Top 30 Greatest Broadway Singers of All Time

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @MsMojo
    @MsMojo  5 месяцев назад +19

    Who has YOUR favorite voice on Broadway? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video of the Top 10 Broadway Songs to Listen to When You Feel Like the Main Character - ruclips.net/video/8Ot7pSYM4HI/видео.html

    • @jamesrobiscoe1174
      @jamesrobiscoe1174 5 месяцев назад +3

      I loved Elaine Stritch.

    • @markdaniels2092
      @markdaniels2092 4 месяца назад +3

      Streisand . . . Forever the Greatest.

    • @dawnieb.7394
      @dawnieb.7394 3 месяца назад +4

      Where was Nathan Lane???????? How could you not include him? He was "Betrayed!"

    • @LindaRasmussen-zf9yu
      @LindaRasmussen-zf9yu 3 месяца назад

      8​@@jamesrobiscoe1174

    • @2034916
      @2034916 3 месяца назад +1

      Brian Stokes Mitchell.

  • @Kristine_202
    @Kristine_202 5 месяцев назад +185

    I saw Bernadette Peters in concert a few months ago. I sat in the front row, and when she sang "No One is Alone," she looked right at me. I'm not exaggerating when I say that it was one of the most memorable moments of my entire life.

    • @jamesrobiscoe1174
      @jamesrobiscoe1174 5 месяцев назад +8

      That's about as good as it gets. How fortunate you are to have that ever in your mind. It's so much more than "just" a memory. It's as if it's a momentary encounter in the next dimension up. I wonder if you would agree.

    • @donnasturla452
      @donnasturla452 5 месяцев назад +4

      That would bring chills to my spine, I"m sure !

    • @dorisallen8759
      @dorisallen8759 5 месяцев назад +2

      Interesting list. Where's Barbara Cook? My fav

    • @palmereldritch7777
      @palmereldritch7777 4 месяца назад +3

      Had the good luck to see her in A little night Music revival as well on front row, and yep, during the Glamorous Life number walking up to the front left, smiling down at me, yup that sent me straight to bradway heaven...... maybe it's a way of her to connect with the audience, room ? mind you the Little Night theatre was not a huge auditorium.
      But wow, Broadway is special and though i usually don't quite appreciate Miss Mojo, this installment knocks it out of the ballpark. Wish they could have done a top 100 or 200 though. There are so many deserving artists......

    • @tinamac916
      @tinamac916 3 месяца назад +1

      Saw her performance at such a level I had never seen before and this was while she had a cold! Talk about voice control!

  • @MarinaLondon56
    @MarinaLondon56 4 месяца назад +52

    In 1979, when I was 23 I had the good fortune to hear Patti Lupone perform Evita. When she walked across the stage and sang, don’t cry for me, Argentina, I was so blown away, that on the way out, I bought a second ticket to hear her again in the next performance. To this day, that is the single greatest performance in a musical that I have ever seen.

    • @michelleseyer8987
      @michelleseyer8987 3 месяца назад +2

      I have to concur. I, too, saw her in 1979 in Evita, but at age 22. It was the single most extraordinary performance I have EVER seen, bar none. Living in NYC at the time, I heard, sotto voce, that some ex members of Perone's regime were so spooked by her resemblance to Eva Perone, that they came to the theater to make sure that Eva Perone was really dead. Her rendition of "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" will simply never be equaled. She is unreal.

  • @rubygracemoseley8144
    @rubygracemoseley8144 5 месяцев назад +153

    Aw Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel being right next to each other on this list is so sweet 💗💚

    • @OliviaWilson-ww9jr
      @OliviaWilson-ww9jr 5 месяцев назад +2

      Yessss

    • @Snuggelbubs1
      @Snuggelbubs1 5 месяцев назад +2

      Right?? I thought so too.

    • @jonelrobinson582
      @jonelrobinson582 5 месяцев назад +1

      Yes!

    • @RosieTheWickedFangirl2007
      @RosieTheWickedFangirl2007 5 месяцев назад +2

      My favourite musical theatre duo.
      Wicked Fan right here!💚

    • @rubygracemoseley8144
      @rubygracemoseley8144 5 месяцев назад

      @@RosieTheWickedFangirl2007 I absolutely love Wicked and have since I was a little girl. My older sister would play it for me when I was very little.

  • @susaneaton9024
    @susaneaton9024 5 месяцев назад +55

    I'd put Robert Goulet on the list. "If Ever I Would Leave You" gives me chills each and every time I hear it. Phenomenal voice.

    • @markdaniels2092
      @markdaniels2092 4 месяца назад +4

      Thank you for resurrecting one of the greatest recordings oin history. Thank you Sir, many thanks.

    • @raymondlevin1745
      @raymondlevin1745 3 месяца назад

      @@markdaniels2092

    • @raymondlevin1745
      @raymondlevin1745 3 месяца назад

      @@markdaniels2092 36:31

    • @jjviolet33
      @jjviolet33 2 месяца назад

      So true. I was 13 when I saw him, Julie Andrews, and Richard Burton in Camelot on Broadway. And he brought the house down with that song. I fell in love. 😊

  • @marciagillian3827
    @marciagillian3827 5 месяцев назад +42

    I have had the awesome privilege of seeing Julie Andrews in person. She began by singing a capella. I have never heard such clarity and such a pure tone in a voice. Truly amazing. It was a delight!

    • @mckenna8663
      @mckenna8663 5 месяцев назад +3

      Clarity and marvelously distinct diction!
      The anti-LuPone.
      Yes. I said it! 🫡

    • @markdaniels2092
      @markdaniels2092 4 месяца назад

      You did not ever get to hear Streisand in person. For her first 45 years she was the Tops.

    • @marciagillian3827
      @marciagillian3827 4 месяца назад +3

      Two totally different voices
      Streisand is a talented, edgy modern pop vocalist. Julie is a coloratura soprano that could sing 4 octaves at age 12. A child prodigy.

    • @IslesYankeeLady
      @IslesYankeeLady 3 месяца назад

      Yea Julie was too high and Bernadette was too low. But that top 10 is a fight.

