Top 20 Greatest Broadway Singers of All Time

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They're the finest singers Broadway has to offer. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most talented vocalists who made names for themselves in the New York City musical theater scene. Our countdown includes Patti LuPone, Angela Lansbury, Jennifer Holliday, and more! Who do YOU think is the greatest Broadway singer? Let us know in the comments!
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@MsMojo Год назад

Who do YOU think is the greatest Broadway singer? Let us know below, and check out our video of the Top 100 Broadway Songs of All Time - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RQJjXyP9ezo.html

@regand7830 Год назад

Too many to say who is the greatest. But Lilias White and Tonya Pinkins aren't on this list?! What's up with that?!

@shaliseshaw9385 Год назад

Angela Lansbury, Betty Buckley, Idina Menzel, Michael Crawford, Julie Andrews, etc. 🎭🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬📺

@nolanryan8180 Год назад

Wow tough list. Also reading the comments I think there’s only one solution - you need to make this a 100 of all time!

@musingsonhisbike483 Год назад

Terrence Mann deserves a mention, at least.

@AnimeGirl4891 Год назад

Audra hands down. My mom and I are big fans of her voice

@RoseTylerxx Год назад

I adore Lea Salonga! Her tone is utterly beautiful, and her control is incredible!

@vicentehizon6202 Год назад

I envy her clear dictation.

@tjs114 Год назад

Or the fact that nearly 30 years later, she doesn't have to transpose or rephrase things she sang earlier in her career. The woman is an absolute machine vocally.

@fangwulf 8 месяцев назад

I saw her perform in Miss Saigon when I was very young. Way too young to understand what the musical was about.

@LateYouTuber82 6 месяцев назад

She has perfect pitch.

@lollypip5653 Месяц назад

I was lucky enough to see her in Miss Saigon on Broadway, twice. She's absolutely incredible.

@spencerwanlass4532 Год назад

Ramin Karimloo not even getting a mention is a travesty. I LOVE his performance as the Phantom! Sierra Borges should have a spot as well. Christy Altomare as Anastasia is superb especially those of us in the Alto range.

@BooBop1987 8 месяцев назад

Darn it all!

@onrubywings 6 месяцев назад

Ramin has to be in my top 5

@JackMason-oq8lf 5 месяцев назад

I am getting a kick out of the fact that so many of you, so, very very many of you, keep applauding the playwrighting skills of Neil Simon, really digging in there and ripping out all that gold in the Neil Simon ouvre, while simultaneously ignoring other hacks, like WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. How can you thrall to great singing with little regard to great songs? Pavarotti was really good, but how can we say just how good without mentioning Nessa Dorma? Without his #1 on Billboard charts, would we even be aware of Luciano Pavarotti? Hard to separate the dancer from the dance.

@jonischaum777 4 месяца назад

Alfie Boe

@glorialeo2513 2 месяца назад

He was great as Valjean in Les Miz.

@khlobertyt9796 7 месяцев назад

Julie Andrews still has the most magical voice EVER!!! MY Fair Lady will live forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Damage or not she is pure magic!!!😊

@Terahnee 4 месяца назад

I *STILL* cry every time I watch that scene in Princess Diaries 2 simply because of the background of it. She was asked if she'd be willing to sing and she initially said no. She was told it would be written for the range she has left and it is just magical to still hear her sing.

@olly-kai 4 месяца назад

@@Terahnee so incredibly touching. She's an icon. No one comes close!

@miaria2049 3 месяца назад

Amen! Forever and ever.

@chiara1194 Год назад

Taking it all the way back to when Broadway book musicals began in the late 20s with “Showboat”…Paul Robeson was an unforgettable singer and really one of the first Black stars. Listen to his “Ol’ Man River,” it’s a revelation.

@bruce1002003 7 месяцев назад

The history of Broadway musicals can be written in 2 chapters: before Showboat and after Showboat.

@gracebaumgarten8900 6 месяцев назад

Yes. It is an unforgettable performance.

@kellicoffman8440 3 месяца назад

true he was unforgettable

@rheinaldjoelbiscaro4912 Год назад

Brian Stokes Mitchell should have a spot in this list

@andersonfamily Год назад

OMG I forgot him too!!

@Spikesgurl74 Год назад

Absolutely! I saw him in Ragtime and Man of La Mancha and each was a religious experience (particularly ‘Impossible Dream’). He also could not have been nicer at the stage door.

@kiwijean127 Год назад

That’s whose name I was going to add. 🙌🏼

@asnalelo.165 Год назад

definitely.

@lindaf4836 Год назад

@@Spikesgurl74 As Brian Stokes Mitchell himself points out, the song is really titled 'THE QUEST', but everyone calls it 'the impossible dream'. BTW, it does say, "this is my QUEST to follow that star...."!

@musicalrobkey Год назад

I really expected Liza Minnelli to be included in this list, 4 Tony awards and youngest Tony award winner!

@jennybrandt5188 7 месяцев назад

Liza is the ultimate entertainer. She is up there with Elvis P. and Michael Jackson. I can't take my eyes off Liza when she is on stage or on television.

@Guitarbarella 3 месяца назад

Not yeah her and Barbra Streisand

@gaylefranklin Месяц назад

Liza might’ve been included on a “favorites list” but not best and Streisand is an icon, of course, but with only 2 roles on Broadway, she might be out of place here.

