Poll: The most infamous name on Broadway is...
Poll: The most infamous name on Broadway is...
jasobres
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/9/05
#0Poll: The most infamous name on Broadway is...
Posted: 2/4/06 at 7:10pmI would have to say that it's a tie between David Merrick and Joseph Brooks. Any other opinions?
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#1re: Poll: The most infamous name on Broadway is...
Posted: 2/4/06 at 7:12pmWayne Cilento. Why people keep hiring him, I'll never know..
Mamie
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#2re: Poll: The most infamous name on Broadway is...
Posted: 2/4/06 at 7:12pmI believe Merrick's infamy is legendary!
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Posted: 2/4/06 at 7:15pmWayne Cilento is by no means infamous...maybe by your standards, but you pointed out yourself that people keep hiring him. He's obviously doing something right.
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Posted: 2/4/06 at 7:15pmIt's my freaking opinion. Get over it.
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Posted: 2/4/06 at 7:16pmBarry & Fran Weissler
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"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
jasobres
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/9/05
#6re: Poll: The most infamous name on Broadway is...
Posted: 2/4/06 at 8:25pm
How are those names infamous?
(This is a question, not a Jewish phrase.)
"Ev'ry-buddy wants ta get into de act!"
- Jimmy Durante
"Breathe from your hoo-hoo."
-Kristin Chenoweth
Updated On: 2/4/06 at 08:25 PM
MasterLcZ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/12/03
#7re: Poll: The most infamous name on Broadway is...
Posted: 2/4/06 at 8:43pmTexas Guinan.
"Christ, Bette Davis?!?!"
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BSoBW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/06
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Posted: 2/4/06 at 11:12pm
How is Joseph Brooks infamous?
He has ONE show.
Michael Gore/Dean Picthford - THEY are infamous. (Carrie)
I agree - Weisslers.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#10re: Poll: The most infamous name on Broadway is...
Posted: 2/4/06 at 11:18pmJoe Mantello or Harold Price.
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Posted: 2/4/06 at 11:19pmBen Vereen. He annoys the fool out of me.
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BSoBW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/06
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Posted: 2/4/06 at 11:22pm
Ah, yes. But if it wasn't for Hal Prince, Mendelbaum's book would be half as big. 
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
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Posted: 2/4/06 at 11:31pm
"Ah, Dusty! Infamous is when you're more than famous! This guy El Guapo is not just famous, he's IN-famous!”
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Posted: 2/5/06 at 12:05am
Merman?
Sondheim?
Channing?
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Thesbijean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/9/04
#19re: Poll: The most infamous name on Broadway is...
Posted: 2/5/06 at 12:17amRiedel is up there...
BwayFan4
Stand-by Joined: 6/1/05
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Posted: 2/5/06 at 12:23aminfamous means you are famous for "wrong" reasons(for lack of a better word).....Lincoln was famous.....John wilkes Booth infamous
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LostLeander
Broadway Star Joined: 3/18/05
#22re: Poll: The most infamous name on Broadway is...
Posted: 2/5/06 at 1:40am
Diana DeGarmo.
WTF?
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Posted: 2/5/06 at 1:56amI'm suprised Ms. Donna Murphy has not yet been mentioned. Not that she out-infamies Merrick, but it can't be great for her career that any mention of her name is accompanied by a joke about not showing up.
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Marie2
Stand-by Joined: 10/11/05
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Posted: 2/5/06 at 3:08am
Infamous, by my definition, involves some sort of bad behavior that causes the person to be thought of negatively or evokes some sort of dread at having to deal with the person. Seeing as how Diana DeGarmo is not known for her tantrums, diva demands, or for being unprofessional, I don't know if "infamous" is a word that describes her. People may have doubts about her being the new Penny but I'd hardly say she's considered infamous (and she hasn't even debuted yet). But to each their own, of course.
I second the person who mentioned Lauren Bacall.
