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George Hearn

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Actor b. 1934 On stage 19662012

George Hearn (born June 18, 1934) is an American actor and bass-baritone singer, primarily in Broadway musical theatre. Some of his Broadway credits include Albin in La Cage aux Folles, the title role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Max von Mayerling in Sunset Boulevard, John Dickinson in 1776, Mr. Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in Wicked. For his work, he won two Tony Awards for La Cage aux Folles and Sunset Boulevard. As well as being nominated for three others. He also was nominated for an Laurence Olivier Award for La Cage aux Folles and won an Emmy Award for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

On stage 18 productions, 46 years

1966 A Time for Singing Broadway Theatre · Original · directed by Donald McKayle 41 perf.
1973 The Changing Room Morosco Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Rudman 192 perf.
1975 Hamlet Vivian Beaumont Theater · Revival · directed by Michael Rudman 47 perf.
1977 An Almost Perfect Person Belasco Theatre · Original · directed by Zoe Caldwell 108 perf.
1979 I Remember Mama Majestic Theatre · Revival · directed by Cy Feuer 108 perf.
1979 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Uris Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Prince 557 perf.
1980 Watch on the Rhine John Golden Theatre · Revival · directed by Arvin Brown 36 perf.
1982 A Doll's Life Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Prince 5 perf.
1982 Whodunnit Biltmore Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Kahn 157 perf.
1983 La Cage aux Folles Palace Theatre · Original · directed by Arthur Laurents 1,761 perf.
1988 Ah, Wilderness! Neil Simon Theatre · Revival · directed by Arvin Brown 13 perf.
1989 Ghetto Circle In The Square Theatre · Original · directed by Gedalia Besser 33 perf.
1989 Meet Me in St. Louis Gershwin Theatre · Original · directed by Louis Burke 252 perf.
1994 Sunset Boulevard Minskoff Theatre · Original · directed by Trevor Nunn Musical Staging: Bob Avian 977 perf.
1996 Angela Lansbury - A Celebration Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Diana Baffa-Brill 1 perf.
1997 The Diary of Anne Frank Music Box Theatre · Revival · directed by James Lapine 221 perf.
2005 Children and Art New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Lisa Shriver 1 perf.
2012 Scandalous Neil Simon Theatre · Original · directed by David Armstrong 29 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Walter Charles 3 productions
Rex Robbins 2 productions
Peter Reardon 2 productions
Merle Louise 2 productions
Maggie Task 2 productions
Len Cariou 2 productions
Larry Small 2 productions
Kyle Whyte 2 productions
Kevin Marcum 2 productions
Jordan Leeds 2 productions
James Sutorius 2 productions
Harris Yulin 2 productions

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Also credited on1 work

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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In the literature8 passages

  • Concert cast (1985) : Barbara Cook, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Lee Remick, Mandy Patinkin, Licia Albanese, George Hearn, Phyllis Newman, Carol Burnett, Elaine Stritch, Paul Gemignani (conductor). RCA HBC2–7128.ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • FILM (Warner Bros. 1982) : Cast: Angela Lansbury, George Hearn. Produced by Bonnie Burns. Directed for the stage by Harold Prince; directed for television by Terry Hughes. [139 minutes]ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • The New York City Opera Company revived the musical twice at the New York State Theatre, first on October 3, 1985, for thirteen performances (George Hearn and Theodore Baerg alternated the role of Hajj), and then on July 13, 1986, for eight performances (Timothy Nolen was Hajj).ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • 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
  • The original production had had George Hearn’s Albin and Gene Barry’s Georges walk off arm in arm at the end of the show. True, in the revival that had played five years earlier, Gary Beach and Daniel Davis kissed—just as Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge did here. But Hodge threw himself into it with an extra zest. So even those who came…ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • Cast: George Hearn, Gene Barry, Jay Garner, John Weiner, Elizabeth Parrish, Leslie Stevens, William Thomas Jr., Merle Louiseebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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