Most Under Rated Actors/Actresses

Anneliese Van Der Pol is the one that springs to mind with me. Her voice is incredible and I can never understand why she doesn't work more.

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Jennifer Damiano. She has a gorgeous voice and a wide acting range. She should be on Broadway every season 

Another one I would add would be Jenn Collela

Whateverjsays said: "Jennifer Damiano. She has a gorgeous voice and a wide acting range. She should be on Broadway every season 

 

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I AGREE. Her voice is so beautiful and her acting is great too. I would also add in Rachel Bay Jones, Ciara Renee, Amber Iman, and Sarah Stiles!

Updated On: 9/6/16 at 04:29 PM

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Laura Bell Bundy  has worked a lot on tv since then though. I believe that she has a role on Scream Queens in the coming season. 

For me it would have to be Jennifer Laura Thompson, who is returning to B'way this season in DEAR EVAN HANSEN. She was a stunning Glinda (first take over) in WICKED, and although she originated Hope in URINETOWN, she has never had the leads that I would have expected somebody with her looks, voice, charisma and killer comic timing to have. She was terrific in NICE WORK managing to be hilarious with some iffy material, and she found comedy and pathos in the NPH/LuPone NY Phil COMPANY that I didn't know was in the role of Susan. Am a big fan.

JBroadway, fair enough, but Jennifer Damiano seems to be on a trajectory of only originating roles in new shows (at least so far), similar in a way to Idina Menzel's trajectory.  Idina has said in interviews that she prefers originating roles and chooses to work less frequently in order to wait for original leading roles rather than go into revivals, or work as a replacement.  Maybe Jennifer has made a similar decision to only choose original roles, or maybe it is just what has come along.  But Jennifer is only 25 (i just looked it up on ibdb), and has already originated 4 roles on Broadway.  Idina was 1 month shy of her 25th birthday when she debuted on Broadway in Rent (ibdb again).  So Jennifer's biggest leading roles might well be still ahead of her.  But to have already played Natalie, plus made a big impression performing some very emotional songs in the other three shows, puts her in a very good position of being likely to be offered other original roles. 

 

I will agree with the poster above who mentioned Jennifer Laura Thompson.  I also found her performance in Nice Work hilarious and charming, and was recently quite surprised that she was playing a mom of a teenager in Dear Evan Hansen (she looks much too young for it, but emotionally she certainly pulled it off).

Call_me_jorge said: "Jeanna De Waal, it's a shame she hasn't transferred with either of the two shows she did at ART, though I think she left on her own terms. I hope she can original a role on Broadway soon.

 

Unless she's improved a lot since American Idiot, I'd say she's rated just fine.

hork said: "Call_me_jorge said: "Jeanna De Waal, it's a shame she hasn't transferred with either of the two shows she did at ART, though I think she left on her own terms. I hope she can original a role on Broadway soon.

 

Unless she's improved a lot since American Idiot, I'd say she's rated just fine.

 

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She has improved. American idiot was 5 years ago. 

Updated On: 9/6/16 at 08:38 PM

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