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When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
suestorm
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/15/13
#25When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 10:10amCristen Millioti is the next one
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#26When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 10:21amWell I guess people have different definitions on what a "star" is. For me a "star" is someone already established in the industry... I don't think they necessarily need to be able to sell any project on their names alone to be called a star.
#27When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 10:27am
A "star" has a significant following.
Trouble is, most of us think anyone we personally follow thus has a significant following...
Which is why there are people who think Stephanie J Block is a star.
Updated On: 4/25/13 at 10:27 AM
#28When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 10:34am
Kathy Bates definitely qualifies, madbrian (yes, it was late '80s, but still).
I think part of the reason I'm sounding so "vague" here is that the definition of a "star" has become more vague today. Just like "classic" or "legend."
Back in the golden age of both Hollywood and Broadway, there was a clear delineation (a "class system," if you will).
You were a star if the studio billed you above the title. That usually came with a "star" dressing room and a physical "star" on your dressing room door.
There was no question or gray area.
With Broadway, it was the same thing. Name above the title, star dressing room, and even a star on the door.
It's a different era now.
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rorschach37
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/10
#29When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 10:36amLike Kathy Bates, it wasn't exactly recent, but John Goodman.
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Broadway Star Joined: 12/27/11
#30When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 10:42amViola Davis
#31When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 10:59amAgain going back a few years - Christopher Walken
#32When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 11:15amI'd say Aaron Tveit could be on his way. A key role in the Oscar-nominated Les Miserables and the lead role in an upcoming tv series on USA (Graceland premieres on 6/6). Also, his Graceland costar Daniel Sunjata could break out as well. He's been getting exposure thanks to Smash, Dark Knight Rises, and the upcoming Lullaby with Amy Adams.
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#33When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 12:05pmNot entirely sure but maybe Matthew Broderick. Thought he was fairly big in Neil Simon shows before he was succesful in movies like "War Games".
#34When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 1:11pm
Absolutely, Broderick! I was thinking about his wife and forgot that he won a Tony in 1983 for Brighton Beach Memoirs before he became a movie star.
He counts (even if that was *gulp* 30 years ago!).
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#35When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 1:31pmNatalie Portman? Would she count?
#36When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 1:52pmI second Viola Davis. I also hope the fabulous Nina Arianda is next to make it big in the movies.
rorschach37
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/10
#37When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 1:55pmI wouldn't say he's a "star" yet, but Benjamin Walker got the lead role in a big summer blockbuster last year and did a superb job. I wouldn't be surpised if he took on more film roles.
#38When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 1:57pmHow about Kevin Kline? I think he bagged a couple Tonys prior to starring in Sophie's Choice.
#39When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 1:59pmNot so sure about Broderick. He actually hit stage and screen around the same time. I think War Games coincided with his Broadway debut.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#40When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 2:01pmRecently Sklar Astin?
BWFan101
Understudy Joined: 9/15/12
#41When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 2:10pm
Eddie Redmayne?
Neve Campbell??
#42When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 2:28pm
Viola Davis.
ETA: oops! just saw she'd been mentioned before.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#43When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 2:38pm
Recently Sklar Astin?
Love, he is NOT an anything star.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#44When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 2:43pm^The Pitch Perfect box office might not agree.
#45When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 2:51pm
^
The Pitch Perfect box office probably will agree. The film did well, but I doubt it had to do with the inclusion of Skylar Astin and it certainly didn't turn him into a household name overnight.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#46When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 2:58pmHe's not a Broadway star either.
bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#47When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 3:01pm
Viola Davis Amy Ryan and Anna Kendrick are great examples of actresses that started gaining a profile on Broadway with Tony nominations that then got them into movies (and an Oscar nomination).
I have high hopes that Jennifer Damiano will follow in the footsteps of Anna Kendrick.
and Nina Arianda is going to be a big star in the future I think in terms of films.
Some other actresses like Maria Dizzia Marin Ireland and Mirielle Enos have been doing a lot of film/television work lately and I don't think many knew about them before they were on Broadway.
#48When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 3:55pm
I think true stars are kinda gone these days anyway. Even the biggest stars in the world can't always open a movie in the #1 or even #5 spot. Maybe it'll change again, but for right now, there are very few true, proven stars who could almost certainly, beyond a shadow of a doubt, make a film a success. Look at the recent failures of Nine and Rock of Ages. Yes, that could have been because the films were terrible, but that never stopped films with big stars from making a little cash before.
Still, I guess I'd say Anna Kendrick could very well be on her way to becoming one of Hollywood's top young actors. She's divine.
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#49When was the last time a Broadway star became a film star?
Posted: 4/25/13 at 3:56pmMadbrian - Looked it up and technically Broderick started on stage first. Brighton Beach Memoirs opened in March 1983 and I think "War Games" came out in June of 1983. Broderick also got good reviews for "Torch Song Trilogy" which he was in when it was Off-Broadway and before Brighton Beach Memoirs.
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