@ashleygiguere3214 Год назад

Jennifer's Holliday has one of those voices that gives me goosebumps. So powerful and gorgeous ❤

@canuckyukyuk9164 Год назад

Have you heard her sing "Gìving Up"? Amazing!

@missjoyceakaladyj6628 4 месяца назад

I'd like 2nd that!!❤

@imagineaworld100 Год назад

How is nobody mentioning SIERRA BORGES?!?! My all time favorite broadway actress with the most incredible and iconic voice!!

@theyluvtwoset.13 Год назад

If there is a Sleeping Beauty musical she needs to be Aurora

@tomshea8382 Год назад

Maybe because her name is Boggess?

@theyluvtwoset.13 Год назад

Sierra is very new, so I'm suprised she's not on here.

@elizabethaso1277 Год назад

Probably because she's new and young. There's plenty of time for her to cement legend status. This list included people with 70+ years experience as well. They couldn't put in everyone.

@daniellashah7995 Год назад

WTH ? The same thing said

@ChibiJaime Год назад

To say Angela Lansbury found easy success does an incredible disservice to the work she put in to get where she did. She was typecast constantly as a side characters in Hollywood and struggled to find a foothold on Broadway. Her life story is incredible and deserves a spotlight as much as her storied career.

@TheHachmom Год назад

In fact she was dubbed in several early movies because MGM thought her voice didn't have the right quality. Only Dorian Grey and Till Clouds roll By, both films that had her in English theatres, feature her singing voice.

@ultimatewitcherfan6677 11 месяцев назад

@TheHachMom Actually, the animated versions of beauty and the beast and Anastasia feature her singing voice as well. R.I.P Mrs Pots 🙏

@tmf866 7 месяцев назад

She had one of the most legendary auditions in Broadway history, right up there with Fanny Brice auditioning for Ziegfeld. Jerry Herman was still composing the music for Mame when he decided he wanted her to play the part, but the producers of the show didn't want her, so they held auditions. He secretly taught her the first song of the show ("It's today!") which nobody had heard yet but him and he producers. She got in under a false name. He snuck into the orchestra pit and replaced the pianist for her audition. He started playing the song, she walked out in character and sang it and predictably blew the producers away, and after that they couldn't imagine anyone else in the part.

@debrabecoats3171 5 месяцев назад

She was too classy for them

@lordalessan Год назад

Fun fact: After her Tony award win, Lea Salonga was denied a reading, let me repeat...a reading to play Eliza Dolittle in a Broadway stage production of "My Fair Lady" because she was Asian. She was able to play Eliza in a Philippine stage production. The Les Miz composers were also stunned by this and may have played a role in casting her as Eponine and Fantine in the live productions.

@fairamir1 Год назад

Eliza was a 100% English heritage character. She was not Asian. Playing in the Phillipines id different than playing Brodaway

@CarysLibri Год назад

Thank you for sharing this fact. I'm happy that the world has been able to experience her gift despite the limited thinking of that My Fair Lady crew. There were Black people, Asian people and other non-white people living in England at that point in history and I hope modern musical theater continues to include performers of all backgrounds. If you ever want a fun book to read, Sorcerer to the Crown is great and features a Black and Indian character living in 18th or 19th century England.

@lordalessan Год назад

@@fairamir1 Welp, didn't stop Boulbil and Schonberg from casting her in the live productions of Les Miz! Happy to be in a time where non-white actors are getting cast for such roles!

@YunaElphabaLovegood Год назад

Elphaba is 100% green. And they still had actresses from all over the world play her. Funny how that works ;)

@johnmin9215 Год назад

Thank goodness now race is no longer a factor for talent and Hamilton did help break that mold with it’s phenomenal success and longevity.

@JessW289 8 месяцев назад

Ramin Karimloo going undrafted is a sin. I have seen him in NYC twice this year, and with no formal training, I love his voice. I got to meet him after the show, and he’s so humble. He also sang til I hear you sing from LND and I straight up sobbed

@thunderousapplause 4 месяца назад

Streisand was born w a great voice. She became a brilliant singer bc she studied. That man will study or he will not progress. I guarantee you, he studies voice. Bet 10,000.

@Nini4110 3 месяца назад

When I saw him in the beginning, I was expecting him to be on this list because he is INCREDIBLE!! So frustrating!!!!

@PayamRPooya Месяц назад

As a Persian musical/broadway nerd Ramin has a special place for me , but at least i see that as an understandable omission , for me not listing Barbara Cook and George Hearn seems more of a crime

@Makeji Месяц назад

@@PayamRPooyaHe did one opera and was not well received for his voice. This was in March 2024. Phantom of the Opera is not an opera.

@PayamRPooya Месяц назад

@@Makeji Yeah, I just searched and you are right, It was a bad info i had .

@xxkrisxx9034 Год назад

Lea Salonga’s voice hasn’t changed. Clear diction and excellent control. Such a talent. And to think that she still performs to date. Had the pleasure of watching her perform twice and one of the best of her generation. Also very beautiful. Doesn’t shy away from a 101% performance. The best Fantine ever

@damienreed4834 10 месяцев назад

I disagree. I think she improved IMMENSELY since Miss Saigon.

@paloma4444 5 месяцев назад

Is it surprising to still perform? She is 53 not 83

@closemyeyesandleap1 Год назад

The absolute travesty of having Ramin in the beginning not to even have him in the honourable mentions 😭😂

@Makeji Год назад

I agree - could have left out a few of the other guys no one has heard of beyond a couple of shows. And Chita Rivera really? She's never been known for her voice. Carol Channing, notable performer, but singer? Stephanie J. Block, meh. Not a big fan of Norm Lewis either. This list sucks.

