Kate vs. Meredith
#0Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/21/05 at 9:16pmSorry, I was just recollecting days gone by....
#1re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/21/05 at 9:23pmKate..but Meredith is incredible too.
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
#2re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/21/05 at 9:44pmMeredith Wilson! The Music Man, 3 times on Broadway, already. His other two Broadway musicals were The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Here's Love. But Kate? Don't know any Kate who wrote for Broadway. Can anyone enlighten me?
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#3re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/21/05 at 9:57pmim thinking this is a 42nd Street debate....Kate Levering vs. Meredith Patterson???
#4re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/21/05 at 9:58pm
42nd Street, Peggy Sawyers
Kate Levering vs. Meredith Patterson
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
#5re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/21/05 at 10:02pmMeredith, hands down. I'm not a fan of Kate's voice...it reminds me too much of a mouse with a bad head cold. The girl can tap though!
#6re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/21/05 at 10:03pmOhh! That's okay eslgr8 , I was wondering too. Great show...didn't see either. Atleast I don't think, I saw the National Tour.
#7re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/21/05 at 10:29pmMeredith Patterson. Hands down. Whenever Levering switches from mix to belt, it's glaringly obvious. Meredith is also a better actress. And she can dance like nobody's business.
#8re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/22/05 at 12:52amFor some WEIRD reason, I LOVE Kate Levering's voice. Idk?
#9re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/22/05 at 6:10am
Meredith.
Kate has never really done anything for me, in any show.
#10re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/22/05 at 10:58amAhh, my favorite topic of all time...the reason I joined the old Broadway.com message board.
#11re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/22/05 at 11:40am

Aha!!! Honestly, I didn't want to reveal my ignorance, hence my joking about Meredith Wilson. Having previously seen only the anorexically thin Catherine Wreford NOT light up the stage in the original touring version, I would like to nominate the current Peggy, Mara Davi, now touring the U.S. in the show, as the perfect Peggy!
#12re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/22/05 at 11:43amMeredith Patterson is the only Peggy Sawyer I've ever seen that any star quality at all. Kate Levering was so bland both in 42nd Street and Though Shall Not.
#13re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/22/05 at 11:47amMerideth Patters, For sure! But what, does Nadine get no Love? There were 3 Peggy Sawyers this time round. But agreed, Merideth was by far THE BEST!
#14re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/22/05 at 12:19pmI didn't see Meredith, only Kate and Nadine. I didn't really love either of them, but I think I enjoyed Nadine more. I did like Kate in "The Music Man" however.
joeybiltmore1
Leading Actor Joined: 2/22/05
#15re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/22/05 at 12:23pm
Nadine.
Kate has more star quality. Meredith has more raw talent. But Nadine was the best Peggy Sawyer.
#16re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/22/05 at 2:06pm
Thanks, Al Dente. I was hoping someone would remember the old board!
#17re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/22/05 at 3:14pmI saw Kate, Meredith and Erin Stoddard (when she understudied Nadine); I liked Meredith the best.
#18re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/22/05 at 3:25pm
Meredith all the way around!!! Much better actress and much better singer. I think they are pretty well matched in the dancing though but I have always preferred Meredith.
Updated On: 3/22/05 at 03:25 PM
Bwaydreams01
Stand-by Joined: 5/10/04
#20re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/22/05 at 4:52pmMeredith Patterson was amazing in that part. She was just great. Really enjoyed her performance. I would vote for Meredith hands down...
#21re: Kate vs. Meredith
Posted: 3/22/05 at 4:57pmI have to agree with you there, Tom1071, all the actresses I saw play the role were marvelous dancers.
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