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By Playbill Staff
May 11, 2020

It’s no surprise to see a big movie or television star above the title in a Broadway show, but given the love of musical storytelling in pop culture, the Main Stem has also drawn in recording artists. From big belters to boy band stars, take a look at some of the artists who have gone from the studio to the stage.

25 Chart-Topping Recording Artists Who Came to Broadway

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25 Chart-Topping Recording Artists Who Came to Broadway

Check out the music stars who have led a Broadway show.

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Ingrid Michaelson in Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
Nathan Johnson
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Sara Bareilles in Waitress
Jeremy Daniel
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Katharine McPhee
Marc J. Franklin
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Jordin Sparks in Waitress
Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks
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Brandy Norwood in Chicago
Jeremy Daniel
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Josh Groban in Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
Chad Batka
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Sting in The Last Ship
Mya
Mýa in Chicago
Photo by Amy Arbus
Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken in Spamalot
Photo by Joan Marcus
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Huey Lewis in Chicago
Usher as Billy Flynn.
Usher in Chicago
Photo by SpotCo.
Audra McDonald and Sean Combs in <i>A Raisin in the Sun</i>, 2004
Audra McDonald and Sean Combs in A Raisin in the Sun
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Mel B in Chicago
Len Prince
Melanie Brown in <i>Rent</i>
Mel B in Rent
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Michelle Williams in Aida
Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams in Chicago
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Michelle T. Williams in Once on This Island
Joan Marcus
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Kevin Richardson in Chicago
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Cody Simpson and cast of Anastasia
Evan Zimmerman/MurphyMade
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Joey Fatone in Little Shop of Horrors
Joan Marcus
Joey Fatone
Joey Fatone in Rent
Carole King
Carole King in Blood Brothers
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Petula Clark in Blood Brothers
HR - Madonna in Speed-The-Plow (Broadway 1988)
Madonna in the original Broadway production of David Mamet‘s Speed-the-Plow.
Brigitte Lacombe
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Karen Black, Cher, and Sudie Bond in Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
George Rose, Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith and Kevin Kline in <i>The Pirates of Penzance</i>, 1980
George Rose, Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith and Kevin Kline in The Pirates of Penzance
Photo by Martha Swope/©The New York Public Library
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David Bowie in The Elephant Man
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Eydie Gormé and Steve Lawrence in Golden Rainbow
Reba McEntire stars in <i>Annie Get Your Gun</i>.
Reba McEntire in Annie Get Your Gun.
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