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'Gary Beach' is a Tony Award-winning American actor, primarily in Broadway musical theatre.

Contents

Biography

Career

Broadway theatre credits

National tours

Awards and nominations

External links

Further discussion

Biography

He was born on October 10, 1947 in Alexandria, Virginia, and is a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts, the same school as Terrence Mann, his ''Beauty and the Beast'' costar.
He lives with his partner Jeff Barnett (a real estate agent and actor) in Los Angeles. They were one of the first couples to undergo a commitment ceremony in New York state following national debate over gay marriage.

Career

His television credits include the 2003 Kennedy Center Honors, "Recording the Producers" (a documentary for PBS), ''Queer as Folk'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''Cheers'', ''Sisters'', ''Arli$$'', and ''Saved by the Bell''.
He performed in the chorus of ''Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording''.
Beach has had notable performances on Broadway over the past few decades, including Lumiere in ''Beauty and the Beast'', and as Roger DeBris in ''The Producers'', for which he won a Tony Award in 2001. He returned to Broadway in ''La Cage aux Folles'' (playing the role played by Nathan Lane in the film ''The Birdcage'', with whom he worked in ''The Producers''.) Recently, he reprised his role as Roger De Bris on stage in ''The Producers'' whilst the film version was simultaneously released. He thus became the first person in Broadway history to play the same role on both Broadway and film at the same time.
As well as being a Broadway performer Gary Beach is also well known for his Summer stock theatre performances. For years he would return to Sacramento as a Music circus favorite. His last peformance there was in the show "A Funny Thing Happened To Me On The Way To The Forum". It was after this production that he went into rehearsals for "The Producers"
Beach is currently playing Thénardier, the role that he originated in the original Los Angeles production , in the new cast of the revival of ''Les Misérables'' on Broadway, at the Broadhurst Theatre. He will continue through the end of the revival, which is selling through January 6,2008.

Broadway theatre credits

★ ''Les Misérables'' (revival) (as of 24 October 2006)

★ ''The Producers'' (2005)

★ ''La Cage aux Folles'' (revival) (2004)

★ ''Funny Girl'' (benefit concert) (2002)

★ ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1994)

★ '' (1983)

★ ''The Moony Shapiro Songbook'' (1981)

★ ''Annie'' (1977 - 1983)

★ ''Something's Afoot'' (1976)

★ ''1776'' (1969 - 1972)

National tours

★ ''Beauty and the Beast''

★ ''Les Misérables''

★ ''Legends!'' (with Mary Martin and Carol Channing)

Awards and nominations

★ 2004 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical (''La Cage Aux Folles'')(nominee)

★ 2001 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical (''The Producers'') (winner)

★ 2001 Outer Critics Circle Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical (''The Producers'') (winner)

★ 2001 Drama Desk Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical (''The Producers'') (winner)

★ 1994 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical (''Beauty and the Beast'') (nominee)

External links

★ GaryBeach.com

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★ Gary Beach - ''Downstage Center'' 2005 interview at American Theatre Wing.org

Further discussion

★ darkestnight: the works of Alain Boubil & Claude-Michel Schönberg