I don't know if I should be appalled or not. :P Then again I basically decided when I was maybe 8 that Terrence Mann would be my vocal husband after seeing him as the Beast in the stage version of Beauty and the Beast. I mean, he was the original Javert on Broadway in Les Miserables, he also originated the role of Rum Tum Tugger in Cats.... then the awkward hilarity of him 'originating' the role of Chauvelin, aka the man from my Dreams who is far too fond of blackmail... Plus more current shows like Charlemagne from when Pippin was revived in 2013 and the 'normal' father in The Addams Family...
I do kid though. Brian Stokes Mitchell is wonderful and has also originated many roles and done a lot over the years.