I have a question - can we really consider people like Audrey Hepburn and Deborah Kerr for this catagory when their singing was completely dubbed by someone else? Great as these ladies were, it is not completely THEIR performance.
1. Judy Garland--The Wizard of Oz 2. Barbra Streisand--Funny Girl 3. Julie Andrews--The Sound of Music 4. Liza Minnelli--Cabaret 5. James Cagney--Yankee Doodle Dandy 6. Judy Garland--A Star is Born 7. Julie Andrews--Mary Poppins 8. Ewan MacGregor--Moulin Rouge 9. Rex Harrison--My Fair Lady 10. Jennifer Hudson--Dreamgirls
Honorable Mention to Audrey Hepburn (My Fair Lady), Natalie Wood (West Side Story), and Marni Nixon (for both)
Catherine Zeta Jones - Chicago Julie Andrews - Sound of Music Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins J. Hud - Dreamgirls Bette Midler - Gypsy (small screen, I know) Barbra - Funny Girl Audra - Annie (small screen) Liza - Cabaret Bernadette Peters - Cinderella (I REALLY like TV musicals) Queen Latifa - Chicago
No particular order: Whether 'tis best or not - c'est favorites:
Julie Andrews: Sound of Music Ann Miller: On the Town/Kiss Me Kate - take your pick Gene Kelly: Singing in the Rain Stubby Kaye: Guys and Dolls Gwen Verdon: Damn Yankees Judy Garland: Meet Me In St. Louis William Daniels: 1776 Liza Minelli: Cabaret Barbra Streisand: Funny Girl Robert Morse: How to Succeed
More than Ten and not in order: Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd Adam Pascal - Rent Rosario Dawson - Rent Nicole Kidman -Moulin Rouge Catherine Zeta Jones - Chicago Matthew Broderick - The Music Man John Travolta - Grease Olivia Newton John - Grease Richard Beymer - West Side Story Rita Moreno - West Side Story Amy Adams - Enchanted James Marsden - Hairspray /Enchanted Elijah Kelly - Hairspray Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray Tim Curry - Rocky Horror
Would Audrey's performance of the song "Moon River" (Breakfast at Tiffany's) count for being on a top ten? Definitely one of my favorite song moments on screen.
As for the others:
*Glen Hansard: Once (ok, not a typical "musical" but it's still amazing) *Johnny Depp: Sweeney Todd *Tim Curry: Annie *Judy Garland: Meet Me In St. Louis *Susan Sarandon: Rocky Horror *Mark Lester: Oliver! *Ewan McGregor: Moulin Rouge! *Jodi Benson: The Little Mermaid *Gene Kelly: Singin In the Rain *Danny Elfman: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Your aspirations are your possibilities-Samuel Johnson (and a little help from nomdeplume)
Oh I love both his performances. I just grew up watching (and loving) his Rooster more so then his sweet transvestite! But I could be really off kilter and add his performance as John Silver from Muppet Treasure Island into the mix; but that seems to be a bit off base...
Your aspirations are your possibilities-Samuel Johnson (and a little help from nomdeplume)
But I could be really off kilter and add his performance as John Silver from Muppet Treasure Island into the mix; but that seems to be a bit off base...
Tim Curry as "Dr. Frank N. Furter" in THE ROCKY HORROR PICUTRE SHOW Liza Minnelli as "Sally Bowles" in CABARET Kermit the Frog as himself in THE MUPPET MOVIE William Finley as "Winslow" in PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE William Daniles as "John Adams" in 1776 Judy Garland as "Dorothy Gale" in THE WIZARD OF OZ Whoopi Goldberg as "Delores VanCartier" in SISTER ACT Toni Collette as "Carla" in CONNIE AND CARLA Lena Horne as "Glinda" in THE WIZ John Cameron Mitchell as "Hedwig" in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls Ellen Greene - Little Shop Of Horrors Elijah Kelley - Hairspray John Cameron Mitchell - Hedwig And The Angry Inch Tim Curry - The Rocky Horror Picture Show Rick Moranis - Little SHop Of Horrors Liza Minnelli - Cabaret Joel Grey - Cabaret
Judy Garland in "Wizard of Oz" Barbra Streisand in "Funny Girl" Julie Andrews in "The Sound of Music" Gene Kelly in "Singing in the Rain" Olivia Newton John in "Grease" (A sentimental choice) Rita Moreno in "West Side Story" Liza Minelli in "Caberet" Dick Van Dyke in "Mary Poppins" Audrey Hepburn/Marni Nixon in "My Fair Lady" Julie Andrews in "Mary Poppins"
The Rada dance sequence with the song Loli Phabay in Tabor Ukhodit v Nebo (sung by the actress Svetlana Toma and on-screen chorus) The entire film Latcho Drom Marni Nixon My Fair Lady, The King and I, West Side Story Rita Moreno in West Side Story, too, but I'm not sure who her singing voice was. Debbie Reynolds in How the West Was Won (I'm reminded of this with the upcoming Blu-ray release). Robert Preston The Music Man Larisa Guzeyeva's song and dances and Nikita Mikhalkov's song "The Romani Road" in A Cruel Romance (Zhestokiy romans) The Vengo dance sequences. The second "Tour of Greece" sequence in Rembetiko
There are a lot of good ones already mentioned, I'm trying to list a few that are not already given attention here, plus some "agreed on".
