Your Top 10 Best Movie Musical Performances- Page 2

[TheaterBaby]

In no particular order#25

Posted: 12/26/07 at 10:31pm

Barbra Streisand - Hello, Dolly!
Queen Latifa - Hairspray
Richard Geer - Chicago
Judy Garland - A Star Is Born
Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Bette MIdler - Gypsy
Gene Kelly - Singin' In the Rain
Judy Garland - I Could Go On Singing
Dolly Parton - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (lol I like it)

"It's the little things; the details, that distinguish the Barbra Streisands from the Rosalyn Kinds."~Gilmore Girls~

[theaterkid1015]

RE: Top Ten#26

Posted: 12/27/07 at 12:21am

Again, no real order:

-The Cast of "Singin' in the Rain"
-Ann Miller/Carol Haney/Fosee in "Kiss Me, Kate"
-Jennifer Hudson/Anika Noni Rose in "Dreamgirls"
-Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" (loved it since I was born)
-Liza Minnelli in "Cabaret"
-Leslie Caron in "American in Paris" and "Gigi"
-The Cast of "White Christmas"
-Natalie Wood in "West Side Story" and "Gypsy"
-Deborah Kerr in "King and I"
-Barbra Streisand in "Funny Girl"


And, since it's not REALLY a musical, but there's a heavy amount of music involved in the story telling, as an honorable mention, I include Marion Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose."

Some people paint, some people sew, I meddle.

[ahmelie]

RE: Top Ten#27

Posted: 12/27/07 at 2:48am

Liza Minnelli in Cabaret
Anika Noni Rose in Dreamgirls (I'm sorry, she was the star of that movie)
Joel Grey in Cabaret
Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl
Natalie Wood in Gypsy
Rita Moreno in West Side Story
Ann Miller in On The Town, Kiss Me, Kate, Too Many Girls (Her in everything, but that's how I fell in love with her)
Judy Garland in A Star is Born, Easter Parade, Meet Me In St. Louis (Again, pretty much everything. But those are my favourites)
Tim Curry in RHPS (Genius!)
Shirley MacLaine and Chita Rivera in Sweet Charity

And if Marion Cotillard counts, she's absolutely on here. Absolutely stunning performance.

Theatre is a safe place to do the unsafe things that need to be done. -John Patrick Shanley

Updated On: 12/27/07 at 02:48 AM

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

RE: Top Ten#28

Posted: 12/27/07 at 3:02am

Glad to see other people enjoyed Anika Noni Rose's performance in DREAMGIRLS as much as I did. She had little screen time compared to the other actors but she gave such a well-rounded performance, I had to include her in my top 10.
I can't wait to see her take on Maggie.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[jeniferrenepatricia]

RE: Top Ten#29

Posted: 12/27/07 at 3:12am

I love the fact that a few people posted Tim Curry (RHPS) and Bette Midler (GYPSY)...I totally forgot about them, yet loved those performances!!!!

Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all be bigger than life.- Bette Davis

[GYPSY1527]

RE: Top Ten#30

Posted: 12/27/07 at 10:26am

In order:
Judy Garland: A Star is Born
Judy Garland: Meet Me in St. Louis
Judy Garland: The Wizard of Oz
Julie Andrews:The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews: Mary Poppins
Topol: Fiddler On the Roof
Liza Minnelli: Cabaret
Fred Astire: Easter Parade
Barbra Streisand: Hello, Dolly



Other people who are just brillant in all of their movies: Ann Miller, Gene Kelly and Dick Van Dyke...and Bernadette Peters in any filmed version of a show she's in (Sunday in the Park, Into the Woods ect)

Happy...Everything! Kaye Thompson

[hrsprybeat1232]

RE: Top Ten#31

Posted: 12/27/07 at 10:59am

10.Catherine Zeta Jones in Chicago- She can really dance for being pregnant.
9.Richard Beymer in West Side Story- You got really got to like him which made just all the more sad when he died.
8.Wilson Jermaine Heredia in Rent- Truly spectacular.
7.Queen Latifah in Hairspray- She just understood Motormouth and really took her to a new level.
6.John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease- Had to put them together cuz they're the best Danny and Sandy ever.
5.Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls- Damn can she sing and she had Effie down pat.
4.Yul Brynner in The King and I- He was just amazing.
3.Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music- She was one of the main reasons this movie is a classic to this day.
2.Liza Minnelli in Cabaret- Ummmm...because she's Liza. duh! :)
1.Nikki Blonsky in Hairspray- She just radiated happiness and makes me smile through the whole movie everytime I watch it.

