Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
threatXthree
Understudy Joined: 11/7/04
#0Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 12:43am
IMHO....
1. Idina Menzel(finally winning the Tony she deserved back in 1996)
2. Cheyenne Jackson (getting to originate a broadway leading character)
3. Audra McDonald(for winning her......forgot the number :)....Tony)
This will most likely be deleted but lets see other people's opinion's.
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#1re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 12:46amAccomplished? What does that mean?
threatXthree
Understudy Joined: 11/7/04
#2re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 12:49amAcomplished meaning something the person did(or have gotten), that would give them deserved recognition(deserved the key word.)
#3re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 12:51am
Not in order:
1. Raúl Esparza
2. Idina Menzel
3. Michael Arden
"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#4re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 12:52am
And you're sticking Cheyenne Jackson in there? Really? For taking over a role when the original leading man couldn't agree on contract terms? No offense to Jackson- I know nothing about him- but that isn't a huge accomplishment in my eyes.
As long as we're picking based on hormones, stick Hugh Jackman in there, for winning every acting award possible, and a dancing one, too, not to mention hosting the Tonys and carrying BFO to profitability on his back without missing a single performance.
#5re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 12:53amI guess in terms of Cheyenne, it's just the big break that's he's been waiting for - and that's been a long time coming for him. He really deserves this, but I'm not sure that I'd say he's "most accomplished." I feel like this is really a rather large matter of opinion....
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#6re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 12:54amThere's luckiest, and most accomplished. The two are intertwined- to an extent you make your own luck- but not identical. Updated On: 11/7/04 at 12:54 AM
suchclumsytime
Stand-by Joined: 11/5/04
#7re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 12:56am
1. Hugh Jackman
2. Hugh Jackman
3. Hugh Jackman
I totally agree with Plum! :0)
I'm sorry, but Idina just doesn't do it for me like she used to. Her performance at the Tonys...shall we even go there?
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GovernorSlaton
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/04
#8re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 12:58am
I might agree with Audra winning her 4th Tony, and certainly Hugh as well.
How about Nathan Lane; going from The Frogs in NY to The Producers in London and then shooting The Producers movie while not in perfect health is quite a large feat.
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#9re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 12:58amYup, I'll agree on Lane. Roger Bart, too, for coming into The Frogs so quickly.
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#10re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 1:03am
I'm going to second MNIL's post. I agree with all three.
Raul Esparza for The Normal Heart. Acting like I have never seen before.
Idina Menzel for winning her Tony. I think she deserved it and her speech made me want to give her 1,000 more.
and Michael Arden, so much talent in such a young man. A few months ago, I had no idea who he was and now, he's everywhere.
By the way, MNIL-Just now when I saw your icon I practically fell off my chair. LOVE IT! What a guy! And your signature is too cute as well! Thanks for making me feel better!
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#11re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 1:14amI'm glad I made you feel better, that's what I'm here for!
"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."
Type_A_Tiff
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/04
#12re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 1:16am
Hugh Jackman.
This was his year. No doubt.
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"Good luck returning my ass!" - Wilhemina Slater
"This is my breakfast, lunch and f***ing dinner right here. I'm not even f***in' joking." - Colin Farrell
#13re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 1:29amJohn Tartaglia is missing from that list,
Speed
Broadway Star Joined: 7/12/03
#14re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 2:30am
Is Cheyenne the only person this year who has landed new roles on Broadway? What about Eden, Ramona, Sutton, Maureen, Norbert, John, Sheri, etc.?
And what about those twelve angry men I keep hearing so much about? Philip Bosco, Boyd Gaines, etc.
Is landing the role in a jukebox musical of Elvis tunes really an accomplishment in acting? Maybe. But we won't know for sure until 2005.
How bout Hunter Foster, starring in two Broadway musicals? Tonya Pinkins, creating a Tony nominated turn on Broadway?
And of course, acting does include TV and film, right? How bout Nicole Kidman?
broadway_star_tomorrow
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/04
#15re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 4:23am
1. Idina Menzel
2. Hunter Foster
3. Hugh Jackman
AKA Idina Pashmina
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Type_A_Tiff: There's nothing hard about her. Broadway_star_tomorrow: Yeah. Her arteries.
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#16re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 4:26am
Tonya Pinkins
Hugh Jackman
Jefferson Mays
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#17re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 8:37am
"1. Idina Menzel(finally winning the Tony she deserved back in 1996)" I totally agree. She wom and I cried, so she's my number one.
2. jefferson Mays. I read the play, but didn't get a chance to see it. Even so, he was great. (As per my friend)
3. Jennifer Laura Thompsom for stepping into those really big shoes she had to fill and filling them perfectly.
Runner up: Adam Pascal for the 4 or 5 shows in 2004 he did of Cabaret before it closed.
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jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#18re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 8:48am
Hugh Jackman -
for the extraordinary display of triple threat talents, winning every award on offer, including the TONY and the DISTINGUISHED PERFORMER awards.
for the Herculean task of carrying THE BOY FROM OZ on his shoulders to its sellout closure.
for the strong professional discipline which was exemplary - no absences in a very physically demanding role and even nursing a stress foot fracture in the last 5 months of the run.
for giving Broadway its due during the whole time he was involved ( TONY hosting 2003 and 2004, Broadway Cares most winning fundraising campaign, TONY honors hosting, ACTORS EQUITY rally, etc.).
for the stagedoor patience and graciousness he displayed despite the craziness at the Imperial stagedoor.
Now, that was a compleat Broadway actor for you!
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Sadly, Hollywood has claimed him once again from the stage.
Updated On: 11/7/04 at 08:48 AM
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#19re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 8:53am
hugh jackman
idina menzel
eden espinosa
brooke shields
sean combs
Duo
Swing Joined: 5/10/04
BEKA531
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#21re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 10:01am
1. idina menzel --- for finally winning her tony she deserved for rent, her speech was amazing but her performance... lets not go there
2. hugh jackman --- for being hugh jackman :)
3. jennifer laura thompson --- for filling in kristin chenoweth's glinda role brilliantly... keeping to the original character but adding her own flair
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#22re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 10:02amLet's not forget Tovah Feldshuh.
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BlueEyedKate
Understudy Joined: 10/26/04
#23re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 11:17am
Jefferson Mays - I would have to say "I am my Own Wife" is my favorite play of 2004 thus far - primarily because of his amazing performance. I get chills up my spine just thinking about him.
And I'll go with Hugh Jackman for being the one shining spot in 'A Boy from Oz' and Audra McDonald, because I simply love her.
#24re: Top Three Most Acomplished Actors of 2004
Posted: 11/7/04 at 11:29am
Idina Menzel
Eden Espinosa
John Tartaglia
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