Well, anybody here who grew up in NY and loved Broadway and theatre is going to have a big advantage over those of us who grew up in the "styx" (which to most is anything outside of the tri-state area).
I'm impressed I've actually seen as many as that, considering I lived in the city for only two years of my adult life and didn't travel much growing up. But I've also seen a lot of replacements, understudies, many road companies, etc.
Some of these lists are very impressive, though! If only I'd been a city boy, instead of a "country mouse!"
I'm waiting for Tom148502's list. He goes back to Ethel in Gypsy and Mary Martin in Sound of Music!
And of course Margo has seen every single one of the winners from the early '80s on, I'm guessing.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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"I'm impressed I've actually seen as many as that, considering I lived in the city for only two years of my adult life and didn't travel much growing up."
Wow, that's exactly how it was for me.
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
Hal Holbrook -- Mark Twain Tonight (revival) Yul Brynner -- The King and I (revival) Rex Harrison -- My Fair Lady (revival) Carol Channing -- Hello Dolly (revival) Richard Kiley -- Man of La Mancha (revival) Joel Grey -- Cabaret (revival) Angela Lansbury -- Mame (revival)
John Kani -- The Island/Sizwe Banzi is Dead Winston Ntshona -- The Island/Sizwe Banzi is Dead Ian McKellan -- Amadeus Harvey Fierstein -- Torch Song Jeremy Irons -- The Real Thing Judd Hirsch -- I'm Not Rappaport James Earl Jones -- Fences Ron Liebman -- Angels in America Stephen Spinella -- Angels in America George Grizzard -- A Delicate Blanace Anthony LaPaglia -- A View From the Bridge Brian Dennehy -- Death of a Salesman Stephen Dillane -- The Real thing Richard Easton -- The Invention of Love Alan Bates -- Fortune's Fool Jefferson Mays -- I Am My Own Wife Bill Irwin -- Virginia Woolf Richard Griffiths -- The History Boys Frank Langella -- Frost/Nixon Julie Harris -- The Belle of Amherst Jessica Tandy -- The Gin Game Carole Shelly -- The Elephant Man Zoe Caldwell -- Medea Glenn Close -- The Real Thing Lily Tomlin -- The Search For Signs of Intelligent Life Linda Lavin -- Broadway Bound Joan Allen -- Burn This Maggie Smith -- Lettice and Lovage Madeline Kahn -- The Sisters Rosenweig Diana Rigg -- Medea Cherry Jones -- The Heiress Zoe Caldwell -- Master Class Janet McTeer -- A Doll's House Marie Mullen -- The Beauty Queen of Leenane Judi Dench Amy's View Jennifer Ehle -- The Real Thing Mary-Louise Parker -- Proof Lindsay Duncan -- Private Lives Vanessa Redgrave -- Long Day's Journey Into Night Phylicia Rashad -- A Raisin in the Sun Cherry Jones -- Doubt Cynthia Nixon -- Rabbit Hole Julie White -- Little Dog Laughed Zakes Mokae -- Master Harold Matthew Broderick -- Brighton Beach Memoirs Joe Mantegna -- Glengarry Glen Ross Barry Miller -- Biloxi Blues John Mahoney -- The House of Blue Leaves John Randolph -- Broadway Bound B.D. Wong -- M. Butterfly Boyd Gaines -- The Heidi Chronicles Larry Fishburne -- Two Trains Running Jeffrey Wright -- Angels in America John Glover -- Love! Valour! Compassion! Ruben Santiago-Hudson -- Seven Guitars Owen Teale -- A Doll's House Tom Murphy -- Beauty Queen of Leenane Frank Wood -- Side Man Roy Dotrice -- A Moon For the Misbegotten Robert Sean Leonard -- The Invention of Love Frank Langella -- Fortune's Fool Denis O'Hare -- Take Me Out Brian F. O'Byrne -- Frozen Liev Schreiber -- Glengarry Glen Ross Ian McDiarmid -- Faith Healer Billy Crudup -- The Coast of Utopia Trazana Beverley -- For Colored Girls Swoosie Kurtz -- Fifth of July Amanda Plummer -- Agnes of God Christine Baranski -- The Real Thing Swoosie Kurtz -- The House of Blue Leaves Mary Alice -- Fences L. Scott Caldwell -- Joe Turner's Come and Gone Margaret Tyzack -- Lettice and Lovage Audra McDonald -- Master Class Anna Manahan -- The Beauty Queen of Leenane Elizabeth Franz -- Death of A Salesman Blair Brown -- Copenhagen Viola Davis -- King Hedley II Katie Finneran -- Noises Off Audra McDonald -- A Raisin in the Sun Adriane Lenox -- Doubt Frances de la Tour -- The History Boys Jennifer Ehle -- The Coast of Utopia
