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Sammy Williams is best known for his Tony Award winning performance as Paul San Marco in the original production of, A Chorus Line. As Paul San Marco, Mr. Williams was also awarded the prestigious Obie Award and was given a Special Theatre World Award for his contribution to that production. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Mr. Williams took the infamous "Trenton Makes The World Takes" slogan to heart. His 40 year career has taken him from the lights of Broadway, in such shows as The Happy Time, Applause, and SeeSaw, through Europe, Hollywood, and back to the Great White Way. After a ten year hiatus, Mr. Williams returned to the stage in 1998 creating new roles in shows such as, Too Old For The Chorus, Like An Old Song, and Doing Judy, a hilarious whodunit murder mystery in which he portrayed a would be Judy Garland female impersonator. Wearing a dress, heels, and false eyelashes lead him back to the awards podium garnishing a Robbie Award as Best Featured Actor in a Comedy. Recently Mr. Williams was seen in the Actors Workout Studio production of The Bench in which he created the very tender role of Albert in The Caretaker! Rave notices were given for his lead performance as Terry in the musical comedy All This and Heaven Too. His one man show “And the Winner Is” plays through out the Los Angeles area and major cities across the US.

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Sammy Williams STAGE CREDITS

[Los Angeles]
Los Angeles Production, 1978
Performer

[US Tour]
National Tour, 1976
Paul

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 1975
Paul San Marco

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1975
Paul San Marco

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1970
Ensemble/Other Roles

Dancer

Dancer in Bar [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1968
Swing Dancer


Sammy Williams Awards and Nominations


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Obie Awards - 1976 - Performance

Sammy Williams, A Chorus Line


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Tony Awards - 1976 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Sammy Williams, A Chorus Line

Sammy Williams News


A CHORUS LINE: La revolución musical que llega a Madrid


Por fin veremos en la capital la producción de Antonio Banderas y hacemos un repaso de su génesis.

Theater Stories: A CHORUS LINE, The HELLO, DOLLY! Revival, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD & More About The Shubert Theatre


This week's Theater Stories features the Shubert Theatre! Learn about one of the longest running Broadway shows of all time, A Chorus Line, the incredibly successful production of To Kill a Mockingbird, the star-studded revival of Hello, Dolly! and more.

VIDEO: Original A CHORUS LINE Cast Members Featured in Lyric Video for "What I Did For Love"


Today marks the 35th anniversary of the A Chorus Line film.  To celebrate this anniversary Concord Theatricals has released a new lyric video for “What I Did For Love” from the original cast recording featuring Priscilla Lopez and the A Chorus Line ensemble.

A CHORUS LINE at the Signature Theatre - Dance: 10, Looks, 10, Show: 10 !!!!!!!


Do not miss this superb rendition of a classic musical.

Photo Coverage: BroadwayWorld Remembers Those We've Lost in 2018


As 2018 comes to a close, we are reflecting on those we have lost in the Broadway and theatre communities throughout the year.

Photo Flash: Remembering Sammy Williams


As BroadwayWorld sadly reported yesterday, Sammy Williams, best known for his Tony Award winning performance as Paul San Marco in the original production of A Chorus Line, has passed away yesterday morning at 69. As Paul San Marco, Mr. Williams was also awarded the prestigious Obie Award and was given a Special Theatre World Award for his contribution to that production.

Sammy Williams, Tony Winning A CHORUS LINE Star Dies at 69


BroadwayWorld is sad to report that Sammy Williams, best known for his Tony Award winning performance as Paul San Marco in the original production of A Chorus Line, has passed away at 69.

BWW Review: A HARMONY BOYS CHRISTMAS Closed This Past Weekend As Part of the Hollywood Fringe


Described as 'an evening of song, dance and holiday cheer in support of the 'Force Feed the World' charity fund', A Harmony Boys Christmas as a musical satire revels in being politically incorrect. It concentrates on traditions like Santa Claus coming down the chimney, crackers - fun toys that are popular with the Brits - and even the birth of the 'Sweet Little Jesus Boy' and tears them all to shreds.

BWW Review: E Spot Lounge Welcomes MICHAEL LAVINE & FRIENDS


At the E Spot Lounge, upstairs at Vitello's, Studio City on Tuesday April 18, Amy Brothman and Dianne Fraser produced a delightfully eclectic evening of song and storytelling under the supervision of musical director Michael Lavine, titled simply Michael Lavine & Friends. What a treat! Lavine, who lives most of the year in New York, is a director, performer, coach and musical genius par excellence. He has produced a CD also entitled Michale Lavine & Friends, which, like the show, offers rarely heard songs from less familiar Broadway shows. Some of these are musical gems, and for one reason or another, never hit the charts.

