Worst Performances by a gifted actor- Page 2
Worst Performances by a gifted actor
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/04
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#25
Posted: 12/10/04 at 2:04pmI'd have to go with Kerry Butler in LSOH, maybe not "worst" but certainly amateur-ish. And I DID see her in "Hairspray" and thought she was fresh and engaging--could not believe she was not nominated.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#26
Posted: 12/10/04 at 2:15pm
Lauren Bacall - Waiting in the Wings
Faye Dunaway - Master Class
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#27
Posted: 12/10/04 at 2:21pm
WHAT? Nancy Opel was GREAT in Fiddler...
Rany Graff - Les Mis
Alfred Molina - yeah, Fiddler
Stephen (?) Henderson (I hear he is supposed to be a good actor) - Dracula
How'd I know some1 would say Idina....?
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#28
Posted: 12/10/04 at 2:34pm
Eden Espinosa-Brooklyn
I'm surprised no one said Bernadette Peters in Gypsy.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#29
Posted: 12/10/04 at 2:45pmWhen did Eden Espinosa become a gifted actor?
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#30
Posted: 12/10/04 at 2:47pmWell, somparing it to Wicked. Alright, maybe not such a great example.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#31
Posted: 12/10/04 at 2:48pmWhen did Lauren Bacall become a gifted actor? Being famous - even legendary - does not necessarily make you gifted.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#32
Posted: 12/10/04 at 3:15pmBernadette's performance in Gypsy was nothing short of genius. However, I'm not too fond of her in ITW.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#33
Posted: 12/10/04 at 3:48pmOooo Elphie. No you di-n't!!
Leading Actor Joined: 10/4/04
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#34
Posted: 12/10/04 at 4:10pm
Broadwaybelter- Can you please explain why you thought Harriet Harris was not good in Millie? I saw her twice (and Delta Burke twice, and Bea Lillie in the movie) and thought she was excellent.
In terms of a bad performance from a gifted performer. It is not Broadway but I thought Bette Midler's Kiss My Brass was not very good. It seemed slapped together. Bette was trying but was out of breath quite a bit. I understand she is 59 years old, 58 at the time I saw KMB, but she should realize she doesn't need a big show. All she needs is a stool and a microphone.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#35
Posted: 12/10/04 at 4:17pmLauren Bacall received quite good reviews for both Applause and Woman of the Year. Though she's not a singer, she managed to snag Tonys for both shows. She also received a Golden Globe, SAG Award, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Film Critics Association, National Achievement Award from the National Board of Review, three Emmy nominations and an Oscar nomination, so I felt she qualified for the category.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#36
Posted: 12/10/04 at 4:52pmBernadette's singing in ITW was amazing, but her acting didn't do anything for me.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#37
Posted: 12/10/04 at 4:58pmWow. I think ITW was actually Bernadette's best work. A distinct performance that displayed a huge range of emotion and development as well as crackerjack comedic skill that has yet to be beaten in that role.
Featured Actor Joined: 12/5/04
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#38
Posted: 12/10/04 at 5:08pm
Hmm. i thought kerry butler was great.
I have to agree with whoever said Matthew Broderick in The Music Man. It was almost painful.
I liked Bernadette. In everything.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#39
Posted: 12/10/04 at 5:25pmDefinitely Matthew in Music Man.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#40
Posted: 12/10/04 at 5:28pm
Aidan Quinn in Streetcar
Chita Rivera in Merlin
George C. Scott in Sly Fox
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#41
Posted: 12/10/04 at 5:34pmYes, I said Eartha Kitt in NINE instead of John Stamos because, if you payed attention to the question, it said "gifted actor." I don't think anyone on here would consider John Stamos a gifted actor.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#42
Posted: 12/10/04 at 5:41pmi saw BACALL in WAITING IN THE WINGS, and was so mesmerized just seeing her in person that i enjoyed her performance and didn't mind that she wasn't great. the main problem was her timing ... it was rumored she was being fed the lines from offstage.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#43
Posted: 12/10/04 at 5:46pmi can't vouch for JUDI DENCH as SALLY in CABARET, having not seen or heard it. but i have the 1999 studio recording of CABARET in which she plays FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER. i think she's wonderful, and it's great fun hearing her do it.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#44
Posted: 12/10/04 at 5:48pmWhen I saw Bacall in Waiting in the Wings, she had trouble with many lines, timing, and due to her insisting on a private wardrobe designer, seemed completely out of place. The rest of the cast was flawless.
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#45
Posted: 12/10/04 at 6:03pm
yes, matt, wasn't ROSEMARY HARRIS wonderful?! so regal! and i wondered why BACALL's outfit was so awful 
Joined: 12/31/69
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#46
Posted: 12/10/04 at 11:31pm
Taye Diggs in Wicked
Kerry Butler in Little Shop
Max Von Essen in DOTV
Drew Lachey in Rent
Joey Fatone in Little Shop
James Carpinello (sp?) In Saturday Night Fever
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#47
Posted: 12/10/04 at 11:54pmUm . . . GIFTED ACTORS? Drew Lachey and Joey Fatone? Are you kidding?
Joined: 12/31/69
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#48
Posted: 12/10/04 at 11:57pmOh, sorry-- I was just listing people that SUCKED in general
re: Worst Performances by a gifted actor#49
Posted: 12/10/04 at 11:57pmLucifer, no one you listed is a gifted actor, except for maybe Taye Diggs and Kerry Butler. And how can you say Drew Lachey's worst performance is in RENT? What else have you seen him in on stage? I think he's quite good - better than almost every other Mark I have seen - and I've seen them all. And Max von Essen? He was fantastic in DOTV, it was the writing that was questionable.
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