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| Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. | |
| Last Edit: KingSpeed 09:29 pm EST 02/14/20 | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 09:29 pm EST 02/14/20 | |
| In reply to: Heather Headley vs Cynthia Erivo - Zelgo 06:41 am EST 02/14/20 | |
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| I mentioned this over a year ago and got attacked by someone saying Lin Manuel-Miranda was having a better one because he was in Mary Poppins. Lin has more money, but what we are seeing with Erivo is very rare. The only others that 'kind of" come close are Kristin Chenoweth, who became a star overnight after the Charlie Brown NY Times review, and Billy Porter who has pretty much made himself into a star over the last several years since winning for Kinky Boots. | |
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| re: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. | |
| Posted by: TheOtherOne 06:52 am EST 02/16/20 | |
| In reply to: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. - KingSpeed 09:29 pm EST 02/14/20 | |
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| James Corden has probably become the biggest star, although he rarely gets to act anymore. | |
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| re: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. | |
| Posted by: Ann 08:44 am EST 02/16/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. - TheOtherOne 06:52 am EST 02/16/20 | |
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| He acts on his show every night. | |
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| re: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. | |
| Posted by: TheOtherOne 09:18 am EST 02/16/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. - Ann 08:44 am EST 02/16/20 | |
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| True. And reaches more people than most of the others mentioned in this thread combined. | |
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| re: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. | |
| Posted by: Thom915 11:59 pm EST 02/15/20 | |
| In reply to: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. - KingSpeed 09:29 pm EST 02/14/20 | |
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| I would have to say that Eddie Redmayne is definitely in the running. | |
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| re: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 11:24 pm EST 02/14/20 | |
| In reply to: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. - KingSpeed 09:29 pm EST 02/14/20 | |
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| That was me, and I didn’t attack you. I simply said that at the time that objectively, he was having a better career than she was. Until the Oscars, they were having similar careers: large but not leading parts in feature films and large but not leading parts on HBO series. You were right to call “Harriet” a turning point for her, but I would say it was only with the double Oscar nomination that she catapulted into a new stratosphere. I agree wholeheartedly with you that she is a magnificent, one-of-a-kind actor. She delivers compelling characters that she disappears into. I’m loving her turn on “The Outsider”, and that’s where I also think she’s pulling ahead of Miranda and should be on her way to being a huge star. |
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| re: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. | |
| Posted by: alvy_singer 01:30 am EST 02/15/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. - Singapore/Fling 11:24 pm EST 02/14/20 | |
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| Actually, I think it was me. Erivo is having quite a run. No question about it. But, I still think Lin is having a better career. While she is an actor for hire, he is directing films (Tick Tick Boom), writing scores to animated films (Vivo), executive producing classy television ( Fosse/Verdon), and showing up in acting roles (Curb Your Enthusiasm) whenever he feels like it. Not to mention selling the filmed stage version of Hamilton for $75,000,000. |
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| re: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 10:44 pm EST 02/14/20 | |
| In reply to: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. - KingSpeed 09:29 pm EST 02/14/20 | |
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| Even Billy Porter though... I'm not sure any of what we see of him now would have been without Pose. He won for Kinky Boots 7 years ago, and what we've seen is only really in the last two years. Erivo only won 4 years ago, and already has been the star or a major role in 3 major movies, and has an Oscar nom for Best Actress, Best Song (and KILLED it on the Oscars singing it), and has two Golden Globes noms. Though I dare say Billy may be even more known and recognizable now, from his red carpets alone, and his Emmy acceptance speech for Pose. |
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| re: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 11:25 pm EST 02/14/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Erivo is having the best post-Tony acting career in the last 30 years. At least. - Chazwaza 10:44 pm EST 02/14/20 | |
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| I don't think Billy gets Pose without Kinky. But yes, I agree with what you said in your last sentence and that's why I said he has basically made himself into a star. | |
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