Bradley Dean

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Bradley Dean
Born
Bradley Dean

(1970-06-18) June 18, 1970 (age 53)
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1991–present
Website www.bradleydean.net

Bradley Dean (born June 18, 1970) is an American stage and screen actor.

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Early life

Dean is originally from Pottsville, Pennsylvania. [1] He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. [2] [3]

Career

Theatre

Broadway theatre

Dean made his Broadway debut as a swing in Jane Eyre in 2000. Additional Broadway credits include Man of La Mancha , Company , and The Story of My Life. On March 25, 2008, Dean succeeded Christopher Sieber in the role of Sir Galahad in the musical comedy Spamalot on Broadway. [4] From December 2009 until January 2011, Dean starred in the revival of A Little Night Music , first as Frid, and then later as Count Carl-Magnus opposite Bernadette Peters. [5]

Dean has also had roles in the Broadway productions of the 2012 Evita revival, Sting's The Last Ship , and Doctor Zhivago , where he stepped in as the lead for several performances during previews while principal lead Tam Mutu was ill. [6] He was also a standby for the role of Larry Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen in 2016.

On September 11, 2019, Dean assumed the role of opera manager Monsieur Gilles Andre in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. [7] He is the 8th man to play the role in the Broadway production. [8] He played Molokov in the 2022 Broadway concert of Chess. [9]

Other theatre

Dean began his professional career in 1991 performing in a number of musicals at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, including Camelot , No, No, Nanette , Evita , South Pacific , and The Pirates of Penzance . [10]

Dean toured internationally in Europe as Frank-n-Furter in 1998 and 1999. He donned the mask as title character Erik in Maury Yeston & Arthur Kopit's Phantom in 2003 at the Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, NY. In 2004–2005, he played Che in the national tour of Evita . He also appeared as Sir Galahad in the first national tour of Spamalot in 2006. He originated the role of Manuel in the off-Broadway musical Walmartopia in 2007. In 2011, Dean appeared in the world premiere of the new musical Little Miss Sunshine at La Jolla Playhouse.

Dean has appeared in two musicals at New York City Center Encores!: Giuseppe in The Most Happy Fella in 2014 and Dr. Jafar in A New Brain in 2015.

In early 2016, Dean played Archibald Craven in an Off-Broadway benefit staging of The Secret Garden opposite Max von Essen as his brother Neville and Rebecca Luker reprising her role of Lily from the original Broadway cast. [11] Later that year, he toured Korea in the world tour of Jekyll & Hyde , in which he split the portrayal of the title roles with Kyle Dean Massey at certain performances. [12]

Dean was the final person to play El Gallo in The Fantasticks , which closed off-Broadway in 2017 after 57 years in New York. [13]

In February 2018, Dean played Alexander Molokov in the Kennedy Center production of Chess . 2018 also saw him as the title roles in Jekyll & Hyde at Casa Mañana in Texas and as Mr. Andrews in Titanic at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.

In October 2018, Dean played Falco in the North American touring production of Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell . On November 1, 2018, the tour was unexpectedly cancelled by its producers and only played through its initial run in Toronto at the Ed Mirvish Theatre. [14] Dean reprised his role as Falco for the New York City Center production of the show, which ran from August 1 to September 8, 2019.

Television

Screen credits include roles in Person of Interest, All My Children, One Life to Live, and Guiding Light.

Notes

  1. ↑ O'Grady, GABRIELLA. "Pottsville natives return to perform with young, local performers" republicanherald.com, December 23, 2014
  2. ↑ "Biography: Bradley Dean" Playbill, Retrieved on 2009-01-04 Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Arnegger, Sarah Jane. "Schools of the Stars: Where 'Doctor Zhivago' Cast and Creators Went to College" Playbill, April 21, 2015
  4. ↑ "Dean Will Succeed Sieber in Broadway's Spamalot" Archived June 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Playbill, March 21, 2008
  5. ↑ "Bradley Dean". Playbill.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Lloyd Webber, Imogen. "Tam Mutu's Understudy Bradley Dean to Play Title Role in Doctor Zhivago Tonight on Broadway". Broadway.com. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Gans, Andrew (11 September 2019). "John Riddle and Bradley Dean Join Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera September 11". Playbill. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  8. ↑ BWW News Desk. "John Riddle and Bradley Dean Join THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Tonight". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Bradley Dean Playbill
  10. ↑ "Bradley Dean theatre profile". About the Artists: Bradley Dean.
  11. ↑ The Secret Garden Benefit Staging, With Rebecca Luker and Daisy Eagan, Blooms Tonight
  12. ↑ Stage Tube. "STAGE TUBE: Watch Highlights of JEKYLL & HYDE World Tour - Bradley Dean, Diana DeGarmo and More!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  13. ↑ Dean, Bradley. "About".
  14. ↑ Harrington, J (2 November 2018). "'Bat Out of Hell' grounded as producers postpone U.S. tour, S.F. dates". The Mercury News. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

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