"This is a role that has never been done on Broadway before," she said.
He is also a politically inflected host in a role that has always prized ideological androgyny.
It is a role that has already earned Frot France's most prestigious acting award, a César.
And of course there's Evelyn Harper, a role that has gained her three Emmy nominations.
It is a role that has brought significant costs, both financial and human.
Lear is a role that has challenged, defeated, and embraced great actors the world over.
Now the questions start about whether Capaldi can bring singularity to a role that has had 11 previous owners.
It is a role that has provided loyal concert audiences for practitioners like Bobby Bland, Peabo Bryson and Mr. Levert.
And he is the N.B.A.'s reigning goofball, a role that has endeared him to players, fans, children and reporters for nearly two decades.
Fifty minutes later, she was back onstage in a role that has now also won her a Molière for best new stage actress.
Gonzalez could provide the Mets with a long reliever and spot starter, a role that has gone vacant since Pat Mahomes left after last season.
