2019
➤”Christmas in Hell” Cast Album released
Guys and Dolls (Lt. Branigan) Sacramento Music Circus
The Drowsy Chaperone (Feldzeig) Sacramento Music Circus
(with Bruce Vilanch)
Oklahoma! (Andrew Carnes) Sacramento Music Circus
2018
Christmas in Hell (Principal Bolton, Father McDuffy) York Theatre Company
Gypsy (Uncle Jocko, Cigar) Sacramento Music Circus
(with Carolee Carmello)
Newsies (Wiesel, Teddy Roosevelt) Sacramento Music Circus
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Preacher) Sacramento Music Circus
Singin’ in the Rain (R.F. Simpson) Sacramento Music Circus
2017
A Christmas Carol (Scrooge) Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre
A Funny Thing...Fm (Senex) Walnut Street Theatre
Damn Yankees (Mr. Welch) Sacramento Music Circus
2016
A Christmas Carol (Scrooge) Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre
Nice Work If You Can Get It (Senator Evergreen) Sacramento Music Circus
Cabaret (Herr Schultz) Sacramento Music Circus
Sister Act (Monsignor O’Hara) Walnut Street Theatre
Sister Act (Monsignor O’Hara) Riverside Theatre
2015
A Christmas Carol (Scrooge) Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre
Memphis (Mr. Simmons) Walnut Street Theatre
Memphis (Mr. Simmons) Riverside Theatre
2014
A Christmas Carol (Scrooge) Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre
Victor/Victoria (André Cassell) Houston Theatre Under the Stars
Brigadoon (Archie Beaton) Sacramento Music Circus
South Pacific (Captain Brackett) Sacramento Music Circus
Mary Poppins (Admiral Boom, Bank Chairman) Sacramento Music Circus
➤Nominated for a Connecticut Critics Circle Award for “Damn Yankees”
Damn Yankees--Red Sox Version (Coach Van Buren) Goodspeed Opera House
The Little Mermaid (Grimsby) Dallas Summer Musicals
2013
The King and I (Captain Orton) Sacramento Music Circus
The Little Mermaid (Grimsby) Kansas City Starlight Theatre
The Little Mermaid (Grimsby) Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
The Little Mermaid (Grimsby) Paper Mill Playhouse
Funny Girl (Ziegfeld) Riverside Theatre
2012
Cloak and Dagger (Character Man 2) Goodspeed Workshop
Something’s Afoot (Clive) Goodspeed Opera House
Fiddler on the Roof (Lazar Wolf) Sacramento Music Circus
(with Adrienne Barbeau)
The Music Man (Charlie Cowell) Sacramento Music Circus
(with Shirley Jones, Patrick Cassidy)
The Little Mermaid (Grimsby) Sacramento Music Circus
➤Nominated for a BroadwayWorld Award for “A Funny Thing...Forum”
A Funny Thing...Forum (Marcus Lycus) Riverside Theatre
Sense and Sensibility (Sir John) Denver Center’s Colorado New Play Summit
2011
The King and I (Captain Orton, Sir Edward) North Shore Music Theatre
(with Lorenzo Lamas)
Annie Get Your Gun (Buffalo Bill) Sacramento Music Circus
Oliver! (Fagin) Sacramento Music Circus
Damn Yankees (Mr. Applegate) Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre
The Producers (Franz Liebkind) Riverside Theatre
2010
42nd Street (Mac, Doc, Thug) Sacramento Music Circus
Funny Girl (Ziegfeld) Sacramento Music Circus (with Vicki Lewis)
Oklahoma! (Andrew Carnes) Sacramento Music Circus
Spamalot (Sir Bedevere) Sacramento Music Circus
(Regional Premiere with Gary Beach)
The Producers (Roger DeBris) Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre
42nd Street (Abner Dillon) Riverside Theatre
2009
A Funny Thing...Forum (Marcus Lycus) Goodspeed Opera House
The Diary of Anne Frank (Mr. Dussel) Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre
You Can’t Take It with You (Kolenkhov) Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre
Hello, Dolly! (Vandergelder) Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre
2008
High School Musical 2 (Mr. Fulton) North Shore Music Theatre
