What Actor Was So Good They Made You Cry?- Page 9
What Actor Was So Good They Made You Cry?
#200re: What Actor Was So Good They Made You Cry?
Posted: 11/16/06 at 1:25am
Brian Stokes Mitchell in Kiss Me Kate.
Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell in the recent London revival of "Sunday In The Park with George".
Chita Rivera in anything.
"It does what a musical is supposed to do; it takes you to another world. And it gives you a little tune to carry in your head. Something to take you away from the dreary horrors of the real world. A little something for when you're feeling blue. You know?"
#201re: What Actor Was So Good They Made You Cry?
Posted: 11/16/06 at 1:44am
Aw, somebear. I posted about him on the first page of this thread, I think, in reference to having seen the show in Cincinnati. It moved me to tears then, but I meant a few isolated tears discreetly dripping down my face. When I saw it for the first time in New York, as soon as Being Alive ended, I was sobbing pretty much uncontrollably. And it lasted for quite a bit of time. I can count on one hand the theatrical and cinematic experiences combined that have done that to me, but I think this one was by far the most visceral. I just couldn't stop. I think it was a combination of being so moved by the performance and just letting out all of the thrill and emotion surrounding the fact that the show was finally here, frankly, but I still credit Raul's performance with most of it. I was completely surprised with myself, the way the tears just didn't stop coming. It was a little embarassing, so I hope I don't do that again. 
#202re: What Actor Was So Good They Made You Cry?
Posted: 11/16/06 at 1:59amDavid Engel (the original Hannah of Hamburg) playing Albin/Zsa Zsa in a regional production of La Cage. His portrayal of the role was 3-dimensional, heartbreaking and beatifully sung and left me scratching my head as to why he was not offered the role in the Broadway revival.
"It does what a musical is supposed to do; it takes you to another world. And it gives you a little tune to carry in your head. Something to take you away from the dreary horrors of the real world. A little something for when you're feeling blue. You know?"
matthius202
Broadway Star Joined: 2/15/05
#203re: What Actor Was So Good They Made You Cry?
Posted: 11/16/06 at 3:08amSusan Egan-Cabaret
"Be not like dumb, driven cattle. Be a hero in the strife." A Psalm of Life...Walt Whitman
fossemoves
Stand-by Joined: 4/19/05
#204re: What Actor Was So Good They Made You Cry?
Posted: 11/16/06 at 4:27pmWhile not in a book show - Bernadette Peters singing BEING ALIVE - live in person is the most traumatic and emotional thing I've been apart of. It's up there with Audra McDonald doing You're Daddies Son.
#205re: What Actor Was So Good They Made You Cry?
Posted: 11/16/06 at 4:34pmWithout having actually seen "Ragtime" live, Brian Stokes Mitchell's "Make Them Hear" you gets tears from me just about every time.
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