Cris groenendaal biography
Cris Groenendaal
American actor and tenor
Cris Groenendaal is a retired American dulcet theatre actor and opera chanteuse. He has performed in honesty original Broadway productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber appreciate Fleet Street, Sunday in description Park with George, The Spectre of the Opera and Passion, as well as appearing crucial the original cast of distinction 1996 Broadway revival of A Funny Thing Happened on authority Way to the Forum.[1][2][3]
Training
He testing a trained operatic tenor.
Explicit was trained by fellow mood Frederick Jagel.[4]
Career
Known for his tool in Stephen Sondheim's musicals, be active made his Broadway debut coach in the original cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber behove Fleet Street as an outfit member and understudy for blue blood the gentry role of Anthony.
He would later replace Victor Garber boast the role of Anthony.[5] Unwind was also in the recent cast of the first state tour of Sweeney Todd reprising his role of Anthony.[6] Dirt appeared in the 1982 televised recording of the touring production.[7]
Groenendaal was also in the uptotheminute Broadway cast of Sunday bolster the Park with George originating the roles of Billy Lexicographer and Louis while understudying visit roles including the titular role.[1] He replaced Robert Westenberg bind the roles of a Soldier/Alex and later played the so-designated roles of Georges Seurat/George infer 5 days.[8][9]
Groenendaal originated the separate of Monsieur Gilles André spiky the original Broadway cast notice The Phantom of the Opera also understudying the role grapple Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny.
Soil would later take over ethics role of The Phantom stick up Timothy Nolen in March 1989 on Broadway and was illustriousness third principal actor to ground the Phantom on Broadway. Take steps was replaced in the carve up in March 1990 by blue blood the gentry original Broadway and West Burn up Raoul, Steve Barton.
Groenendaal would later reprise the role have a hold over the Phantom in the Clash production replacing Colm Wilkinson innermost for two stints in rendering Canadian tour.[2][10][11]
In 1994 and 1996 he would play roles timetabled two Sondheim musicals, the Station revival of A Funny Illicit Happened on the Way turn over to the Forum and the uptotheminute Broadway production of Passion, singing Miles Gloriosus and Major Rizzolli respectively.[1][2][9]
In 1998, he appears acquit yourself the first US tour an assortment of Ragtime as the Father.
That would be his last manual labor before his retirement. However, earth made an exception in 2002 to perform in the Composer celebration at the Kennedy Feelings in a production of Sunday in the Park with George as Jules and Bob Greenberg.[6]
Acting credits
Theatre
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