(Clicking on a name bolded in blue will take readers to that actor or show's entry in the Playbill Vault.)
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"No one will ever top his Tevye, an authentic gem." |
Jack Lemmon in Tribute.
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"Who knew he could be so thrilling on the stage?" |
James Earl Jones in Fences.
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"Wow." |
Ian McKellen in Amadeus.
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"Thrilling... The moment where he gets dizzy reading Mozart's music from the sheet music…pure gold." |
Douglas Hodge in La Cage aux Folles.
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"A committed, enchanting performance. My then husband refused to believe that he is straight!" |
Marlene Dietrich in Concert on Broadway.
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"Breathtaking… A recreation of youth by a genius who had more than glamour; she had soul!" |
Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music
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"I had orchestra seats…but I was out of my seat for most of it. Consummately brilliant." |
Bette Midler's Clams on the Half Shell Revue.
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"Comedienne, innovator and tragedienne all rolled into one tiny package…" |
Brian Stokes Mitchell in the revival of Kiss Me, Kate.
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"When he sang 'So In Love' and imbued it with this split second of being devastated, falling back onto the set at the end, I so got it!" |
Alfred Molina in Red.
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"The usherettes told me they were closing the show because no one could play Mark Rothko as good as Molina. I couldn't think of any other actor who could do what he did with that part." |
Dorothy Loudon in Annie.
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"The funniest and heartbreaking actor as Miss Hannigan…" |
John McMartin in Follies.
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"My mom and I thought he was really having a breakdown in the last number. We got really scared! It takes a brilliant actor…to make it that real!" |
Gwen Verdon in Sweet Charity.
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"Alternately dancing and charming and conjuring our embrace." |
Betty Buckley in Sunset Boulevard.
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"Such a fine portrayal, vocally and revealing a softer essence than I had ever seen in her before…" |
Carol Burnett in Once Upon a Mattress.
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"Comedic genius." |
