It was her first Broadway role in a straight play, rather than a musical.
Her Broadway roles are limited as she toured all over the country.
Perhaps tellingly, producers do not seem confident enough in these stars to have them originate their Broadway roles.
Her London success led to major Broadway roles.
In 1941, he landed his first Broadway role in Crazy with the Heat.
His first Broadway role was as a replacement in the original production of Evita in 1983.
In a few cases, the actors repeated their original Broadway roles.
His big break came from an Off Broadway role for which he never set foot onstage.
He is unfazed that his two Broadway roles have been based on operatic characters.
He studied art in Paris and Florence, then landed a Broadway role.
