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Men you would consider triple threats?
gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
#50re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 5:41pmWell, still. You have got to say, he's very good at "moving well".
#51re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 5:42pmCheyenne Jackson, he sings, dances, and acts quite well.
To Kill A Mockingbird
#52re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 5:42pmDavid Engle is definitely a triple threat...Unfortunately he hasn't done a show on Broadway in a long time.
#53re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 5:43pm
I actually don't know if Raúl's got much serious dance training, though to do what he does, he's got to have some. His background, though, isn't mostly musical theatre. As for him up against someone like NLB, though - I just can't picture Norbert doing more traditional choreography. Maybe I can be proven wrong.
Seems a pretty fine line between "extremely talented and well rounded" and true triple-threat, though.
#54re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 5:44pm
Oh he moves incredibly well, as do Norbert and the other people mentioned above. But the fact is none of them (including Cheyenne) are trained dancers. They could never do leading dance roles. Thus, they move well.
Donna McKechnie is probably one of the greatest triple threats of all time.
Though I am not an incredible fan of hers, Melissa Errico used to be in my dance class, and she is definitely a triple threat.
Updated On: 7/27/05 at 05:44 PM
#55re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 5:50pm
Definitely Michael Berresse, with whom I've just recently become familiar. My jaw dropped when I first saw 'Bianca' on the DVD of the West End's recent Kiss Me Kate. My. God.
I'd like to say Roger Bart, but I have a feeling he falls into the "moves well" category. He was fabulous as Leo in The Producers, and his dancing was partly why (not to mention the other triple threat components - his singing and acting were, as always, flawless).
badroit
Swing Joined: 6/20/05
#56re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 5:52pmMy vote goes to Matt Cavenaugh (URBAN COWBOY, PALM BEACH).
#57re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 6:04pm
How did we forget Charlotte d'Amboise for the ladies?
I agree too be a triple threat - you need training in ALL 3 areas. This term seems it's getting used too freely now.
NBC
Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/03
#58re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 6:13pm
Scott Wise!!
Wonderboy, I think pretty much all of the original Chicago revival ensemble are triple threats...though I admit I don't think I've never heard Rocker Verastique sing. (Where the heck is he, anyway??)
Tommy Tune can still dance...he's still performing.
(Matt Cavenaugh!?!? He's hot, but...c'mon...)
Emcee4ever
Leading Actor Joined: 7/27/05
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#60re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 6:24pm
Yes, I was just thinking Alan Cumming, too, and wondering what is he up to these days . . .
jczelyph
Broadway Star Joined: 10/21/04
#61re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 6:27pmWhich are the great male triple threat roles? Which part would someone have to play to highlight the fact that they're a triple threat. I think that the parts of Charity and Roxie are female triple roles but which shows needs a male triple threat?
jczelyph
Broadway Star Joined: 10/21/04
#62re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 6:27pmWhich are the great male triple threat roles? Which part would someone have to play to highlight the fact that they're a triple threat. I think that the parts of Charity and Roxie are female triple roles but which shows needs a male triple threat?
#63re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 6:28pmWe didn't forget Charlotte. I had mentioned her before.
#64re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 6:31pm
Sorry, I can't read. Well I forgot to mention her in my list.
Paige Davis and Janine LaManna are other triple threats.
NBC
Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/03
#65re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 6:44pm
As far as lead roles for a triple threat male, I think the title role in Pal Joey would have to be a triple threat - if it's done the way the show was originally, with Joey a dancer and not a crooner like in the movie with Frank Sinatra. Also most of the male roles in A Chorus Line require triple threats.
Um...I think the Leading Player in Pippin works best as a triple threat, but even in Fosse's shows the male leads usually didn't have to dance as much as the women did...
#66re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 6:49pm
Others -- The male leads in SINGIN IN THE RAIN.
Billy Lawlor in 42ND STREET
Bobby in CRAZY FOR YOU
Will Parker in OKLAHOMA!
Updated On: 7/27/05 at 06:49 PM
#67re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 6:54pmI totally agree about Charlotte!
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
jczelyph
Broadway Star Joined: 10/21/04
#68re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 6:55pm
I've never seen any of those shows so am ignorant of their requirments. Any other ideas?
#69re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 6:59pmHow about Bert in Mary Poppins -- you know that one...
#70re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 7:00pmSomeone needs to change the title on the main thread because it's not just about the boys!
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
NBC
Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/03
#71re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 7:03pmAnd I would imagine Billy in Billy Elliot...
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#73re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 7:27pm
Shows/roles needing male triple threats:
1. Riff in West Side Story
2. Mike/Richie/Mark/Don in A Chorus Line (any male role really in that show)
3. Bobby in Crazy For You
4. Billy in 42nd Street (already mentioned)
5. leading men in On The Town
6. Emcee in Cabaret (not a must, but it helps)
7. Frankenfurter in Rocky Horror (once again, not a must but it helps)
8. male ensemble of Chicago
9. Seaweed in Hairspray (anyone else agree?)
10. male ensemble of La Cage aux Folles
Sure, not all of them absolutely positively have to be male triple threats, but it helps. But most of those roles almost have to have a male triple threat to make it work.
I've played Gabey in On The Town before. What a FUN show and yes...there are such things as male triple threats. Whoever said that term is only for females is mistaken.
allamarane
Stand-by Joined: 12/15/04
#74re: Who would you consider a triple threat?
Posted: 7/27/05 at 7:57pmGreat list! Bill in Me and My Girl; Charley in Where's Charley?; and Munkustrap in Cats also come to mind.
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