Joel Blum
Joel Blum | |
|---|---|
| Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Education | College of Marin |
| Occupation | Stage actor |
Joel Blum is an American stage actor.
Early life[edit]
Blum was born in San Francisco, California. After attending the College of Marin, he joined the national touring company of Godspell at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.[1]
Career[edit]
Blum was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical twice. The first was in 1995 for his role as Frank in the Broadway revival of Show Boat.[2] The second nomination was in 1997 for playing Buddy Becker in the original Broadway production of Steel Pier.[3] He was also nominated for the 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for his role in Golf: The Musical.[4]
He appeared in the original production of 42nd Street on Broadway in 1980.[4] Other Broadway roles include Stardust (1987), The Music Man (2000) and Debbie Reynolds On Broadway (1976).[4] He played George in the second U.S. national tour of Billy Elliot the Musical,[5][6][7] and Detective Marks/Man in the Off-Broadway musical Kid Victory (2017).[8]
Theatre credits[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Debbie | Dancer | Broadway | [5] |
| 1980 | 42nd Street | Ensemble; u/s Billy Lawlor | Broadway | |
| 1987 | Stardust | Understudy | Broadway | |
| 1991 | And the World Goes 'Round | Performer | Off-Broadway | [9] |
| 1994 | Show Boat | Frank | Broadway | [2] |
| 1995 | Something Wonderful | "All Er Nothin'" Performer | Broadway | |
| 1996 | Angela Lansbury - A Celebration | "Me and My Town" Dancer | Broadway | [10] |
| 1997 | Steel Pier | Buddy Becker | Broadway | [3] |
| 2000 | The Music Man | Marcellus Washburn | Broadway | |
| Game Show | Gerry Smith | Off-Broadway | [11] | |
| 2003 | Golf: The Musical | Performer | Off-Broadway | [6] |
| 2005 | After the Night and the Music | u/s Keith | Broadway | |
| 2006 | Doctor Dolittle | Performer | U.S. tour | [12] |
| 2007 | Meet John Doe | Colonel | Regional | [13] |
| 2010 | Billy Elliot the Musical | George | U.S. tour | [1] |
| 2017 | Kid Victory | Performer | Off-Broadway | [8] |
| 2018 | Neurosis | Kenny | Off-Broadway | [14] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hodges, Linda (June 16, 2011). "BWW Interviews BILLY ELLIOT's 'Coach' Joel Blum". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ a b "Show Boat (Broadway, Gershwin Theatre, 1994)". Playbill. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "Steel Pier (Broadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre, 1997)". Playbill. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Joel Blum (Performer)". Playbill.
- ^ a b "Joel Blum". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ a b "Team". Golf: The Musical. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Joel Blum". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kid Victory". Vineyard Theatre.
- ^ Martinez, Julio (October 20, 1992). "The World Goes 'Round". Variety. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Angela Lansbury - A Celebration Broadway Original Cast". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Joel Blum". Internet Off-Broadway Database. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (January 17, 2006). "The Doctor Is In! Tommy Tune's Dr. Dolittle Makes His First House Call, in Houston, Jan. 17". Playbill. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Treanor, Lorraine (March 30, 2007). "Meet John Doe". DC Theatre Scene. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Musbach, Julie (June 14, 2018). "Lacretta, Joel Blum and More Join the Cast of New Musical NEUROSIS". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
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