  • @BroadwayGuy
    @BroadwayGuy 5 месяцев назад +65

    THANK YOU for remembering and including Dorothy Loudon, Barbara Cook, John Raitt and Mary Martin.

  • @SiennaRoseOfficial
    @SiennaRoseOfficial 5 месяцев назад +117

    I’d argue this list is missing Heather Headly, Aaron Tveit, Cynthia Erivo, Sierra Boggess, Shoshana Bean, and Ramon Karimloo

    • @Erasureeraser
      @Erasureeraser 4 месяца назад +6

      Crazy that Cynthia is nowhere to be found as she won a Tony Award

    • @harmonydavis6784
      @harmonydavis6784 3 месяца назад +8

      Jonathan Groff also

    • @IslesYankeeLady
      @IslesYankeeLady 3 месяца назад +3

      Great list, great voices, all of them have huge talent, but nope. Not enough. None of them are at this level. Although in my opinion, putting Jeremy Jordan on this list is absurd. That was an embarrassing choice. All of these voices blow his out of the water.

    • @IslesYankeeLady
      @IslesYankeeLady 3 месяца назад +3

      @@harmonydavis6784Jonathan will likely claw his way on before his career ends. He’s super close now.

    • @harmonydavis6784
      @harmonydavis6784 3 месяца назад

      @@IslesYankeeLady I'd put him there now over Mandy Patinkin, but I'm not a Mandy Patinkin fan like at all

  • @kristashafer93098
    @kristashafer93098 5 месяцев назад +70

    A couple Honorable Mentions. Ramin Karimloo. A beautiful (mostly self taught) voice paired with incredible acting chops. Karimloo was Webber’s pick to play Erik/Phantom in both the 25th Anniversary performance of Phantom of the Opera and in the follow-up Love Never Dies. He’s played many a leading man! And Michael Crawford, O.B.E. Crawford is the original Erik/Phantom and he won every award and accolade available to a musical theatre actor for his stirring performance. His voice has a warm, rich tone.

    • @Makeji
      @Makeji 5 месяцев назад +1

      Ramin has a wonderful distinctive voice. Jeremy Jordan's voice sounded the same in each clip.

    • @donnasturla452
      @donnasturla452 5 месяцев назад +3

      Yes Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess are missing here.

    • @msmith2723
      @msmith2723 2 месяца назад

      YES! Ramin has the most glorious voice!

    • @alanef4127
      @alanef4127 2 месяца назад

      Yes to Michael Crawford!! His voice made me fall in love with the Phantom!

  • @robertamsel4769
    @robertamsel4769 5 месяцев назад +66

    I enjoyed your picks, but being an older man, there was a time during which the wonderful Gwen Verdon was considered a Queen of Broadway, for her acting, dancing, and singing abilities. I saw her originate roles in Redhead, Sweet Charity, and Chicago, not to mention her being the greatest "Lola" in Damn Yankees. (I was too young to see Gwen play Lola on Broadway, but thank heavens for the movie.) When I lived in New York many moons ago, Helen Gallagher was an Upper West Side neighbor, and she was also one of Broadway's greats, as were Dolores Gray, Patricia Morison, and Nancy Walker. As for more modern singers, how could you forget the amazing Kelli O'Hara? And what of those two gloriously talented women we lost to cancer, Marin Mazzie and Rebecca Luker?

    • @ryebread9299
      @ryebread9299 4 месяца назад +1

      Amen. Where is Marin and Rebecca

    • @stanlivengood9500
      @stanlivengood9500 3 месяца назад +1

      Yes, Kelli O'Hara should be on the list.

    • @kittmarie8285
      @kittmarie8285 2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for mentioning Kelli, Marin and Rebecca. I would also add Linda Eder. Linda may not have performed in as many Broadway shows, but OMG her voice is perfection to me. :) I love Ashleigh Ashford as well.

    • @lisasharf1442
      @lisasharf1442 2 месяца назад

      @@kittmarie8285I got to see Linda Eder in the pre-Broadway tour of “Jekyll & Hyde” with Robert Cuccioli. Amazing.

    • @anna-mariageorgiades3628
      @anna-mariageorgiades3628 2 месяца назад

      I thought she'd be number one, either her or Ethel Merman and I'm not an older anything. Carol Channing should had been higher.

  • @jinakaye
    @jinakaye 5 месяцев назад +68

    This list is probably one of the best I’ve seen for Broadway singers. Raúl Esparza, Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis, Sutton Foster, and Christian Borle are my modern faves. I also love Kristin Chenowith, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Idina Menzel. Ethel Merman & Angela Lansbury were such powerful vocal forces.
    I wish there were honorable mentions so Jonathan Graff, LaChanze, and Rita Moreno could have received shout outs!

    • @RosieTheWickedFangirl2007
      @RosieTheWickedFangirl2007 5 месяцев назад +1

      Even though I’m not a fan of this person cause of who she is in real life. I think they should have included Leah Michel

    • @jinakaye
      @jinakaye 5 месяцев назад +4

      @@RosieTheWickedFangirl2007 Lea Michele has only been in 2 Broadway shows, if I'm not mistaken. I couldn't imagine her in this line up when actor/singers like Annaleigh Ashford, Andrew Ranells, and Ariana DeBose aren't even mentioned. Did Kelli O'Hara even get a mention?

    • @RosieTheWickedFangirl2007
      @RosieTheWickedFangirl2007 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@jinakaye
      Good point.

    • @MarciaLeeStelling
      @MarciaLeeStelling 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@jinakaye Raul Esparza, YES! His Being Alive is the best in the world.

  • @asyoz
    @asyoz 5 месяцев назад +24

    Saw Patti LuPone in concert last week. It was a real bucket-list moment for me. I've loved her voice from afar for years and NEVER thought I'd get the chance to hear her sing, live.
    Then I see that she's here in Australia on tour!!
    She did two hours, in stilettos, without one even slightly questionable note. At 75yo.
    Holy hell is she frigging amazing

  • @erinmalone2669
    @erinmalone2669 5 месяцев назад +36

    I was lucky to see Patty Lupone on Broadway. Her presence is astounding. Just the way she carried her body through the character’s age was so perfect and subtle. A true master.

