"1997, recorded for Sony Music. He is perhaps best known in the theater for his creation of Officer Lockstock in the Broadway production of ""Urinetown"", which opened on Broadway in September 2001. From 1995 - 97, McCarthy played the ""Beast"" in the Broadway production of ""Beauty and the Beast"" . He played Dubhdara in the musical ""The Pirate Queen"" which opened on Broadway in April 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, McCarthy played Billy Flynn in ""Chicago"", the long-running Broadway revival. McCarthy created the role of Lola Cola in the premiere of the bluegrass musical, ""Southern Comfort"" which opened at"
"Broadway to portray the role of Billy Flynn again in the revival of ""Chicago"" and he sang at the New York Festival of Song at Carnegie Hall in a concert honoring Hal Prince. In 2006 he played the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""The Phantom of the Opera"" for the new production in at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas which was directed by Hal Prince. On July 7, 2009, he rejoined the Broadway cast of ""Chicago"", in the role of Billy Flynn, a role he has now played several engagements of on Broadway. He starred alongside Samantha Harris"
"the ensemble of ""Passing Strange"" Off-Broadway and reprised his roles in the film version of ""Passing Strange"", directed by Spike Lee, which made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. In 2010, Domingo's self-penned, one-man autobiographical play ""A Boy and His Soul"" premiered Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theater, for which he won a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show. He was also nominated for a Drama Desk Award and a Drama League Award. Domingo starred as Billy Flynn in ""Chicago"", the longest running revival on Broadway, and in the final collaboration by Kander and Ebb of"
"for Best Actor in a Musical. He has played colorful characters such as Captain Hook in the musical ""Peter Pan"" (2007), and the Genie in the musical ""Aladdin"" (2008). In the summer of 2016, Jaime starred as Billy Flynn in the musical ""Chicago"" on Broadway in the Ambassador Theater. Camil played Flynn in an extended run from May 31 to July 31, 2016. In the fall of 2014, he began acting in the role of Rogelio De La Vega, the biological father of Jane Villanueva and a telenovela star, in the CW network comedy, ""Jane the Virgin"". In 2018, he"
"at New York City Opera as ""Danilo"" in ""The Merry Widow"". Subsequently, he has appeared in ""Naughty Marietta"", ""Rose-Marie"", ""The Gypsy Princess"", ""The Desert Song"", ""The New Moon"" and ""Die Fledermaus"". Raines appeared on Broadway in the 1983 Broadway revival of ""Show Boat"" (as ""Ravenal""); the 1987 Broadway production of ""Teddy & Alice"" and as ""Billy Flynn"" in the long-running revival of ""Chicago"" in 2002. He has also appeared in productions of ""South Pacific"", ""Annie"", ""Kiss Me, Kate"", ""Can-Can"", ""The King and I"", ""Brigadoon"", ""Oklahoma!"", ""Carousel"", ""The Pajama Game"", ""Guys and Dolls"", ""A Little Night Music"", ""Kismet"" and ""Man of"
"described as a ""sure-fire property"". In November 2005, Usher starred as a disc jockey named Darrell in the Lions Gate film, ""In the Mix"". On August 22, 2006, Usher took over the role of Billy Flynn in the long-running Broadway revival of the musical ""Chicago"". Usher's opening night brought out stars Penélope Cruz, Gabrielle Union, Clive Davis, and Rosie Perez, and others. Usher played the role of Flynn for two months but a case of strep throat brought an abrupt ending to Usher's run in ""Chicago,"" which saw a spike in ticket sales after he joined the cast. The ""New"
"James Monroe Iglehart James Monroe Iglehart (born September 4, 1974) is an American stage actor and singer. Iglehart is perhaps best known for his Tony Award-winning performance as the Genie in the original Broadway production of ""Aladdin"". Iglehart assumed the role of Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson in the Broadway company of ""Hamilton"" in April 2017. Iglehart attended Cal State Hayward and started his career in California, performing in ""Bat Boy"" at TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, California and as Teen Angel in ""Grease"" at the American Musical Theatre, San Jose, California. In 2005, he directed ""Bat Boy the Musical"" at Ray of"
"Tony Yazbeck Tony Yazbeck is an American actor, singer, and dancer, best known for his work on the Broadway stage including the 2014 revival of ""On the Town"" for which he received 2015 Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for lead actor in a musical. Yazbeck is also known for his principal roles on Broadway including J.M. Barrie in the Broadway production of ""Finding Neverland"", Tulsa in ""Gypsy"" starring Patti LuPone, Billy Flynn in ""Chicago"", Phil Davis in ""White Christmas"", Al Deluca in ""A Chorus Line"" and the original casts of Broadway's ""Never Gonna Dance"" and ""Oklahoma"" (2002"
