Gordon Stanley (actor)
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Gordon Stanley | |
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| Born | December 20, 1951 (age 69) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Education | Brown University[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, musician |
| Years active | 1969–present |
Gordon Stanley (born December 20, 1951, Boston, Massachusetts, United States) is an American stage actor.
Theatre career
[edit]His first professional stage appearance came in a production of Richard III at the Court Theatre in Chicago in 1969. His Off-Broadway debut came in 1977 in Lyrical and Satirical. His Broadway debut was in 1980 in the musical Onward Victoria.[2]
Stanley has performed in numerous Broadway shows, including Ragtime, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Beauty and the Beast, and Cabaret.
Personal life
[edit]Stanley married Renee Lutz, a stage manager on May 18, 1980.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Stanley has sung in the animated musical films Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Aladdin and the King of Thieves.
Stage credits
[edit]Broadway
[edit]- Onward Victoria (1980) -- as Fleming
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1982) -- as Jacob
- Into the Light (1986) -- as Signor Bocciarelli
- Teddy & Alice (1987) -- as Elihu Root
- Meet Me in St. Louis (1989) -- as Dr. Bond/Ensemble
- Beauty and the Beast (1994) -- as Bookseller/Monsieur D'Arque/Townsperson/Enchanted Object
- Ragtime (1998) -- as Reporter/Trolley Conductor/Charles S. Whitman/Ensemble
- Cabaret (1998) -- as Herr Schultz (replacement)
Off-Broadway
[edit]- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1981) -- as Jacob
- Diamonds (1984) -- as Men
- Moby Dick (1986) -- as Peleg/ Captain of Rachel
- Who Does She Think She Is? (1987)
- All's Well That Ends Well (2006) -- as Reynaldo/Street Singer
- Take Me Along (2008) -- as Dave McComber
- Flamingo Court (2009) -- N/A
- White Woman Street (2010) -- as Mo Mason
- Lies My Father Told Me (2013) -- as Mr. Baumgarten / Proprietor
Regional and national tours
[edit]- Under Milk Wood (1970) -- as First Voice (Court Theatre)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (opera) (1976) -- as Puck (Curtis Opera Theatre)
- Annie (1978) -- Harold Ickes (National Tour)
- Allegro (1978) --as Charlie (Equity Library Theatre)
- Carousel (1980) -- as Mr. Snow (Coachlight Theatre)
- Fiddler on the Roof (1981) -- as Motel (Artpark Theatre)
- A Little Night Music (1981) -- as Mr. Erlanson (York Theatre)
- The Desert Song (1981) -- as Sid el Kar (Light Opera of Manhattan)
- Two on the Isles (1981) -- as Rodney (Actors' Holiday)
- My Fair Lady (1983) -- as Freddy (Theatre of the Stars)
- Sullivan and Gilbert (1984) -- as Courtice Pounds (Stage Arts Theatre Company)
- Elizabeth and Essex (1984) -- as Cecil (York Theatre)
- Red, Hot and Blue (1984) -- Fingers (Equity Library Theatre)
- Lightin' Out (1992) -- (Judith Anderson Theatre)[3]
- Funny Girl (2003) -- as Keeney/Mr. Rinaldi (Barrington Stage Company)[4]
- Show Boat (2008) -- as Cap'n Andy (North Shore Music Theatre)[5]
- The Crucible (2010) -- as Giles Corey(Barrington Stage Company)[6]
- 1776 (2013) -- as Stephen Hopkins (Pittsburgh Public Theater)[1][7]
- Much Ado About Nothing (2013) -- (Barrington Stage Company)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "News/Blog — STEPHEN WILDE". Stephenwilde.tv. Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ a b "Gordon Stanley Biography (1951-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ "New York Magazine - Google Books". 1992-12-14. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ "Funny Girl, a CurtainUp Berkshire review". Curtainup.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ "North Shore Music Theatre - Show Boat - Cast & Crew". Nsmt.org. Archived from the original on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ "Arthur Miller's The Crucible directed by Julianne Boyd - a Triumph for the Barrington Stage Company - The Berkshire Review for the Arts | The Berkshire Review for the Arts". Berkshirereview.net. 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Public Theater : 1776 - A Musical Play" (PDF). Ppt.org. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ "Fuse Theater Review: Barrington Stage Company Serves up a Lavish "Much Ado"". The Arts Fuse. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
External links
[edit]- Gordon Stanley at IMDb
- Gordon Stanley at the Internet Broadway Database
- Gordon Stanley at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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