Kind of a dumb pointless question...but I'll bite. They're all finding major success in one way or another.
Megan Hilty has received raves for her performances in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN and NOISES OFF within the last year.
Katharine McPhee found success on CBS in SCORPION, which averages about 10 million viewers.
Jeremy Jordan stars on CBS's SUPERGIRL, which came in with huge buzz and now has found some comfortable ratings.
Brian a'Arcy James originated King George in HAMILTON and nabbed another Tony nomination for SOMETHING ROTTEN. Also casually won a SAG award for Best Ensemble for the (potential best picture winner) SPOTLIGHT.
Christian Borle won (another) Tony for SOMETHING ROTTEN.
Leslie Odoms Jr. originated the role of Aaron Burr in HAMILTON and is an early favorite to win the Tony this year.
So yeah....I'd say they're all doing just fine.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
Also of mention though not included on this list is multi-Emmy Award winning Debra Messing with her hit NBC series THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA now in its 2nd season.
Leslie Odoms Jr. originated the role of Aaron Burr in HAMILTON and is an early favorite to win the Tony this year.
Where the hell is all this buzz on Leslie Odom, Jr. being the favorite to win the Tony coming from? The only place I've seen it has been on these boards.
There is no "after Smash." There was Before Smash and there was Smash. As long as there are little kids with showbiz dreams and stars in their eyes, Smash is real.
"Kind of a dumb pointless question...but I'll bite"
The intention of thread was to have some fun and see how people measured success. If it was so dumb and pointless why did you respond with an in depth answer - lol.
"Also of mention though not included on this list is multi-Emmy Award winning Debra Messing with her hit NBC series THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA now in its 2nd season. "
I feel like a lot of them had successful careers pre-Smash. I certainly was a fan of almost everyone involved beforehand. Specifically Brian D'Arcy James (Shrek), Christian Borle (Legally Blonde), Megan Hilty (Wicked / 9 to 5), Jeremy Jordan (Rock of Ages / Bonnie & Clyde). I didn't watch Smash, but, I tuned into the pilot specifically because "Broadway people" were involved.
I think McPhee got the biggest bump back into relevance and now she's making that CBS procedural money even though Scorpion is paralyzingly stupid. Outside of that, I think Leslie Odom Jr. is doing the best (not because of Smash specifically) because unlike the others, I think he's on a different accelerated trajectory after the show.
Pretty sure they all have pretty terrific careers. Every consistent working actor has a terrific career.
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These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
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Besides Debra and Katherine, the subsequent success is on stage, not national. Debra is the star of a crappy show likely to be cancelled and Katherine is in an ensemble of a decently viewed show. I guess Katherine?
"I think McPhee got the biggest bump back into relevance and now she's making that CBS procedural money even though Scorpion is paralyzingly stupid"
I think the biggest thing for McPhee is that she got slammed for her acting (especially on this board) on SMASH and she has gotten better from what I have seen on "Scorpion".