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The Original company of Tommy
Posted by: andPeggy 12:25 pm EST 03/04/19
In reply to: Actors Before They Were Somebodies - winters 08:10 am EST 03/03/19

I wonder if other original company members of a Broadway musical had as many future stars (or at least consistently employed actors) as Tommy.

Company members and future Tony Nominees/Winners:

Christian Hoff
Norm Lewis
Alice Ripley
Sherie (Rene) Scott

Broadway stalwarts:

Michael Arnold
Tracy Nicole Chapman
Michael McElroy

Replacements:

Kevin Cahoon
Jessica Molaskey
Clarke Thorel
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re: The Original company of Tommy
Posted by: Charlie_Baker 05:23 pm EST 03/04/19
In reply to: The Original company of Tommy - andPeggy 12:25 pm EST 03/04/19

And Michael Cerveris.
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re: The Original company of Tommy
Posted by: KingSpeed 03:58 pm EST 03/04/19
In reply to: The Original company of Tommy - andPeggy 12:25 pm EST 03/04/19

Chorus of 2000 Bway Revival of JCS included Christian Borle, Max Von Essen, Lisa Brescia, Lana Gordon, and me.
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re: The Original company of Tommy
Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 04:43 pm EST 03/04/19
In reply to: re: The Original company of Tommy - KingSpeed 03:58 pm EST 03/04/19

That's pretty cool, KingSpeed. I really enjoyed that production of JCS, more than any other I've seen. The sound mix was perfect and I understood every lyric, something that is sadly rare, except in the few quiet moments like "I Don't Know How to Love Him." Usually, the band completely overwhelms the singers, no matter how loudly they try to scream out the words. With this production, I literally heard things I'd never heard before.

It's a shame it was stuck in the Ford/Hilton/Foxwoods/Lyric, where it never stood a chance of making a dime.
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re: HAIRSPRAY
Posted by: SidL 05:34 pm EST 03/04/19
In reply to: re: The Original company of Tommy - JereNYC 04:43 pm EST 03/04/19

Keala Settle was a standby for the "Tracy Turnblad" role in the first national tour of HAIRSPRAY

Future Tony and "reality" show winner Marissa Jaret Winokur was in the ensemble of a GREASE tour
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