Photo Flash: Original Stars of A CHORUS LINE Visit the Show at the Hollywood Bowl


On Friday, July 29, the cast of the 2016 Hollywood Bowl production of A CHORUS LINE met members of the original 1975 Broadway cast backstage. Below, check out a photo featuring cast members of the Hollywood Bowl production of A CHORUS LINE side by side with the original Broadway cast members who created their roles!

Tony Winner Michele Pawk to Helm Wagner College Theatre's A CHORUS LINE


Tony Award-winner and Broadway veteran Michele Pawk will direct A Chorus Line, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical at Wagner College Theatre, April 13-24.

BWW Review: KRITZERLAND Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Style


On Sunday September 6 at Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal, Kritzerland Records celebrated its 61st show and 5 year anniversary. On hand were affable host Kritzerland producer Bruce Kimmel, musical director extraordinaire John Boswell at the piano and a bevy of super talented singers who included: Brennley Brown, Hadley Miller, Jenna Lea Rosen, Sami Staitman, Robert Yacko, Damon Kirsche, Darcie Roberts, Sharon McNight, Jason Graae, and special guest star Tony Award winner Sammy Williams. What a cast and what a fabulous evening of entertainment entitled The Songs That Got Away IV!

Kritzerland to Celebrate Five Years with All-Star Cast in THE SONGS THAT GOT AWAY IV


Kritzerland at Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal presents THE SONGS THAT GOT AWAY IV, their 5th anniversary show, on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at 7:00 PM.

Photo Coverage: HAMILTON Cast Celebrates 40th Anniversary of A CHORUS LINE at the Public!


The Public Theater just presented a special 40th anniversary tribute to A CHORUS LINE last night, April 16 in honor of the first performance of this legendary musical that premiered in The Public's Newman Theater 40 years ago and went on to make musical theater history. To commemorate this landmark event, the cast of the critically-acclaimed musical HAMILTON, currently playing on the same Newman stage, presented original cast members of A CHORUS LINE with a plaque that will hang in the Ford Foundation Lobby of The Public. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special event below!

Lin-Manuel Miranda Answers Fan Questions with Lyrics from A CHORUS LINE in Honor of Musical's 40th Anniversary


Lin-Manuel Miranda is giving A CHORUS LINE some new life on its 40th anniversary.

THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: She's The One! A CHORUS LINE Turns 40


Today we celebrate a major milestone anniversary of a legendary Broadway mainstay, A CHORUS LINE.

STAGE TUBE: A CHORUS LINE Flashback - Marvin Hamlisch and More Tribute Musical Supervisor Fran Liebergall


Rick McKay, the producer/director of Rick McKay's Broadway: The Golden Age Film Trilogy, just unveiled the last 25 minutes of the 2010 'Six Degrees of Marvin Hamlisch' benefit concert for Fran Liebergall, the original rehearsal pianist and Musical Supervisor of A CHORUS LINE. Watch footage of the event below!

BWW Exclusive: Counting Down to Jennifer Ashley Tepper's THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 2 - The Shubert Theatre


To celebrate the publication of The Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 2 on November 18 by Dress Circle Publishing, Jennifer Ashley Tepper will be sharing three short excerpts about each of the Broadway theaters featured in the book-countdown style! Today: The Shubert Theatre!

Sunday Special: Celebrating Broadway's High-Stepping Dance Musicals


In celebration of this season's ON THE TOWN, we've collected 10 of our favorite dance musicals. From classics like ANYTHING GOES, 42ND STREET, A CHORUS LINE and WEST SIDE STORY to modern marvels such as NEWSIES and STRICTLY BALLROOM, the way choreography is used to tell a story continues to evolve and inspire.

Photo Flash: First Look at Surflight Theatre's A CHORUS LINE, Now Playing Through 9/14


Broadway veteran Mitzi Hamilton, one of the dancers inMichael Bennett's original developmental workshop that provided the inspiration for the character of Val in A Chorus Line, directs and choreographs the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical at Surflight Theatre, now playing through September 14.

Sammy Williams FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Sammy Williams been in?

Sammy Williams has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Sammy Williams been in?

Sammy Williams has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Sammy Williams been nominated for?

Sammy Williams has been nominated for Performance (Obie Awards) for A Chorus Line and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for A Chorus Line.

What awards has Sammy Williams won?

Sammy Williams won the Performance (Obie Awards) for A Chorus Line and the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for A Chorus Line.

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