    • @guyinazo
      @guyinazo 5 месяцев назад +3

      She did a show here in Kalamazoo back in May. I went backstage to meet her. She is amazing

    • @dennisschouten8249
      @dennisschouten8249 5 месяцев назад +1

      I was also lucky to see her in Sunset Boulevard in London. Words cant do justice to that experience. There is a concert from her here on youtube in Nantucket. Look it up! The video and sound isnt that great, but I think she is at her absolute best in that concert ;-)

    • @thomasbradley4505
      @thomasbradley4505 5 месяцев назад +1

      I saw her in concert at a very small venue in San Francisco and she was incredible.

  • @erinmalone2669
    @erinmalone2669 5 месяцев назад +43

    Miss Saigon is the best musical ever. It always breaks my heart. Lea only being 18 when she played in it is astounding. Such a well honed voice at such a young age!

    • @lolacorinne5384
      @lolacorinne5384 5 месяцев назад +3

      @@erinmalone2669 I’m also pleased she was introduced as “Filipina”, denoting gender.

    • @mckenna8663
      @mckenna8663 5 месяцев назад +4

      My husband and I went to see Miss Saigon many years ago. Probably my favorite memory of being in a theater audience with him was after about 20 minutes in he turns to me, and with the tragic expression of a convict walking to the gallows said,
      "Are they going to sing **gulp** EVERYTHING????"

  • @JanScogin
    @JanScogin 5 месяцев назад +24

    Just so nice to see Norm Lewis on the list, he is one of my favs. So much incredible talent included in this list. But yes, Audra McDonald is in her own category.

  • @lukerodriguez7219
    @lukerodriguez7219 5 месяцев назад +27

    Thank you so much for adding Jeremy Jordan and Christian Borle to the list. Both of them are complete powerhouses and pros at what they do

    • @mckenna8663
      @mckenna8663 5 месяцев назад +3

      Yes.... and loved the clips of Christian as the Bard ("is it good to see me, or what?") and his excitable footwork on "little Miss Woods, comma, Elle" from Legally Blond.

  • @MargaretCutt-um8iq
    @MargaretCutt-um8iq 5 месяцев назад +41

    I love Mandy Patinkin... I adore his baritone, it is so deep and powerful.

    • @MargaretCutt-um8iq
      @MargaretCutt-um8iq 5 месяцев назад +2

      i don't know if i'd put them in the same order but i can find zero fault with your selections.

    • @Snuggelbubs1
      @Snuggelbubs1 5 месяцев назад +7

      Tenor

    • @robinbickel4594
      @robinbickel4594 5 месяцев назад +3

      I was fortunate enough to see him and Lupone in the original production of Evita and also saw him and Peters in the original production of Sunday in the Park. Two hilights of my theater going career.

    • @IslesYankeeLady
      @IslesYankeeLady 3 месяца назад

      He was too high on the list. “Lily’s Eyes” is nutso. I’d drop him at least a few spots for his impact. And his voice is beautiful.

    • @magdalayna17
      @magdalayna17 3 месяца назад

      One of my only regrets is not seeing him in Secret Garden. :(

  • @ImHaileyMay
    @ImHaileyMay 5 месяцев назад +15

    I’ll admit I came here to see if Liza Minnelli is on the list, and I’m glad that she is because I love her❤️

  • @timeoutforcaregivers9438
    @timeoutforcaregivers9438 5 месяцев назад +19

    Thank you for including Pearl Bailey, my parents and grand parents loved her… so talented!

  • @barbaraogle7148
    @barbaraogle7148 5 месяцев назад +96

    surprised to not see Colm Wilkinson and Michael Crawford didn't make the list...

    • @Thomas_H._Smith
      @Thomas_H._Smith 5 месяцев назад +21

      Or Ramin Karimloo, he's easily on parr with Jeremy Jordan if not better.

    • @lisadorr-pozos5560
      @lisadorr-pozos5560 5 месяцев назад +9

      Agreed! And can we talk about how much higher up Mandy Patinkin should be!?

    • @Cyannah117
      @Cyannah117 5 месяцев назад +12

      Or Elaine Paige for that matter! Guess it’s all about Broadway though and doesn’t include the West End. 😢

    • @meredithtilly6299
      @meredithtilly6299 5 месяцев назад +7

      This list focused on Broadway. Id love to see a similar one for the West End

    • @1Cheytown
      @1Cheytown 5 месяцев назад +4

      Agreed as they originated the leads in two of Broadway's longest running shows

  • @marcieotto8600
    @marcieotto8600 5 месяцев назад +52

    I was very happy to see Jeremy Jordan make your list. His voice is incredible.

    • @FairyGodMom7
      @FairyGodMom7 5 месяцев назад +9

      I was thinking the same thing. I really don't think Jeremy gets the credit he deserves for his work. And I'm willing to be wrong, but isn't he the youngest talent on the list?

    • @kenaibulbasaur
      @kenaibulbasaur 5 месяцев назад +4

      "Looks like you could use some help from the Big Boss of Hell himself!"

    • @RosieTheWickedFangirl2007
      @RosieTheWickedFangirl2007 5 месяцев назад

      ⁠​⁠@@FairyGodMom7
      Even though I’m more of an Eden Espinosa fan but I really love Jeremy. I think he does get the credit he deserves. Lodes of people love him and I mean what’s there not to love about him💚

    • @jonbstudios7257
      @jonbstudios7257 5 месяцев назад +2

      I agree. He is also a great actor and voice actor. He’s Lucifer in Hazbin Hotel.

    • @RosieTheWickedFangirl2007
      @RosieTheWickedFangirl2007 5 месяцев назад

      @@jonbstudios7257
      And Varian from my favourite Tv show Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq 5 месяцев назад +76

    Kristin Chenoweth is such a fantastic singer. She and Dove Cameron have already play mother and daughter twice now, they honestly look like they could really be related.

    • @mlynettepinky595
      @mlynettepinky595 5 месяцев назад +5

      Kristin
      Is a little woman and has strong powerful voice

    • @ellenwatson7838
      @ellenwatson7838 5 месяцев назад

      ppppppp😅p

    • @RosieTheWickedFangirl2007
      @RosieTheWickedFangirl2007 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@mlynettepinky595
      That’s why they say “Never judge a book by its cover.”

