Brooks Ashmanskas

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Brooks Ashmanskas
Born (1969-06-14) June 14, 1969 (age 55)[ citation needed ]
Salem, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater Bennington College
OccupationActor
Years active1995−present

Brooks Ashmanskas (born June 15, 1969) is an American actor. He has appeared both on Broadway and Off-Broadway as well as in regional theatres. Ashmanskas has done limited film and television work, most recently appearing in the Netflix series Uncoupled . He was nominated for a 2006 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for playing various characters in Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, and for a 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Barry Glickman in The Prom .

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Early life

Ashmanskas is originally from Salem, Oregon, [1] but grew up in Beaverton, just outside of Portland. He graduated from Bennington College. [2] He is openly gay. [3] [4]

Career

Off-Broadway and Broadway

Ashmanskas was in the original productions of Dream (1997), [5] Songs for a New World (Off-Broadway, 1995) and the Broadway revival of Gypsy: A Musical Fable (2003). [6] [7] He was a replacement "Carmen Ghia", starting in 2004, in The Producers , [8] occasionally acting opposite original Carmen Ghia actor Roger Bart as Leo Bloom.

In 2006, he played several characters in the Broadway production of Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, [9] for which he received a Tony Award nomination, Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical. [10]

He appeared in the Broadway revival of The Ritz as Chris in 2007. [11] He played the character of Mr. Dobitch in the 2010 Broadway revival of Promises, Promises . [12] Also in 2010 he appeared in the Broadway revival of Present Laughter . [7] He starred as the title character Off-Broadway in the New Group production of Clive at the Acorn Theatre in January 2013 through March 2013. [13]

Ashmanskas appeared in the stage musical adaption of Bullets Over Broadway, which opened on Broadway in April 2014. In March 2015 he appeared in Something Rotten! on Broadway. [14] [15] In 2016, he appeared in Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed . [16]

He starred as Barry Glickman in the original Broadway production of The Prom, which opened in October 2018 at the Longacre Theatre, for which he was nominated for a 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. [17]

Regional theatre

He appeared in the Arena Stage production of Animal Crackers in 1999. [18]

He has performed at the Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, in Present Laughter in 2007 [19] and in She Loves Me in May and June 2008 (which transferred to the Williamstown Theatre Festival in June and July). [20] He appeared in God of Carnage in 2012 as Alan. [21] His appearances at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Massachusetts, include She Loves Me in 2008, [22] Knickerbocker in 2009 [23] and in July and August 2013 in a new musical, Johnny Baseball. [24]

In 2008, he participated in a staged concert presentation of "Broadway: Three Generations" at the Kennedy Center, appearing in Girl Crazy and Bye Bye Birdie. [25] He performed in Burn This as "Larry" at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, in 2011. [26]

He appeared in the musical 1776 as John Adams at the Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., in 2012. [27]

Credits

Theatre

YearShowRoleNotes
1995 Songs for a New World Man 2off-Broadway
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Bud FrumpBroadway, 1995 – 1996
1997 Dream PerformerBroadway, Apr. 3 – July 6, 1997
1998 Little Me Pinchley Junior/Steward/Assistant Director/DoctorBroadway, Nov. 12, 1998 – Feb. 7, 1999
1999 Animal Crackers Unknown Arena Stage
2000 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever PerformerNY City Center, February 2000
2001AmphitryonSosiaHuntington Theatre Company, Mar. 9 - Apr. 8, 2001
2003 Gypsy Mr. Goldstone/PasteyBroadway, May 1, 2003 – May 20, 2004
2004 A Midsummer Night's Dream Francis FluteWilliamstown Theatre Festival, July 14–25, 2004
The Producers Carmen Ghia Broadway, 2004 - 2006
2006 Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me Comedy All StarBroadway, Aug. 17, 2006 – Jan. 7, 2007
2007 Present Laughter Roland Maule Huntington Theatre Company
The Ritz ChrisBroadway, Oct. 11 – Dec. 9, 2007
2008 Broadway: Three Generations Performer Kennedy Center
She Loves Me Georg Nowack Huntington Theatre Company, May/June 2008
Williamstown Theatre Festival, July/August 2008
A Flea In Her Ear Dr. FinacheWilliamstown Theatre Festival, August 2008
2009 Rich and Famous BingAmerican Conservatory Theater - SF, Jan/Feb 2009
KnickerbockerUnknown Williamstown Theatre Festival
She Stoops to Conquer Tony LumpkinMcCarter Theater, Oct.13 - Nov. 1, 2009
2010 Present Laughter Roland MauleBroadway, Jan. 21 – Mar. 21, 2010
Promises, Promises Mr. DobitchBroadway, Apr. 25, 2010 – Jan. 2, 2011
2011 Burn This Larry Mark Taper Forum
2012 1776 John Adams Ford's Theatre
God of Carnage Alan Huntington Theatre Company
2013CliveCliveOff-Broadway, Jan. – March, 2013
Johnny Baseball Unknown Williamstown Theatre Festival, July/August 2013
2014 Bullets Over Broadway Warner PurcellBroadway, Apr. 10 – Aug. 24, 2014
2015 Absurd Person Singular Sidney Two River Theater, Jan. 5 – Feb. 1, 2015
2015 Something Rotten! Brother JeremiahBroadway, Apr. 22, 2015 – Jan. 13, 2016 [28]
2016 Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 Al/Izzy/Mr. Broadway/CarloBroadway, Apr. 21, 2016 – July 24, 2016
The Prom Barry GlickmanAlliance Theatre, August/September 2016
2017 Sunday in the Park with George Mr./CharlesBroadway, Feb. 11 – Apr. 23, 2017
2018The PromBarry GlickmanBroadway, September 2018 – August 2019
2024 Once Upon A Mattress WizardBroadway, July 31 – November 30, 2024
2025 Smash NigelBroadway, March 11, 2025 -

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Julie & Julia Mr. Misher
2022 Better Nate Than Ever Casting Director
2022 Forty Winks Automated Message
2023 Atrabilious Todd Jenkins

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 All My Children Leon2 episodes
2012–14 The Good Wife Judge Greg Brochard2 episodes
2019 Tales of the City GuestEpisode: "The Price of Oil"
2020 The Good Lord Bird Lewis Washington 2 episodes
2022 The Last Movie Stars Gore Vidal (voice)5 episodes
2022 Uncoupled Stanley JamesMain cast
2022 The Good Fight Judge Greg BrochardEpisode: "The End of Football"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2007 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical Martin Short: Fame Becomes MeNominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Nominated
2019 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical The Prom Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished PerformanceNominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a MusicalNominated

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  2. ↑ Biography Archived May 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine americantheatrewing.org, accessed August 24, 2013
  3. ↑ "Brooks Ashmanskas on Why The Prom Feels 'Like Recess,' His 'Disgusting' Last Name & More on Show People". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  4. ↑ "James Corden Is Fine in 'The Prom,' But He's No Brooks Ashmanskas". Decider. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
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  21. ↑ Herick, Adam. "Brooks Ashmanskas, Stephen Bogardus, Johanna Day, Christy Pusz Face 'God of Carnage' at the Huntington Jan. 6" Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, January 6, 2012
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