Re: female actors
I saw Audra McDonald this weekend and she did spray a little bit. It didn't have quite the same range as other (male) actors, though. If you could equate actors with a garden hose, Audra would be the "mist" setting, as opposed to Cerveris' "showers".
As wickedrentq said, Ben Magnuson is the champion though. He'd be one of those weird "vertical" hose settings.
Don't be too sure I'm as crooked as I'm supposed to be.