8 of Stratford’s Top Double Threats
Not all great actors are also great singers—the Intermission team has been to enough karaoke nights to figure that out. But over its long history, Stratford has managed to attract a huge group of talented double threats: actors who are just as comfortable performing in straight drama as in musicals. (Sara Farb recently wrote about her experience going back and forth between the two.) Here are eight of those very impressive performers.
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iPhoto caption: Tom Rooney in the National Arts Centre's 2004 production of Hamlet. Photo by David Cooper.
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