    • @mjsteele42
      @mjsteele42 5 месяцев назад +1

      This is part of why I really wanted to see Dove as Glinds instead of Ariana Grande

    • @QueenZinnia707
      @QueenZinnia707 4 месяца назад

      I saw Kristin Chenoweth perform with the Oregon Symphony last year. She was outstanding! One of the best concerts I have ever heard...and I've been to quite a few. Just extraordinary.

  • @cathymachia385
    @cathymachia385 2 месяца назад +2

    My daughter and I saw Brian Stokes Mitchell in Man of La Mancha, and when he sang The Impossible Dream, I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house. He is magnificent!

  • @lolacorinne5384
    @lolacorinne5384 5 месяцев назад +13

    I’m so glad you’ve remembered John Raitt and Alfred Drake. They’re often forgotten/overlooked.

    • @Tracymmo
      @Tracymmo 5 месяцев назад +1

      I got to have dinner with John Raitt and his wife. Nice guy

    • @lolacorinne5384
      @lolacorinne5384 5 месяцев назад

      @@Tracymmo Oh how nice!

    • @kathygraves7914
      @kathygraves7914 5 месяцев назад

      At we as​@@lolacorinne5384

  • @kathrynaston6841
    @kathrynaston6841 5 месяцев назад +29

    Ezio Pinza, who sang, Some Enchanted Evening, in South Pacific and Robert Goulet are two of the greats you totally missed!

    • @donnasturla452
      @donnasturla452 5 месяцев назад +1

      OH Ezio PINZA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVED him singing "Some Enchanted Evening". So romantic.

    • @MarciaLeeStelling
      @MarciaLeeStelling 5 месяцев назад +3

      How about John Cullem? There was a wondrous voice. 1776 - Molasses to (?) to Rum.😊

    • @beaglemusic
      @beaglemusic 5 месяцев назад

      @@donnasturla452so was Giorgio Tozzi, he dubbed for Brazzi in the movie. An amazing singer. I met him and played in the pit for an opera he was in back in about 1979.

    • @marysmith7792
      @marysmith7792 5 месяцев назад +2

      Robert Goulet. Yes, please

  • @dandowe1985
    @dandowe1985 5 месяцев назад +17

    Love to see Richard Kiley's beautiful voice mentioned--truly one of the best ever.

    • @lesliecooper1334
      @lesliecooper1334 4 месяца назад

      I do not know why, but Mr Kiley toured with LA MANCHA about 1970 or so. He came to my small southern city and I was fortunate enough to see his show. Truly impressive!

    • @magdalayna17
      @magdalayna17 3 месяца назад

      @@lesliecooper1334 I saw him in Philly in LA MANCHA and he blew me away.

    • @jillfromatlanta427
      @jillfromatlanta427 2 месяца назад +1

      His costar Joan Diener as Aldonza/Dulcinea was someone who should be in this list!!! Wow! I haven't heard a Broadway female voice comparable to hers since Doretta Morrow (Kismet). Both ladies could lift the roof - without a mic!!!

    • @magdalayna17
      @magdalayna17 Месяц назад

      @@jillfromatlanta427 agreed; she was astounding

  • @MCMNasty2
    @MCMNasty2 5 месяцев назад +21

    Glad to see Raul on this list. Betty Buckley too. Saw her in Sunset for my first Broadway show and it still is the best performance I’ve seen.

    • @TheAislynnRose
      @TheAislynnRose 5 месяцев назад +2

      Betty Buckley hitting that note in "Cat's " just now gave me shivers and made me cry watching it. Her voice and feeling behind it hit you so hard and this wasn't even playing the whole number!! I had the original cassette of Cat's with her rendition. Its long played to bits so I had not listened to it in ages. Hit me in the heart!!! Lol ❤❤❤

    • @donnasturla452
      @donnasturla452 5 месяцев назад +1

      Betty Buckley -- after being on TV , who knew ? She is amazing.

    • @TheAislynnRose
      @TheAislynnRose 5 месяцев назад

      @@donnasturla452 If you have the time, you should watch that whole performance of Memory with her in Cat's.

  • @christopherchen344
    @christopherchen344 5 месяцев назад +24

    Wow! …just WOW!
    Spot on, Ms. Mojo!
    And, Audra.
    Always, AUDRA! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @stitch890
    @stitch890 5 месяцев назад +11

    I was able and lucky to hear Kristen Chenworth sing at 11am fresh off the airplane and do the highnote from I Could've Danced all Night and it was AWESOME Wonderful artist.

    • @robstockton2463
      @robstockton2463 2 месяца назад

      I saw her in “On the Twentieth Century” and I thought it was one of the most demanding leading lady parts as far as the singing goes. It’s just nonstop hard songs and fast dialogue, she handled it easily.

  • @joannemckinley2487
    @joannemckinley2487 5 месяцев назад +13

    These are all fantastic, iconic singers. I loved seeing the old timers such as Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, Pearl Bailey, Dorothy Loudon, John Raitt, and Alfred Drake included on the list. So many of these "of all time" lists only go back so far and miss out on some truly great performers.

  • @RobertBurns71405
    @RobertBurns71405 5 месяцев назад +25

    Patti LuPone is a living legend who is one of the greatest to ever do it!

    • @mckenna8663
      @mckenna8663 5 месяцев назад +1

      If only....... 😒
      ....she understood diction.

  • @KZ1211-t2q
    @KZ1211-t2q 5 месяцев назад +25

    I know he's not as well known as others on your list, but you should have included John Cullum. The last note of Meditation from Shenandoah is beyond amazing, and he was great in Urinetown. His rendition of Molasses to Rum to Slaves in the movie of 1776 was incredible.

    • @nancyhajeski3360
      @nancyhajeski3360 5 месяцев назад +1

      Among other shows, John starred in the original runs of On A Clear Day, Shenandoah, On the Twentieth Century, and Urinetown. He's fully as much of a "Broadway Baby" as the stars you honored here.

