Kerry Buttler...

Yes! It's about time someone mentioned this. Bring it!

I've never seen her in anything that ended up being worth seeing (the only show i've seen her in was a TERRIBLE show at NYMF a couple years ago). I enjoy her singing however. Hopefully i'll get to see her in something worth my time one day.

You spelled her name wrong. I think she's really great.

Was she the one who did the "fingers crossed!" thing to the camera as they were about to announce the best actress Tony?

If so, she's a genius and never needs to do anything else.

I can't stand her. I thought she was annoying in Bat Boy and Hairspray, and just wrong in Little Shop. I haven't seen her in anything since.

I think she is marvelous. Her performances in HAIRSPRAY and XANADU displayed her genius comedic timing and fabulous voice.

Her performance in LITTLE SHOP (along with the rest of the production) was misdirected. I blame her interpretation of Audrey on Jerry Zaks.

She has proven herself to be a great asset to Broadway, and I can't wait to see her on stage again in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.

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I also tend to enjoy Butler in much of her work.

For me, her two best performances have both been outside of New York. She was brilliant as Deedee in the stage musicalization of THE OPPOSITE OF SEX in San Francisco a few years ago, and her Lizzie in the LA Reprise! production of BABY was completely charming.

While I concede that she came up short as Audrey in the LITTLE SHOP... revival, I agree with Wanna Be A Foster in putting most of the blame there on Jerry Zaks, who misconceived just about everything in that entire production.

As she showed in XANADU most recently, Butler has a terrific ability to bring her own unique persona to almost everything she does. While her voice tends to have a nasal quality that can become grating, her belt sure packs one hell of a punch.

I'm looking forward to seeing what she does with the role of Brenda in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, though I hope she's able to break out of the staple of quirky characters she seems to play on a consistent basis.

If only we could get her enunciation to be a bit more precise...

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Updated On: 8/8/09 at 02:14 AM

Am I the only one who liked her peformance in Little Shop? I thought she was a FANTASTIC Audrey.

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Im simply entertained by the sub convo going on between Q and Catnyrevival. hahahaha

Madbrain: SomethingWicked did not feel that her performance was bad based on her abilities, but rather on the direction and overall concept of the show. It happens in the theatre. If SW had felt her performance was bad based on Butler's work on the role alone, and her overall abilties, I'm sure SW would have posted such information.

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I didn't know anything about her and I saw Catch Me If You Can last week and totally loved her in it. She's perfect for that role and her singing was really really good. When she sang Fly Fly Away I was practically holding my breath it was so amazing.

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I really enjoy her and consider myself lucky to have seen her in Xanadu. But I can see that some people might not enjoy her "style."