Rosario : "Sorry I'm late, did I miss girls night?" Karen: "Honey you missed "girls" night by about a hundred years"

[broadway86]

RE: Top Ten#32

Posted: 12/27/07 at 11:13am

I'm shocked and appalled that not one person has said Chita Rivera in West Side Story.

[theaterkid1015]

RE: Top Ten#33

Posted: 12/27/07 at 11:59am

Well, last time I checked, Chita Rivera was not in the film version of "West Side Story."

If you know of one, you tell us NOW. I will pay any sum for it. But, as far as I know, the major motion picture adaptation of "West Side Story" features Rita Moreno as Anita.

Do we need to sing the song? "Chita Rivera is not Rita. Rita Moreno is not Chita. Liza hates Rita but not Chita. Why won't the Union boycott RIta?"



EDIT: Why do I have a feeling I'm not the butt of some sarcastic comment? Damn you, Internet. (Seriously, if you were being sarcastic, I have to go stick my face in a bag for this extremely un-necessary rant.)

Some people paint, some people sew, I meddle.

Updated On: 12/27/07 at 11:59 AM

[Brave Sir Robin2]

RE: Top Ten#34

Posted: 12/27/07 at 12:03pm

10) Nicole Kidman as "Satine" in MOULIN ROUGE
9) Catherine Zeta Jones as "Velma Kelly" in CHICAGO
Audrey Hepburn as "Eliza Dolittle" in MY FAIR LADY
7) Anika Noni Rose as "Lorrell" in DREAMGIRLS
6) Natalie Wood as "Maria" in WEST SIDE STORY
5) Amy Adams as "Giselle" in ENCHANTED
4) Dick Van Dyke as "Bert" in MARRY POPPINS
3) Barbra Streisand as "Fanny Brice" in FUNNY GIRL
2) Joel Grey as "Emcee" in CABARET
1) Julie Andrews as "Maria Von Trapp" in THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Honorable Mentions:
Amanda Bynes, HAIRSPRAY
Rita Moreno, WEST SIDE STORY
Madonna, EVITA
Johnny Depp, SWEENEY TODD
Caroline O'Connor, MOULIN ROUGE
Rex Harrison, MY FAIR LADY
Queen Latifah, CHICAGO

"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop

[jv92]

RE: Top Ten#35

Posted: 12/27/07 at 4:37pm

WithOUT commentary, rather-

10) Jolson in The Jazz Singer
9) Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain
Gordon McRae in Carousel
7) Queen Latifah in Chicago
6) Maurice Chevalier in Love Me Tonight
5) Robert Preston in The Music Man
4) Joel Grey in Cabaret
3) Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music
2) Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins
1) Liza in Cabaret
Updated On: 12/31/07 at 04:37 PM

[luvcaroline]

RE: Top Ten#36

Posted: 12/27/07 at 7:06pm

I'm only rating people who actually sang their parts:

10. Topol-Fiddler on the Roof
9. Jennifer Hudson-Dreamgirls
8. Helena Bonham Carter-Sweeney Todd
7. Robert Preston-Music Man
6. Shirley MacLaine-Sweet Charity
5. Barbra Streisand-Funny Girl
4. Ellen Greene-Little Shop of Horrors
3. Joel Grey-Cabaret
2. Julie Andrews-Sound of Music
1. Liza Minelli-Cabaret

[luvcaroline]

RE: Top Ten#37

Posted: 12/27/07 at 7:13pm

I wanted to add that I like the fact that Ann-Margaret is getting some love for her role in Tommy. Although the movie was not that great, she totally committed to it and I thought that she brought just the right tone to her part. Very memorable.

[artscallion]

RE: Top Ten#38

Posted: 12/27/07 at 8:15pm

It's too hard to define what's best. I'll just call these favorites.
In no particular order...

Bette Midler - The Rose
Liza - Cabaret
Barbra - Funny Girl
Judy - A Star is Born
Leslie Caron - Lili
Ethel Waters - Cabin in The Sky
Marilyn Monroe - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Ellen Greene - Little Shop
Mitzi Gaynor - South Pacific
Fred Astaire - Easter Parade
Gene Kelly - An American in Paris

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.

