Upon the Dec. 1 launch of its beta version, the Playbill Vault includes information on over 10,000 shows and 120,000 actors, creative teams and crew members who have worked or are currently working on Broadway, with content being added on a daily basis.
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Over the years a lot of people have trod the boards on Broadway—and sometimes people you'd least expect. All but one of the following names have appeared in shows on Broadway. Look them up in the Playbill Vault to discover what shows they were in -- and who is the one holdout.
Boxer Muhammad Ali
"Exorcist" star Linda Blair
"James Bond" actor Daniel Craig
Singer Ella Fitzgerald
Model and TV star Robin Givens
"One Life to Live" star Renee Elise Goldsberry
Comedienne Kathy Griffin
Singer Huey Lewis
"Back to the Future" star Christopher Lloyd
Soap star Susan Lucci
"Star Trek" co-star Leonard Nimoy
Horror film star Vincent Price
Exercise guru Richard Simmons
Actress and pitchwoman Suzanne Somers
"Star Trek" co-star William Shatner
Movie star Christopher Walken
UNLOCK THE VAULT Continue to page 2 for the answer.
ANSWER:
Exercise guru Richard Simmons is the only one of this list who has never appeared as part of the cast of a Broadway show.