"David Bologna David Bologna (born December 3, 1994) is an American actor, dancer and singer. Beginning conducting performance at the age of seven, Bologna became a Tony Award nominee at the age of fourteen as the Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his Broadway debut as Billy's flamboyant best friend Michael in ""Billy Elliot the Musical"". Born and raised in New Orleans, Bologna was active in local theatre productions, including ""Bye Bye Birdie"" at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, “Seussical the Musical” with Brandt Blocker Presents at Six Flags New Orleans, and ""Peter Pan"", until Hurricane Katrina forced"
"on July 17, 2012. The show closed on September 1, 2012 after a total run of nearly 15 years in London. The UK tour of the production continued after the closing. To celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the West End revival production, ""Chicago"" returned, this time at the Phoenix Theatre opening April 11, 2018, starring Cuba Gooding Jr as Billy Flynn, Sarah Soetaert as Roxie Hart, Josefina Gabrielle as Velma Kelly, and Ruthie Henshall as Mama Morton. A cast change saw Martin Kemp take over the role of Billy Flynn, with Alexandra Burke as Roxie Hart and Mazz Murray as"
"Broadway at the Longacre Theatre. The musical opened in previews on November 3, 2016 and officially on December 1, 2016. Richard H. Blake Richard H. Blake (born May 17, 1975 as Richard Harrison Thomas) is an American musical actor. Blake made his Broadway debut in Teddy & Alice, starring Len Cariou at the Minskoff Theater in 1987. Following that he appeared as Boy McDuff in ""Macbeth"", starring Christopher Plummer & Glenda Jackson, in 1988. Blake then starred as the title character in the 1989 musical ""Prince of Central Park"". At 14, he became the youngest Broadway performer to have his"
"canceled shortly after he announced that he had been diagnosed with synovial sarcoma, a rare cancer, in July 1996. He sought treatment for his illness while continuing his career and also worked to raise money for cancer research. He was declared cancer free in 1998 and returned to television in the UPN series, """". In 2000, he made his Broadway debut as Billy Flynn in the musical ""Chicago"". His last role was in the NBC sitcom ""Emeril"" in 2001, but in the autumn of that year, his cancer returned and he died at age 55. Urich was born in Toronto,"
"previews on Broadway on October 4, 2005, and officially opened on November 6, 2005, at the August Wilson Theatre. The cast starred John Lloyd Young as Frankie Valli, Christian Hoff as Tommy DeVito, Daniel Reichard as Bob Gaudio and J. Robert Spencer as Nick Massi. The musical is directed by Des McAnuff, the then-artistic director at La Jolla Playhouse, with choreography by Sergio Trujillo, and music technical design by composer and conductor Deborah Hurwitz. The Broadway production had 38 previews. It reached its 4093rd performance on September 22, 2015, making it the 12th longest-running show on Broadway. Notable cast replacements"
"joined the UK cast of 42nd Street, performing as Pat Denning. Matthew Goodgame Matthew Goodgame (born c.1980) is a professional actor, singer and dancer from Kent. He made his professional and West End debut in November 2004 playing Billy Flynn in ""Chicago"" at the Adelphi Theatre, after winning the Channel 4 series ""Musicality"". Goodgame went on to record his debut album ""Musicality - The Winners Album"" with EMI. Since then Goodgame has reprised the role of Billy Flynn on visits to both Singapore and Las Vegas, with the Cellophane Company. Goodgame was asked to perform at Stephen Sondheim's 75th Birthday"
"Marco Zunino Marco Aurelio Zunino Costa (born 12 November 1976) is a Peruvian film, television and stage actor, singer-songwriter and dancer. In his country has starred in the musicals ""Jesucristo Superstar"", ""Cabaret"", ""Rent"" and ""Amor sin barreras (West Side Story)"". Zunino debuted on Broadway, starring as Billy Flynn in ""Chicago"", in the Ambassador Theatre (New York). Zunino Costa was born on 12 November 1976 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. His parents had migrated to Puerto Rico from Peru due to the agrarian reform. His parents returned to Peru when Zunino Costa was 8 months old. Zunino Costa is of Peruvian ancestry"
"Blues Away."" The second act's lesser known but crackling ""Fire Crackers/""Song of Freedom"" is also [a] show stopper."" The musical received one 2017 Tony Award nomination, for Best Choreography for Denis Jones. The musical was nominated for the 2017 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography. Holiday Inn (musical) Holiday Inn (also known as Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical) is a musical based on the Paramount Pictures 1942 film of the same name. The libretto is by Gordon Greenberg and Chad Hodge, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The musical opened on Broadway in 2016 after premiering at"
"in the Mt. Eden High School show choir and married her in 2002. James Monroe Iglehart James Monroe Iglehart (born September 4, 1974) is an American stage actor and singer. Iglehart is perhaps best known for his Tony Award-winning performance as the Genie in the original Broadway production of ""Aladdin"". Iglehart assumed the role of Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson in the Broadway company of ""Hamilton"" in April 2017. Iglehart attended Cal State Hayward and started his career in California, performing in ""Bat Boy"" at TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, California and as Teen Angel in ""Grease"" at the American Musical Theatre, San"
