Broadway Star Joined: 12/29/03
Well I must say that seeing Joel Gray in Cabaret changed my life!!!
Please elaborate.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
elaborate?? This ain't the place. LOL.
David Ayers
Norbert Leo Butz
Hunter Foster
Rick Crom
Adam Fleming
Broadway Star Joined: 6/3/03
There are several that I really like:
Brian Stokes Mitchell
the late Richard Kiley
John Cullum
Harvey is fab in Hairspray
Michael Ball
Adam Pascal
Chorus Member Joined: 10/4/03
I love Hunter Foster and Gavin Creel!!!
Raul Esparza, Adam Pascal, Michael Ball, Anthony Rapp, among others...
Chorus Member Joined: 4/14/06
I second that emotion on Bruce Yarnell! He was a powerhouse; tall, handsome & a great operatic voice! I saw him in several shows in stock, "Molly Brown," "The New Moon," "Annie Get Your Gun," at the St.Louis Muny. Bruce died in a plane crash very young. A friend of mine, Broadway performer Lawrence Leritz was a dance partner to Bruce's sister, Lorene Yarnell from "Shields & Yarnell" in some musicals. She told Lawrence that her father never got over Bruce's death. I can only imagine. He would have had a huge career on Broadway if he had lived longer.
I also thought Ron Husmann was a wonderful leading man..."All American," "Tenderloin"..also handsome with a great voice.
ANTHONY WARLOW!!!
Hugh Jackman, John Cullum, and the late and great Raul Julia.
I will second ANTHONY WARLOW. The man's voice gives me chills!
Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/03
Brent Barrett
Michael Cerveris
Raul Esparza
Tom Hewitt
Drew Sarich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
Favorite:
Matthew J. Morrison
Runner up:
Patrick Wilson
Hunter Foster
Michael Arden
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Norm Lewis
I have never seen him and probably never will ,but John Lloyd Young *sighs*
Broadway Star Joined: 8/9/04
Robert Preston
Richard Kiley
John Cullum
Scott Bakula
Will Chase
Brian d'Arcy James
Phillip Quast
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
Additional runner up:
Brian d'Arcy James
John Lloyd Young
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
If anyone's seen 'Les Miserables,' it's got a number of 'Leading Men' contenders, Norm Lewis, Aaron Lazar and Adam Jacobs, just to name a few ...
Playbill.com: 'The Leading Men' - Adam Jacobs
Oh, GOD this thread is old.
I didn't even mention Raul Esparza in my other post. Which is blasphemy, really.
I don't have a lone favorite as there isn't a single actor that has done all of the musicals that I have seen. But, the one that stood out was Hoon Lee - Pacific Overtures, Making Tracks, and Flower Drum Song followed by:
Live:
1. Will Chase and Matt Bogart, Miss Saigon and Aida
2. Patrick Wilson, Full Monty
3. Ivan Rutherford, Les Miserables Tour
4. Jose Llana, Flower Drum Song Revival (Broadway)
Video:
1. David Campbell, HMP Miss Saigon
2. Philip Quast, TAC Les Miserables
Ben Vereen, Colm Wilkinson, and Raul Esparza.
Broadway Star Joined: 8/7/06
Of today's generation: Brian Stokes Mitchell
Videos