| Many times the general public associates
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| | but originally Waterston was best known
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| an actor with a role theyplay on a
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| | for hisstage roles. He went to Yale,
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| long-running television show, not
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| | where he did not study acting, butdid
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| realizing that oftenthat thespian had an
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| | taking acting classes at the American
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| active career on the stage first. Jerry
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| | Actors Workshop in Paris.
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| Orbachand Sam Waterston on Law and Order,
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| | Waterston?played numerous roles in New
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| Jason Alexander on
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| | York, including Jonathanin Oh, Dad, Poor,
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| Seinfeld, and Patricia Heaton on
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| | Dad, Mama¡¯s Hung You in the Closet and
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| Everybody Loves Raymond are afew of the
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| | I¡¯m
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| many actors who first trained for, cut
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| | Feeling so Sad, Hamlet in Hamlet, and
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| their teeth on, andprofessionally
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| | Signoir Benedick of Padua in
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| performed on the legitimate stage.
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| | Much Ado About Nothing, for which he won
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| The fact is the technique most often
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| | the Drama desk awardfor Best Actor.
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| taught to American stageactors - some
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| | Prior to becoming associated with Law and
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| form of the Stanislavski Method - works
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| | Order,he was best known for his work in
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| very nicelyon both TV and film. Although
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| | straight plays, both new andclassic. On
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| there are adjustments to be madegoing
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| | stage, Waterston perfected an elegant,
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| from the stage to television, a
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| | refined style,displaying an ability to
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| well-trained stage actor canusually make
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| | make precise and subtle acting choices.
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| those adjustments fairly quickly.
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| | Barry Bostwick
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| The biggest changes have to do with the
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| | On the Michael J. Fox sitcom Spin City,
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| subtlety employed bythose acting for the
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| | Bostwick played thedimwitted mayor
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| camera. Stage actors find that physically
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| | Randall M. Winston Jr. in 70 episodes.
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| andvocally less is more in front of the
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| | Since thattime, he¡¯s appeared on
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| camera. Additionally, a good filmor
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| | numerous hit TV shows as a guest
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| television actor has a sound sense of how
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| | star,including Scrubs, Cold Case and Law
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| to use the cameraframe to their best
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| | and Order. But Bostwick hasdeep Broadway
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| advantage. An actor like Michael Caine is
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| | roots that include the creation of the
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| amaster at this.
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| | role of Danny
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| For someone who has only done television
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| | Zuko in Grease, for which he received a
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| or film, acting on thestage can be
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| | Best Actor in a Musicalnomination, and
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| difficult. The stage demands that actors
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| | the creation of the lead role of Jamie
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| sustain acharacter for long periods of
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| | Lockhart inthe musical The Robber
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| time, something the electronic mediadoes
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| | Bridegroom, for which he won the Tony.
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| not do. Overall, stage performing also
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| | Bostwick, who also played in numerous
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| calls for bigger actionsthan those needed
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| | straight plays, was knownfor his high
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| for television and film. If someone has
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| | energy and slapdash style. While
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| neverbeen trained for the theatre, this
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| | performing in hisaward winning run as
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| can be intimidating.
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| | Jamie Lockhart, Bostwick broke his
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| Of course the scariest thing about acting
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| | armwhen he fell swinging across the stage
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| on stage is the fact thatyou¡¯re in
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| | on a rope. He proved hewas a trouper
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| front of a live audience and if you make
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| | though when, after a short recuperative
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| a mistake, youdon¡¯t get a Mulligan.
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| | period, hegot back on stage with his arm
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| Even when a television show is done in
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| | in a cast and continued to play
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| frontof a "live audience," there¡¯s
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| | Lockhart, rope swing and all.
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| less pressure for the actor to beperfect.
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| | Patricia Heaton
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| If they "go up" (that is, forget their
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| | For 70 episodes, Heaton played Debra
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| lines), they can make ajoke and get a
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| | Barone, Ray Romano¡¯s wifeon the very
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| laugh while "cut" is called. They then
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| | popular sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.
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| get to try themoment, action or scene
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| | As a youngwoman, she focused on theatre
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| again. There is no "cut" in a live
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| | arts at Ohio State University andthen
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| stageperformance; there is only
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| | went to New York where she studied with
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| "covering" for a flubbed line, a
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| | William Esper. Shemade her debut in the
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| missedentrance, or a misplaced prop.
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| | Broadway gospel musical Don¡¯t Get God
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| Here are a few actors that you¡¯ve
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| | Started, but overall during her career in
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| become familiar with ontelevision who
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| | New York she wasrelegated to small roles.
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| first acted on the legitimate stage.
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| | With a few acting buddies, she started
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| Jerry Orbach
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| | atheatre company called Stage Three,
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| Orbach, who passed away in 2004, was best
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| | which produced new works in
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| known as thewisecracking Detective Lennie
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| | NYC. In 1989 they took their successful
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| Briscoe on Law and Order. As ayoung man,
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| | production of The
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| he attended the University of Illinois
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| | Johnstown Vindicator to Los Angeles,
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| and
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| | where casting directors sawand liked
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| Northwestern University where he studied
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| | Heaton. Slowly her TV career started to
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| drama. After going to
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| | take off. But
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| New York, he continued to study for the
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| | Heaton has long acknowledged that despite
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| stage. He became closelyassociated with
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| | the fact that shenever made it big on
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| musicals, creating the role of El Gallo
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| | Broadway, her stage training has
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| and singingthe well-know opening number
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| | beeninstrumental to her success on
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| "Try to Remember" in the long-running
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| | television.
