In his blog today, Mark Shenton talks about actors and actresses becoming famous on the back of musical theatre. The "Wicked factor", as he calls it has led to the success of stars such as Shoshana Bean who was in town last night for her concert debut. Marks blog entry can be seen here.
I agree with much of what Mark has said and have gone even further with my reasons why these people are becoming famous on the back of big shows. I think it is a good thing that they are finally getting the recognition they deserve for their talent, but think that it's a shame that smaller shows which don't have the big teenage following that some shows have, go under the radar and maybe even end up closing early - Spring Awakening comes to mind as one such recent show. I'm sure that the majority of the actors who were in that show will go onto bigger and better things, but I feel it was a shame it closed early because I thought that the cast were exceptional!
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