Grumpy Old Men The Musical (Rev. Tim) Workshop
(with George Hearn, F. Murray Abraham, Marilu Henner, Carol Kane)
Show Boat (Sheriff, Backwoodsman, Jim) North Shore Music Theatre
Hairspray (Male Authority Figures) Sacramento Music Circus
My Fair Lady (Col. Pickering) Sacramento Music Circus
Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere) American Musical Theatre of San Jose
2007
Hello, Dolly! (Vandergelder) Arkansas Repertory Theatre
➤Nominated for an IRNE Award for ”Les Misérables”
Les Misérables (Thénardier) North Shore Music Theatre
Annie (FDR) Sacramento Music Circus
Les Misérables (Thénardier) Sacramento Music Circus
Blithe Spirit (Dr. Bradman) Riverside Theatre
2006
A Christmas Carol (Scrooge) Syracuse Stage
A Funny Thing... Forum (Marcus Lycus) Sacramento Music Circus
Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere) Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
Unhinged (William Inge) Riverside Theatre (World Premiere)
Evita (Peron) Worcester Foothills Theatre
2005
Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere) Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Tom Jones (Mr. Thwackum) New York Musical Theatre Festival
Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere) Sacramento Music Circus
2004
➤Nominated for an IRNE Award for “Beauty and the Beast”
➤Nominated for an IRNE Award for “Tom Jones”
Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere) North Shore Music Theatre (Regional Premiere)
Tom Jones (Mr. Thwackum) North Shore Music Theatre (World Premiere)
Evita (Peron) Pittsburgh Musical Theatre
She Loves Me (Head Waiter) Riverside Theatre
2003
Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged (‘Jess’) Riverside Theatre
Tom Jones (Mr. Thwackum) Workshop
Me and My Girl (Mr. Parchester) Goodspeed Opera House
2002
Annie (FDR) Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Song of Singapore (Kurland) Capital Repertory Theatre
The Fantasticks (Henry) Riverside Theatre
2001
The Sound of Music (Max) Arkansas Repertory Theatre
The Good Doctor (General, Sexton, Kistunov) Actors Theatre of Atlanta
Damn Yankees (Mr. Applegate) Riverside Theatre
Noises Off (Selsdon Mowbray) Riverside Theatre
2000
You Can’t Take It with You (Kolenkhov) Pittsburgh Public Theatre
Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere) National Tour
1999
Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere) National Tour
Post Mortem (William Gillette) Workshop (with Jane Connell)
➤Received a Connecticut Critics Circle Award for “Damn Yankees”
Damn Yankees (Mr. Applegate) Downtown Cabaret Theatre
Annie (FDR) 20th Anniversary National Tour (with Sally Struthers, John Schuck)
1998
Annie (FDR) 20th Anniversary National Tour (with Sally Struthers, John Schuck)
Pillars of Society (Hilmar) Century Center Ibsen Series
The Fantasticks (Hucklebee) Allenberry Playhouse
The Amorous Flea (Arnolphe) Riverside Theatre
The Jazz Singer (Harry Cohn) Workshop (with Sam Harris)
South Pacific (Billis) Pittsburgh Musical Theatre
1997
The Jazz Singer (Harry Cohn) Workshop (with Sam Harris)
Gotham! (Lord Morris) Westside Theatre (Backers)
Gotham! (Lord Morris) Goodspeed at Chester
Finian’s Rainbow (Senator Rawkins) Goodspeed Opera House
1996
Annie (FDR) Goodspeed Opera House (20th Anniversary with Ron Holgate)
Two by Two (Noah) Riverside Theatre
1776 (John Hancock, Director) Pittsburgh Musical Theatre
Whose Wife Is It Anyway? (The Manager) Riverside Theatre
1995
The Mystery of Irma Vep (Nicodemus, Lady Enid) Allenberry Playhouse
Ten Little Indians (Sir Lawrence Wargrave) Allenberry Playhouse
The Fantasticks (Hucklebee) Cherry County Playhouse
(with George Chakiris, Pat Paulsen)
