What Broadway Actors Could Be Successfull In All Three Mediums - Stage, TV & Film

[MOXIEINTHECITY]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 8:52am

Hugh Jackman - We know he can do all three already
Christian Hoff - Very charismatic
Dominick Cooper - Ditto
The young woman who was in Gypsy...she played the young Judy Garland in the TV mini-series??? - I love her. So talented.

Patrick Wilson comes mind but I think he's best on stage. I've not been all that taken with his film performances. Phantom was almost a waste for him.
Psst....ever have a tryst with an actor/actress

[Dre2387]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 8:57am

i think Norbert would be great.

And we all know that John Lithgow has done it.

and Greg Jbara.

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 8:58am

Kristin Chenoweth. Although her TV show bombed, she was very good in it.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 9:29am

Audra McDonald

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 10:19am

John Lloyd Young.

[Corine2]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 10:20am

1. Craig Bierko and he has:
1. Sex and The City
2. Cinderella Man, The 13th Floor
3. The Music Man(We wont discuss Modern Orthodox)

He is very talented. His biggest mistake was turning down an offer to star in Friends.
2. Robert Spencer- He has the looks for tv and film.
Tall, dark and handsome.
3. John L Young-
He has the talent to do whatever he wants.
4. Daniel Reichard- He is a charming man and he can sing! He is also one of the funniest performers. I loved him in Forbidden Broadway. I can see him having his own sitcom. Everyone loves Daniel! HA!

5. Felicia P Fields told me she wanted to have her own talk show. I vote for her! (If Oprah is reading make this happen)
6. Barrett Foa- I would love to see him in a movie, tv show and whatever he wants to do. He has the talent and I adore him. Updated On: 6/4/06 at 10:20 AM

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 10:22am

i second Kristin
but actually, she is already successful in all three (TV: The West Wing, Movies: RV, Bewitched, etc., Shows: Wicked, etc)

yeah

:)

[Eileen2]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 10:29am

Agree with the above, especially Hugh and Norbert.

I'd also add Taye Diggs to the list. While his series attempt didn't do well, his guest shot on Will & Grace was great and he's giving it another shot in the upcoming season.

[show2n2]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 10:29am

Kelli O'Hara
Jackie Hoffman
Sarah Jones
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Sara Gettelfinger
Gavin Creel
LaChanze

[MOXIEINTHECITY]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 10:30am

Corine, that is a great example. I love Craig Bierko. The guy who played Denny on Greay's Anatomy this season reminded me so much of him.

I hated Chenowth's sitcom and she has a really grating personality. She's too...whiny? Smarmy?

As far as John Lloyd Young ..... I'm not so sure. I think he's too small - literally - to carry a film or a series. I think he still needs to prove himself a bit. Yes, he's been given rave reviews for this peformance but I'd like to see him do more to see if this was just a fluke.
Psstttt...Ever Hook Up With a Broadway Actor/Actress

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 10:34am

Kristin Chenoweth, John Lithgow, Hugh Jackman, Norbet Leo Butz, Harry Connick Jr, and Patti Lupone, Audra McDonald, Taye Diggs, Bernadette Peters, Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker.

The late Jerry Orbach was.

Updated On: 6/4/06 at 10:34 AM

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 11:03am

Idina Menzel...

[jsrocks]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 11:49am

John Slattery does Film, Television, and Theatre to perfection!

[bwayboi4life42]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 11:52am

Don't forget about Barbra Streisand!!!

[jerseyboyslover]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 11:56am

John Lloyd Young
J.Robert Spencer
Daniel Reichard
Christian Hoff
Idina Menzel
Taye Diggs
Norbet Leo Butz

[rosekwbp]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:07pm

Bernadette Peters has been successful in all three mediums.

[Just_John]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:16pm

Julia Roberts

[MadelineKahnFan]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:17pm

Well Madeline Kahn has been in all 3 and thats what makes her a true legend.

[MOXIEINTHECITY]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:19pm

"JLY is 5'7". Tom Cruise is the same height. Height is completely not an issue in film and TV. Tell Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman the same thing as well. "

JLY is hardly Pacino or Hoffman. Right now, he's just a guy with a great voice who did a good impression of someone else. There's really been no other examples of his "talent." (And I'm not saying he's not talented, I'm just saying that one great role doesn't mean the guy is the next Pacino.) I was never blown away by Hoffman's Capote or Foxx's Ray Charles, either. I prefer a performance where the actor created a character simply from the words in a script and his own choices.

Cruise has never done stage or tv and I don't think he'd do well at either. He's awful in interviews. Look at Julia Roberts in Three Days of Rain. Those are two personas that need film to push along their performances/personalities. In interviews and in print, they're both horrible bores.

Craig Bierko is a great example, as is Hugh Jackman. I like Idina, but she's more a singer than actress to me. She did a few episodes of Digg's Kevin Hill and I thought she fell flat.

I think what it takes to do all three extremely well is charisma. I don't think Idina is at all charismatic, nor do I see that in JLY. Domimick Cooper will be the next Jude Law, Bierko is extremely charming, Cerveris has something sexy-sinister about him that would work as well. Christian Hoff is also charismatic. Chenoweth is more energetic than charismatic but her voice just bugs me.

Streisand has it
Kathleen Turner had it and could get it back
Patricia Clarkson has it
Dominick Cooper Has it
Cerveris has it
Megan Mullally has it
Hugh Jackman has it
Patrick Wilson sort of has it but needs to dirty up a bit. Hard Candy was a good move for him.
Jude Law has done all three as well - Indiscretions in the early 90's, The West Enders soap drama thingy he did in London and his films.


Psstt...ever hook up with another actor?

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:21pm

Anybody notice a pattern in these threads? Any thread asking questions such as this one, or best dressed, best actor/actress, funniest, etc. A lot of people who have some sort of knowledge on only three shows answer every question listing the same actors from those three shows, because that's all they know. Which is sad, because they only have a pool of about 15 actors, and don't know how much other actors have to offer. I hope that made sense, I just had to get that off my chest. I've noticed it A LOT lately.

[jerseyboyslover]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:30pm

"John Lloyd Young
J.Robert Spencer
Daniel Reichard
Christian Hoff
Idina Menzel
Taye Diggs
Norbet Leo Butz"

They are not all I know, that is just who I think would be good in theratre, tv and films.

[Magicupoursleeves]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:39pm

Joanna Gleason has been fairly successful in all 3, usually have smaller roles and guest spotis in movies and tv.

[sunflower12063]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 1:22pm

Cerveris is already successful in all three mediums.

[Marguerite Chauvelin]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 1:25pm

Hugh Laurie probably could be if he would do something on stage...

[kas]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 1:48pm

i think these guys already are:

bradley cooper
naveen andrews
paul rudd
megan mullally
david schwimmer
idina menzel
taye diggs
jesse l. martin
sarah jessica parker
matthew broderick
cheno
philip seymour hoffman, if he did a tv show :)


i think some other people would too, like

will ferell
anthony rapp (did he do tv?)
richard gere
john & joan cusack
christian levantino
tom hanks
johnny depp
sean hayes
drew barrymore
debra messing
terry quinn
sean penn
tracie thoms
matt damon
and especially topher grace