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TV Stars - Really? They Started on the Legit Stage

Many times the general public associates anhisstage roles. He went to Yale, where he did
actor with a role theyplay on a long-runningnot study acting, butdid taking acting
television show, not realizing that oftenthatclasses at the American Actors Workshop in
thespian had an active career on the stageParis.
first. Jerry Orbachand Sam Waterston on Law
and  Order,  Jason  Alexander  onWaterston?played numerous roles in New York,
including Jonathanin Oh, Dad, Poor, Dad,
Seinfeld, and Patricia Heaton on EverybodyMama¡¯s Hung You in the Closet and
Loves Raymond are afew of the many actors whoI¡¯m
first trained for, cut their teeth on,
andprofessionally performed on the legitimateFeeling so Sad, Hamlet in Hamlet, and Signoir
stage.Benedick  of  Padua  in
The fact is the technique most often taughtMuch Ado About Nothing, for which he won the
to American stageactors - some form of theDrama desk awardfor Best Actor. Prior to
Stanislavski Method - works very nicelyonbecoming associated with Law and Order,he was
both TV and film. Although there arebest known for his work in straight plays,
adjustments to be madegoing from the stage toboth new andclassic. On stage, Waterston
television, a well-trained stage actorperfected an elegant, refined
canusually make those adjustments fairlystyle,displaying an ability to make precise
quickly.and  subtle  acting  choices.
The biggest changes have to do with theBarry  Bostwick
subtlety employed bythose acting for the
camera. Stage actors find that physicallyOn the Michael J. Fox sitcom Spin City,
andvocally less is more in front of theBostwick played thedimwitted mayor Randall M.
camera. Additionally, a good filmorWinston Jr. in 70 episodes. Since thattime,
television actor has a sound sense of how tohe¡¯s appeared on numerous hit TV shows
use the cameraframe to their best advantage.as a guest star,including Scrubs, Cold Case
An actor like Michael Caine is amaster atand Law and Order. But Bostwick hasdeep
this.Broadway roots that include the creation of
the  role  of  Danny
For someone who has only done television or
film, acting on thestage can be difficult.Zuko in Grease, for which he received a Best
The stage demands that actors sustainActor in a Musicalnomination, and the
acharacter for long periods of time,creation of the lead role of Jamie Lockhart
something the electronic mediadoes not do.inthe musical The Robber Bridegroom, for
Overall, stage performing also calls forwhich  he  won  the  Tony.
bigger actionsthan those needed for
television and film. If someone has neverbeenBostwick, who also played in numerous
trained for the theatre, this can bestraight plays, was knownfor his high energy
intimidating.and slapdash style. While performing in
hisaward winning run as Jamie Lockhart,
Of course the scariest thing about acting onBostwick broke his armwhen he fell swinging
stage is the fact thatyou¡¯re in frontacross the stage on a rope. He proved hewas a
of a live audience and if you make a mistake,trouper though when, after a short
youdon¡¯t get a Mulligan. Even when arecuperative period, hegot back on stage with
television show is done in frontof a "livehis  arm  in  a  cast  and  continued to play
audience," there¡¯s less pressure for
the actor to beperfect. If they "go up" (thatLockhart,  rope  swing  and  all.
is, forget their lines), they can make ajoke
and get a laugh while "cut" is called. TheyPatricia  Heaton
then get to try themoment, action or scene
again. There is no "cut" in a liveFor 70 episodes, Heaton played Debra Barone,
stageperformance; there is only "covering"Ray Romano¡¯s wifeon the very popular
for a flubbed line, a missedentrance, or asitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. As a
misplaced  prop.youngwoman, she focused on theatre arts at
Ohio State University andthen went to New
Here are a few actors that you¡¯veYork where she studied with William Esper.
become familiar with ontelevision who firstShemade her debut in the Broadway gospel
acted  on  the  legitimate  stage.musical  Don¡¯t  Get  God
Jerry  OrbachStarted, but overall during her career in New
York she wasrelegated to small roles. With a
Orbach, who passed away in 2004, was bestfew acting buddies, she started atheatre
known as thewisecracking Detective Lenniecompany called Stage Three, which produced
Briscoe on Law and Order. As ayoung man, henew  works  in
attended  the  University  of  Illinois  and
NYC. In 1989 they took their successful
Northwestern University where he studiedproduction  of  The
drama.  After  going  to
Johnstown Vindicator to Los Angeles, where
New York, he continued to study for thecasting directors sawand liked Heaton. Slowly
stage. He became closelyassociated withher  TV  career  started  to  take  off.  But
musicals, creating the role of El Gallo and
singingthe well-know opening number "Try toHeaton has long acknowledged that despite the
Remember" in the long-running musical Thefact that shenever made it big on Broadway,
Fantasticks. He won the Tony in 1969 forher stage training has beeninstrumental to
hisportrayal of Chuck Baxter in Promises,her  success  on  television.
