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What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?

What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?

Alex Kulak2
#1What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 6:16pm

If you can nail down one actor at one night of theatre (Broadway, Off-Broadway, Regional, West End, High School) that you think is close to perfect, what would it be? 

For me, it's Benjamin Magnuson as Lemml in Indecent at Victory Gardens Theatre.

Updated On: 7/22/19 at 06:16 PM

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#2What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 6:22pm

Frank Wood - SIDE MAN

neil30043
#3What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 6:40pm

Lily Tomlin- "The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe"

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ChildofEarth
#4What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 6:42pm

Glenda Jackson - Three Tall Women

ebroadwayrundown
#5What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 6:54pm

Laurie Metcalf's 20-minute monologue in "Balm in Gilead" in 1984.

BwayinVan
#6What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 7:01pm

Cynthia Erivo in The Color Purple

Jarethan
#7What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 7:02pm

I will cheat:

Male Musical -- Nathan Lane in The Producers

Female Musical -- Angela Lansbury in Gypsy

Male Play -- James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope

Female Play -- Colleen Dewhurst in A Moon For the Misbegotten

 

But, if I had too pick one, I would probably say Colleen Dewhurst

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BroadwayRox3588
#8What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 7:27pm

Carmen Cusack in Bright Star comes to mind.

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poisonivy2
#9What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 7:30pm

Glenda Jackson in Three Tall Women. She made you love someone who was on paper completely loathsome.

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quizking101
#10What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 7:35pm

Male (Musical) - John Cameron Mitchell (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH)

Female (Musical) -Cynthia Erivo (THE COLOR PURPLE)

Male (Play) - Andrew Garfield (ANGELS IN AMERICA)

Female (Play) - Audra McDonald (LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL)


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Danielle49
#11What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 7:36pm

Andrew Garfield in Angels in America

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BroadwayConcierge
#12What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 7:45pm

Cynthia Erivo in The Color Purple comes to mind for power.

Katrina Lenk in The Band’s Visit comes to mind for nuance.

Renée Elise Goldsberry in Hamilton comes to mind for both. 

Updated On: 11/4/18 at 07:45 PM

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Bwayfan292
#13What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 7:50pm

Courtney Reed in Aladdin


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TexanAddams18
#14What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 7:54pm

Emma Hunton- Wicked

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#15What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 7:55pm

Norm Lewis in Phantom of the Opera. Yes, I’m serious.


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InTheBathroom1
#16What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 8:02pm

Nicolette in Waitress

Tracy Michele Arnold in A Streetcar Named Desire at American Players Theatre (in Wisconsin)

Michael Urie in Torch Song

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#17What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 8:07pm

Bwayfan292 said: "Courtney Reed in Aladdin"

Oh yeah. How could I forget about her? lol

Theatregeek811
#18What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 8:14pm

Kaley Ann Voorhees in Phantom of the Opera. I'm so thrilled that she's finally going to be the main Christine! 

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#19What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/4/18 at 10:29pm

Can't pick just one:

Maggie Smith - Private Lives

Elizabeth Ashley - Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Sweet Bird Of Youth

Fantasia - The Color Purple

Kevin Spacey - Moon For The Misbegotten

Nathan Lane - Lisbon Traviata

Sandy Duncan - Peter Pan

Reba McIntyre - Annie Get Your Gun

Kristine Nielsen - Betty's Summer Vacation

J Smith-Cameron - As Bees In Honey Drown
 

 

HugoP
#20What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/5/18 at 12:06am

I'll go with Erivo in THE COLOR PURPLE because I'll never, ever forget it. And her I'M HERE is the best stage moment I've ever seen.

But the one that surprised me the most was Michael C. Hall in CABARET.   

And I just have to say this:    Ben Platt in DEAR EVAN HANSEN was great as I expected;   Noah Galvin was the big surprise to me as his replacement-- one of the most under-appreciated stage performances of that year....beautiful work in a more subdued, but shattering, tone.

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IdinaBellFoster
#21What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/5/18 at 12:11am

Whoever said Courtney Reed needs to seek help.

Joe Mantello in THE NORMAL HEART. Erivo in a close second, but every second of Mantello’s performance is burned into my memory.


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Bwayfan292
#22What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/5/18 at 12:19am

I said Courtney, and I was just being sarcastic lol, she is hands down one of the worst performances ive ever seen.


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Lks216
#23What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/5/18 at 12:35am

I've only had the privilege of seeing 3 shows on Broadway, so my pick for best performances are from regional theater. Both involve Beth Leavel.

Watching Beth Leavel perform the song Hello Dolly in the rain at The Muny is an experience that I think will never be topped.

My second best performance is watching Beth Leavel as Mama Rose in Gypsy. I'm not even a big fan of  the musical, but her performance took my breath away. 

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#24What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/5/18 at 12:58am

IdinaBellFoster said: "Whoever said Courtney Reed needs to seek help.

Joe Mantello in THE NORMAL HEART. Erivo in a close second, but every second of Mantello’s performance is burned into my memory.
"

 

Forgot about Mantello.  Pretty great. 

Also Michael Urie and Jonathan Hadary in Angels. 

 

 

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#25What is the best Stage Performance You Have Ever Seen?
Posted: 11/5/18 at 1:33am

Christine Dwyer as Jenna Hunterson in Waitress 1NT.


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