Ben Vereen -- Pippin Jim Dale -- Barnum Kevin Kline -- The Pirates of Penzance Ben Harney -- Dreamgirls Tommy Tune -- My One and Only George Hearn -- La Cage aux Folles Jason Alexander -- Jerome Robbins' Broadway Jonathan Pryce -- Miss Saigon Gregory Hines -- Jelly's Last Jam Brent Carver -- Kiss of the Spiderwoman Matthew Broderick -- How to Succeed Nathan Lane -- Forum James Naughton -- Chicago Alan Cumming -- Cabaret Brian Stokes Mitchell -- Kiss Me Kate Nathan Lane -- The Producers John Lithgow -- Sweet Smell of Success Harvey Fierstein -- Hairspray Hugh Jackman -- The Boy from Oz Norbert Leo Butz -- Dirt Rotten Scoundrels John Lloyd Young -- Jersey Boys David Hyde Pierce -- Curtains Donna McKechnie -- A Chorus Line Dorothy Loudon -- Annie Angela Lansbury -- Sweeney Todd Patti LuPone -- Evita Lauren Bacall -- Woman of the Year Jennifer Holliday -- Dreamgirls Bernadette Peters -- Song & Dance Joanna Gleason -- Into the Woods Ruth Brown -- Black and Blue Tyne Dale -- Gypsy Lea Salonga -- Miss Saigon Faith Prince -- Guys and Dolls Chita Rivera -- Kiss of the Spiderwoman Donna Murphy -- Passion Bebe Neuwirth -- Chicago Natasha Richardson -- Cabaret Bernadette Petters -- Annie Get Your Gun Heather Headley -- Aida Sutton Foster -- Thoroughly Modern Millie Marissa Jaret Winokur -- Hairspray Idina Menzel -- Wicked Victoria Clark -- The Light in the Piazza LaChanze -- The Color Purple Christine Ebersole -- Grey Gardens Ted Ross -- The Wiz Sammy Williams -- A Chorus Line Henderson Forsythe -- The Best Little Whorehouse Mandy Patinkin -- Evita Hinton Battle -- Sophisticated Ladies Cleavant Derricks -- Dreamgirls Charles "Honi" Coles -- My One and Only Hinton Battle -- Tap Dance Kid Ron Richardson -- Big River Michael Rupert -- Sweet Charity Michael Maguire -- Les Miz Bill McCutcheon -- Anything Goes Scott Wise -- Jerome Robbins' Broadway Michael Jeter - Grand Hotel Hinton Battle -- Miss Saigon Anthony Crivello -- Kiss of the Spiderwoman Jarrod Emick -- Damn Yankees George Hearn -- Sunset Boulevard Wilson Jermaine Heredia -- Rent Chuck Cooper -- The Life Ron Rifkin -- Cabaret Boyd Gaines -- Contact Gary Beach -- The Producers Shuler Hensley -- Oklahoma Dick Latessa -- Hairspray Michael Cerveris -- Assassins Dan Fogler -- Spelling Bee Christian Hoff -- Jersey Boys John Gallagher -- Spring Awakening Dee Dee Bridgewater -- The Wiz Kelly Bishop -- A Chorus Line Nell Carter -- Ain't Misbehavin' Carlin Glynn -- Best Little Whorehouse Marilyn Cooper -- Woman of the Year Liliane Motevecchi -- Nine Betty Buckley -- Cats Bebe Neuwirth -- Sweet Charity Frances Ruffelle -- Les Miz Debbie Shapiro -- Jerome Robbins' Broadway Tonya Pinkins -- Jelly's Last Jam Audra Mcdonald -- Carousel Gretha Boston -- Showboat Ann Duquesnay -- Bring in da Noise Lillias White -- The Life Audra McDonald -- Ragtime Karen Ziemba -- Contact Cady Huffman -- The Producers Harriet Harris -- Thoroughly Modern Millie Jane Krakowski -- Nine Anika Noni Rose -- Caroline or Change Beth Leavel -- The Drowsy Chaperone Mary Louise Wilson -- Grey Gardens
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
Cheyenne Jackson tickled me. AFTER ordering SoMMS a drink but NOT tickling him, and hanging out with Girly in his dressing room (where he DIDN'T tickle her) but BEFORE we got married. To others. And then he tweeted Boobs. He also tweeted he's good friends with some chick on "The Voice" who just happens to be good friends with Tink's ex. And I'm still married. Oh, and this just in: "Pettiness, spite, malice ....Such ugly emotions... So sad." - After Eight, talking about MEEEEEEEE!!! I'm so honored! :-)
Lea Salonga, Miss Saigon Jonathan Pryce, Miss Saigon Hinton Battle, Miss Saigon Heather Headley, Aida Audra McDonald, Ragtime John Gallagher Jr., Spring Awakening Donna Murphy, The King and I LaChanze, The Color Purple Raul Esparza, Company James Naughton, Chicago Bebe Neuwirth, Chicago Idina Menzel, Wicked Sutton Foster, Throughly Modern Millie Harriet Harris, Throughly Modern Millie George Hearn, Sunset Boulevard
"I love acting. It is so much more real than life." Oscar Wilde "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
Just Tony-winning performances. Sadly, there were none from Avenue Q. If Ann Harada were nominated, who knows what would have happened. I didn't see all the nominated performances that year so I couldn't say.