"show's closure on August 5, 2012. Beginning April 8, 2013, Pascal starred as Billy Flynn in the long-running Broadway revival of ""Chicago"". His last performance as Billy was June 16, 2013. On November 17th 2016, Pascal joined the Broadway company of ""Something Rotten!"" as William Shakespeare in the show's closing cast. He also played the same role for the entirety of the show's 1st National Tour alongside Rob McClure, Josh Grisetti, and Leah Hofmann who were also in the closing cast of the show.. Pascal felt that he was looked upon solely as a Broadway singer, and thus returned to"
"in a season that included ""Hair"", ""Promises, Promises"" and ""1776"". The last of these won the award. The original production ran for 305 performances, but a 1983 Broadway revival ran for 362 performances with a cast starring Anthony Quinn. The musical opened on Broadway on November 16, 1968, at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 305 performances and twelve previews. Directed by Harold Prince and choreographed by Ron Field, the cast included Herschel Bernardi, Maria Karnilova, Carmen Alvarez, John Cunningham, and Lorraine Serabian. Scenic design was by Boris Aronson, costume design was by Patricia Zipprodt, and lighting design was"
"""Guys and Dolls"" (as Sky Masterson, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical), ""Promises, Promises"" (as Chuck Baxter, winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical), the original productions of ""Chicago"" (as Billy Flynn, receiving another Tony Award nomination), ""42nd Street"", and a revival of ""The Cradle Will Rock"". Orbach made occasional film and TV appearances into the 1970s and appeared as a celebrity panelist on both ""What's My Line?"" and ""Super Password"". In the 1980s, Orbach shifted to film and TV work full-time. Prominent roles included a superb performance as tough, effective,"
"2000, Gelber earned a master's degree in acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. He is known for originating the role of struggling comedian Brian in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical ""Avenue Q"". Gelber also performed on Broadway in Arthur Miller's ""All My Sons"" as Frank Lubey from 2008 to 2009, and played Buddy in Elf the Musical from 2012 to 2013. In 2017, at the Hudson Theatre, Gelber played Louis/Billy in the limited-run Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical ""Sunday in the Park With George"" starring Jake Gyllenhaal and"
"death"". As only three audience members voted against it, the performance went ahead as normal. On 3 July 2015, 12-year-old Nat Sweeney from Birmingham became the 41st actor to play the role of Billy, making him the 100th to play the role worldwide. In June 2014, it was announced that the musical would be screened and broadcast live to cinemas around the UK and the world. On 28 September, the matinee of the musical was broadcast as it was being filmed at the Victoria Palace Theatre to cinemas around the UK and other countries with further encore screenings of that"
"Oshri Cohen as Tony and Dina Doron as Billy's grandmother. The role of Michael is alternately played by Sahar Lev-Shomer, TimoTi Sannikov and Amit Brenner. The role of Debbie is alternately played by Naya Federman, Sasha Bezrukov and Maya Mintz. The director and choreographer is Eldar Groisman. The Hebrew version was translated by Eli Bijaoui. The first Hungarian language production of the musical—a non-replica staging—debuted on 29 July 2016 at the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest, directed by Tamás Szirtes and choreographed by Ákos Tihanyi. The production was originally intended for the Erkel Theatre which has more seats but"
"series """". Despite his performance receiving mixed reviews, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Gooding's Emmy nomination for his work on the series was criticized by some reviewers. In 2018, Gooding is headlining the 21st Anniversary revival of the musical Chicago in the West End playing Billy Flynn at the Phoenix Theatre. His directorial debut, ""Bayou Caviar"", was released on October 5, 2018. In 2012, Gooding starred in a TV pilot for Fox called ""Guilty"" that was directed by McG. Though it was well received in screenings, it was"
"is loosely based on the 2002 film, Green Goblin is basically in his comic book form instead of his movie form. A Broadway musical titled """" opened at the Foxwoods Theatre in New York on June 14, 2011. The show is directed by Julie Taymor and features music by Bono and The Edge. The production stars Reeve Carney, Jennifer Damiano, T.V. Carpio and Patrick Page. The much-in-the-news troubled musical, is the most expensive piece of live theatre to date, and features high-flying action sequences and stunts. It holds the record for the most preview performances, with 182 before its opening."
