Meanwhile, Broadway has certainly given us our share of pop stars. One has to look no further than Julie Andrews, who played the role of Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady". Many people felt it was odd that she was chosen for the film version, especially since Audrey Hepburn could not even sing and had to have his voice dubbed in doubt one of the strangest quality jobs in the history of cinema.If you are looking for a more recent example, there is always that Michael Crawford played the role of "The Phantom Of The Opera" in the 80's. Portrait of Crawford was so incredible that was actually called a living legend for it. No one sang "Music Of The Night" as Crawford, a song that has literally been linked with him for eternity.
If you need a more recent example of two people who will always be linked to a program, you need look no further than Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel who played the good witch and the wicked witch, respectively, in the Broadway production of "Wicked" . When it came time to deliver the Tony Awards that year was literally a toss up as to who would win between the two. Menzel finally ended up winning. He said these two were so perfect for their roles that can never be anyone who comes to pull a performance as big as these two gave us.