10)Gerad Buttler P.O.T.O 9) Rene Zelwigger Chicago Judy Garland: The Wizard of Oz 7) Amy Adam. Enchanted 6)Olivia Newton Jon Grease 5) John Travolta Grease 4) Catherine Zeta Jones: Chicago 3) Helena Boheme Carter. Sweeney Todd 2) Johnny Depp. Sweeney Tod 1) Nikki Blonsky. Hairspray
Joel Grey, Cabaret Liza Minnelli, Cabaret Judy Garland, Meet Me In St. Louis/Wizard of Oz Yul Brynner, The King and I Shirley Jones, Oklahoma!/Carousel/the Music Man Gordon McRae, Carousel (in particular)/Oklahoma! Julie Andrews, the Sound of Music/Mary Poppins Christopher Plummer, The Sound of Music Robert Preston, The Music Man
And to Krissy, who said: Marni Nixon My Fair Lady, The King and I, West Side Story Rita Moreno in West Side Story, too, but I'm not sure who her singing voice was.
Rita Moreno sang her own role in West Side Story. She was in the West End production of Sunset Boulevard and does shows at Feinstein's among other venues.
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Rita Moreno didn't do all of her own singing in WEST SIDE STORY. She sings "America" obviously, but it is someone named Betty Wand doing "A Boy Like That."
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1.Patti LuPone- Sweeney Todd in Concert 2.Liza Minelli- Cabaret 3.Joanna Gleason- Into the Woods 4.Catherine Zeta-Jones- Chicago 5.Bette Midler- The Rose 6.Carol Burnett- Annie 7.George Hearn- Sweeney Todd in Concert 8.Gary Beach- The Producers 9.Lesley Ann Warren- Victor/ Victoria 10.Marnie Nixon/Audrey Hepburn- My Fair Lady 11.Viviane Blaine- Guys and Dolls
and an honorable mention for Jim Sturgess in Across the Universe... I know, I know... but he's got a great voice... not top 10 but great voice...
and a little "hehe" for those of you who put Helena Bonham Carter... and I hope you get your hearing back soon, as the woman can't sing for ****... she murdered the role (no pun intended)... you're entitled to your opinions... I've just gotta voice mine... She. Sucks. Updated On: 4/30/08 at 07:35 PM
Queen Latifah in Chicago/Hairspray Julie Andrews in The Sound Of Music Stockard Channing in Grease Jesse L. Martin in Rent Joe Anderson in Across The Universe Julie Garland in A Star Is Born Ray Bolger in The Wizard Of Oz Robin Williams in Aladdin (I know it's animated, but it IS a musical, and he was amazing) Jenifer Hudson in Dreamgirls Jean Hagan in Singing in the Rain
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Shani Wallis in Oliver Sally Anne Howes in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Topol in Fiddler on the Roof Julie Andrews in Sound of Music Vanessa Redgrave in Camelot Cast of Across the Universe (Hell, if Xanadu counts... ;0) Gordon McCrea(Sp?) in Oklahoma Shirley Jones in Music Man Robert Preston in Music Man Ron Moody in Oliver
OK Madcap, I'll be the first to defend the choice of Bonham Carter being on MY list. I agree that her singing left a lot to be desired, but she did give it an effort. I put her on my list because on each viewing of the film (I'm at 5 now), I find some new nuance to her ACTING performance that I missed before. I feel that she entirely inhabited the role and made it completely her own. I stand by my assertion that it's one of the greatest acting performances in movie musical history. I understand those who disagree, as I myself sometimes wonder what it would have been like if an actual singer had been cast for this role. I guess we'll never know...
...her facial expression didn't change. for the entire movie. She didn't convey at ALL the fact that Mrs. Lovett is MADLY in love with Sweeney Todd and, in fact orchestrated the entire plot so that maybe one day she could get him to look at her like he loved her. hbc did not in any way convey that. if you've ever been truly in love, you know the lengths that you would go to just to have whomever it is look at you the way you feel for them inside. i didn't feel anything for hbc in the movie. patti lupone (only looking at acting) made you fall in love with a woman who chops people up and makes them into meatpies!!!! THAT is acting.