    • @susaneaton9024
      @susaneaton9024 5 месяцев назад

      Great shout. I saw him in Shenandoah in 1980's. Fabulous!

    • @deannamulvihill7009
      @deannamulvihill7009 3 месяца назад

      I made my comment about his exclusion before seeing yours. 100% agree!

    • @msmith2723
      @msmith2723 2 месяца назад

      YESSSSS

  • @BlenderStudy
    @BlenderStudy 5 месяцев назад +7

    Thank you for the update, MsMojo..!! 24:55 Sutton Foster is an amazing singer. Kristin Chenoweth and Sutton Foster are my favorite Broadway singers of all time.

  • @howvery7971
    @howvery7971 5 месяцев назад +15

    Audra McDonald is absolutely sublime - I saw her in concert recently and the whole show was breathtaking 😍 definitely the best modern performer and my all-time fave alongside Julie Andrews 💜💜💜

  • @jmleeinla4025
    @jmleeinla4025 4 месяца назад +16

    God. 37 minutes of chills!!! What an incredible amount of talent. I’m sure there are others, this collection could be an hour or more long!!!

  • @raydunn8262
    @raydunn8262 5 месяцев назад +6

    Thank you.
    FYI: Winning in all four categories means Best Lead and Supporting Actor/Actress in both musicals and straight plays.
    Audra is set to play Mama Rose in Gypsy this November, 2024, on Broadway.

  • @cair124
    @cair124 5 месяцев назад +52

    I would KILL to see Queen Latifah in the Pearl Bailey story!! (Or pay premium ticket prices.)

    • @alyzu4755
      @alyzu4755 5 месяцев назад +2

      Oh, yes please!

    • @mlynettepinky595
      @mlynettepinky595 5 месяцев назад +3

      I told my mom the same thing.
      After watching Carmen with Dorthy Dandridge I said if they ever do a biopic, Dana should play Pearl Bailey

    • @francescamanfredi2434
      @francescamanfredi2434 5 месяцев назад

      I was just thinking this !!

    • @jamesrankin7598
      @jamesrankin7598 5 месяцев назад +1

      never been on Broadway, only type performance is Momma Morton in movie of Chicago

    • @jspihlman
      @jspihlman 5 месяцев назад

      @@jamesrankin7598 she was also in the movie adaptation of Hairspray and the Wiz live version.

  • @kateharrison6776
    @kateharrison6776 5 месяцев назад +6

    You should have shown Brian Stokes Mitchell singing 'This Nearly Was Mine ' from 'South Pacific', a truly memorable performance. I shed tears every time.

    • @alanef4127
      @alanef4127 2 месяца назад

      They did bit it was very short.

  • @sharonmason7704
    @sharonmason7704 2 месяца назад +2

    I saw Betty Buckley in Sunset Boulevard and it gives me chills to this day. We were so close I could hear her unamplified voice. So many wonderful artists on the list. Tough to choose, but Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Richard Kiley, and Norm Lewis are proof that God loves us.

  • @susanmarie2231
    @susanmarie2231 4 месяца назад +6

    Rebecca Luker (RIP). Beautiful voice, lovely lady. Secret Garden, Showboat, Sound of Music, Music Man, Phantom, etc.

  • @rubygracemoseley8144
    @rubygracemoseley8144 5 месяцев назад +7

    My favorite Broadway singers are probably Michael Crawford and Julie Andrews. But all of these people are so talented and amazing. Their singing, their acting, their passion, and every other amazing aspect of these incredibly talented people is insane and truly amazing.

  • @truegatorguyodonnell5092
    @truegatorguyodonnell5092 5 месяцев назад +6

    Some puzzling omissions (Tveit, Crawford, Goulet) as well as equally puzzling additions (Jordan, Esparza?), but overall very pleased that you recognized some truly leading lights from Broadway, and that Ethel Merman placed so high on your list.

  • @nancyhajeski3360
    @nancyhajeski3360 5 месяцев назад +11

    I know he transitioned to Hollywood fairly early, but Kevin Kline was a credit to the Great White Way whenever he performed there (and whenever he occasionally returns). I was fortunate enough to see him in On the Twentieth Century and with Blythe Danner in Much Ado at Shakespeare in the Park.

  • @michaelgreisinger5255
    @michaelgreisinger5255 5 месяцев назад +13

    I'm surprised you didn't mention Angela Lansbury won four Tony Awards for Lead Actress in a Musical.

  • @bryannburgess
    @bryannburgess 5 месяцев назад +7

    I love all of these amazing Broadway actors and actress's, and I want to personally thank them for continuing to inspire and motivate me. Thank you so much for featuring them on mismojo! P.S. I actually had vocal master classes with Betty Buckley, it was a lot of fun!

  • @rickipeltzman9795
    @rickipeltzman9795 3 месяца назад +2

    I have been so fortunate to see so many of these amazing talented people but the night I saw Jennifer Holliday in Dreamgirls was only the second week it had been open and she was just 19 years old. I had been to many shows by then and it was the first time I had seen a standing ovation BEFORE the song was over. At the curtain call the whole cast was lined up and then they stepped away into the dark and Jennifer stepped forward and a spotlight shined on her. A star was certainly born. This was 43 years ago and I have never gotten over it.

  • @lynnjenks9427
    @lynnjenks9427 5 месяцев назад +11

    I think Barbra Streisand should have been on this list. I know she didn't do a lot of Broadway shows other than Funnygirl and I can get it for you wholesale but she still deserves to be listed. Her Broadway album and Back to Broadway albums proves she can sing Broadways best show stoppers like no other. I also think Michael Crawford deserves to be on this list for The Phantom of the Oprera. I love all of these pics and I love Broadway. And Josh Groban after his run in Sweeny Todd...oh that voice! There are so many great ones. Broadway is the best!

    • @markdaniels2092
      @markdaniels2092 4 месяца назад +1

      I agree, omitting Babs is criminal. Her Broadway albums are there - is this the greatest Broadway Songs or are we doing Broadway's Greatest Performances here? Just askin'

    • @katherinelarini8514
      @katherinelarini8514 2 месяца назад +1

      Bette Midler should have been included also...

