Blake then starred as the title character in the 1989 Broadway musical Prince of Central Park, becoming (at 14) the youngest Broadway performer to have his name above the title of the show.[4] However, the show closed after only 4 performances.[5]
Back on Broadway, he took over the role of Roger Davis in Rent and originated the role of Gus in the 1999 musical Saturday Night Fever; he also joined the national tour as Tony Manero.[7] He also took over the role Link Larkin in the Broadway production of Hairspray.
Blake had a lengthy run as Fiyero on the First National tour of Wicked after replacing Cliffton Hall on November 18, 2008. He toured North America with the show until February 13, 2011. He then replaced Kyle Dean Massey as Fiyero on Broadway beginning March 29, 2011.[8] He exited the Broadway company on July 29, 2012, and was replaced by Massey.[9] Blake subsequently joined his third production of Wicked, this time in Asia, replacing David Harris as Fiyero beginning August 7 in Seoul, South Korea.
After leaving Wicked, Blake joined the Broadway cast of Matilda the Musical in the roles of the Escapologist, Sergei, and the Party Entertainer.[10] He then took over the role of Tommy DeVito in the Broadway production of Jersey Boys beginning January 9, 2014.[11]
Blake starred as Lorenzo in the musical adaptation of A Bronx Tale on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre. The musical opened officially on December 1, 2016 and closed on August 5, 2018.[12]
References
^Show People with Paul Wontorek (2016-11-30). "A Bronx Tale Star Richard H. Blake on Migrating from Jersey to the Bronx, Being Italian by Marriage & 'Ruining' Sutton Foster's Career". broadway.com.
BroadwayWorld.com interview with Richard H. Blake, August 28, 2007
February 05, 2023
richard, blake, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, poten. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Richard H Blake news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Richard H Blake born May 17 1975 as Richard Harrison Thomas 1 is an American actor and singer best known for his work in musical theatre Blake made his Broadway debut in Teddy amp Alice starring Len Cariou at the Minskoff Theatre in 1987 2 The following year he appeared as Boy McDuff in Macbeth starring Christopher Plummer and Glenda Jackson on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre 3 Blake then starred as the title character in the 1989 Broadway musical Prince of Central Park becoming at 14 the youngest Broadway performer to have his name above the title of the show 4 However the show closed after only 4 performances 5 In 1990 he appeared on Star Search beating future Tony winner Sutton Foster 6 Back on Broadway he took over the role of Roger Davis in Rent and originated the role of Gus in the 1999 musical Saturday Night Fever he also joined the national tour as Tony Manero 7 He also took over the role Link Larkin in the Broadway production of Hairspray Blake originated the role of Glen Guglia in the 2006 Broadway version of The Wedding Singer at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre He then starred in the Legally Blonde musical at the Palace Theatre originating the role of Warner Huntington III alongside Laura Bell Bundy and Christian Borle He can be heard on both The Wedding Singer and Legally Blonde cast recordings Blake had a lengthy run as Fiyero on the First National tour of Wicked after replacing Cliffton Hall on November 18 2008 He toured North America with the show until February 13 2011 He then replaced Kyle Dean Massey as Fiyero on Broadway beginning March 29 2011 8 He exited the Broadway company on July 29 2012 and was replaced by Massey 9 Blake subsequently joined his third production of Wicked this time in Asia replacing David Harris as Fiyero beginning August 7 in Seoul South Korea After leaving Wicked Blake joined the Broadway cast of Matilda the Musical in the roles of the Escapologist Sergei and the Party Entertainer 10 He then took over the role of Tommy DeVito in the Broadway production of Jersey Boys beginning January 9 2014 11 Blake starred as Lorenzo in the musical adaptation of A Bronx Tale on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre The musical opened officially on December 1 2016 and closed on August 5 2018 12 References Edit Show People with Paul Wontorek 2016 11 30 A Bronx Tale Star Richard H Blake on Migrating from Jersey to the Bronx Being Italian by Marriage amp Ruining Sutton Foster s Career broadway com Teddy amp Alice ibdb retrieved January 11 2019 Macbeth ibdb retrieved January 11 2019 Nondorf Tom 2007 03 06 The Leading Men Blake Borle and Turner playbill com Prince of Central Park ibdb retrieved January 11 2019 Sutton Foster on Star Search Defeat by A Bronx Tale s Richard H Blake I Give Him Squinty Eyes broadway com 2017 07 27 McMurtrie John 2001 04 08 Stayin Alive After All These Years San Francisco Chronicle Hearst Communications Retrieved 2008 06 11 Gans Andrew 2011 03 29 Richard H Blake Joins Cast of Broadway s Wicked March 29 playbill com Kyle Dean Massey to Return to WICKED as Fiyero July 31 Richard Blake to Depart July 29 broadwayworld com 2012 07 25 Richard H Blake Playbill Vault Gans Andrew Richard H Blake Will Succeed Andy Karl in Broadway s Jersey Boys Playbill November 26 2013 accessed December 1 2016 Viagas Robert These Streets Broadway s A Bronx Tale Musical Opens Tonight Playbill December 1 2016External links EditRichard H Blake at the Internet Broadway Database Richard H Blake at Broadway com BroadwayWorld com interview with Richard H Blake August 28 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard H Blake amp oldid 1135824450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