Annie Warbucks (FDR) Cherry County Playhouse (with Estelle Harris)
Evita (Peron) Muhlenberg Music Theatre
➤Established the Shirley Custer Memorial Fund
1994
Peter Pan (Captain Hook) Pittsburgh Musical Theatre
➤Received The Morning Call Best Actor Award for “Corpse”
Corpse (Evelyn, Rupert) Pennsylvania Stage Company
Evita (Peron) West Virginia Public Theatre
A Funny Thing...Forum (Pseudolus) Connecticut Rep
Don’t Dress for Dinner (Bernard) Allenberry Playhouse
1993
Annie (FDR, Director) Pittsburgh Musical Theatre
Notre Dame (Clopin) New York University Workshop
Show Me Where the Good Times Are (Kolinsky) Olney Theatre
Annie (FDR) Cherry County Playhouse (with Charlotte Rae)
Lend Me a Tenor (Saunders) Barter Theatre
The Parallax Garden (Scarecrow) GM Playwrights Theatre, A&E
(with Jean Stapleton, Beverly D’Angelo, Judge Reinhold)
Camelot (Pellinore) Riverside Theatre
Lend Me a Tenor (Saunders) Riverside Theatre
1992
The Sound of Music (Captain von Trapp) Pittsburgh Musical Theatre
Gypsy (Jocko, Goldstone) North Shore Music Theatre (with Rita Moreno)
Gypsy (Jocko, Goldstone) Cherry County Playhouse (with Rita Moreno)
Two by Two (Noah) Forestburgh Playhouse
1991
A Country Christmas Carol (Elwood, FDR) Players Theatre Columbus
Harvey (Dr. Chumley) Riverside Theatre
The Prince and the Pauper (Lord Hertford) City Center and Dramatist’s Guild
The Rothschilds (Prince William) Circle in the Square Downtown
Bells Are Ringing (Sandor) Birmingham Theatre
1990
Bells Are Ringing (Sandor) Goodspeed Opera House
South Pacific (Billis) Allenberry Playhouse
The Patrick Pearce Motel (James Usheen) Allenberry Playhouse
The Gingerbread Lady (Jimmy) Allenberry Playhouse
I’m Not Rappaport (Nat) Allenberry Playhouse
Loving (Doctor) ABC-TV
1989
Up Against It (Understudy, 4 roles) New York Shakespeare Festival
George Abbott’s Frankie (Joe, Sheriff) York Theatre Company
Songs from Broadway (Revue) South Park Conservatory Theatre Benefit
Antony and Cleopatra (Diomedes) Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival
A Funny Thing... Forum (Pseudolus) Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival
Hamlet (Lucianus) Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival
The Boyfriend (Percival Browne) Downtown Cabaret Theatre
1988
The Nerd (Rick Steadman) Allenberry Playhouse
Hello, Dolly! (Cornelius) Allenberry Playhouse
Camelot (Sir Dinadan) Allenberry Playhouse
Man of La Mancha (Don Quixote) Shenandoah Music Theatre
Evita (Peron) Pittsburgh Playhouse
1987
A Most Secret War (Judge, Duncan Donnell) Harold Clurman Theatre
Spider’s Web (Henry) Allenberry Playhouse
See How They Run (Rev. Lionel Toop) Allenberry Playhouse
Kismet (Wazir) Forestburgh Playhouse
My One and Only (Prince Nikki) Forestburgh Playhouse
Taking Steps (Roland) Allenberry Playhouse
Pursuit of Happiness (Rev. Lyman Banks) Allenberry Playhouse
All My Children (Waiter) 2 episodes ABC-TV
1986
She Loves Me (Head Waiter) Pittsburgh Public Theatre
Tintypes (Teddy Roosevelt) Dorset Theatre Festival
Annie (FDR) Fifth National Tour
1985
Tatterdemalion (Belasco, Herschel) Douglas Fairbanks Theatre
(with Howard Da Silva)
Dames at Sea (Hennessey, Captain) George Street Playhouse
Annie (FDR) Rochester Theatrical Productions
1984
On the Twentieth Century (Oscar Jaffe) West End Dinner Theatre
Annie (FDR) Allenberry Playhouse
As the World Turns (Prison Guard) CBS-TV
Annie (FDR) Carousel Dinner Theatre
The Speeches of Teddy Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt) Political Fundraisers
1983
Can-Can (Barriere, Theophile) Carousel Dinner Theatre (with Aliza Kashi)
The Unexpected Guest (Inspector Thomas) New Vic Theatre
Promises, Promises (Kirkeby) Equity Library Theatre
