Tony winner ("The Producers") and popular Broadway veteran Gary Beach
is a native of Alexandria, Virginia and a graduate of the North
Carolina School of the Arts. He and his partner, Jeff Barnett, live in
New York City.
Beach received the 2001 Tony Award, as well as the Drama Desk and Outer
Critics Circle awards, for his performance as Roger DeBris in Mel
Brooks' smash "The Producers." According to Ben Brantley writing for
The New York Times, "Mr. Beach proves himself fluent in every idiom of
musical comedy. Variously bringing to mind Al Jolson, Judy Garland,
Robert Preston, Van Johnson, and Eddie Cantor." Beach recreated this
award winning performance in the 2005 film version of the show.
In 1994, Beach created the role of Lumiere in Disney's inaugural
Broadway production, "Beauty and the Beast," garnering both Tony and
Ovation award nominations. He received another Tony nomination for his
touching and hilarious performance as Albin in the 2004 revival of "La
Cage Aux Folles."
Most recently, Beach co-starred in Cameron Mackintosh's revival of "Les
Miserables" playing the "Master of the House", Monsieur Thenardier.
Other Broadway credits include "Annie" (as "Rooster"), "Doonesbury" (as
"Uncle Duke"), "The Moony Shapiro Songbook," "Broadway Bash," "Sweet
Adeline" (for the Encores series), "Something's Afoot" and "1776" (as
"Rutledge").
Beach appeared in the original Los Angeles productions of both "Beauty
and the Beast" and "Les Miserables," and toured nationally with the
James Kirkwood comedy "Legends!" starring real-life legends Mary Martin
and Carol Channing. Regional credits include: "Closer Than Ever" (L.A.
premiere), "Lend Me a Tenor," "She Loves Me" (Comet Award) and "Of Thee
I Sing" (Helen Hayes nomination).
