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By Playbill Staff

November 24, 2021

All of these actors have made a lasting impact on Broadway—many of them earning Tony Awards for their work—but do you know what shows they made their debuts in on the Great White Way?

Do You Know What Shows These 25 Stars Made Their Broadway Debuts In?

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Audra McDonald

The Secret Garden Playbill - May 1991 — The Secret Garden

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Sutton Foster in the company of <i>Grease</i> — Sutton Foster in the company of Grease

Julie Andrews Sydney Opera House Screenshot HR — Julie Andrews

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Julie Andrews in <i>The Boyfriend</i> — The Boyfriend

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Liza Minnelli in the original production of <i>Flora, the Red Menace</i>. — Flora, the Red Menace

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Chita_Rivera_2017_HR — Chita Rivera

Can-Can Playbill - May 1953

Viola_Davis_HR — Viola Davis

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Seven_Guitars _Production_Photo_Viola Davis_Keith David_HR — Seven Guitars

Bernadette Peters HR — Bernadette Peters

Andrew Eccles

The Girl in the Freudian Slip Playbill - May 1967 — The Girl in the Freudian Slip

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Monica Simoes

Jesse Mueller_On a Clear Day You Can See Forever HR.jpg — On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Paul Kolnik

Gene Kelly

Leave It to Me! Playbill - May 1939 — Leave It to Me!

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Monica Simoes

The Lion King Playbill - July 2016

Billy_Porter_HR — Billy Porter

Miss Saigon Playbill - Opening Night, April 1991 — Miss Saigon

Angela Lansbury HR — Angela Lansbury

Monica Simoes

Hotel Paradiso Playbill - May 1957 — Hotel Paradiso

Mandy Patinkin HR — Mandy Patinkin

Trelawney_of_the_Wells_Production_Photo_Mandy Patinkin_Mary Beth Hurt_HR — Trelawny of the "Wells"

2019 Tony Awards_Winner's Circle_Andre De Shields_HR.jpg — André De Shields

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Warp Playbill - Feb 1973 — Warp

HR - Carolee Carmello.jpg — Carolee Carmello

City of Angels Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1989 — City of Angels

Norm Lewis hr — Norm Lewis

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Miss Saigon Playbill - Opening Night, April 1991 — Miss Saigon Playbill

Aaron Tveit Tony HR — Aaron Tveit

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Aaron Tveit in the National Tour of <i>Hairspray</i>, 2006 — Hairspray

HR - Denzel Washington.jpg — Denzel Washington

HR - Marsha Jackson and Denzel Washington in Checkmates (Broadway 1978) — Checkmates

Judy Kuhn HR — Judy Kuhn

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood Playbill - Dec 1985 — The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Leslie_Odom_Jr_Mr_Album_HR — Leslie Odom, Jr.

Rent Playbill - Opening Night — Rent

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Brian Stokes Mitchell (seated) and the cast of <i>Mail</i> — Mail

HR - Danny Burstein 2.jpg — Danny Burstein

A Little Hotel on the Side Playbill - Jan 1992 — A Little Hotel on the Side

Tony_Awards_2017_Red_Carpet_Patti LuPone_HR — Patti LuPone

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Patti LuPone (seated), with Mary Joan Negro and Mary Lou Rosato,
in <i>The Three Sisters</i> for The Acting Company (1973) — The Three Sisters

Barbra Streisand HR — Barbra Streisand

Marilyn Cooper, Elliott Gould and Barbra Streisand in <i>I Can Get It For You Wholesale</i> — I Can Get It For You Wholesale

Kiss Me, Kate_Broadway_Roundabout Theatre Company_Opening Night_2019_Vanessa Williams_HR — Vanessa Williams

Kiss of the Spider Woman Playbill - Opening Night, May 1993

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