TONY Winners Who never worked on Broadway Again?

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 8:03am

where's Leilani Jones?
Who else?

[Smaxie]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 9:10am

Scott Waara

[alterego]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 9:13am

Patsy Kelly.

[best12bars]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 10:18am

Natalia Makarova (the famous ballerina who won a well-deserved Best Actress in a Musical Tony for the '80s revival of "On Your Toes")

[ohwillo]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 10:26am

Michael McGwire

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 10:33am

Frankie Michaels. He was the original Patrick Dennis, age 10, in MAME back in '66. He was the youngest person ever awarded a Tony.

[To The Stage!]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 10:39am

I'm pretty sure Wilson Jermaine Heredia hasn't worked on anything since Rent.

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 10:55am

^that is correct.

[thejcm]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 11:21am

Marissa Jaret Winokur has only done Hairspray since she won, right?

[LaVieHilary]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 11:24am

wait what did she win for.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 11:26am

John Lloyd Young (sorry, couldn't resist)

Posted: 6/10/06 at 11:27am

T.S. Eliot

[courtnyj]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 11:36am

Haha! John Llyod Young! Too funny and too true!

[best12bars]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 12:24pm

- Also Frances Ruffelle in "Les Mis."

- Sammy Williams in "A Chorus Line." (although he returned to the role of Paul a few times during the run)

- Ben Harney in "Dreamgirls"

- Lila Kedrova in "Zorba"

- Gregory Hines in "Jelly's Last Jam" (sadly... it was)

- Gertrude Lawrence in "The King and I" (died during the run)

- Michael Jeter in "Grand Hotel"

- Bill McKutcheon in "Anything Goes"

- George Rose in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"

Jeez, this list is making me depressed. I keep remembering people.

Updated On: 6/10/06 at 12:24 PM

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 12:44pm

Michael Maguire (EDIT: fixed the spelling) was "blackballed" from the Broadway community after doing some very bad things offstage.
Updated On: 6/10/06 at 12:44 PM

[wiggum2]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 1:38pm

Michael McGuire was "blackballed" from the Broadway community after doing some very bad things offstage.


Details??

[harrietharrisfan]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 2:01pm

Harriet Harris? She didn't work on anything Broadway after winning her TONY for "MILLIE", I think.

[peggyandvelma]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 2:09pm

Harriet's in MAME with Christine Baranski....which may come to Broadway. But she's still out there. I love her.

[best12bars]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 2:09pm

He had a rep around town, back when I was living in NY, of being an arrogant pig... but if that was a case for "Broadway blackballing," there would have been a lot of empty stages on the Great White Way over the years.

Maybe there was more to it than just that. Although it does tend to leave you in the "reject" pile over time. His cut-off seems a bit abrupt.

I know he was touring around the country concertizing with an old friend of mine, and he showed up in the early '90s in the Lincoln Center revival (and telecast) of A Little Night Music... but I don't think he's had the career he envisioned, given his looks and talent.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 2:16pm

"Maguire," not "McGuire."

And ha ha! Great post.

[show2n2]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 2:19pm

Ben Harney was in the one of the original versions of Brownstone. not sure if it was on Bdwy though.

[tz0o]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 2:19pm

I'm pretty sure Frances Ruffelle still does stints in London. I believe she recently played Roxie in Chicago.

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 2:41pm

Heather Headley won for Aida, and I don't think she's done any theatre since then except for her concert at the New Amsterdam

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 2:41pm

This is a rather, um, gloomy sort of thread...

Posted: 6/10/06 at 5:17pm

If we're counting T.S. Eliot for Cats, then we have to count Alexander Borodin for Kismet, no? Or should we start a new thread for Tony winners who were deceased when they won? Now that's gloomy...