Law & Order
Law & Order
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#1Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 12:18pm
Law & Order is a great video record of theater performers. Who have you seen on the show that has theater credits?
Obviously Jerry Orbach, S. Epatha Merkerson and Sam Waterston.
An episode I saw last night had
Jere Shea
Charlotte Moore
Frances Sternhagen
#2Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 12:27pmAbsolutely too many to list. I'm sure it's in the thousands. Just open up a Playbill, look at the bios, and half of them have done it.
--Aristotle
#2Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 12:28pmElaine Stritch played a defense lawyer for some stay at home middle class prostitutes.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#3Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 12:28pmAccording to Chris Sieber's bio, everyone BUT him.
brochatkid
Stand-by Joined: 5/10/08
#4Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 1:50pm
Sutton Foster, Bryce Rhyness, J. Robert Spencer, Ilana Levine, Nikki M. James
Those are just off the top of my head. I seriously see someone from the stage every time I watch.
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#5Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 1:58pm
There are several threads about this here already. I know the search engine here isn't the best, but if you're really curious (and have more time than I do right now), give that a try. I seem to remember some of them were quite long and informative. Off the top of my head, Michael Mulharen, Judith Light, and Susan Blackwell all had semi-recurring roles as judges. Bebe Neuwirth had a spin-off (Trial By Jury?) that failed pretty quickly.
Raul Esparza has played 2 different roles, Michael Berresse at least 3. Will Chase has done at least one.
Updated On: 1/13/13 at 01:58 PM
bobs3
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/12
#6Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 2:05pm
Christine Baranski played a ruthless defense attorney in at least two episodes.
One of my earliest memories of Allison Janney was as a reluctant witness in an episode in the first couple of seasons.
#8Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 2:17pmAaron Tveit has been on twice. Once as an earth loving dog guy and another as a run down basketball player
#9Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 2:32pm
Bernadette has been on a few times, too, also playing a defense attorney.
Roger Bart played a criminal.
I may be getting L&O and L&O: SVU mixed up, though.
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#10Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 2:46pm
Oh, I assumed we were talking about the entire L&O franchise.
one of the order threads
#11Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 2:53pmConstantine Maroulis has been on a few times.
Miranda3
Featured Actor Joined: 8/20/11
#12Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 3:10pmAlso, Shirley Knight, Sada Thompson, Jane Alexander, and the always wonderful Philip Bosco (usually as a defense attorney).
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#14Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 5:44pmJohn Gallagher, Jr. played a troubled, pencil eating teen.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#16Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 5:49pm
Elaine Stritch played a defense lawyer for some stay at home middle class prostitutes.
Stritch's character, Lainie Stieglitz, appeared in at least two episodes. She won an Emmy for one of her appearances.
Patti appeared once, as a defense attorney.
#17Law & Order
Posted: 1/13/13 at 6:22pm
Sara Ramirez played two different characters on SVU.
Sieber did a skit at Don't Quit Your Night Job in which he practices for his L&O audition. Apparently, it wasn't that he'd never auditioned. He just never got cast.
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