I think Angela Lansbury personifies Broadway a hell of a lot more than Julie Andrews does.
Sure, she gave star turns in THE BOY FRIEND, CAMELOT, and MY FAIR LADY - and they led to her fame (and her Oscar) in MARY POPPINS and THE SOUND OF MUSIC.
I obviously adore Julie Andrews, but I tend to think of her more as the epitome of Hollywood class and grace rather than a Broadway star.
Lansbury is one of the few people - among the likes of Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, and Gwen Verdon - that just epitomize the Broadway experience for me.
I had the extreme pleasure of meeting Julie Andrews two years ago, and I couldn't even speak I was so in awe of her. I was standing before the woman who inspired me to do what I do, and before the woman who - once upon a time - I was obsessed with.
Unfortunately, she declined to take a photo with me, but it's a memory that I will cherish forever.
(Not to detract from the thread, but up close and in person - wow, does she look like she's had some work done....)
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson