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George Lee Andrews

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Actor b. 1942 On stage 19732012

George Lee Andrews (born October 13, 1942, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actor and singer. He holds the Guinness World Record for the most performances in the same Broadway show, having appeared in the musical The Phantom of the Opera on 9,382 occasions over a period of 23 years, he was in the original Broadway cast of the show and took over the role of Richard Firmin from 1990 to 2001, he then switched roles with Jeff Keller and played Gilles André from 2001 to 2011. He made his Broadway debut as Frid in the original production of A Little Night Music, and later appeared in the original productions of On the Twentieth Century; Merlin, and The Phantom of the Opera, and in the revival…

On stage 6 productions, 39 years

1973 A Little Night Music Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Prince 601 perf.
1973 Sondheim: A Musical Tribute Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Burt Shevelove
1978 On the Twentieth Century St. James Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Prince 449 perf.
1983 Merlin Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Christopher Chadman 199 perf.
1988 The Phantom of the Opera Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Prince 13,981 perf.
2012 Evita Marquis Theatre · Revival · directed by André Ptaszynski 337 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Victoria Mallory 2 productions
Teri Ralston 2 productions
Stephen R. Buntrock 2 productions
Rebecca Eichenberger 2 productions
Nicholas Wyman 2 productions
Melanie Field 2 productions
Mark Lambert 2 productions
Len Cariou 2 productions
Laurence Guittard 2 productions
Kristie Dale Sanders 2 productions
Judy Kaye 2 productions
John Cudia 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. 5 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.

In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Glynis Johns, Len Cariou, Hermione Gingold, Victoria Mallory, Laurence Guittard, Patricia Elliott, Mark Lambert, D. Jamin-Bartlett, George Lee Andrewsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: John Cullum, Madeline Kahn, Imogene Coca, George Coe, Dean Dittman, Kevin Kline, Judy Kaye, George Lee Andrewsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton, Judy Kaye, Cris Groenendaal, Nicholas Wyman, Leila Martin, David Romano, Elisa Heinsohn, George Lee Andrewsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Well, I remember I was with Kevin Kline and George Lee Andrews, and we walked into her dressing room in Boston and she said, “I have to keep reminding myself that it’s only a job.” No, no, it’s not just a job! Shut up! You didn’t ever know if she was not going to show up and I would be needed, so I had to be on top of it. I think we alway…ebooks/Shapiro, Eddie/Nothing Like a Dame_ Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater - Eddie Shapiro.txt
  • Victoria Mallory (Anne Egerman), Garn Stephens (Petra, but replaced prior to the Broadway opening by D. Jamin-Bartlett), George Lee Andrews (Frid), Laurence Guittard (Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm), Patricia Elliott (Countess Charlotte Malcolm), Len Cariou (Fredrik Egerman), Glynis Johns (Desirée Armfeldt) and Hermione Gingold (Madame Armfeld…ebooks/Unknown/Four by Sondheim (Applause Musical Library) - Unknown.txt
  • Frid (George Lee Andrews), Fredrika Armfeldt (Judy Kahan) and Madame Armfeldt (Hermione Gingold)ebooks/Unknown/Four by Sondheim (Applause Musical Library) - Unknown.txt

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