Roles that could be either leading OR featured...

[OH_so_TRENDYxx]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 3:37pm

This is an OPINION!!
SO that means NO bitching for those of you who have nothing better to do but sit around and tell people why their opinion sucks and why yours is better...


Updated On: 6/13/06 at 03:37 PM

[dirty rotten guy]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 3:42pm

Olive in Spelling Bee

[All_For_Laura]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 3:44pm

Count Fosco, WIW
Jake Side Show

[YessicaB]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 3:47pm

Glinda

[pandajen14]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 3:48pm

Most everyone in Les Mis besides Jean Valjean.

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 3:51pm

Fosco WIW
Eileen Wonderful Town
Janet Drowsy

[Broadwayluva]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:03pm

what about Edna Turnblad . . . especially when Harvey did the role

[Enjolras77]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:09pm

The Emcee in Cabaret

In 1967, Joel Grey won the Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, whereas in 1998, Alan Cumming won the Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for the same role.

[mrslovett7]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:12pm

Clara in Light in the Piazza
Clara in Passion

[30/90 Playout]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:16pm

Mrs. Lovett and Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd

It is always called an "ensemble cast", but they are obviously the leads.

Roger and Mark in Rent

Right?

[bwaybabe3]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:17pm

all the boys of jersey. personally I think they are all leading...

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:18pm

Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovett in the standard Sweeney Todd are the two leads, and nothing less.

[Horton]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:38pm

Captian Von Trap in The Sound of Music

[Marguerite Chauvelin]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:41pm

John Adams in 1776 is leading, but William Daniels was nominated as featured, no wonder he turned it down.

[ashley0139]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:44pm

Christine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

[Stagerage2003]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 5:19pm

Christine in Phantom

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 5:23pm

Trina in FALSETTOS
Deena Jones in DREAMGIRLS

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 5:26pm

Velma & Roxie in Chicago.
The Engineer in Miss Saigon (but is usually given higher billing than Chris)

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 5:33pm

Though Roxie does not get many musical numbers. She is still the lead, considering the whole plot revolves around her. Velma can be argued.

[singingshowgirl]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 5:34pm

Adelaide in Guys and Dolls

[NYC4Life]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 5:36pm

The cast of Into the Woods

[GirlforTartaglia]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 6:26pm

Rosemary from H2$ seeing as she's basically out of Act2 until the end..but she's the primary female..but Finch and Biggley are like overpowering the entire show lol

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 6:43pm

Many actors in leading roles have been nominated/made eligible in the featured category for reasons having nothing to do with their part size, i.e. not wanting to make two actors compete against each other in the same category, or wanting to give an actor a better shot at winning. For example, even though Linda in "Death of a Salesman" is a leading role, the producers asked that Elizabeth Franz be eligable at the Tonys as a "featured" actress since everyone knew Judi Dench would win that year as lead actress. The Tony commitee consented, and Franz ended up winning the featured actress award.

William Daniels was, I think, the one who basically changed the format of eligibility. Before him, it was pretty cut and dry: upove the title = lead, below = featured. (For example, if you can believe it, Carol Lawrence was nominated for featured actress as the original Maria in WSS, Tom Bosley won for featured actor for originating the title role in Fiorello!) When Daniels refused his Tony nomination as featured actor (since John Adams is most definitely the lead in 1776), I think that's when they started allowing producers to petition an actor for a particular category.

[popular_elphie]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:06pm

All the Jersey Boys
All parts in Drowsy

[icantbelive]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:23pm

Booth in Assassins
Jonathan in TTB