@BecAndLil Год назад

I know, right? I was waiting for him!

@Makeji Год назад

@@BecAndLil I didn't expect they would put him in the top ten, so once it got closer to #1, I knew he would probably only be a special mention, but when he wasn't I felt that was a travesty. Chita Rivera, Carol Channing, Mary Martin, two young guys no one has ever heard of with no special singing skills. I would take out Ether Merman as well. Rivera is a dancer. The others were not known particularly for their singing. I would have passed on Norm Lewis as well. Sat through a lot of boring clips to be very disappointed. A lot of their stuff just seems to be thrown together anymore.

@shell150675 Год назад

I came here to say the exact same thing! This was a terrible exclusion on @msmojo's part.

@alethiastafford6061 Год назад

Ugh, I’m my opinion, the best phantom hahaha

@Kevin-rg3yc Год назад

I’m shocked to not see Barbra Streisand she’s possibly the most influential voice to come from Broadway not be here but I’m happy at Audra McDonald at #1

@ozvoyager Год назад

Absolutely. Many would consider Streisand the greatest voice of the past century, and her 60 year music career - spanning albums, concerts, movie musicals - started on Broadway. And they're still trying to find someone who can equal her performance in Funny Girl.

@etbulibrary Год назад

I think Streisand really only did a very few Broadway roles - certainly nothing after the original Funny Girl. I think they were looking at long-haul performers. At least that's the feeling I get from it.

@ozvoyager Год назад

@@etbulibrary The narration says nothing about "long haul". It says "greatest singers" and "vocalists who made a name for themselves in musical theatre". Streisand more than qualifies, even if she only did two Broadway shows. The Tony Awards saw fit to give her a special award for "star of the decade" in 1970, which spells out her significance to Broadway. And she's probably recorded more Broadway material across her 60s albums (mostly broadway), three Broadway themed albums and multiple broadway songs across her other five decades of recordings.

@Kevin-rg3yc Год назад

@@ozvoyager exactly 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

@Kevin-rg3yc Год назад

@@etbulibrary the narrator literally said in the beginning of the video that long haul doesn’t qualify for this list

@Cresscendollss 2 месяца назад

Christian Borle being here makes me so happy

@sadiegirlson8122 Год назад

Ben Vereen and Barbra Streisand should be on the list and at the top of the list.

@trinaq Год назад

Rest in peace, Angela Lansbury, the most iconic Ms Lovett, rivalled only by Helena Bonham Carter. You'll be forever missed.

@brunocavalcanti7118 Год назад

Helena? You didn't see Patti Lupone as Mrs. Lovett?

@nolanryan8180 Год назад

@@brunocavalcanti7118 came here to make that comment lol

@ser132 Год назад

@@brunocavalcanti7118 I've only seen her Mrs. Lovett in snippets, never the whole show with her. I agree Patti is better than Helena, though.

@evans54 Год назад

Helena was dreadful

@brendan-kailerlieb4347 Год назад

I love Helena Bonham-Carter, but she can not sing. Take a look at Shelia Hancock's performance in the original London production of "Sweeney". She was brilliant.

@jonathanbaileyartanimation2992 Год назад

I wanna add some more to the list: Harvey Fierstein, Jonathan Groff, Taye Diggs, Leslie Odom, Jr., Ben Platt, Daveed Diggs, Jerry Orbach, Neil Patrick Harris, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nathan Lane, Matthew Morrison, Jordan Fisher, Matthew Broderick, Christy Altomare, Carol Burnett, Lea Michele, Eva Noblezada, Sierra Boggess, Annaleigh Ashford, Christine Baranski and Sarah Jessica Parker

@theyluvtwoset.13 Год назад

Yep! Definitely Annaleigh Ashford! She's awesome as Glinda!!!

@jonathanbaileyartanimation2992 Год назад

@@theyluvtwoset.13 She was! She’s also playing the role of Mrs. Lovitt in Sweeney Todd opposite Josh Groban

@theyluvtwoset.13 Год назад

@@jonathanbaileyartanimation2992 Mrs Lovett is my dream role

@jonathanbaileyartanimation2992 Год назад

@@theyluvtwoset.13 cool!

@hannahpryseski7817 Год назад

Sutton foster has my heart. She’s a triple threat. And such a goofball which I love 💜💜

@Robinwhiteart 5 месяцев назад

Bunheads was a wonderful tv show and should Not have been cancelled after one season!

@michellestratford9753 Год назад

I adore Jeremy Jordan's voice, and from interviews etc, he seems to be a really nice young man too. Thank you for compiling this list 🥰

@germanhernandez2276 Год назад

Liza Minelli is a great singer and Broadway performer and did not got a Honorable mention and she has like 4 Tony’s 😢

@prathamsaxena9503 Год назад

And she also have EGOT as musical actress

@Gloria-ro4vn Год назад

It was weird to me to, she made a few successful movies but she was a "Broadway Star".

@originaltommy Год назад

Right?!

@joaquinhurtado-tapia4369 Год назад

You missed a few folks: Actors you missed: Ramin Karimloo, Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Michael Crawford, Jerry Orbach, Gavin Lee, Robert Morse, Neil Patrick Harris, Robert Preston, Gary Beach, Brian D'Arcy James, Brian Stokes-Mitchell, Ben Platt, Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Josh Groban, Derek Klena, Santino Fontana, John Lithgow, Kelsey Grammer, Yul Brynner Actresses you missed: Carol Burnett, Ashley Brown, Laura Bell Bundy, Cynthia Erivo, Susan Egan, Beth Fowler, Bette Midler, Kelli O'Hara, Barbara Streisand, Shirley Jones, Gwen Verdon, Analeigh Ashford, Laura Osnes, Christy Altomare, Kara Lindsey.

