broadway crossover singers

[winston89]

broadway crossover singers#1

Posted: 8/16/07 at 8:58pm

Are there any broadway singers who can easilly cross over into something like opera or classical? the only people that come to mind are Ashley Brown and sara jean ford. I cannot think of anyone else.

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[evadiva]

re: broadway crossover singers#2

Posted: 8/16/07 at 9:01pm

Cheno and O'Hara

[wonderfulwizard11]

re: broadway crossover singers#2

Posted: 8/16/07 at 9:03pm

Audra McDonald

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[LandSk8tr]

re: broadway crossover singers#3

Posted: 8/16/07 at 9:09pm

Liza from Broadway to Easy Listening To Dance (a La Pet Shop Boys) ?

[Midoria]

re: broadway crossover singers#4

Posted: 8/16/07 at 9:10pm

I agree with EvaDiva about Cheno. That was the first person who popped in my head.

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[alex2155]

re: broadway crossover singers#5

Posted: 8/16/07 at 9:13pm

Laura Bell Bundy to country

[winston89]

re: broadway crossover singers#6

Posted: 8/16/07 at 9:19pm

I was thinking more of broadway to opera/classical.

"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear" Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll

[supportivemom]

re: broadway crossover singers#7

Posted: 8/16/07 at 9:27pm

Gary Morris is a country star who then did Les Miz. Also did a great recording of Wind Beneath my Wings. You don't often hear country stars do Broadway but he was great!

[jsg03jd]

re: broadway crossover singers#8

Posted: 8/16/07 at 9:30pm

Here's the list off the top of my head:

Audra McDonald. She did a couple of arias in Master Class, and she did some one-woman opera last year or 2 years ago.

Rebecca Luker has sung with the New York City Opera.

Kristin Chenoweth was supposed to do Alice in Wonderland, an opera, but I think that project stalled.

And I don't remember his name, but wasn't the guy who played the lead in The Most Happy Fella a classical/operatic singer?

Oh, and Michel Bell (Joe) in the 1994 Broadway revival of Showboat was also an operatic singer, if I recall correctly...

[Midoria]

re: broadway crossover singers#9

Posted: 8/16/07 at 9:41pm

Lord, how did I forget Luker??? I have the Aria 2 CD on iTunes. I had the privledge of seeing her as Mrs. Banks, and was amazed at how versitile she was, having already listened to her sing operetic songs.

"I'm-Not-That-Boring-Low-Ass-Girl?! You better go up at the end!" - Seth Rudetsky to Julia Murney about her Solo CD choice

[ashbash1990]

re: broadway crossover singers#10

Posted: 8/17/07 at 2:39pm

well Cheno's MFA is in Opera Performance... and PATTI! she can do anything and everything...

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[Pippin]

re: broadway crossover singers#11

Posted: 8/17/07 at 2:40pm

Marin Mazzie

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[somethingwicked]

re: broadway crossover singers#12

Posted: 8/17/07 at 3:52pm

Patti LuPone has done both opera and mainstream theater.

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[Kevo711]

re: broadway crossover singers#13

Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:43pm

Kelli O'Hara! Wonderful at everything I have ever heard her sing!

[SporkGoddess]

re: broadway crossover singers#14

Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:45pm

Rebecca Caine and Sarah Rice.

And I can't believe no one's mentioned Anthony Warlow yet!

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[uncageg]

re: broadway crossover singers#15

Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:59pm

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[chinto1984]

re: broadway crossover singers#16

Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:54pm

Patti Lupone and Audra McDonald did an opera together in LA. There seem to be more women who have really good traing in opera than men. I'm trying to think of men who have or do crossover.