"Broadway musical adaptation of ""Young Frankenstein"", which he says is ""perhaps the best movie [he] ever made. "" The world premiere was performed at Seattle's Paramount Theater, between August 7, 2007, and September 1, 2007, after which it opened on Broadway at the former Lyric Theater (then the Hilton Theatre), New York, on October 11, 2007. It earned mixed reviews from the critics. Brooks joked about the concept of a musical adaptation of ""Blazing Saddles"" in the final number in ""Young Frankenstein"", in which the full company sings, ""next year, ""Blazing Saddles""!"" In 2010, Mel Brooks confirmed this, saying that"
"Dillon took over in the roles of Sam and Molly respectively. The production closed on 6 October 2012. The musical opened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on 23 April 2012, following previews from 15 March Directed by Matthew Warchus, original stars Richard Fleeshman and Caissie Levy reprised their roles, with newcomers Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Oda Mae) and Bryce Pinkham (Carl). According to Levy, ""[For the Broadway production], emotional moments in the show have been fine-tuned, a line or two has been changed here or there...a couple of songs have been replaced, some characters have been tweaked. All for the"
"49 performances. The cast included Christopher Plummer as Cyrano, Leigh Beery as Roxana, and Mark Lamos as Christian, with Tovah Feldshuh making her Broadway debut in two small supporting roles. Plummer won the Tony for Best Actor in a Musical and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance, and Beery was Tony-nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. An original cast recording LP was released by A&M Records in 1973. An original cast recording CD was released by Decca Records in 2005. In September 1994, an abridged version of the musical was staged at The Newport Arts Center in Orange"
"at the Hampstead Theatre prior to transferring to the Lyric Theatre. A Broadway revival of ""Burn This"" was announced to begin in February 2017 and open on March 6, 2017 at the re-opened Hudson Theatre. Jake Gyllenhaal was to star, with direction by Michael Mayer. On October 21, 2016, it was announced that the production has been postponed until the 2017-18 season due to scheduling conflicts with Gyllenhaal. On December 14, 2017, several magazines announced that a new production of ""Burn This"" was scheduled for 2019, with Adam Driver as Pale. A revival is scheduled to open on Broadway at"
"to Broadway. The musical premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Previews began on September 4, 2009 and the official opening was on September 15, 2009. After becoming the top-grossing show in the theatre's history, the producers extended the limited run twice to November 15, 2009. The cast included John Gallagher Jr. as Johnny, Matt Caplan as Tunny, Michael Esper as Will, Tony Vincent as St. Jimmy, Rebecca Naomi Jones as Whatsername, Mary Faber as Heather, and Christina Sajous as the Extraordinary Girl. The musical transferred to the St. James Theatre on Broadway, with previews beginning on March 24, 2010. It"
"Belasco Theatre until February 2014. In the Broadway productions, Barnett reprised his role as Elizabeth Woodville in ""Richard III"" and took on the role of Viola (previously played by Johnny Flynn in London) in ""Twelfth Night"". In July 2018, Barnett reunited with ""History Boys"" playwright Alan Bennett and co-star Sacha Dhawan for Bennett's new play ""Allelujah!"" at the Bridge Theatre. Barnett was nominated for Evening Standard Award as Most Promising Newcomer for his role in The Marriage of Figaro in 2002. He won Best Newcomer & Best Supporting Actor in a play at the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers Choice Awards for his"
"the 1980 film of the same name, adding new plot twists and humor parodying the original movie. The musical was workshopped in 2006 and early 2007 with director Christopher Ashley and actors Jane Krakowski, Tony Roberts, and Cheyenne Jackson. The musical opened on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre on July 10, 2007, with a budget of $5 million. Kerry Butler and Cheyenne Jackson were the Broadway leads. Beane won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. In 2011, Beane was hired to ""doctor"""
"Brad Kavanagh Brad Lewis Kavanagh (born 21 August 1992) is an English actor and singer-songwriter, originally from Whitehaven, Cumbria, and is best known for being the guitarist, writer and singer for the English band FLYNT. Brad Kavanagh started acting as a child in a local acting group in Cumbria before training at Scream Theatre School in Blackpool. Here, he became a huge success when he made his acting debut in the West End in ""Billy Elliot the Musical"" as Billy's best friend, Michael, at the age of 11. He still goes home from time to time and helps out at"