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| musical The Fantasticks. He won the Tony
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| | James Gandolfini
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| in 1969 for hisportrayal of Chuck Baxter
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| | Gandolfini continues his run as the
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| in Promises, Promises; he sang the
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| | cold-hearted, insecure,narcissistic Tony
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| hitsong "I¡¯ll Never Fall in Love
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| | Soprano on HBO¡¯s hit series The
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| Again" in that show. He also playedleads
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| | Sopranos. Afterreceiving a degree in
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| in Chicago (Billy Flynn) and Forty-Second
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| | Communications from Rutgers University,
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| Street (Julian
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| | Gandolfini went on to study acting in the
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| Marsh). Most Law and Order fans don¡¯t
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| | late 1980¡¯s at theprestigious Actors
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| realize that Orbach had abeautiful,
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| | Studio in New York City. After making
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| resonate singing voice.
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| | hisprofessional stage debut in Big El's
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| Bebe Neuwirth
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| | Best Friend, he appeared inmany New York
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| Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth has recently
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| | productions. He made his Broadway debut
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| become a regular on Lawand Order, where
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| | in 1992as Steve Hubbell in the revival of
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| she plays the role of Tracey Kibre.
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| | Tennessee Williams¡¯ A Streetcar
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| However, itwas on the sitcom Cheers that
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| | Named Desire, which starred Alex Baldwin
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| she found fame by playing Lilith
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| | and Jessica Lang. Other
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| Sternin-Crane - a tough, tense
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| | New York credits included On the
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| psychiatrist and wife of Frasier
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| | Waterfront, One Day Wonder and
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| Crane. Neuwirth trained at the Julliard
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| | Tarantulas Dancing. The same year he
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| School and first made hername as a dancer
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| | first appeared on
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| and actor in the national tour of A
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| | Broadway, he also landed his first screen
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| Chorus Line
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| | role, which was in Sidney
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| (1980), where she played Cassie and
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| | Lumet's A Stranger Among Us. Since 1992,
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| Sheila. In 1982, sheappeared on Broadway
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| | he¡¯s appeared in over
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| in Dancin¡¯, directed and choreographed
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| | 20 films. He¡¯s been Tony Soprano in
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| bythe legendary Bob Fosse, and in the
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| | over 70 episodes.
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| musical Little Me. Shecemented her
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| | Other actors, who have either made their
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| reputation on the Great White Way by
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| | name or learnedinvaluable acting lessons
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| playing thelead in Bob Fosse¡¯s revival
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| | in the theatre before becoming part ofthe
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| of the musical Sweet Charity (1986),
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| | electronic entertainment industry,
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| forwhich she won a Tony. Neuwirth is an
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| | include Martin Sheen,
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| amazing, charismatic musicalperformer,
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| | Stockard Channing, Dustin Hoffman, Robert
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| who commands the stage with her voice and
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| | Duvall, Meryl Streep,and Swoosie Kurtz.
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| body.
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| | These actors have labored hard to learn
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| Jason Alexander
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| | theircraft on what was the first acting
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| Best know as Jerry Seinfeld¡¯s
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| | platform available to humankind -the live
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| obnoxious best friend George
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| | stage.
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| Costanza in the sitcom Seinfeld,
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| | Movies are a little over 100 years old
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| Alexander, who was born Jay
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| | and television is about 75years old. The
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| Greenspan in Newark, NJ, is another
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| | formal theatre goes back over 2,500
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| former Tony winner. While hewas an
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| | years! It¡¯s thetrue learning and
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| undergraduate at Boston College,
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| | testing ground for acting technique,
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| Alexander was cast in
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| | stamina, andskill that, once honed, can
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| Stephen Soundheim¡¯s Broadway musical
| |
| | then be transferred to any other venue.
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| Merrily We Roll Along. Hewon the Best
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| | Go to a Broadway show or a professional
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| Actor in A Musical Tony for his role in
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| | theatre near you - youmay catch a
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| Jerome Robbin¡¯s
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| | performance by someone you¡¯ll see
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| Broadway (1989). In the first few
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| | break through onthe tube in the next few
|
| episodes of Seinfeld, he wasn¡¯tquite
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| | years. One night, you¡¯ll be sitting in
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| sure of how to play George Castanza so he
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| | yourden or living room watching the next
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| imitated Woody
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| | big hit drama or sitcom andsay, "Hey,
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| Allen.
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| | didn¡¯t we see that actor on the
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| Sam Waterston
| |
| | stage?" Yeah, you did,before they were
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| On television he plays tough, no nonsense
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| | famous. Very cool.
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| D.A. Jack McCoy in Lawand Order (1990),
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