Promises; he sang the hitsong "I¡¯ll
Never Fall in Love Again" in that show. HeJames  Gandolfini
also playedleads in Chicago (Billy Flynn) and
Forty-Second  Street  (JulianGandolfini continues his run as the
cold-hearted, insecure,narcissistic Tony
Marsh). Most Law and Order fans don¡¯tSoprano on HBO¡¯s hit series The
realize that Orbach had abeautiful, resonateSopranos. Afterreceiving a degree in
singing  voice.Communications  from  Rutgers  University,
Bebe  NeuwirthGandolfini went on to study acting in the
late 1980¡¯s at theprestigious Actors
Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth has recently becomeStudio in New York City. After making
a regular on Lawand Order, where she playshisprofessional stage debut in Big El's Best
the role of Tracey Kibre. However, itwas onFriend, he appeared inmany New York
the sitcom Cheers that she found fame byproductions. He made his Broadway debut in
playing  Lilith1992as Steve Hubbell in the revival of
Tennessee  Williams¡¯  A  Streetcar
Sternin-Crane - a tough, tense psychiatrist
and  wife  of  FrasierNamed Desire, which starred Alex Baldwin and
Jessica  Lang.  Other
Crane. Neuwirth trained at the Julliard
School and first made hername as a dancer andNew York credits included On the Waterfront,
actor  in  the national tour of A Chorus LineOne  Day  Wonder  and
(1980), where she played Cassie and Sheila.Tarantulas Dancing. The same year he first
In 1982, sheappeared on Broadway inappeared  on
Dancin¡¯, directed and choreographed
bythe legendary Bob Fosse, and in the musicalBroadway, he also landed his first screen
Little Me. Shecemented her reputation on therole,  which  was  in  Sidney
Great White Way by playing thelead in Bob
Fosse¡¯s revival of the musical SweetLumet's A Stranger Among Us. Since 1992,
Charity (1986), forwhich she won a Tony.he¡¯s  appeared  in  over
Neuwirth is an amazing, charismatic
musicalperformer, who commands the stage with20 films. He¡¯s been Tony Soprano in
her  voice  and  body.over  70  episodes.
Jason  AlexanderOther actors, who have either made their name
or learnedinvaluable acting lessons in the
Best know as Jerry Seinfeld¡¯stheatre before becoming part ofthe electronic
obnoxious  best  friend  Georgeentertainment industry, include Martin Sheen,
Costanza in the sitcom Seinfeld, Alexander,Stockard Channing, Dustin Hoffman, Robert
who  was  born  JayDuvall, Meryl Streep,and Swoosie Kurtz. These
actors have labored hard to learn theircraft
Greenspan in Newark, NJ, is another formeron what was the first acting platform
Tony winner. While hewas an undergraduate atavailable  to  humankind  -the  live  stage.
Boston  College,  Alexander  was  cast  in
Movies are a little over 100 years old and
Stephen Soundheim¡¯s Broadway musicaltelevision is about 75years old. The formal
Merrily We Roll Along. Hewon the Best Actortheatre goes back over 2,500 years!
in A Musical Tony for his role in JeromeIt¡¯s thetrue learning and testing
Robbin¡¯sground for acting technique, stamina,
andskill that, once honed, can then be
Broadway (1989). In the first few episodes oftransferred  to  any  other  venue.
Seinfeld, he wasn¡¯tquite sure of how
to  play George Castanza so he imitated WoodyGo to a Broadway show or a professional
theatre near you - youmay catch a performance
Allen.by someone you¡¯ll see break through
onthe tube in the next few years. One night,
Sam  Waterstonyou¡¯ll be sitting in yourden or living
room watching the next big hit drama or
On television he plays tough, no nonsensesitcom andsay, "Hey, didn¡¯t we see
D.A. Jack McCoy in Lawand Order (1990), butthat actor on the stage?" Yeah, you
originally Waterston was best known fordid,before they were famous. Very cool.



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