Gordon Stanley (actor)

Gordon Stanley (born December 20, 1951, Boston, Massachusetts, United States) is an American stage actor.

Gordon Stanley
Born	December 20, 1951 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality	American
Education	Brown University[1]
Occupation	Actor, singer, musician
Years active	1969–present

Theatre career

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

Stanley married Renee Lutz, a stage manager on May 18, 1980.[2]

Filmography

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

Broadway

• 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

• 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

• Under Milkwood (1970) -- as First Voice (Court Theatre (Chicago)|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

1. "News/Blog — STEPHEN WILDE". Stephenwilde.tv. Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
2. "Gordon Stanley Biography (1951-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
3. "New York Magazine - Google Books". 1992-12-14. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
4. "Funny Girl, a CurtainUp Berkshire review". Curtainup.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
5. "North Shore Music Theatre - Show Boat - Cast & Crew". Nsmt.org. Archived from the original on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
6. "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.
7. "Pittsburgh Public Theater : 1776 - A Musical Play" (PDF). Ppt.org. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
8. "Fuse Theater Review: Barrington Stage Company Serves up a Lavish "Much Ado"". The Arts Fuse. Retrieved 2015-04-05.

External links

• Gordon Stanley at IMDb
• Gordon Stanley at the Internet Broadway Database
• Gordon Stanley at the Internet Off-Broadway Database