  • @azohundred1353
    @azohundred1353 5 месяцев назад +35

    Brian Stokes Mitchell's singing in Man of La Mancha is fantastic. Just hear his version of Dulcinea!
    And he was hilarious as Cam Winston on Frasier too, lol!

    • @cards0486
      @cards0486 5 месяцев назад +1

      How I would love to see Brian Stokes Mitchell live. The ‘concert version’ of SOUTH PACIFIC tears me apart. Watching a TV screen and him singing “THIS NEARLY WAS MINE”, I’m in tears. In the late 90s I got to see Bernadette Peters in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN on Broadway. It wasn’t a really large theater, and her voice certainly filled the hall.

    • @mrs.meaney1748
      @mrs.meaney1748 3 месяца назад

      Will always remember him singing from his window during Covid

  • @penny1186
    @penny1186 5 месяцев назад +9

    Kristen Chenoweth is amazing. I will never forget seeing her in person the first time in Wicked. I have never seen anyone better in all the shows I’ve seen in NY, Toronto, and London.

  • @vernelledouglas1801
    @vernelledouglas1801 5 месяцев назад +6

    Thanks so much for this video. So good to know Richard Kylie was a stage actor/singer. I only heard his wonderful voice as a narrator for NATGEO Docs.

  • @leighanderson1651
    @leighanderson1651 5 месяцев назад +6

    John Cullum should be on this list. What a voice.

  • @penquin402
    @penquin402 5 месяцев назад +6

    Kristin Chenoweth is number 1 for me because we're both from Oklahoma. I'm from Tulsa and she's from Broken Arrow. We love Kristin Chenoweth here in Oklahoma.

  • @erinlizzie09
    @erinlizzie09 5 месяцев назад +17

    YAAAAS, Jeremy Jordan!!!! I love him!!!!

  • @disposable_cicada130
    @disposable_cicada130 5 месяцев назад +21

    I’m surprised and a little disappointed Terrance Mann wasn’t included. I mean he had so many iconic roles, the original Javert, the original beast, the original rum-tum-tugger, even Dr Frank-N-Furter and Citoyen Chauvelin, along with numerous other roles!

    • @lorischwartz2533
      @lorischwartz2533 5 месяцев назад +1

      Not to mention his role in Pippin

    • @julieb.5860
      @julieb.5860 5 месяцев назад

      when i watched sense8, i kept expecting him to break out in song....even with a whisper!

    • @rachelroth1087
      @rachelroth1087 4 месяца назад

      He’s amazing!!!

  • @SusanR.O-D
    @SusanR.O-D 5 месяцев назад +23

    I'm very glad you featured many of the GREAT voices of Broadway's past. Few young viewers have probably ever heard of them. I feel you hit the highlights for me. I'm satisfied ❤

  • @The_Dudester
    @The_Dudester 5 месяцев назад +23

    33:30 I love Ethel Merman's cameo in Airplane (1980).

    • @mckenna8663
      @mckenna8663 5 месяцев назад +2

      hahaha .. she was the best!

  • @aadamtx
    @aadamtx 5 месяцев назад +8

    Some good selections, although I would have ranked many higher (Cook, Drake, Kiley). But so many are missing - Jerry Orbach, Karen Akers, Diahann Carroll, John Cullum, John McMartin, Terrence Mann, Robert Preston - and how could you leave out Elaine Stritch!?!

    • @mckenna8663
      @mckenna8663 5 месяцев назад

      You have many good points!

  • @laurabailey1054
    @laurabailey1054 5 месяцев назад +11

    Dorothy Louden was singing in theatres before the singers were microphoned up the wazoo! So were many of the other older singers. There was a time when all you had was your voice and it had to reach the back of the theatre

  • @erinlizzie09
    @erinlizzie09 5 месяцев назад +16

    Sutton Foster is without a doubt my favorite female Broadway performer, with Kristen Chenowith as a very close second. And of course Julie Andrews will always be Queen.

    • @mckenna8663
      @mckenna8663 5 месяцев назад +1

      This fall, I'll go to NYC for my first and probably only time. I'm shaking with excitement at the thought that I'll be so lucky to see Sutton Foster live on stage!!

    • @QueenZinnia707
      @QueenZinnia707 4 месяца назад

      @@mckenna8663 Oh, have fun! NYC is wonderful; so much to see and do. Try to squeeze in time for a small play as well as a musical. You won't regret it.

  • @josephgello955
    @josephgello955 3 месяца назад +2

    When i was a kid my father worked at a theater in Boston. And i got to meet Carol Channing more the ten times and she was the nicest lady's i ever meet. And i meet a a lot of stars when they came to Boston.

  • @maryk3458
    @maryk3458 5 месяцев назад +3

    I'm so glad you included Norm Lewis.

  • @jimmymccully8701
    @jimmymccully8701 5 месяцев назад +5

    Rebecca Luker should be on this list. She had a beautiful soprano voice, Secret Garden. Showboat Revival, Music Man Revival, Sound of Music Revival, and Christine in Phantom of the Opera. I was in Camelot, with her in college. Rebecca was a wonderful, Lady Guinevere, often compared to Julie Andrews and Barbara Cook.
    Sadly, she died of ALS. Rebecca was the Birmingham Nightingale on Broadway.

  • @jhallesquire
    @jhallesquire 4 месяца назад +4

    Marin Mazzie should have been included. For me, she was number 1. Range in singing roles and the most beautiful voice and phrasing. Best version of "Not a Day Goes By" ever sang by anyone. And what about Ragtime as "Mother", and her singing in Carrie, and "Losing My Mind". Come on people!

  • @kristiern2606
    @kristiern2606 5 месяцев назад +6

    Saw Carol Channing in Dolly - she toured and stopped at our outdoor theater Starlight in KCMO. I still remember although it’s been decades since!!

    • @ej3016
      @ej3016 4 месяца назад

      saw Carol Channing in Hello Dolly in seventies (high school trip) it was my first Broadway musical - just the luck of the draw cause we got our tickets earlier that day - almost 50 yrs ago and I still have great memories - Ms Channing definitely one of a kind

    • @fampichler1
      @fampichler1 3 месяца назад

      We had a Starlight outdoor theater in Indianapolis, too. Saw Robert Preston in Music Man, Carole Channing in Hello Dolly, Yul Brunner in The King and I, Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur in Mame and so on.... Loved those summers

  • @kristashafer93098
    @kristashafer93098 5 месяцев назад +11

    I firmly believe that the angels in Heaven sound like Audra MacDonald. Her voice is absolutely exquisite!!!

