Hunter Ryan Herdlicka

[SingingChef]

Posted: 5/30/15 at 1:59pm

Just curious. Why haven't we seen Herdlicka on Broadway since ALNM? I thought he was fantastic as 'Henrik'. I also thoroughly enjoyed Ramona's portrayal as 'Anne'.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/30/15 at 2:11pm

I don't think many would object if he joined the cast of Naked Boys Sining. It's Off-Broadway but who cares?

[Tag]

Posted: 5/30/15 at 3:11pm

Sining :)

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/30/15 at 5:28pm

Ehh. I'll leave it.

[Kad]

Posted: 5/30/15 at 5:35pm

He works quite a bit regionally and sings in cabarets and things often. I personally don't think he's a terribly engaging or noteworthy actor, and thought his performance in Night Music was decidedly a very weak link (along with Mallory).

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 5/30/15 at 5:45pm

Do people call him Hunter Ryan, like Mary Ann?

[LarryD2]

Posted: 5/30/15 at 5:55pm

I worked with Hunter and he is a terrific colleague (and he goes by Hunter -- like many actors, he simply uses his middle name professionally). Very few people graduate college on a Friday and sign a production contract the next week; he got very lucky that his first job out of school was a major role in a prestigious Broadway revival.

As Kad already mentioned, he works quite frequently. His career is following the trajectory of many young actors who primarily work in theater -- regional gigs, cabaret, workshops, concerts.

[Kad]

Posted: 5/30/15 at 6:07pm

He is also a performer of a more classic musical theatre sound in a time in which new musicals are moving away from that- hence why the young performers from the original cast Spring Awakening are finding quite a bit of work in new shows.

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 5/30/15 at 9:11pm

Wasn't he close to Elaine Stritch, serving as a friend & assistant in her final years? It wouldn't surprise me if he had relocated for a period to Detroit for Stritchie's final run.