@techone72893 Год назад

Don't forget Kelli O'hara.

@LaLayla99 Год назад

Barbra Streisand

@saskiatree Год назад

Shirley Jones and Gwen Verdon

@ArtworksbyNet Год назад

Many of the names you mentioned although great in what they do are not that distinctive with their styles, placements and embodiment of the characters that they have performed. Most of those that made it to this list, their voices are so unique and unmistakable.

@joaquinhurtado-tapia4369 Год назад

@@ArtworksbyNet Many of the names I mentioned made history on Broadway and were not considered in the list while (as you can imagine) for having a robust set of pipes so they could belt any role, which is not the only thing you need to be a musical theatre performer (LuPone) or having a great name in the acting industry but singing like going on a field trip (Jackman). For example, Barbara Streisand is a very complex actress, having made both Broadway, Films and rarely Television and she always puts her efforts on every role she lands on. Ben Platt can hit any tone in his voice range placed on a pentagram without getting a stroke. Josh Groban has a voice to fear and praise, even though he's more a singer than an actor, he's (if not already) working on it. And thanks to suggestions below I can add more names.

@valeriebuell8565 Год назад

I cannot believe Robert Preston was not on this list.

@nathanswanson1040 Год назад

It’s a crime that Barbara Cook was left off this list. Many of the Broadway icons that were selected for this list named her as the greatest Broadway singer of all time when she died not all that long ago. She was widely regarded as a “singer’s singer”.

@originaltommy Год назад

I TOTALLY AGREE!

@shiwooify 6 месяцев назад

I thought that too. "She Loves Me" is a favorite album of mine.

@DK-jy4jb 6 месяцев назад

Totally agree . . . Alfred Drake, John Raitt and Liza Minelli should be on this list as well

@mjwoodworth5247 2 месяца назад

The original Marian the Librarian in Music Man. Had the honor of working with her in college. Her voice brought people to tears. And one funny lady.

@Magenta4ever Год назад

No shout outs for Colm Wilkinson, Norbert Leo Butz, or Brian Stokes Mitchell?? And incredibly surprised that Gwen Verdon wasn't listed!

@Miranda50709 Год назад

UGH I know. I love a good baritone, and BSM is pretty much the ideal representation of that.

@techone72893 Год назад

You can also add Kelli O'Hara to that list. Nominated for 8 Tonys and won 1. How was she not included?

@rheinaldjoelbiscaro4912 Год назад

Totally agree. There are some who I could say are way better than some on this lis.

@williamlamboy8386 Год назад

Exactly! Colm Wilkinson deserved at LEAST a shout-out!

@arliss123 Год назад

Agree!!

@dawnjensen6560 Год назад

When Miss Saigon was leaving Broadway, Lea Salonga reprised her roll for the final month. I’m so glad I was able to see her perform. She is amazing.

@SeanMcLeod Год назад

Yesssss ‼️ I too got myself to Broadway to see her reprise the role! Legend‼️🎭❤️

@lpcacoo Год назад

Im glad to see Lea Salonga on this list. I was expecting Sarah Brightman to be on the list as well and Michael Crawford

@carladiaz4250 6 месяцев назад

Julie Andrews is the best!!! Her range, her powerful and yet sweet tone. Her voice was so clean!

@suchitragoracke Год назад

Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury, and Audra McDonald always and forever!

@HeronCoyote1234 Год назад

May I add Patty Lupone?

@leatherhil Год назад

Audra McDonald definitely deserves the number one spot.

@davidglasgow7483 Год назад

She’s good but the rating system is off track here. 90% of Broadway leads are just that good. Too subjective. Ethan Merman was a far more important and better star. Isn’t the legend she held “more” for 30 bars in Who could ask for anything more at the opening?

@richardh6641 Год назад

@@davidglasgow7483 6 Tony’s spread across all 4 major categories things no other performer has done in history says a lot about your singing and acting chops on broadway

@ozvoyager Год назад

@@davidglasgow7483 I don't think you can still argue that Merman was more important than McDonald. And she sure as hell wasn't better. Aside from McDonald's multiple Tony Awards, there's the range of landmark shows she's graced, and the breadth of her musical talent. McDonald could have done any of the roles Merman did. Merman could play at least half of the roles McDonald has.

@kellyalves756 Год назад

Number one in my heart. ❤️

@mervyngreene6687 Год назад

@@davidglasgow7483 I love two issues with this list. First, I believe that there should have been separate lists for male and female performers. Second, do we know if there was a minimum number of shows requirement.

@robinhackbarth8640 6 месяцев назад

Julie Andrews sang for King George VI, and the queen mum when she was only 13 years old. She sang a short solo at the beginning of "God Save the King", before being joined by a huge choir. What an honor!

@beckyhalvorsen2126 Год назад

Colm Wilkinson is also a classic!