  • @jimmeade2976
    @jimmeade2976 5 месяцев назад +7

    Richard Kiley's "Impossible Dream" is a timeless classic.

  • @suebob16
    @suebob16 5 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you for compiling this list of Broadway veterans and today's modern musical actors. I personally would have moved Donna Murphy much higher, but otherwise a good list. Now work towards a list of 40!

  • @dramac333
    @dramac333 5 месяцев назад +6

    Barbara Cook. The best ever.

  • @jenniferlundquist9475
    @jenniferlundquist9475 5 месяцев назад +9

    I credit Julie Andrew’s for my love all things musical theatre. I think watching Mary Poppins and Sound of Music started my love, then I watched her other roles then started watching other musical movies from there. Now as an adult I watch as many traveling Broadway shows as I can.

  • @jandreid2023
    @jandreid2023 5 месяцев назад +14

    Gypsy is not just by Sondheim; it's also by Jule Styne.

    • @mckenna8663
      @mckenna8663 5 месяцев назад

      One of my very favorites that I had the incredible luck to perform both on stage and in the pit.

    • @markdaniels2092
      @markdaniels2092 4 месяца назад

      Thank You! for setting all of us straight. Jules styne . . . they all make my heart sing . . .

  • @PaulKatNC
    @PaulKatNC 2 месяца назад +2

    Robert Guillaume was the first African American Phantom when he succeeded Michael Crawford for the Los Angeles production in 1990

  • @globbyakaweirdjellyguy954
    @globbyakaweirdjellyguy954 5 месяцев назад +12

    As a “Hazbin Hotel” fan, I’m so glad to see Jeremy Jordan and Christian Borle on here.🥰❤️❤️❤️ I do wish James Monroe Iglehart and Alex Brightman made the list though.😢😔
    Lea Salonga and Angela Lansbury are definitely the ones I’m most familiar though since I grew up on Disney movies.😊❤❤❤

  • @RoseTylerxx
    @RoseTylerxx 5 месяцев назад +3

    Lea Salonga is one of my all-time favourites! Her voice is stunning and she had unbelievable control!

  • @user-kb9cu4rl9z
    @user-kb9cu4rl9z 2 месяца назад +2

    Colm Wilkinson's Bring Him Home is one of the greatest songs of all time. In my life time I have seen and heard the astounding performances of Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Yul Brenner, Mandy Patinkin, Patty LuPone, Barry Bostwick, Kristin Chenowith, Idina Menzel, Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Betty Buckley, and so many others. I am grateful for the talents of so many in live theater who have graced our lives. ❤

    • @kathleenclark5877
      @kathleenclark5877 Месяц назад

      Saw him in Les Mis in London. That song just eviscerates me every time I hear it.

  • @waldemarlopes2658
    @waldemarlopes2658 4 месяца назад +3

    Great list, and I must say that your number 8, the magnificent Julie Andrews, in my opinion should be number 1 as she brilliantly sang, among many other famous songs, I Could Have Danced All Night for 2 years on Broadway and a year and a half in London, 8 performances a week in a time that lacked the mikes that Broadway has today. It is a pity you did not show her singing that incredible song. Julie's is really the most glorious song on Broadway, - the My Fair Lady album became the second most sold vynil of the 50's because of her. Just loveRly.

  • @SanDiegoEd-1968
    @SanDiegoEd-1968 5 месяцев назад +2

    I was pleased to see Audra at the top of the list. I saw her recently in concert and she is still at the top of her game! Your list was solid, but would have liked to Michael Crawford included; he will always be my favorite Phantom.

  • @Steveswolf
    @Steveswolf 5 месяцев назад +15

    How could you forget Howard Keel?

    • @mckenna8663
      @mckenna8663 5 месяцев назад

      *swoon

    • @TheKelJacob
      @TheKelJacob 4 месяца назад +1

      He pretty much was only in movies.

  • @Spikesgurl74
    @Spikesgurl74 5 месяцев назад +8

    While I agree with many of these, it think Brian Stokes Mitchell at only #23 is a travesty of justice. Being in that theater when he sang “The Impossible Dream” was a religious experience. (It certainly doesn’t hurt that he was beyond gracious and lovely at the stage door afterwards as well.)

  • @Malabar190
    @Malabar190 5 месяцев назад +3

    Pretty good list. Happy to see Lea Salonga in the top 10. Audra and Patti as 1 and 2 are on point! I would have chosen Patti for #1 but Audra deserves it because of her Tony wins.

  • @clancyalexander6192
    @clancyalexander6192 5 месяцев назад +8

    Great list, but what about Joanna Gleason and Bebe Neuwirth?

    • @mckenna8663
      @mckenna8663 5 месяцев назад

      Ah... love them!
      The Baker's Wife from Into the Woods and Velma Kelly from Chicago!

  • @sirisso3974
    @sirisso3974 5 месяцев назад +2

    I knew exactly who #1 would be before even watching, Audra McDonald what a legend 👏

  • @movieswithsammykitty
    @movieswithsammykitty 5 месяцев назад +2

    Norm Lewis is so incredible! I was lucky enough to see him play Javert, and I thought about his voice for weeks.

  • @elizabethramsey7706
    @elizabethramsey7706 13 дней назад

    Thank u for including Pearl - have always loved her !

  • @maryarnold1426
    @maryarnold1426 4 месяца назад +2

    Wow! Great list. Looks like you need another list. There’s just so many wonderful singers.

  • @denisebuss3273
    @denisebuss3273 10 дней назад

    Enjoyed this very much, was lucky to have seen many on Broadway. There are so many others that could be added to the list.

  • @backdraft916
    @backdraft916 5 месяцев назад +5

    The fact that Kristin Chenoweth also suffers with a debilitating illness (Ménière’s), just makes her even more of a talent.