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).
Harvey Fierstein- HAIRSPRAY Marissa Jaret Winokur- HAIRSPRAY Dick Latessa- HAIRSPRAY Idina Menzel- WICKED Hugh Jackman- THE BOY FROM OZ Norbert Leo Butz- DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Richard Griffiths- THE HISTORY BOYS Frances de la Tour- THE HISTORY BOYS Beth Leavel- THE DROWSY CHAPERONE John Gallagher, Jr.- SPRING AWAKENING Frank Langella- FROST/NIXON
Raul Esparza, Company Esparza did not win the Tony, David Hyde Pierce did.
I've seen many: Colm Wilkinson-Les Miserables Daisy Egan-The Secret Garden (I think Rebecca Luker won, didn't she?) Christine Ebersole, 42nd Street, Grey Gardens Natasha Richardson, Cabaret Alan Cumming, Cabaret Audra McDonald, Ragtime and Raisin in the Sun Phylicia Rashad, Raisin in the Sun Richard Griffiths, History Boys Frances De La Tour, History Boys Judi Dench, Amy's View Brian Dennehy, Death of a Salesman Elizabeth Franz, Death of a Salesman Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kiss Me, Kate David Hyde Pierce, Curtains John Gallagher, Spring Awakening Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Idina Menzel, Wicked Jennifer Ehle, THe Real Thing, Coast of Utopia Billy Crudup, Coast of Utopia Julie White, the Little Dog Laughed John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys
"A birdcage I plan to hang. I'll get to that someday. A birdcage for a bird who flew away...Around the world."
"Life is a cabaret old chum, only a cabaret old chum, and I love a cabaret!"-RIP Natasha Richardson-I was honored to have witnessed her performance as Sally Bowles.
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
Christine Ebersole-Grey Gardens/42nd Street Mary Louise Wilson-Grey Gardens John Gallagher Jr.-Spring Awakening John Lloyd Young-Jersey Boys Christian Hoff-Jersey boys Beth Leavel-The Drowsy Chaperone Marissa Jaret Winokur-Hairspray Idina Menzel-Wicked David Hyde Pierce-Curtains Harvey Fierstein-Hairspray Dick Latessa- Hairspray
Mandy Patinkin-Evita Marilyn Cooper-Woman of the Year Joanna Gleason-Into the Woods James Naughton-City of Angels Tyne Daly-Gypsy Maggie Smith-Lettice and Lovage Randy Graff-City of Angels Margaret Tyzack-Lettice and Lovage Mercedes Ruehl-Lost in Yonkers Kevin Spacey-Lost in Yonkers Irene Worth-Lost in Yonkers Brent Carver-Kiss of the Spider Woman Chita Rivera-Kiss of the Spider Woman Anthony Crivello-Kiss of the Spider Woman John Glover-Love! Valour! Compassion! Zoe Caldwell-Master Class Wilson Jermaine Heredia-Rent Audra McDonald-Master Class James Naughton-Chicago Bebe Neuwirth-Chicago Audra McDonald-Ragtime Brian Stokes Mitchell-Kiss Me Kate Christine Ebersole-42nd Street Gary Beach-The Producers Cady Huffman-The Producers (Nathan was out the day I saw it) Denis O'Hare-Take Me Out Jane Krakowski-Nine Hugh Jackman-The Boy from Oz Michael Cerveris-Assassins Anika Noni Rose-Caroline, or Change (Public) Bill Irwin-Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolff Cherry Jones-Doubt Adriane Lenox-Doubt Richard Griffiths-History Boys Cynthia Nixon-Rabbit Hole Frances De La Tour-History Boys Frank Langella-Frost/Nixon Christine Ebersole-Grey Gardens Julie White-The Little Dog Laughed John Gallagher Jr.-Spring Awakening Mary Louise Wilson-Grey Gardens Megan Mullally-Young Frankenstein (Sorry, too soon...)
I killed the boss, you don't think they're gonna fire me over a thing like that!!!!
George Hearn in Sunset Boulevard Bebe Neuwirth in Chicago James Naughton in Chicago Anne Duquesnay in Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk Wilson Jermaine Heredia in Rent Jarrod Emick in Damn Yankees Hinton Battle in Miss Saigon Cady Huffman in The Producers Sutton Foster in Thoroughly Modern Millie Harvey Fierstein in Hairspray Marissa Jaret Winokour in Hairspray Dick Latessa in Hairspray Jane Krakowski in Nine Hugh Jackman in The Boy From Oz Idina Menzel in Wicked Michael Cerveris in Assassins Anika Noni Rose in Caroline, Or Change Norbert Leo Butz in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Denis O'Hare in Take Me Out Bill Irwin in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Cherry Jones in Doubt Adriane Lenox in Doubt Dan Fogler in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Sara Ramirez in Spamalot Ian McDiarmid in Faith Healer Christine Ebersole in Grey Gardens Mary Louise Wilson in Grey Gardens Julie White in The Little Dog Laughed