@Disneygirlie Год назад

Before: If Jeremy Jordan isn't on the list, I'll cry 😭 He's amazing! After: ONLY SIXTEEN?! 🥺 I'm sorry for the raised text.. but, he deserves the top three! ❤️

@boredstranger7522 Год назад

Seeing the talents on the list (and those who didn't even get an honorable mention), he's lucky to even be there

@lucyroberts9287 Год назад

Yeah this list needs to be revised ASAP. So many contemporary musical theater artists missing. Especially ones that aren’t “famous” like Jessica Vosk as Elphaba (do I have her name right?)

@amandasudds2068 Год назад

Jonathan Groff doesn't even get a honorable mention? Spring Awakening, Hamilton.

@SaaimahManaf Год назад

Lea Salonga is a living legend and Julie Andrews both have clear, sweet voices and strong sharp pitches.

@marywest2896 4 месяца назад

1997, that year was a sad year, my mother died, and Julie Andrews lost that beautiful voice, a voice I always tried to emulate....when she sang in Princess Diaries ll I cried. cried for her loss and cried for her still singing and being magnificent.

@thomasbradley4505 Год назад

Raul Esparza’s version of Being Alive is what all singers should strive for.

@nellycolomdocdean9752 Год назад

That's a stretch...

@gottabe884 Год назад

I had the biggest crush on him as a kid.

@jmack129 Год назад

Meh.

@christophercobb249 Год назад

He makes choices that, as a singer, I would be very hesitant to suggest for new singers to strive for if they don't have proper singing technique. They could really damage their voice if they don't know how to belt. So I'm not sure if I would agree. But if you mean artistic choices, I totally agree.

@christophercobb249 Год назад

Of course, I would also not suggest singing Being Alive to most singers unless they have some significant singing experience under their belt. There are many ways to deliver it, but any way you do, it's an absolute mountain of a song to climb. One of those songs that completely wipes you out on all levels. I could not even begin to think about singing that song until I'd been singing weekly for a few years.

@WayCzennie127 Год назад

I LUV Jeremy Jordan! I first discovered him from the tv show Supergirl & then when another show, The Flash had a musical episode featuring the Supergirl cast, I was hoping to see him sing, & HE DID!!!!!!!!!! 😍😊😊😍 Also, can we all talk about his cover of She Used To Be Mine....? STUNNING!!!!!!!!! 💙💙

@Anime_theatre_lover Год назад

I thought it was the only one who’s seen that cover before!!! That song sounded so good with his voice

@WayCzennie127 Год назад

@@Anime_theatre_lover i got TOO MANY goosebumps from that. 😍😊😊😍

@ser132 Год назад

YES! also his cover of It's All Coming Back to me Now. Or basically anything he sings, really.

@theyluvtwoset.13 Год назад

Yep!!! He's also really good in Smash. I would love to see him play Disney princes!!!

@rachellawrence2094 Год назад

HOW did we miss Michael Ball, Alfie Boe and Sierra Boggess?!

@gracebaumgarten8900 6 месяцев назад

Yes!!

@PoetGorman Год назад

No Babs? How is it even possible to compile a list of Broadway greats without Babs?That is insane!

@TheKorderoy Год назад

Absolute crime that Brian Stokes Mitchell is not included in the list!

@tmf866 7 месяцев назад

And he even appears in the video!

@sslssg247 Год назад

I'm not unhappy with your picks because I agree with pretty much all of them. There is just such a massive amount of talent out there that I can still think of so many that I feel have been left out.

@Kyolover8 Год назад

Exactly.. Like Michael Crawford who originated the role of the phantom in Phantom of the Opera. I was completely surprised to not see him on the list or at least in the honorable mentions

@sslssg247 Год назад

@@Kyolover8 I think the reason why some of the people who I thought would be listed mostly are from the West End and don't do a lot on Broadway. I found it weird that Michael Ball wasn't even an honourable mention, but I think a lot of his work was London. But yeah, Crawford did do the Original Phantom and then reprised the role for the original Broadway phantom. That was a miss for sure.

@mountainman8775 Год назад

Astonished by Lea Salonga‘s absolute and flawless talent.

@chrisfrenchnyc Год назад

Barbara Cook, Gavin Creel, Marin Mazzie, Richard Kiley, Cynthia Orivo, Brian d’Arcy James, Heather Headley, Kelli O’Hara, John Raitt, Judy Kuhn.

@kateschneider1032 Год назад

Cynthia Erivo?!!! Ramin Karimloo???!!! 😭😭😭😭 there better be a part two

@thexphial Год назад

AGREED! Also, Heather Headley

@Julesb2183 Год назад

@@thexphial seriously!

@tjs114 Год назад

Erivo is an amazing artist, but she's only appeared on Broadway twice. Until she's got a good half-dozen shows under her belt, she's just a bottle rocket. Ramin Karimloo has 5 Broadway shows under his belt, and a single nomination. That doesn't really rank up with many of the performers on the Mojo list.

@dianabway Год назад

I totally agree with your #1, Audra is definitely the greatest voice the Broadway stage has ever seen (so far), but what about Brian Stokes Mitchell? Barbara Cook? Rebecca Luker? Barbra Streisand?

@beverlyfish1374 2 месяца назад

I agree with you 100% - how are these people not included in the top 20 - should be in the top 10 for sure! - that's crazy

@ttajohnson15 Год назад

You did my boy Jeremy Jordan dirty. Man is top 10 everyday of the week and twice on Sunday.

@kerrycronin3581 Год назад

Michael Crawford. Amazing voice. Very surprised he wasn't there

@lindaweight6176 Год назад

And Sarah Brightman

@tomoreilly5803 11 месяцев назад

He’d probably be considered a West End actor first, which they should definitely make a list for

@tmf866 7 месяцев назад

He's very talented but he doesn't have many Broadway credits. 3, actually.