[Brooklyn2]

RE: Top Ten#39

Posted: 12/27/07 at 9:55pm

(no particular order)


Judy Garland - The Wizard of Oz
Julie Andrews - The Sound of Music
Bing Crosby - White Christmas
Deborah Kerr - The King and I
Yul Brynner - The King and I
Rex Harrison - My Fair Lady
Olivia Newton-John - Grease
Gene Kelly - Singing in the Rain
Teyve - Fiddler on the Roof
Rita Moreno - West Side Story

[StickToPriest]

RE: Top Ten#40

Posted: 12/27/07 at 11:41pm

Why on earth are so many people mentioning Queen Latifah?

Yeah, she was good, but do you all honestly think she's in the top ten of ALL-TIME??

"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."

The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.

[broadway86]

RE: Top Ten#41

Posted: 12/28/07 at 12:37am

theaterkid1015 - lmao! Gotcha! Sorry, I was a lil hungover this morning, and needed to amuse myself.

[broadwayman17]

RE: Top Ten#42

Posted: 12/28/07 at 12:50am

My top performances:
Johnny Depp-Sweeney Todd
John C. Reily- Chicago/Walk Hard
John Travolta-Grease
Eddie Murphy-Dreamgirls
Olivia Newton John-Grease
Helena Bohnam Carter-Sweeney Todd
Catherene Zeta Jones-Chicago
Joel Grey-Cabaret
Queen Latifah-Hairspray/Chicago
Liza Minelli-Cabaret

Honarble Mention:
Jim Sturgess-Across The Universe
Jamie Campbell Bower- Sweeney Todd
Richard Gere-Chicago
Anthony Rapp-RENT
Rosario Dawson-RENT

Yes, but sometimes people have a third deeper layer thats the same as the first. Like pie. Dr. Horrible

Updated On: 12/28/07 at 12:50 AM

[NYC4Life]

RE: Top Ten#43

Posted: 12/28/07 at 1:33am

"Why on earth are so many people mentioning Queen Latifah?"

She is not in my top ten but i can see why people pick her. She is very relaxed on screen, has a wonderful voice, she has a very positive warmth about her, she is just on of those people you can relate to in a sea of spectacle. To each his own, because I wont understand why people put Nicole Kidman on their list.

[LifeofTheParty2]

RE: Top Ten#44

Posted: 12/28/07 at 2:42am

No order, cause that would take me HOURS:

Judy Garland in A Star Is Born
Tim Curry in Rocky Horror
Bjork in Dancer in the Dark
Jesse L Martin in Rent
Anika Noni Rose in Dreamgirls
Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins
John C Reilly in Chicago
Stockard Channing in Grease
Bette Midler in Gypsy
Joel Grey in Cabaret

[hrsprybeat1232]

RE: Top Ten#45

Posted: 12/28/07 at 9:29am

"...because I wont understand why people put Nicole Kidman on their list."

God bless you.

Rosario : "Sorry I'm late, did I miss girls night?" Karen: "Honey you missed "girls" night by about a hundred years"

[Mealz1042]

RE: Top Ten#46

Posted: 12/28/07 at 11:27am

ill come back later maybe w/ a top 10 but "And I am Telling You" from dream girls is definitely on my list

<-- Gwen Stewart, SOLoist at the last show of RENT
Cages or wings? Which do you prefer? Ask the birds. Fear or love, baby? Don't say the answer Actions speak louder than words. (Tick, Tick... BOOM!)

[ShbrtAlley44]

RE: Top Ten#47

Posted: 12/28/07 at 11:42am

William Daniels, 1776
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Howard Da Silva, 1776
William Daniels, 17freaking76

[Brave Sir Robin2]

RE: Top Ten#48

Posted: 12/28/07 at 11:53am

"Honarble Mention:
Jim Sturgess-Across The Universe"

Really?

"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop

[DirtyRottenGirl]

RE: Top Ten#49

Posted: 12/28/07 at 2:07pm

10. Johnny Depp-Sweeney Todd
9. Catherine Zeta Jones-Chicago
8. Julie Andrews-Sound of Music
7. Bert-Mary Poppins
6. Jennifer Hudson-Dreamgirls
5. Topol-Fiddler on the Roof
4. Tim Curry-Rocky Horror Picture Show
3 Joel Grey-Cabaret
2. Ann Miler-Anything
1. Fred Astaire-Anything