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| Last Edit: Chazwaza 01:30 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 01:28 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
| In reply to: re: totally agree - AC126748 10:49 am EST 02/11/18 | |
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| Yeah - i'm not sure about 10-20 but 5, sure. I've always liked Creel - he's very talented and very good at what he does. But so far, having seen the majority of his roles on Broadway, I don't think what he does is super unique or special outside of how special it is to be a wonderful singer, good actor, good mover, charming and good looking, all at the same time and on stage. (and don't get me wrong, that list isn't meant to undermine his talent or the difficulty of being a broadway performer at his level) I think this will probably keep him from ever being iconic in his talent or Broadway career, but he will probably always work and always be good. For what it's worth, I would EASILY have given the Tony to Lucas Steele last year over Creel. (And I wouldn't have given it to him for Millie or Hair either, despite thinking he was excellent in both) |
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| re: totally agree | |
| Posted by: AC126748 02:27 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
| In reply to: re: totally agree - Chazwaza 01:28 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
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| I've always liked Creel - he's very talented and very good at what he does. But so far, having seen the majority of his roles on Broadway, I don't think what he does is super unique or special outside of how special it is to be a wonderful singer, good actor, good mover, charming and good looking, all at the same time and on stage. (and don't get me wrong, that list isn't meant to undermine his talent or the difficulty of being a broadway performer at his level) Dead-on. When I hear the term "peerless," it evokes a once-in-a-generation talent, someone totally in a class of their own. That is certainly not Creel, although he's quite talented. Honestly, save perhaps Audra McDonald, I'm not sure I would call any current musical theater performer "peerless." |
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| "peerless" | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 02:36 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 02:34 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
| In reply to: re: totally agree - AC126748 02:27 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
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| Yeah that word peerless is tough because even legends have peers. To me it is about the specific mix of their talents and qualities as a performer i.e. their sound, their abilities, their look. Is Donna Murphy peerless? Sutton Foster? Kelli O'Hara? Jessie Mueller? Ben Platt? No one really does what Bernadette does the way she does it. Nor Patti LuPone, so I'd put both of them in there. Mandy Patinkin also. Joel Grey, though he doesn't really perform in any notable way anymore. Tommy Tune. Chita Rivera still. Nathan Lane is probably peerless. Savion Glover, though he also doesn't perform much. Lin Manuel Miranda is currently peerless in the specificity of what he does on stage, not because he does it so well, there are better rappers, actors and singers than him, including those in his own show or replacing him, but he has a quality that sets him apart. Kristin Chenoweth is pretty specific in her mix of talents and qualities, perhaps she's peerless. Maybe Charlie Stemp will prove to be peerless. |
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