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Michael Cumpsty

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Actor b. 1960 On stage 19892014

Michael Cumpsty is an English actor. He is known for his work in Broadway plays such as Artist Descending a Staircase (1989), Racing Demon (1995), Copenhagen (2000), Democracy (2004), and Machinal (2014). Cumpsty's film work includes State of Grace (1990), The Ice Storm (1997), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), and The Visitor (2007). He has also appeared in television series such as Nurse Jackie, L.A. Law, Boardwalk Empire, The Knick, Tommy, Severance, and Barry. Cumpsty has also appeared in musicals such as 1776 (1997), 42nd Street (2001), Sunday in the Park with George (2008), and End of the Rainbow (2012). He received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play nomination for his role in t…

On stage 17 productions, 25 years

1989 Artist Descending a Staircase Helen Hayes Theatre · Original · directed by Tim Luscombe 36 perf.
1991 La Bête Eugene Oneill Theatre · Original · directed by Richard Jones 25 perf.
1993 Timon of Athens Lyceum Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Langham 39 perf.
1995 Racing Demon Vivian Beaumont Theater · Original · directed by Richard Eyre 48 perf.
1995 The Heiress Cort Theatre · Revival · directed by Gerald Gutierrez 340 perf.
1995 Translations Plymouth Theatre · Original · directed by Howard Davies 25 perf.
1997 1776 Theatre not recorded · Revival 333 perf.
1998 Electra Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Revival · directed by David Leveaux 116 perf.
2000 Copenhagen Royale Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Blakemore 326 perf.
2001 42nd Street Theatre not recorded · Revival 1,524 perf.
2003 Enchanted April Belasco Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Wilson 143 perf.
2004 Democracy Brooks Atkinson Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Blakemore 173 perf.
2005 The Constant Wife American Airlines Theatre · Revival · directed by Mark Brokaw 77 perf.
2008 Sunday in the Park with George Theatre not recorded · Revival 149 perf.
2012 End of the Rainbow Belasco Theatre · Original · directed by Terry Johnson 160 perf.
2013 The Winslow Boy American Airlines Theatre · Revival · directed by Lindsay Posner 53 perf.
2014 Machinal American Airlines Theatre · Revival · directed by Lyndsey Turner 52 perf.

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Worked with more than once9 names

Philip Bosco 2 productions
Patricia Conolly 2 productions
Michael Winther 2 productions
Michael McCormick 2 productions
Kathryn Meisle 2 productions
John Ellison Conlee 2 productions
John Dossett 2 productions
Jerry Lanning 2 productions
Henny Russell 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Michael Cumpsty, Christine Ebersole, Kate Levering, Michael Arnold, Mary Testa. Jonathan Freeman, Allen Fitzpatrick, Mylinda Hull, David Elser, Billy Stritch, Michael McCarty, Richard Muenzebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Michael Cumpsty, Daniel Evans, Alexander Gemignani, Jessica Molaskey, Jenna Russell, Mary Beth Peil, Santino Fontanaebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Andrew Colteaux (Ensemble/Lord Melun), Kevin Conway (King John), Joseph Culliton (Melun), Michael Cumpsty (Pembroke), Steven B. Dominguez (Ensemble/ Faulkinbridge),theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1988-89 Season, v. 45 (Willis).txt
  • Brown (Antigonus), Michael Cumpsty (Time/Lord), MacIntyre Dixon (Archidamus), Jennifer Dundas (Perdita), Albert Farrar (Cleomenes), Denise Faye (Ensemble), Peter Jay Fernandez (Dion), Cynthia Friberg (Ensemble), Bertina Johnson (Emilia/Dorcas/2nd Lady), Raymond Kurshal (Ensemble), Tom McGowan (Clown),theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1988-89 Season, v. 45 (Willis).txt
  • Ethan T. Bowen, Jeffrey Nordling, John Madden Towey, Michael Cumpsty in ‘‘Cymbeline”’theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1988-89 Season, v. 45 (Willis).txt
  • Francis Jue, Robert Ramirez, Herb Foster, Boris McGiver, Michael Cumpsty, Henry Strain, Peter McRobbie in Timon of Athenstheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1996-97 Season, v. 53 (Willis).txt

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