Gordon Stanley (actor)

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

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[]

External links[]

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