"X-Factor" Broadway actors

#1

"X-Factor" Broadway actors

Posted: 1/28/08 at 10:15pm

Who are the performers that you completely love and support, no matter what (excepting maybe murder charges, maybe not). For me, it's Idina Menzel. I acknowledge that some of her fans are scary, that she didn't sound great at the end of Wicked, that she looked like an alien in Enchanted, and that she may be a diva, but nonetheless, I adore her. Any others?

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Oh, and I almost forgot to mention...I'm the good cop, he's the bad cop.

#2

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 1/28/08 at 10:17pm

Idina is giving a free concert tomorrow.

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#3

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 1/28/08 at 10:19pm

I second Idina :) I don't even know what exactly it is about her, to tell the truth, as there are probably plenty of people who are just as good- if not better- than her. But she's just so... captivating? I don't know.. something about her is just amazing. haha


others:
-Raul Esparza
-Amy Spanger
-Michael Arden
-Jonathan Groff
-John Gallagher Jr
-Norbert Leo Butz
-Anthony Rapp
-Sherie Rene Scott

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#4

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 1/28/08 at 10:32pm

Wanna Be A Foster, I know she's having a concert tomorrow, but I go to college in Chicago, and have no way to get there, which fully blows. But knowing her fans, the whole thing will be posted on "thesite" before she gets home.

*edited because in a post where I state I go to college, I should spell words correctly*

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Oh, and I almost forgot to mention...I'm the good cop, he's the bad cop.

Updated On: 1/28/08 at 10:32 PM

#5

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 1/28/08 at 10:36pm

Mine is Cheyenne Jackson

#6

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 1/28/08 at 11:14pm

For me it's Norbs, Michael Cerveris, Jeff McCarthy, Gary Beach, Norm Lewis, among others!

#7

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 1/28/08 at 11:15pm

I don't think it's a crime to type in youtube.

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Broadway Shows I've Seen: Hairspray, Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors (2003), The Wedding Singer, Spamalot, Riverdance, Rent, Beauty and the Beast, Spring Awakening, Wicked, Legally Blonde, Phantom of the Opera, Sweet Charity (revival), Drowsy Chaperone, The Lion King, Dreamgirls(2010 Tour).

#8

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 1/31/08 at 10:08pm

Gary Beach and Roger Bart

#9

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 1/31/08 at 10:53pm

Cheyenne Jackson and Sherie Rene Scott

#10

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 1/31/08 at 11:17pm

These may be weird choices, but...

Alice Ripley and Eve Best

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#11

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 2/1/08 at 11:47am

For me the top two would have to be Raul Esparza and Sherie Rene Scott. Every time they are on stage it is exhilarating to watch and each one fills each and every moment of stage time. I think they're both pretty brilliant.

Cheers,

Christopher

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#12

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 2/1/08 at 12:25pm

"that she looked like an alien in Enchanted, and that she may be a diva, but nonetheless, I adore her. Any others? "

Ew. This is extreme, and untrue.
LOL, but I'm a fan who acknowledges the other, true, things.

#13

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 2/1/08 at 3:35pm

Mine would have to be Dee Hoty.

I supported her through Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public and saw Mamma Mia twice (in two cities!) just to catch her on stage.

I'd watch her open a door. And, by the way, I was happy to run into her playing a judge on Law and Order this past Wednesday!

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#14

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 2/1/08 at 10:23pm

stupidmansuit, for the record, I think she is beautiful, but in Enchanted, I don't know if it was her hair or what, but she looked weird. And she has never been anything but kind to me, but I was saying that even if the rumors of her "diva-hood" are true, it wouldn't matter to me.

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Oh, and I almost forgot to mention...I'm the good cop, he's the bad cop.

#15

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 2/1/08 at 10:27pm

Stephanie J. Block
Raul Esparza
Cheyenne Jackson

Updated On: 2/1/08 at 10:27 PM

#16

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 2/1/08 at 10:59pm

I agree....Stephanie J. Block!

#17

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 2/2/08 at 12:11am

Kerry Butler for me.. she's amazing I'd support her in anything she does.

We can add Idina, and Cheyenne to that list too.

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#18

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 2/2/08 at 1:10am

kristen chenoweth

#19

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 2/2/08 at 2:39pm

Gotta be:

Kristin Chenoweth - for talent, cuteness and sense of humour.

Cheyenne Jackson - talent and sex appeal.

Rachel York - talent and class.

Bernadette Peters - talent, warmth and emotional connection with an audience.

#20

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 2/2/08 at 3:41pm

Julie Andrews
Sarah Uriarte Berry
Kristin Chenoweth
Victoria Clark
Katie Rose Clarke
Patti Cohenour
Idina Menzel
Liza Minnelli
Kelli O'Hara
Bernadette Peters

#21

re: 'X-Factor' Broadway actors

Posted: 2/2/08 at 3:51pm

Patti Lupone

There is just something about her that makes me love her, even when she's not so lovable.

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