    • @mckenna8663
      @mckenna8663 5 месяцев назад

      I didn't know that!! Wow! YES, amazing. How long has she had that?

  • @janhoke7796
    @janhoke7796 5 месяцев назад +4

    There is only one “Voice of Broadway” -
    Betty Buckley is the Voice of Broadway. ♥️Xxxooo

  • @j.michaelbrounoff6129
    @j.michaelbrounoff6129 Месяц назад +2

    I was missing Barbara Streisand. Then there were Broadway performers who, although not especially known for their singing, nevertheless owned the stage by virtue of their commanding presence and became legends, including Yul Brynner, Robert Preston, and Rex Harrison.

    • @ericbrown1750
      @ericbrown1750 Месяц назад

      As talented as Brynner, Preston and Harrison are concerned, their *singing voices* were none of their strong points. That the 3 of them could overcome their lack of stellar voices illustrates their powers or overcoming such a shortcoming with the power of sheer talent and determination. This is, after all, a list of the *BEST* VOICES."

    • @ericbrown1750
      @ericbrown1750 Месяц назад

      ZERO mention of Barbra Streisand?? Altho she only appeared in 2 Broadway shows, the seismic impact of her role in FUNNY GIRL would be enough to place her at NUMBER 1. Altho she didn't actually win a Tony Award competitively, she was bestowed with an Honorary Tony for "Performer of the Century," something even 6-time Tony winner Audra McDonald has never achieved.
      And to also not include Robert Goulet, who possessed THE greatest baritone ever, or Elaine Paige (originated the roles of Evita in EVITA, and Grizabella in CATS (among many other West End-originated musicals) is also worthy of at least an honorable mention.
      Such overnights betray a rather myopic knowledge of such a category.

    • @j.michaelbrounoff6129
      @j.michaelbrounoff6129 Месяц назад

      @@ericbrown1750 I agree!

  • @LaLayla99
    @LaLayla99 5 месяцев назад +6

    Audra!! (And Brian Stokes Mitchell) So many wonderful performers. I think you're missing Marin Mazzie, though.

  • @chelseacanales8763
    @chelseacanales8763 5 месяцев назад +7

    I would love to see a Broadway show ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @lauravislocky8492
    @lauravislocky8492 5 месяцев назад +2

    I had the privilege of seeing Bernadette Peters in Annie Get Your Gun. Superb and fun!

  • @odilondasilvarocha
    @odilondasilvarocha 5 месяцев назад +4

    Matthew Morrison. Gordon MacRae. Robert Goulet. Michael Ball. Barbra Streisand....

  • @lezadanly
    @lezadanly 29 дней назад +2

    You got a lot of these right, and absolutely Audra is #1, but it is a MAJOR oversight that Kelli O’Hara is not represented here! her voice is EXQUISITE! She should be in the top ten.

    • @lezadanly
      @lezadanly 29 дней назад

      And she sings circles around Sutton Foster, who is nowhere near her caliber.

  • @greenqueenjp
    @greenqueenjp 5 месяцев назад +1

    Great list! I was sure Patti would be #1, but Audra makes sense. I’m going to shout out my favourite duo, Belting Bonnie Milligan and Matt Doyle, as well as Eva Noblezada and Damon Daunno, whose voice is haunting and incomparable. Also my current #1 Cynthia Erivo - she hasn’t done many Broadway roles but her voice is unbelievable.

  • @rosejustice
    @rosejustice 5 месяцев назад +62

    What? No Jerry Orbach? 💔💔💔

    • @1Cheytown
      @1Cheytown 5 месяцев назад +2

      Sadly no, I think because he will be most known for Linnie Briscoe

    • @ROBYNMARKOW
      @ROBYNMARKOW 5 месяцев назад +4

      My dad took an acting class in NYC which Jerry Orbach was in.. The instructor would always ask "Jerry,do u have anything prepared?" & he'd always shake his head. Guess he was observing the other students( which definitely paid off..👍)

    • @alinakidd6061
      @alinakidd6061 5 месяцев назад +1

      I think they said something about who are known for their stage work or continued to work on broadway after they became famous

    • @mckenna8663
      @mckenna8663 5 месяцев назад +7

      42nd Street, Chicago, The Fantasticks....
      An INCREDIBLE legend!!!
      (And, yes, always Brisco)

    • @markdaniels2092
      @markdaniels2092 4 месяца назад +2

      Beautiful man, what a beautiful comment for a truly beautiful man.

  • @lesliedunn985
    @lesliedunn985 2 месяца назад +1

    I watched this lengthy-for- Watch Mojo video to hear Colm Wilkinson’s incredible voice and distinct enunciations. As the end neared I thought be patient, he’s among the top, probably #1. I know it’s subjective but the man’s voice and presence is incomparable.

  • @What_Makes_Climate_Tick
    @What_Makes_Climate_Tick 5 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for including quite a few from old times. Brian Stokes Mitchell came to Broadway somewhat later in life. I remember him in the TV show Trapper John MD in the 80s.

    • @What_Makes_Climate_Tick
      @What_Makes_Climate_Tick 5 месяцев назад

      33:28 "Sondheim's Gypsy" I hesitate to call it this, since Sondheim was the lyricist, but June Stone was the composer.

  • @equalityforall5620
    @equalityforall5620 5 месяцев назад +4

    Favorite ; Michael Crawford. Can't believe I didn't see him here.

    • @kathydauz9956
      @kathydauz9956 5 месяцев назад

      Although I missed Michael in POTO, I have seen him in concert many times & was in his fan association for a number of years. His dedication, talent, voice, humor & acting skills are impeccable. And a lovely, sweet, gentle man. ❤️

  • @VRRother
    @VRRother 5 месяцев назад +1

    When you hear Idina Menzel in Wicked and Bernadetter Peters in Annie Get Your Gun, it's difficult to picture anyone else playing those roles. Both bring me goosebumps. I did hear Sarah Brightman at a special event in London and I only wish I could have heard her in Phantom of the Opera.

  • @terrifleischer9915
    @terrifleischer9915 Месяц назад +2

    Raul Esparza totally blows me away! I had no idea he was a talented singer. I loved him on Law and Order: SVU.