Posted: 8/5/20 at 9:40am
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Ethel Merman in Gypsy
Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon in Chicago
Posted: 8/5/20 at 9:49am
Posted: 8/5/20 at 9:56am
Sarah Brightman in Phantom of the Opera.
Posted: 8/5/20 at 10:30am
Barbra and Funny GIrl
Posted: 8/5/20 at 10:33am
Posted: 8/5/20 at 10:35am
rattleNwoolypenguin said: "Laura Bell Bundy I’m Legally Blonde
Raul Esparza in Company
Julie Andrews Sound of Music"
LOL
Posted: 8/5/20 at 10:36am
Posted: 8/5/20 at 10:38am
rattleNwoolypenguin said: "Laura Bell Bundy I’m Legally Blonde
Raul Esparza in Company
Julie Andrews Sound of Music"
That would have been really impressive had Julie Andrews won a Tony for Sound of Music since she never played the role on stage.
Posted: 8/5/20 at 1:46pm
Robert Cuccioli - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Posted: 8/5/20 at 1:57pm
Colm Wilkinson as Valjean in "Les Miz"
Posted: 8/5/20 at 2:02pm
Posted: 8/5/20 at 2:27pm
Correcting an above error:
-- Julie Andrews for My Fair Lady
-- Andrea McArdle for Annie
-- Katharine Hepburn for Coco
-- Kristen Chenoweth for Wicked
-- Mandy Patinkin for SITPWG
-- Gwen Verdon for Sweet Charity
-- Henry Fonda for Clarence Darrow?????
-- Jason Robards Jr. for A Moon for the Misbegotten?????
-- Chita Rivera for WSS
-- William Daniels for 1776?????
-- Geraldine Page for Sweet Bird of Youth?????
Posted: 8/5/20 at 2:43pm
Posted: 8/5/20 at 2:43pm
Usnavi (In the Heights) and Hamilton - Lin Manuel Miranda
Joanne (Company) - Elaine Stritch
Stanley (A Streetcar Named Desire) - Marlon Brando
Many roles from Rent will always be compared to the original cast, I imagine, for better or worse - Mark (Anthonny Rapp), Roger (Adam Pascal), Collins (Jesse L. Martin), Maureen (Idina Menzel) and even the female Seasons of Love soloist (I forget her name now). Not sure if I would say Joanne because, even though Tracie Thoms was in the film and in the filmed performance, she was not in the original cast, and people tend to give that a lot of performance.
I also would say Julie Andrews in Sound of Music & Mary Poppins and Vivien Leigh in A Streetcar Named Desire. Yes, I'm fully aware neither of those actresses ever played those roles on Broadway so they could never have won a Tony for those, but there are roles in plays/musicals and they are very much associated to Julie Andrews and Vivien Leigh.
Updated On: 8/5/20 at 02:43 PM
Posted: 8/5/20 at 3:41pm
Posted: 8/5/20 at 5:04pm
Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Show
Ellen Greene in Little Shop of Horrors and John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch - though, in both cases, they originated their respective roles off-broadway, and JCM would serve as a replacement in the Hedwig revival. Nevertheless, they both have a pretty remarkable stamp on their characters and sadly were never awarded for it.
I suppose Gwen Verdon in Sweet Charity could apply here as well. She clearly raised the bar high for anyone who would tackle the role later on, and it's clear that the show was sculpted around her talents.
Maybe to lesser extents (and all in plays), I'd argue Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer, Sidney Poitier in A Raisin in the Sun, and Rosalind Russell in Auntie Mame could be included.
Posted: 8/5/20 at 5:16pm
^JCM was rewarded with a honorary Tony in 2015, so that's great
-Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl
-Julie Andrews in My Fair Lady (I second: Give her an honorary Tony! I've been waiting!)
-Ethan Slater in Spongebob (Again, robbed)
Posted: 8/5/20 at 7:34pm
disneybroadwayfan22 said: "^JCM was rewarded with a honorary Tony in 2015, so that's great
!!! how did I somehow totally miss this...? thank you for sharing!
Posted: 8/5/20 at 8:07pm
toottoot said: "Tim Curry inThe Rocky Horror Show
Ellen Greene inLittle Shop of Horrorsand John Cameron Mitchell inHedwig and the Angry Inch- though, in both cases, they originated their respective roles off-broadway, and JCM would serve as a replacement in the Hedwig revival. Nevertheless, they both have a pretty remarkable stamp on their characters and sadly were never awarded for it.
I suppose Gwen Verdon inSweet Charitycould apply here as well. She clearly raised the bar high for anyone who would tackle the role later on, and it's clear that the show was sculpted around her talents.
Maybe to lesser extents (and all in plays), I'd argue Laurence Olivier inThe Entertainer, Sidney Poitier inA Raisin in the Sun, and Rosalind Russell inAuntie Mamecould be included."
I think you pointed out some truly appropriate names at the end; however,your earlier names were sort of N/A. Ellen Greene and John Cameron Mitchell never played Broadway, so they were not eligible. Not sure if that was the intention of the subject -- I assumed they would at least need to be eligible for a Tony to be mentioned. I may be wrong here, but I do not recall that Tim Curry ever played on Broadway in Rocky Horror.
Posted: 8/5/20 at 8:21pm
Posted: 8/5/20 at 10:03pm
Jarethan said: "I think you pointed out some truly appropriate names at the end; however,your earlier names were sort of N/A. Ellen Greene and John Cameron Mitchell never played Broadway, so they were not eligible. Not sure if that was the intention of the subject -- I assumed they would at least need to be eligible for a Tony to be mentioned. I may be wrong here, but I do not recall that Tim Curry ever played on Broadway in Rocky Horror."
Sure - I acknowledge that. I guess if you try for a different interpretation of the question, my point stands. Regardless of them being off broadway, they never won Tony Awards (nor could they). They're considered theater-specific "iconic" performances, but don't have statues to go with it.
And as mentioned ^^ Tim Curry did originate the role. The show just didn't do very well... if I understand correctly, neither did the film either. The midnight showings and cult status wouldn't be applied until the 1980s (I could have that a bit askew however; that's just what I remember being "taught" about it).
