Angela's Rambles: Broadway Divas 101: Lesson 13: The Men (Part 1)

Monday, July 5, 2010

Broadway Divas 101: Lesson 13: The Men (Part 1)

I didn't have time to devout entire lessons to some of these guys (although I would have loved to!) But enjoy some basic info on these wonderful actors. And once again, I couldn't do one for everyone. Sorry!

Roger Bart

Broadway Debut: Tom Sawyer in Big River
Other Broadway Credits: originated Harlequin in Triumph of Love
Snoopy in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Tony Winner)
originated Carmen Ghia in The Producers (Tony Nomination)
Leo Bloom in The Producers
originated Xanthias in The Frogs
originated Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein
Other Credits: singing voice of Hercules in Disney's Hercules

Craig Bierko

Broadway Debut: Harold Hill in The Music Man (Tony Nomination)
Other Broadway Credits: originated Laurent in Thou Shalt Not
Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls

Christian Borle

Broadway Debut: Willard in Footloose
Other Broadway Credits: Disciple in Jesus Christ Superstar
Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie
Originated various roles in Spamalot
Originated Emmett in Legally Blonde:The Musical (Tony Nomination)
Bert in Mary Poppins

Danny Burstein

Broadway Debut: Porter/Constable in A Little Hotel on the Side
Other Broadway Credits: Paul in Company
Murdoch in Titanic: The Musical
originated Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony Nomination)

Luther Billis in South Pacific (Tony Nomination)

Fun Fact: married to Rebecca Luker

Norbert Leo Butz

Broadway Debut: Roger in RENT
Other Broadway Credits: Camille in Thou Shalt Not (Tony Nomination)
Originated Fiyero in Wicked
Originated Freddie in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony Winner)
Off Broadway Credits: Originated Jamie in The Last 5 Years
The Angela Connection: I saw him in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He was HILARIOUS!!!!

Michael Cerveris

Broadway Debut: originated Tommy in The Who's Tommy (Tony Nomination)
Other Broadway Credits: originated Thomas Andrews in Titanic: the Musical
John Wilkes Booth in Assassins (Tony Winner)
Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd (Tony Nomination)
originated Kurt Weill in Lovemusik (Tony Nomination)

Gavin Creel

Broadway Debut: Originated Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Nomination)
Other Broadway Credits: Jean-Michel in La Cage aux Folles
Claude in Hair (Tony Nomination)
Other Credits: Bert in Mary Poppins (London)
Bill in the TV Movies Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmas Time

Jason Danieley

Broadway Debut: Candide in Candide
Other Broadway Credits: Malcolm MacGregor in The Full Monty
originated Aaron Fox in Curtains
Dan in Next to Normal (starting in July 2010)
Other Credits: Joe Cable in South Pacific in Concert

Raul Esparza

Broadway Debut: Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show
Other Broadway Credits: MC in Cabaret
originated Phillip in Taboo (Tony Nomination)
originated Caractacus in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (when it moved from London to NYC)
Robert in Company (Tony Nomination)
Off Broadway Credits: originated Jon in tick, tick...BOOM!

Hunter Foster

Broadway Debut: Roger in Grease
Other Broadway Credits: Bickle in Footloose
originated Bobby in Urinetown
Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors
Leo Bloom in The Producers
originated Sam Phillips in Million Dollar Quartet
Fun Fact: Older brother of Sutton Foster

Shuler Hensley

Broadway Debut: Javert in Les Miserables
Other Broadway Credits: Jud Fry in Oklahoma! (Tony Winner)
originated Kerchak in Tarzan: the Musical
originated The Monster in Young Frankenstein
Other Credits: Jud Fry in Oklahoma! in London (Olivier Award Winner)

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Broadway Divas 101: Lesson 13: The Men (Part 1)

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