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Gary Beach

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Actor 1947–2018 On stage 19762006

Gary Beach (October 10, 1947 – July 17, 2018) was an American actor of stage, film and television. He portrayed Roger De Bris in both the stage and film productions of The Producers, for which he won a Tony Award; he received a Tony nomination for his portrayal of Lumiere in the stage musical version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

On stage 9 productions, 30 years

1976 Something's Afoot Lyceum Theatre · Original · directed by Tony Tanner 61 perf.
1977 Annie Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Martin Charnin 2,377 perf.
1981 The Moony Shapiro Songbook Morosco Theatre · Original · directed by Jonathan Lynn 1 perf.
1983 Doonesbury Biltmore Theatre · Original · directed by Jacques Levy 104 perf.
1994 Beauty and the Beast Palace Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Jess Roth 5,461 perf.
2001 The Producers St. James Theatre · Original 2,502 perf.
2002 Funny Girl New Amsterdam Theatre · Revival · directed by Ray Stark 1 perf.
2004 La Cage aux Folles Marquis Theatre · Revival · directed by Jerry Zaks 229 perf.
2006 Les Misérables Broadhurst Theatre · Revival 463 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Will Taylor 2 productions
Timothy Jerome 2 productions
Sam Harris 2 productions
Robert H Fowler 2 productions
Richard Kind 2 productions
Naomi Kakuk 2 productions
Michael Benjamin Washington 2 productions
Merwin Foard 2 productions
Megan McGinnis 2 productions
Lee Roy Reams 2 productions
Justin Bohon 2 productions
Jonathan Freeman 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 4 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

Also credited on2 works

Beauty and the Beast
Les Miserables

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In the literature8 passages

  • George Hearn, Walter Charles, Keene Curtis, and Gary Beach all had something in common when playing Albin and his onstage alter ego Zaza in La Cage aux Folles. They were excellent in portraying a female impersonator.ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • Cast: Susan Egan, Terrence Mann, Burke Moses, Gary Beach, Beth Fowler, Tom Bosley, Heath Lamberts, Eleanor Glockner, Stacey Logan, Brian Press, Kenny Raskinebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • If it is at all possible for humans to resemble cartoon characters, the actors resemble their cartoon versions with some degree of success. Terrence Mann as the Beast, Susan Egan as Belle, Tom Bosley as her father, Beth Fowler as the teapot, Burke Moses as Gaston (who wants to win Belle), and Gary Beach as the candelabra all struggle thro…ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Roger Bart, Gary Beach, Cady Huffman, Brad Oscar, Madeline Doherty, Kathy Fitzgerald, Eric Gunhus, Peter Marinos, Jennifer Smith, Ray Willsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • The Producers. In the foreground from left to right, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, and Gary Beach. (Paul Kolnik)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Gary Beach, Daniel Davis, Linda Balgord, Gavin Creel, Angela Gaylor, Michael Mulheren, John Shuman, Michael Benjamin Washington, Ruth Williamson, Merwin Foardebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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