Tintypes (Teddy Roosevelt) National Tour (with Patrice Munsel)
1982
Tintypes (Teddy Roosevelt) National Tour (with Patrice Munsel)
➤Became a member of SAG-AFTRA
The Doctors (Intern) 3 episodes NBC-TV
Arsenic and Old Lace (Teddy Brewster) Village Dinner Theatre
1981
Flags Over Portsmouth (Teddy Roosevelt) Mini-Series NHK-TV, Tokyo
Teddy Roosevelt (TR, Sr.) Performing Arts Repertory Theatre Tour
Guys and Dolls (Nathan Detroit) Ritter Park Amphitheatre
A Death in Astapovo (Igumen Varsonofy) Chelsea Theatre Center
The Hostage Passion (Ensemble) Cathedral of St. John the Divine Players
➤Moved to New York City
1980
➤Became a member of Actors’ Equity Association
Camelot (Pellinore, Merlyn) Louisville Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre
Bully! (Teddy Roosevelt, Director) South Park Conservatory Theatre
Born Yesterday (Ed Devery) South Park Conservatory Theatre
Side by Side by Sondheim (Narrator) American Musical Theatre Festival
The Golem (Monk Thaddeus, Czar) Pittsburgh Laboratory Theatre
Bully! (Teddy Roosevelt, Director) The Mattress Factory
Bully! (Teddy Roosevelt, Director) University of Pittsburgh Studio Theatre
1979
Major Barbara (Andrew Undershaft) University of Pittsburgh Theatre
➤Started MA studies at the University of Pittsburgh--Theatre Arts (Acting)
Picnic (Howard Bevans) South Park Conservatory Theatre
The Fantasticks (El Gallo) University of Pittsburgh Theatre
➤Graduated from the University of Pittsburgh
BA Cum Laude--Theatre Arts, English Literature and English Writing
➤Received the Pittsburgh Drama League Award
A Death in Astapovo (Igumen Varsonofy) University of Pittsburgh Theatre
1978
A Delicate Balance (Director) University of Pittsburgh Studio Theatre
Ernest In Love (Lane) South Park Conservatory Theatre
The Royal Family (Director) South Park Conservatory Theatre
Saturday Nite at the Dixie (Author) University of Pittsburgh Studio Theatre
The Country Wife (Mr. Pinchwife) University of Pittsburgh Theatre
1977
The Little Foxes (Director) University of Pittsburgh Studio Theatre
A Funny Thing...Forum (Pseudolus) University of Pittsburgh Theatre
Adaptation (Games Master) South Park Conservatory Theatre
The Constant Wife (Bentley) South Park Conservatory Theatre
➤Founded South Park Conservatory Theatre
(with Shirley Custer, Alfred Kirschman, Barbara Fuchs)
The Three Sisters (Ferapont) University of Pittsburgh Studio Theatre
1976
Queens of France (Monsieur Cahusac) University of Pittsburgh Studio Theatre
The Merchant of Venice (Launcelot Gobbo) University of Pittsburgh Theatre
Sorry Wrong Number (Director) South Park Summer Theatre
Curse You Jack Dalton (Egbert Van Horn) South Park Summer Theatre
The Prologue Play (Ensemble) Iron Clad Agreement
A Thousand Clowns (Arnold Burns) Red Barn Theatre
Light Up the Sky (Peter Sloan) Little Lake Theatre
Carnegie (J. P. Morgan, Hugh O’Donnell) Pittsburgh Old Post Office Museum
➤Candidate for Delegate to the Democratic National Convention
UTBU (J. Francis Amber) Stage 62--Bethel Park Community Theatre
1975
The Gazebo (Harlow Edison) South Park Summer Theatre
➤Graduated from South Park High School Library, PA
A Thurber Carnival (Fourth Man) Stage 62--Bethel Park Community Theatre
Out of the Frying Pan (Mr. Kenny) South Park High School
1974
See How They Run (Bishop of Lax) South Park Summer Theatre
➤Founded South Park Summer Theatre (with Shirley Custer)
Don’t Drink the Water (Walter Hollander) South Park High School
➤Born August 11, 1957 in Pittsburgh, PA
PHOTO CREDITS: From Top: Photos 1-2--John B. Williford; Photos 3-6--Peter Dressel; Photos 7-9--Andrew Brucker;
Photos 10-11--Tess Steinkolk; Photos 12-14--Van Williams; Photo 15---Susannah Gold; Photos 16-17--Jodell Photography.