@kerrycronin256 7 месяцев назад

I guess , but he does have many many acting credits on screen and off in plays in London and several recordings. I see your point though@@tmf866

@randisolomon9678 2 месяца назад

@@lindaweight6176 0:25 thanks

@LaLayla99 Год назад

I have some quibbles but I'm thrilled that Audra McDonald is #1. The woman can do any style of music and is also a terrific actor! 💓

@MMKMoore1 Год назад

I absolutely adore Lea Salonga! She's much higher on my list.

@sherila4834 10 месяцев назад

How can you leave out Jerry Orbach???? *Originated* Billy Flynn in the OBC of Chicago, Julian Marsh in 42nd Street, El Gallo in Fantasticks (who sang "Try to Remember," its most famous song), originated Paul in the OBC of Carnival, (& also became a household name in Law & Order, the daddy of the police procedurals on TV).

@brendaowens2466 Год назад

Patti Lupone is one of the best Broadway singers ever. And don’t forget Bernadette Peters, she was so good also. And above all is the outstanding best one of all. Ms. Barbra Streisand.

@lenore8n Год назад

Brian Stokes Mitchell oh my God, how can you have not listed him ragtime, man of Lamancha, kiss me, Kate, shuffle along, and those are just the performances I traveled across country to see him in.

@nekona7620 11 месяцев назад

This! The man is an incredible performer with a stunning voice. I was lucky enough to see him do a live show last year and it was amazing. Even my husband, who doesn’t really do musicals, was stunned.

@ros8986 Год назад

the amount of talent on broadway is inexpressible, every show, every performer.

@nancycurtis488 6 месяцев назад

Years ago I was privileged to see the incredible Miss Pearl Bailey play the lead in “Hello Dolly” at the Dallas Summer Musicals and she was marvelous! The cast was both white and black but Pearl Bailey was a stand-out….and after the end of the musical, she came out on stage for a fantastic Q & A that lasted for over an hour. It was amazing because you surely don’t get to see that very often.

@elouise5593 6 месяцев назад

I loved Pearl Bailey! One of the great ones!

@davidburr367 6 месяцев назад

I too saw her in that production in Dallas circa 1975 and she was amazing. I also saw Carol Channing reprise the role in Sacramento in 2009! I think Betty Buckley deserved an honorable mention for her role in Cats. An finally Michael Crawford for Phantom. So many great performers and sadly I have no musical talent.

@Christina-ge3xr Год назад

Mary Martin! The original Maria, Annie Get Your Gun, and South Pacific.

@fairamir1 Год назад

You missed: Women: Linda Eder, Kelly O'Hara, Marin Mazzie, Donna Murphy Men: James Barbour, Brian Stokes Mitchell

@asnalelo.165 Год назад

MARIN MAZZIE WASN'T ON THE LIST??? wtffff. Agree with the other women on your list too. and Stokes

@missimin Год назад

Gavin Creel deserves honorable mention. He's fantastic in She Loves Me. Also Jonathan Groff should be mentioned. Jeremy Jordan jokes that if he goes out for a part it goes to Groff.

@damienreed4834 10 месяцев назад

True they should have been included, but Jeremey Jordon is a better singer than Groff 🙊🤷‍♂️😂

@napili00 6 месяцев назад

Gavin has aced so many outstanding roles especially Hair, Hello, Dolly, and Book of Mormon. Currently starring in his own musical, Walk On Through at MCC!

@jshea7432 3 месяца назад

Rest In Peace Chita Rivera. I saw you for the first time when I was 9 and I fell in love with you and Musicals. God bless you Senora Rivera. Thanks to Rosie too for this wonderful compilation and narrative.

@garyluayon7806 Год назад

Lea Salonga wow that girl is jewel!

@afterimage2k Год назад

Mary Martin an “honorable mention”? You’ve got to be kidding. You included all the Broadway screamers and under rated this brilliant vocalist/performer.

@jessiebrown6084 Год назад

I saw Patti LuPone on Broadway as Evita back in the 80s. She was incredible.

@SvMykolas 5 месяцев назад

For me it is clearly Lea Salonga, and by far! She is technically perfect, her tone is most pleasant, and her voice is still so fresh and bright after all those years. For me she is the real Queen of Broadway!

@2034916 Год назад

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenowith, Irina Mendel, Ben Platt, Hugh Jackman, Alan Cuming, Joel Gray, Al Jolson.

@tragicangel2005 Год назад

Thank you for acknowledging the game changing voices of Audra McDonald and Lea Salonga!

@JordanMagill Год назад

Unforgivable Cynthia Erivo erasure.

@asterismos5451 Год назад

Maybe it's just because she hasn't done many Broadway roles? She's more West End, I think. Obviously she's amazing either way.

@redbutterfly88 Год назад

This list is broadways greatest and theres many.. she will be in broadways 200 greatest 199 spot

@jlfinleychappel Год назад

I came here to say THIS!!!

@lamontmundell5067 Год назад

@@asterismos5451 then call the list Broadway legends. Because that has nothing to do with her being a better singer than this whole list.

@lamontmundell5067 Год назад

@@redbutterfly88 Broadways greatest singers, NOT STARS. She should be here.

@Robinwhiteart Год назад

Julie Andrews WAS My Fair Lady. The only reason she was not cast in the movie version was that she was not yet a Hollywood star at the time, just a Broadway star! She should have been cast in the movie version! Raul Esparza in Company was simply mind blowing.

