Woman's Shoes (Irish Arts Center)
Kelli O'Hara -- The King and I
Edward Petherbridge -- My Perfect Mind
Kate Burton -- Cymbeline
Tim Pigott-Smith -- King Charles III
Mary Testa -- First Daughter Suite
Marylouise Burke -- Ripcord
Cherry Jones and David Aaron Baker -- Dear Elizabeth
Kristine Nielsen -- Hir
Lois Smith -- Marjorie Prime
#17
Posted: 12/20/15 at 10:28pm
In chronological order:
Camryn Manheim - Spring Awakening
Rachel Bay Jones- First Daughters Suite
Beth Malone- Fun Home
Renee Elise Goldberry - Hamilton
Rebecca Naomi Jones- Hedwig
Sandra Mae Frank- Spring Awakening
Steven Boyer -Hand to God
Katie Boeck- Spring Awakening
Sarah Stiles- Hand to God
Kathryn Gallagher- Spring Awakening
Gabriella Pizzollo
Laura Michelle Kelly- Finding Neverland
Jonathan Groff -Hamilton
#18
Posted: 12/20/15 at 11:47pm
JCM in Hedwig would be my choice as well... But I saw him so many times in the 90s and it's my all time favorite show... I feel like I should disqualify him.
I think my favorite performance of the year was Matthew Maher in The Flick. He just made me ache.
Stephen Boyer was pretty fantastic in Hand to God, but I'm more of an emotional theatre goer, and I completely connected to Sam.
This was the year of Hamilton. My fav performances were from Leslie Odom and Renee Elise Goldsberry.
#19
Posted: 12/21/15 at 8:11am
Watching the legendary Chita Rivera in "The Visit". Yes, it was unique and dark, but very enjoyable. I had an opportunity to see her artistry upclose. 
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#20
Posted: 12/21/15 at 9:28am
No
list is done without the cast of Wolf Hall
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#21
Posted: 12/21/15 at 9:47am
Megan Hilty in NOISES OFF
Andy Karl in ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Leslie Odom, Jr. in HAMILTON
Justin Kirk in THESE PAPER BULLETS
Alex Brightman in SCHOOL OF ROCK
Annaleigh Ashford in SYLVIA
Christian Borle in SOMETHING ROTTEN
Nick Cordero in BROOKLYNITE
Douglas Sills in LIVING ON LOVE
Tony Yazbeck in ON THE TOWN
Sarah Stiles and Steven Boyer in HAND TO GOD
Steven Pasquale in ENCORES' THE WILD PARTY
Ellen Greene in ENCORES' LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Georgia Engel in JOHN
Josh Grisetti in CRACK IN THE CEILING
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#22
Posted: 12/21/15 at 10:01am
Kristin Chenoweth for On the Twentieth Century
Tony Yazbeck for On the Town
#23
Posted: 12/22/15 at 9:55pm
How about ensembles?
I thought the entire cast of Spring Awakening is noteworthy as an ensemble.
#24
Posted: 12/23/15 at 5:36pm
For ensembles, I'd pick King Charles III, Cymbeline, First Daughter Suite, and Marjorie Prime. I listed individual performances from each of those shows in my previous post, but only after going "eenie, meenie, miney, mo". I really thought there was no one standout performance in any of those shows, they were all successful because of their ensemble casts.
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