Comments on: Five Hollywood Actors who are Excellent Stage Actors

By: OTWarrior

OTWarrior — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:42:01 +0000

Neil Patrick Harris missing from this list? WTF!

By: after3

after3 — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:26:38 +0000

Ive read Jeremy Piven’s run on Speed-the-Plow revival received fairly positive reviews. but he had to leave the show early. the producers of the show even threatened to slap him with a lawsuit for his exit from the show.

By: Five Hollywood Actors That are Excellent Stage Actors - monstermike's posterous

Five Hollywood Actors That are Excellent Stage Actors - monstermike's posterous — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:38:20 +0000

[...] Hollywood actors have always appeared on Broadway from time to time, but in the last 5 years or so we've seen a tremendous surge of celebrities on stage.Source:http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2010/09/22/actors-who-are-legit-on-broadway/ [...]

By: John

John — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:26:55 +0000

I have no idea if this was actually “good” or just “weird,” but I know that Jeff Goldblum went off-Broadway to play Harold Hill in the “Music Man.”

By: prowse

prowse — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:17:34 +0000

Odd thing here is – each one you named STARTED on the stage, in each case became rather established there, THEN went to TV/Movies, re-established as Film/TV actors, THEN decided again to re-enter the stage a few more times; and perhaps continue (as in the cases of almost any actor in the Movie “Snake Eyes”, with a possible exception of Nicholas Cage, where each had a rather simultaneous career both off and on stages)

By the premise of this article, Stewart Patrick wouldnt make the list as he started his career on stage – not TV or film.

Try naming 5 that NEVER hit the stage until they were well already ESTABLISHED film (and probably TV) actors: (And let’s just add Stand-up and improv shouldnt count as “The Stage”)

Steve Martin (not only on stage, but later est. playwright)
Jim Carrey

OK, that’s two. I can’t think of any more right now.

By: pardal711

pardal711 — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:35:46 +0000

ian mckellan, patrick stewart, and jude law…all AMAZING on stage!

By: phil

phil — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:52:10 +0000

There are really so many but these are the best/ fun to watch and some can really really sing, I’ll stary with the best singer

Ewan Mcgregor- played Othello and did the movie Moulin Rouge! and all the voice overing was actualy him in studio
Neil Patrick Harris- need I say?
Mandy Patinkin- too many to list
Patrick Stewart- Currently on Broadway in A Life in the Theatre
Kelsey Grammer- Currently on Broadway in La Cage aux Folles
Nathan Lane/Matthew Broderick so good they made a movie of the Producers
James Earl Jones – Currently on Broadway in Driving Mrs Daisy and come on its freak James Earl Jones!!
Al Pacino- Currently on Broadway in The Merchant of Venice, though dont expect him to do drugs or shoot up the place
David Duchovny/Amanda Peet- Currently on off-Broadway in The Break of Noon

By: Chrystani

Chrystani — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:29:49 +0000

That first pic kills all my Wolverine fantasies…

*sigh*

Its the equivalent of a cold shower for a man.

By: pt

pt — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:23:34 +0000

how about mandy patinkin. LOVE him!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:49:18 +0000

Ian Mckellan? I’ve only seen his performances on tv but loved him in Macbeth.