Brad Little (actor)

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Brad Little
Born (1964-04-10) April 10, 1964 (age 59)
United States
Occupation(s)Actor, Singer
Known for The Phantom of the Opera
Spouses
Barbara McCulloh
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(m. 1992⁠–⁠2013)​
Min Kyung Kim (김민경)
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(m. 2017)​
Website www.bradlittle.com

Brad Little (born April 10, 1964) is an American musical theatre actor and baritone singer who has appeared in a number of Broadway and touring productions, most notably The Phantom of the Opera . [1]

After several regional productions (one of which won him a Barrymore Award for Best Actor in a Musical), he made his national debut in 1988 in the United States national tour of Anything Goes as Billy Crocker. [2] The next year, he took the role of Perchik in the Broadway and national tour productions of Fiddler on the Roof ; in 1993, he played Cpt. De Castel Jaloux in Cyrano: The Musical . He is known for being the longest running Phantom worldwide in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical The Phantom of the Opera.

From 1995 to 1997, Little joined the Broadway cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny. From 1997 to 1999 and 2002 to 2004, he was in the musical's national tour in the title role of The Phantom. In September and October 2002, he temporarily replaced Howard McGillin as The Phantom on Broadway. From 2005 to 2007 and 2009, Brad joined the World Tour cast of the musical which toured Shanghai, Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He returned to the role in the World Tour cast from 2012 to 2016 for the second and subsequent seasons in Seoul, Bangkok, Singapore and Shanghai, and has become the world’s longest running Phantom after his tour in Shanghai. He is one of the few men who have played the role of The Phantom for over 2,000 performances.

In 2006, he had a solo concert in South Korea that was recorded and released in CD format. In 2009, he toured with Jekyll & Hyde in which he played the title roles. In 2010, he originated the role of Colonel Grayson in Frank Wildhorn's new musical Tears of Heaven which had its world premiere in South Korea. Also in 2010, he played Nick Arnstein in Funny Girl at the Wells Fargo Pavilion. In 2012, he was the understudy of Michael Cerveris as Juan Peron in the acclaimed Broadway revival production of Evita .

In Europe, he is known for starring as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar and as Tony in West Side Story . Other musicals include: Les Misérables (Javert), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Percy), Beauty and the Beast (The Beast), Evita (Che), Kiss Me, Kate (Fed/Petruchio), South Pacific (Lt. Cable), and The Who's Tommy (Capt. Walker), among others. He also most recently toured South Korea playing Old Deuteronomy in Cats.

Little was married to actress Barbara McCulloh but has since divorced and moved to South Korea.

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References

  1. ↑ "Interview with Phantom of the Opera star Brad Little". That's Online. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  2. ↑ Buehler, Pati. "Sacramento's 'Javert' Brad Little Shares Some Thoughts". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
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