Broadway Debut: Ensemble in Thoroughly Modern Millie
Other Broadway Credits: originated Chad in All Shook Up
originated Sonny in Xanadu
Woody Mahoney in Finian's Rainbow
Off Broadway Credits: originated Matthew in Altar Boyz
Brian d'Arcy James
Broadway Debut: various roles in Carousel
Other Broadway Credits: ensemble in Blood Brothers
originated Frederick Barrett in Titanic: The Musical
originated Sidney in Sweet Smell of Success (Tony Nomination)
Freddy in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
various roles in The Apple Tree
originated Shrek in Shrek: The Musical (Tony Nomination)
Dan in Next to Normal
Eddie Korbich
Broadway Debut: Tobias in Sweeney Todd
Other Broadway Credits: Enoch Snow in Carousel
originated Grandpa Who in Suessical
Doctor Dillamond in Wicked
originated George in The Drowsy Chaperone
originated Scuttle in The Little Mermaid
The Angela Connection: Saw him in The Little Mermaid twice. Watching him tap dance in flippers = PRICELESS!
Aaron Lazar
Broadway Debut: Joe in Oklahoma!
Other Broadway Credits: Fabrizio in The Light in the Piazza
Fireman/Raoul understudy in The Phantom of the Opera
Enjolras in Les Miserables
Charles Darnay in A Tale of Two Cities
Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music
The Angela Connection: I saw him in The Light in the Piazza. He's AMAZING!!!
Gavin Lee
Broadway Debut: originated Bert in Mary Poppins (Tony Nomination)
Other Credits: originated Bert in Mary Poppins in London
Currently on the national tour as Bert in Mary Poppins
The Angela Connection: I saw him on the tour. I was absolutely blown away by his incredible performance! Especially when he tap danced upside down!!
The Rebekah Connection: My niece, Rebekah, who was 2 at the time she saw the tour, says without hesitation when you ask her what was her favorite part of Mary Poppins: "Bert."
Marc Kudisch
Broadway Debut: Reuben in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Other Broadway credits: Gaston in Beauty and the Beast
originated George Kittredge in High Society
Chauvelin in The Scarlet Pimpernel
originated Jackie in The Wild Party (LaChiusa Version)
Jeff Moss in Bells are Ringing
originated Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Nomination)
Proprietor in Assassins
originated Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (when it moved from London to NYC) (Tony Nomination)
various roles in The Apple Tree
originated Franklin Hart, Jr. in 9 to 5: The Musical (Tony Nomination)
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Broadway Debut: Franklin in Mail
Other Broadway Credits: Jimmy Winter in Oh, Kay!
Jelly Roll Morton in Jelly's Last Jam
Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman
originated Coalhouse Walker, Jr. in Ragtime (Tony Nomination)
Fred Graham/Petrucio in Kiss Me, Kate (Tony Winner)
Don Quixote (Cervantes) in Man of La Mancha (Tony Nomination)
Other Credits: Emile de Becque in South Pacific in Concert
Lesser known fun fact: He played Trevor, Hilary's fiance on Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Matthew Morrison
Broadway Debut: Ensemble in Footloose
Other Broadway Credits: Phantom in The Rocky Horror Show
originated Link Larkin in Hairspray
originated Fabrizio in The Light in the Piazza
Joe Cable in South Pacific
Currently: playing Will Schuester on Glee
Adam Pascal
Broadway Debut: Roger in RENT (Tony Nomination)
Other Broadway Credits: originated Radames in Aida
MC in Cabaret
Other Credits: Roger in the film of RENT
Freddie in Chess in Concert (London & NYC)
Christopher Sieber
Broadway Debut: originated Agis in Triumph of Love
Other Broadway Credits: Gaston in Beauty and the Beast
Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millie
Billy Flynn in Chicago
Rapunzel's Prince/Wolf in Into the Woods
originated Sir Gallahad and various others in Spamalot (Tony Nomination)
originated Lord Farquaad in Shrek: the Musical (Tony Nomination)
Will Swenson
Broadway Debut: Vocalist in Brooklyn: The Musical
Other Broadway Credits: Ensemble/Laurent/Marquis in Lestat
Cody Bridger in 110 in the Shade
Berger in Hair(Tony Nomination)
Other Credits: Jonathan Jordan in the film The Singles Ward
Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages (before it went to Broadway)
Patrick Wilson
Broadway Debut: performer in Gershwin's Fascinating Rhythm
Other Broadway Credits: Jerry Lukowski in The Full Monty (Tony Nomination)
Curly in Oklahoma! (Tony Nomination)
Other Credits: Raoul in the film version of The Phantom of the Opera
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