@damienreed4834 10 месяцев назад

But if she wasn’t snubbed for the movie version of MFL, she never would have been Mary Poppins so I’m happy with the outcome.

@tmf866 7 месяцев назад

Julie Andrews also was Guinevere. I loved Vanessa Redgrave in the movie, but they should have got Julie. My ex refuses to believe that the Raul Esparza in the recording of Company and the Raul Esparza in Law & Order SVU are the same person.

@Robinwhiteart 5 месяцев назад

Sorry, Mary Poppins was ho-hum compared to her brilliant My Fair Lady! @@damienreed4834

@Robinwhiteart 5 месяцев назад

Foolish, ex! Raul Esparza was mind blowing in Company. Sometimes amazing singers are Very Good actors as well. @@tmf866

@mjwoodworth5247 2 месяца назад

I have heard the Broadway cast recordings of both My Fair Lady and Camelot. She was amazing in both roles. Sad that 4 octave vocal range has been quieted. Bit of trivia...Marni Nixon, who dubbed Audrey Hepburn's singing voice in My Fair Lady (along with Deborah Kerr's in The King and I and Natalie Wood's in West Side Story) played one of the nuns in the movie version of Sound of Music.

@jparkerez23 Год назад

Fun list, and fun idea, but if we are talking strictly singing ability, a few misses here! Sierra Boggess, Ramin Karimloo, Jonathan Groff at least as honorable mentions.

@olvialee7221 Год назад

Angela Lansbury will never be forgotten

@irawilliams343 Год назад

Lea Salonga will always be number one for me

@khlobertyt9796 7 месяцев назад

YES! To Raul Esparza!!

@terrycarver1255 4 месяца назад

Lea Salonga’s voice hasn’t changed and she’s in her 50’s… not many singers and stage performers can say that.

@quinnhen2325 Год назад

Steven Pasquale is PHENOMENAL and should be on this list. As well as Kelli O’Hara, Ben Platt, Christine Ebersole, and Michael Crawford.

@paulotoole4950 Год назад

Michael Crawford was one of the ones I was missing. Barnum rocks.

@theyluvtwoset.13 Год назад

Ben is too young, I haven't heard much of Kelly.

@elizaagnifilo2694 10 месяцев назад

So should Phillipa Soo

@nonyabusiness2510 2 месяца назад

@@paulotoole4950 love Barnum. Crawford isn't a great singer however.

@jorgesantis3753 Год назад

I will never forget going to one of my first Broadway shows and being on the row orchestra and being exposed to Ethel Merman, playing "Annie Get Your Gun": she was absolutely incredible. The year was 1967, when she was supposed to b way over her prime. She was energetic, joyful and totally charming.

@2034916 5 месяцев назад

I never cared for Ethel Merman. Her voice and mannerisms are annoying.

@DavidSmith-ry2lw 6 месяцев назад

Hearing Audra live at my college was one of the most magical experiences of my life

@khlobertyt9796 7 месяцев назад

Jennifer Holiday is a gift from God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@cynaracherrycaryccc Год назад

Missing Ramin and Sierra even from honorable mentions is effing crazy.

@140Robocop Год назад

Where’s Anthony Newley? Co-wrote and performed some of the greatest songs in Broadway history like What Kind of Fool am I? and Who Can I Turn To? Incredible songwriter and performer.

@sharonwengler3225 Год назад

Colm Wilkinson in Les Miserables!

@suemcd624 Год назад

I may be mixing my Broadway & West End favorites, but I miss not seeing Elaine Paige, Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, or Colm Wilkinson listed.

@sandradavid6973 5 месяцев назад

Yes. Colm Wilkinson!

@ansleyhendrix3381 Год назад

I love Audra McDonald! Her voice is a lovely soprano with a darker tone… So good for all of those emotional roles.

@thomasbradley4505 Год назад

I saw Chita Rivera in the national tour of Kiss of the Spider Woman. She was well into her 60s, and she performed like someone half her age. Incredible performer

@bruce1002003 Год назад

I saw her in the London production in 1992 (before it moved to Broadway) when she was 59/60. Better yet, I saw her in Chicago's Goodman Theatre production of The Visit (also by Kander and Ebb) in 2001 when she was about 68 and she still could belt out a tune and dance up a storm. A move to New York was nixed because of 9/11. A few years later there was a concert version followed by a truncated version a few years after that.

@tmf866 7 месяцев назад

I saw her in Merlin. The show also had Nathan Lane (I think it was his first Broadway role), and I didn't even remember he was in it.

@oliveyim5216 11 месяцев назад

To be honest, this list should be called the best broadway performers, not singers.

@marthadufour6778 Год назад

I can’t believe that John Cullum was not included on this list. His renditions of Molasses to Rum from 1776 and Meditation from Shenandoah will give you goosebumps. One of the best male voices I’ve ever heard.

@BrenB125 Год назад

I saw him in Shenandoah.

@kennethwayne6857 Год назад

I'm completely with you on Mr. Cullum, I've seen him in many shows since 1989. But the demographic that this channel is reaching out to would have likely never heard of him.

@liasalem4358 11 месяцев назад

Every time I listen to him in 1776 I get goosebumps! Truly wonderful vocalist. Should have been an honorable mention at least.

