Andrew Keenan-Bolger

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Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Born (1985-05-16) May 16, 1985 (age 38) [1]
Education University of Michigan (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actor, filmmaker
Known for Newsies
Tuck Everlasting
Submissions Only
Spouse
Scott Bixby
(m. 2018)
Website www.andrewkeenanbolger.com

Andrew Keenan-Bolger is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for originating the roles of Crutchie in Newsies and Jesse Tuck in Tuck Everlasting on Broadway. His other Broadway credits include Robertson Ay in Mary Poppins , Jojo in Seussical , and Chip in Beauty and the Beast .

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In 2010, Keenan-Bolger co-created the web series Submissions Only with Kate Wetherhead. He serves as the series' director and editor. He has also directed two short films, Sign and The Ceiling Fan.

Early life and education

A Detroit native, Keenan-Bolger is the brother of Celia Keenan-Bolger and Maggie Keenan-Bolger. He graduated from Renaissance High School and the University of Michigan, where he received with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, in musical theatre, in 2007.

Career

As a teenager, Keenan-Bolger was in the original 2000 cast of Seussical on Broadway, as an alternate Jojo. He made his Broadway debut in the mid-1990s as Chip in Beauty and the Beast, and appeared Off-Broadway in the 1999 return engagement of A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden as Young Scrooge. The actor was featured in the first national tours of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as Leaf Coneybear, Ragtime as the Little Boy, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas as Young Max. Other theater credits include High School Musical on Stage! at North Shore Music Theatre and Perez Hilton Saves the Universe at the 2008 Fringe Festival.

He has also been seen on television as Christophe on the series The Naked Brothers Band and as a weekly commentator on FNMTV on MTV. His film credits include Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and Marci X . [2]

Keenan-Bolger created a video blog to promote North Shore Music Theatre's production of High School Musical in which he starred. Keenan-Bolger was a regular on fellow web series The Battery's Down. He is noted for his performance of the song 'You're in Vegas' which is available for download on iTunes. [3]

In 2010, Keenan-Bolger co-created the web series Submissions Only with fellow Broadway performer Kate Wetherhead. He serves as the series' director and editor.

On October 12, 2010, he took over the role of Robertson Ay in the Broadway production of Disney's Mary Poppins [4] and later played the part on the National tour. He created the role of Omar in the 5th Avenue Theater production of Disney's Aladdin (July 2011) and played Crutchie in Disney's Newsies (March 2012), a role he originally created at the Paper Mill Playhouse (September 2011). [5] His last performance date as Crutchie was on March 11, 2013, so he could begin rehearsal for his role in the musical adaptation of Tuck Everlasting . [6] [7] He was supposed to star as Jesse Tuck, with performances beginning on July 28, 2013, at Boston's Colonial Theatre, but the show was delayed due to the lack of availability of a suitable theatre for its subsequent transfer to New York. [8] He next performed in A.R. Gurney's drama Family Furniture, which ran from November 12 to December 22, 2013, at The Flea Theater in the TriBeCa section of New York City. [9] [10] He played the part of Billy Frazier in the 2014 romantic comedy film The Rewrite , starring Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei. [11]

He revisited the role of Jesse Tuck in the Broadway production of Tuck Everlasting which opened on April 26, 2016, and ran until May 29, 2016. [12]

On May 23, 2017, Bolger revisited his role of Crutchie in the live-on-stage Newsies musical film. [13]

Personal life

Keenan-Bolger married Scott Bixby, the former [14] White House reporter for The Daily Beast , on October 13, 2018. [15]

Filmography

Film and television

YearTitleRoleNotes
Unknown One Life to Live Leo3 episodes
1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Chip (singing voice)
2003 Marci X Chip Spinkle
2008 The Naked Brothers Band Christophe4 episodes
2008–2015The Battery's DownAndrew13 episodes
2013Shit I LoveCinematographerShort
2014 Looking Alex1 episode
2014Are You Joking?Corey
2014 The Rewrite Billy Frazier
2014It Could Be WorseTwink Slave1 episode
2015 Nurse Jackie Angus1 episode
2015Broadway Draft 2015AnchorShort
2015Serial: The TV ShowSelf, filmed by, and directorShort
2015Death and CupcakesDale BlankenshipShort
2016The Ceiling FanDirectorShort
2016 If Love Were All DirectorShort
2016SignDirectorShort
2017 Newsies: The Broadway Musical Crutchie
2018 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Perry1 episode
2018Three RiversRoyTV movie
2020 The Undoing Jason Reynolds2 episodes
2021 The Other Two Himself1 episode
2021 The Blacklist Andrew Freeson1 episode
2023 The Nana Project Editor
TBDFlirting With PossibilitiesCharlieShort

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Beauty and the Beast ChipBroadway replacement
1998 Ragtime Little BoyNational tour
1999 A Christmas Carol Young Scrooge Off-Broadway
20002001 Seussical the Musical JojoBroadway alternate
2007 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Leaf ConeybearNational tour
2007 High School Musical on Stage! Ryan Evans North Shore Music Theatre
2008 Perez Hilton Saves the Universe Zac Efron/Tom Cruise/Sarah Jessica Parker, etc. New York Fringe Festival
2008 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Young MaxNational tour
2009 Mary Poppins Robertson AyNational tour [16]
20102012Broadway replacement
2011 Newsies Crutchie Paper Mill Playhouse
20122013Broadway original cast
2013Family FurnitureNick Off-off-Broadway
2014 Tuck Everlasting Jesse Tuck Alliance Theater
2015 Ever After Gustave Paper Mill Playhouse
2016 Newsies Crutchie Pantages Theatre [17]
2016 Tuck Everlasting Jesse TuckBroadway original cast
2017Kris Kringle the MusicalKris KringleOff-Broadway
2019 Little Shop of Horrors SeymourCape Playhouse
2021Seven Deadly SinsPhilippeOff-Broadway
2023Dracula: A Comedy of TerrorsHarker & OthersOff-Broadway

Concerts

YearTitleSongs
2014 Submissions Only at 54 Below Sings: "More of You", "Uh-Oh", "I Got a Reading" and "Nobody Does Mean Like Me"
Introduces: "Chin in My Hands"

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
20102014 Submissions Only Donny RichAlso Producer, Writer, Director, Video Editor, and Cinematographer
2014SHERLOCK - The Musical (Season 3) [18] Dr. John WatsonProduced, Written, and Directed by YouTube channel AVByte
2020 Stars in the House Himself3 episodes

Scripted podcasts

YearTitleRole
2018 Wolverine: The Long Night Deputy Bobby Reid

Bibliography

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
2012 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Newsies Nominated
2016 Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Tuck Everlasting Nominated

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