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By 半岛体育 Staff
December 09, 2021

Dolly, Millie, Evita鈥攕ometimes a character is so singular they can define a show. Can you name the 35 actors who originated these title roles on Broadway?

Can You Name the 35 Actors Who Originated These Title Roles on Broadway?

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Can You Name the 35 Actors Who Originated These Title Roles on Broadway?

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Evita 半岛体育 - Opening Night, Sept 1979
Evita 半岛体育 - Opening Night, Sept 1979
Evita_Production_Photo_Patti Lupone_ Mandy Patinkin_HR
Patti Lupone
Aida 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Aida 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Aida_Broadway_Production_Photo_2000_Heather Headley_HR
Heather Headley in Aida
Joan Marcus
Kiss Me, Kate 半岛体育 - Jan 1949
Kiss Me, Kate 半岛体育 - Jan 1949
Next Slide  
Kiss_Me_Kate_Patricia_Morison_HR
Patricia Morison
Carrie 半岛体育 - May 1988
Carrie
HR - Carrie (Broadway 1988) - Linzi Hateley
Linzi Hateley
Peter Cunningham
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical_Broadway_Production Photos_2019_Adrienne Warren and cast_HR
Adrienne Warren and cast of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Manuel Harlan
Purlie 半岛体育 - Aug 1970
Purlie 半岛体育 - Aug 1970
Purlie_Broadway_Production_Photo_1970_Melba Moore_Cleavon Little_HR
Cleavon Little
Annie 半岛体育 - May 1982
Annie 半岛体育 - May 1982
Andrea McArdle in <i>Annie</i>
Andrea McArdle
Photo by Martha Swope
The Unsinkable Molly Brown 半岛体育 - April 1961
The Unsinkable Molly Brown 半岛体育 - April 1961
Tammy Grimes in The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Tammy Grimes
Mary Poppins 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Mary Poppins 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Ashley Brown, Katherine Leigh Doherty, Alexander Scheitinger and Gavin Lee lead the ensemble in_Mary Poppins_HR
Ashley Brown, Katherine Leigh Doherty, Alexander Scheitinger and Gavin Lee lead the ensemble in Mary Poppins.
Joan Marcus
Carmen Jones 半岛体育 - Dec 1943
Carmen Jones
Carmen_Jones_Broadway_1943_Muriel_Rahn_HR
Muriel Rahn
Thoroughly Modern Millie 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Thoroughly Modern Millie 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Sutton Foster in <i> Thoroughly Modern Millie</i> HR
Sutton Foster in Thoroughly Modern Millie
Joan Marcus
Aladdin 半岛体育 - April 2018
Aladdin 半岛体育 - April 2018
Aladdin_Broadway_Production_Photos_2014_Adam_Jacobs_HR
Adam Jacobs
Caroline or Change 半岛体育 - Opening Night, April 2004
Caroline or Change 半岛体育 - Opening Night, April 2004
Caroline or Change HR
Tonya Pinkins
Michal Daniel
Hello, Dolly! 半岛体育 - Nov 1964
Hello, Dolly! 半岛体育 - Nov 1964
HR - Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly! (1982)
Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!
Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
Yentl 半岛体育 - Oct 1975
Yentl
Yentl_Tovah Feldshuh_Production_Photo
Tovah Feldshuh
Gypsy 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Gypsy 半岛体育 - Feb 1960
Gypsy_Broadway_Production_Photos_1959_Sandra_Church_Jack_Klugman_Ethel_Merman_HR

Sandra Church, Ethel Merman, and Jack Klugman in Gypsy

Friedman-Abeles/漏NYPL for the Performing Arts
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Natasha_Pierre_&_the_Great_Comet_of_1812_Broadway_Production_Photo_2016_Josh_Groban_Dene虂e_Benton_HR
Josh Groban and Dene虂e Benton
Chad Batka
Porgy and Bess 半岛体育 - Jan 1942
Porgy and Bess
Todd Duncan and Anne Brown
Todd Duncan and Anne Brown
Gigi 半岛体育 - Dec 1951
Gigi 半岛体育 - Dec 1951
Gigi_Production_Photo_Audrey Hepburn_HR
Audrey Hepburn
Man of La Mancha 半岛体育 - Nov 1966
Man of La Mancha
Richard Kiley as the mad, chivalrous Don Quixote in <i>Man of La Mancha.</i>
Richard Kiley
The Wiz 半岛体育 - July 1977
The Wiz 半岛体育 - July 1977
The_Wiz_Broadway_Production_Photo_Andre De Shields_HR
Andre De Shields
漏NYPL for the Performing Arts
Doctor Zhivago 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Doctor Zhivago 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Doctor_Zhivago_Promo_Photo_Tam Mutu_HR
Tam Mutu
Pal Joey 半岛体育 - Mar 1941
Pal Joey
Pal Joey (Broadway 1940) - Vivienne Segal, Gene Kelly
Vivienne Segal and Gene Kelly in Pal Joey.
Vandamm Studio / The New York Public Library
Phantom of the Opera 半岛体育 - Sept 1997
Phantom of the Opera
HR - Michael Crawford in The Phantom of the Opera
Michael Crawford in The Phantom of the Opera.
Joan Marcus
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 半岛体育 - Opening Night, Oct 1984
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 半岛体育 - Opening Night, Oct 1984
Ma_Rainey's_Black_Bottom_Broadway_Production_Photo_Theresa Merritt_HR
Theresa Merritt
Pirate Queen 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Pirate Queen 半岛体育 - Opening Night
The_Pirate_Queen_Broadway_Production_Photo_2006_Stephanie J. Block_Marcus Chait_HR
Stephanie J. Block and Marcus Chait
Hamilton 半岛体育 - January 2018
Hamilton 半岛体育 - January 2018
Hamilton_Broadway_Production_Photos_2015_Phillipa_Soo_Lin-Manuel_Miranda_HR
Phillipa Soo and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Joan Marcus
Annie Get Your Gun 半岛体育 - Aug 1946
Annie Get Your Gun 半岛体育 - Aug 1946
HR - Ethel Merman - Annie Get Your Gun (Broadway 1946)
Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun
Vandamm Studio / The New York Public Library
Dear Evan Hansen 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Dear Evan Hansen 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Dear_Evan_Hansen_HR
Ben Platt
Matthew Murphy
Pippin 半岛体育 - Nov 1972
Pippin 半岛体育 - Nov 1972
John Rubinstein in <i>Pippin</i>.
John Rubinstein
Photo by Martha Swope
Sweet Charity 半岛体育 - May 1967
Sweet Charity 半岛体育 - May 1967
HR - Gwen Verdon in Sweet Charity
Gwen Verdon
Friedman-Abeles / The New York Public Library
Young Frankenstein 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Young Frankenstein 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Megan Mullally and Roger Bart in Young Frankenstein hr
Roger Bart
Tarzan 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Tarzan
Tarzan_Oberhausen_Production_Photo_2017_Josh Strickland_HR
Josh Strickland
Stage Entertainment/Morris Mac Matzen
Anastasia 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Anastasia 半岛体育 - Opening Night
Anastasia_Broadway_Production_Photos_2017_Christy Altomare_HR
Christy Altomare
Matthew Murphy
Mame 半岛体育 - October 1966
Mame 半岛体育 - October 1966
HR - Angela Lansbury in Mame
Angela Lansbury
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