@kellicoffman8440 6 месяцев назад

You got that right have you heard his rendition of this land is your land from northern exposure

@gracebaumgarten8900 6 месяцев назад

Was he in the original cast of Les Miserables? I was also thinking of Alfie Boe.

@daniellebelisle2446 Год назад

This list is EPIC! I would add Brian Stokes Mitchell to this list as well. Lookup him and Audra singing Wheels of a Dream 🥹🥹🥹

@DannyJane. Год назад

How could you not even mention Barbra Streisand?

@sharonmuldrew5404 Год назад

Right??? Crazy.

@timlester1867 Год назад

She only did one Broadway musical

@marthawelch4289 Год назад

@@timlester1867 Well, she actually did two: (1) I Can Get It For You Wholesale (2) Funny Girl.

@tomorobo4472 4 месяца назад

That's so real lols

@milenel Год назад

Julie Andrews deserved to be at least in the top 3 (personally she's my #1 but I'm biased), but I guess I'm glad you included her in the list unlike some other legends

@smc0910 9 месяцев назад

Lea Salonga holds the record for receiving the top performing actress awards across the ocean for the same role. She’d been dreaming for years that a few of her favorite performers would do the same, but even the venerable Idina Menzel couldn’t do it with Wicked.

@mystikceleste Год назад

This was a great list! I was very happy that Jeremy Jordan made the list (though I would have had him higher, lol). And I loved that Aaron Tveit & Andrew Rannells got honorable mentions. I was surprised that Jonathan Groff and Skylar Astin didn’t make the HR’s, though. Still, I loved this one.

@gracebaumgarten8900 6 месяцев назад

And Danny Burstein who has two Tonys and Norbert Leo Butz who has two Tonys.

@gordongraham7 Год назад

Can we just have a 20-way tie for #1? So much talent in this list. The world is better because of them.

@bwaygal4905 6 месяцев назад

Here Here! Ranking these talents is tough.

@gidgitvonlarue9972 4 месяца назад

I'll never forget Ethal turning up in Airplane! for a guest spot - what a great woman!

@pacman4ever143 Год назад

So proud of Lea Salonga at Top 7 ! What blows my mind is I think shes the only Foreigner in the list meaning shes not American or English etc She was borne and raised here in the Philippines and at 18 years of age got the coveted lead role of Miss Saigon after the worldwide hunt for the role The rest was history... How in heavens can an Asian do this when English is not our primary language although for some like maybe Leah she speaks like a native American girl and performs world class at this age Still mind blowing to me really😊

@jcbogdon Год назад

Broadway would be only reason I’d want to live in NYC! I’d be at a show every chance I got!

@alyzu4755 Год назад

I went to college in NYC and was able to get student tickets to dozens of shows. This was in the late 80's/ early 90's, and I saw some amazing stuff!

@beckyhalvorsen2126 Год назад

I love that you included a song from Allegiance! Lea Salonga should have been a little bit higher. The number 1 is spot on though!

@bwaygal4905 6 месяцев назад

Gwen Verdon? Shocked she's not even mentioned. She's shown dancing/singing with Chita Rivera in Chicago. She originated the role of Roxy, and many, many others. She was Bob Fosses' muse.

@mihaelamars 10 месяцев назад

I personally would bump Lea Salonga up to number 2. Her voice and precision are just divine!

@olvialee7221 Год назад

Barbra Streisand deserves to be on this list. You mentioned Hello Dolly and she was one of them

@stephanielatorre4164 Год назад

On film, not on Broadway

@ACinemafanatic Год назад

@@stephanielatorre4164 she did start out on broadway but found it tiring and instead sticked to film

@tmf866 7 месяцев назад

She never performed Dolly on Broadway. She only has two Broadway credits, and hasn't performed on Broadway since the original run of Funny Girl.

@MrLuis85698 6 месяцев назад

@@tmf866 too bad she performed this little few times, she possessed one of the best voices ever , way better voice than all this list of voices combined , and her acting skills were also monumental

@richardcanedo1614 Месяц назад

@@MrLuis85698 Which is why Streisand does not belong on a list of the greatest BROADWAY singers, since she left it, never to return, at age 23. Put her on a list of great recording stars, or even movie singers, but not Broadway.

@chevingladden5146 Год назад

I would have liked to see Neal Patrick Harris, Jonathon Groff, Michelle Lea and Leslie Odom, Jrs names. This may need two lists, one before 2000 and one after 2000. Especially since Broadway has changed so much!

@isisbastetthoth722 Год назад

Totally agree. I noticed that the top spots were mostly older singers who had huge resumes due to their long careers. It's not really fair to compare younger ones in that way since they're still in the prime of their careers and we don't know what they'll do next. I loved all the singers on this list though, and the ones you mentioned as well!

@marushkoelliotrriot9179 Год назад

This!

@fairamir1 Год назад

Neal Patrick Harris? LOL

@dianeweiss278 Год назад

I was just about to put out the idea of 2 lists based on time also 😅

@mgg5418 Год назад

@@isisbastetthoth722ok but… the title is greatest Broadway singers of all times. It makes only sense that this would be titans of the trade and not amazingly talented, but relatively new comers. Think about it, the other way around would just not make sense. This being said it doesn’t take away from the impressive talents of all these newer artists taking the spotlight on Broadway. They’ll be be considered as Broadway Royalty of their own right in a few years ;)

@Anne_B. 6 месяцев назад

Glad to see Betty Buckley on the list. Saw her on Broadway with the original cast and she brought down the house!! I cannot think of Cats without her voice..no one has matched it IMO