Who has the hardest part on Broadway right now?

[worrell4077]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 2:44pm

I did a search and didn't really find any messages devoted to this idea. So, who do you think has the hardest part on Broadway right now?

I posted it in a different post, but I still think JLY has the hardest part on Broadway cause he has to sing lead for 27 songs, with some in a falsetto. Add the dancing he does, along with going from 16 to Valli's current age(I forget how old he is)in 2hrs and 30 minutes. Not to mention, before hand that JLY warms up for 40 minutes before the show and cools down for about 15-20 minutes after the show.

[best12bars]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 2:46pm

Well...


...he's in the ensemble of "Chicago," but I'll never tell.

Updated On: 9/2/06 at 02:46 PM

[TomMonster]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 2:54pm

You know him too?

[best12bars]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 3:06pm

Yeah, apparently a LOT of people do.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 3:07pm

Naturally this thread would take a turn far into the gutter.

Far.

[best12bars]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 3:09pm

Always measuring the distance, AREN'T you, BSoBW2?!?!

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 3:20pm

I didn't see that one coming.

No pun intended, bitch!

[jjoey076]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 7:05pm

Best12, you're extremely witty. It took me a minute to get that one.

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 7:10pm

I agree with JLY having the hardest part as well.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 7:19pm

Also, the leads in Phantom. There's a reason Chrisine has an alternate, and the Phantom should as well.

[WiiCKED x3]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 7:26pm

JLY.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 7:29pm

Richard Griffiths
Michael Cerveris
Patti LuPone
Manoel Felciano
John Lloyd Young

And honestly, whom ever is playing Elphaba. Acting, not so difficult - but the vocals.

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 7:33pm

Duh! It's EYE-Deeeeena! London shmudon.

[blaxx]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 7:34pm

Rent audiences.

[HamletWasBipolar]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 7:34pm

A sophisticated audience easily has the hardest part on Broadway these days.

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 7:53pm

Well said, Hamlet.

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 7:55pm

LaChanze
JLY

others...

[broadwaydestined]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 8:25pm

I think most people on broadway have it hard. I mean, the demand on all of them is pretty high. Its hard for all of them in different ways. In phantom and sweeny, they have alot of hard stuff to sing. In stuff like the wedding sionger and the drowsy chaperone, they have to be pretty high energy all of the time. Its impossible to say who has it hardest.

[EmieMarie]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 9:42pm

the techies and running crew, lights and sound operators.
why: All this hard work, and not nearly enough appreciation for them.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 10:42pm

I'd have to say that the audience has the hardest part on Broadway right now. Did you ever watch them as they try to understand the lyrics?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 10:57pm

I want some of that John Lloyd Young Kool-Aid that all the kids are drinking.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 11:11pm

So the guy in Chicago has a hard part?
Is it a large part?

[americanboy99]

Posted: 9/3/06 at 12:31am

maybe not hardest but i feel whomever plays tracy in hairspray has it very hard. all that dancing and fast singing.