Chip DuFord
Birth Place: Flint, MI
Latest News on Chip DuFord:
Photos: First Look at Hope Rep's ROCK OF AGES at The Park Theatre (Jul 22, 2023)
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Opens 56th Season at Meadow Brook Theatre (Sep 20, 2022)
Felicia Finley Stars in Meadow Brook Theatre's A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE (May 7, 2022)
Photos: First Look at Hope Rep's ROCK OF AGES at The Park Theatre (Jul 22, 2023)
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Opens 56th Season at Meadow Brook Theatre (Sep 20, 2022)
Felicia Finley Stars in Meadow Brook Theatre's A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE (May 7, 2022)
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Chip Duford is a professional actor with regional experience in Michigan primarily. He has spent 27 seasons as a member of the acting company of Hope Summer Repertory Theatre in Holland, MI. In 1995 he was in the original cast of CHAPS! A Cowboy Cabaret by Malcolm Hillgartner and Jahnna Beecham, which features cowboy music from Hollywood. In 1997, he earned his equity card at The Tacoma Actor's Guild, reprising the role in CHAPS that he created a few years earlier. Since then, he's done around half a dozen productions of that show, as well as being in the original casts of some other Hillgartner/Beecham musicals.
Chip has spent a number of Holiday seasons in Rochester, MI as a member of the cast of Christmas Carol at the Meadow Brook Theatre, featured in the role of Mr. Fezziwig. He has performed over 300 times as Vinnie Black, "The Cadillac Of Caters" in the Detroit, MI production of Tony and Tina's Wedding.
A professional actor since 1989, he has performed across the country from Tacoma, WA to Cape Cod, MA, having worked at a number of regional theatres including Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Cleveland Playhouse and The Monomoy Theatre.
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Photos: First Look at Hope Rep's ROCK OF AGES at The Park Theatre
Hope Repertory Theatre opened its immersive 80’s production of ROCK OF AGES last night to a sold-out house, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at opening night. Check out the photos here!
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Opens 56th Season at Meadow Brook Theatre
While working as an assistant in a floral shop, shy Seymour stumbles across a new breed of plant. He names it “Audrey II,” after the coworker he has a crush on. But Audrey II isn’t as “proper” as Audrey. In a deep, R&B voice, it promises unending fame and fortune to Seymour as long as he supplies it with BLOOD! But just what does Audrey II have in mind for Seymour... and the world?
Felicia Finley Stars in Meadow Brook Theatre's A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE
A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline transports audiences through the music legend’s life, from her hometown of Winchester, Virginia to the Grand Ole Opry and Carnegie Hall. Little Big Man, a disc jockey from Virginia uses her greatest hits, including ”Walkin’ After Midnight,” “Crazy” and “I Fall To Pieces,” to tell her story. A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, by Dean Regan, runs at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester from May 25 through June 19, 2022.
Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards; Sauk's PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Leads Best Musical!
This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards; PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Leads Best Musical!
Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards; Sauk's PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Leads Best Musical
Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards; First Stats Announced!
Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Rehearsals Kick Off For Live Season At Hope Summer Rep
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre begins rehearsals today for their 2021 outdoor season! The company was established at Hope College in 1972 and is entering their 49th Season after canceling their 2020 season due to COVID-19 and gaining approval from Actors' Equity Association to present live performances this summer.
Photo Flash: First Look at Hope Summer Rep's SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre opened the final production of their critically acclaimed 48th season this last last night with SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, and BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look!
Photo Flash: First Look at Hope Summer Rep's THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre opened its third MainStage production of their critically acclaimed 48th season this last weekend with the Magical and Innovative THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON, and BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look!
Photo Flash: First Look at WEST SIDE STORY at Hope Summer Rep
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre opens its season rep season tonight with West Side Story, and BroadwayWorld has your first look!
Meadow Brook Theatre Presents ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Two sweet, older ladies who look like they wouldn't hurt a fly have been adding a dash of something special to their elderberry wine. Poison.
Meadow Brook Theatre Presents ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Two sweet, older ladies who look like they wouldn't hurt a fly have been adding a dash of something special to their elderberry wine. Poison.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal With HSRT's THE ODD COUPLE
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre is currently in rehearsals for its upcoming production of THE ODD COUPLE by Neil Simon, and BroadwayWorld has the First Look look at the production below!
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal With Hope Summer Rep's THE WIZ
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre is currently in rehearsals for its upcoming production of THE WIZ by Charlie Smalls & William F Brown, and BroadwayWorld has a behind-the-scenes look at rehearsals below!
Hope Summer Rep Begins Rehearsals For 47th Season
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (HSRT), Western Michigan's premier summer theatre, has begun rehearsals for their highly anticipated 2018 season! The company was established at Hope College in 1972 and is entering their 47th Season with newly named New York City Theatre Artist Lenny Banovez, as the company's new Artistic Director.
Meadow Brook Theatre presents Holiday Classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL
A favorite holiday tradition returns to Meadow Brook Theatre for the 36th year with A Christmas Carol. Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and a handful of ghosts will once again return to the streets of London to deliver a message of unity.
EncoreMichigan Announces 2017 Wilde Awards Nominations
Theater professionals from across Michigan will gather Aug. 28 when The 2017 Wilde Awards are presented at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield.
Photo Flash: ATOMIC Receives Regional Theatre Premiere
'ATOMIC' makes its regional theatre premiere at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester from February 10 through March 6, 2016. Danny Ginges created 'ATOMIC' and wrote the book and lyrics, with music and lyrics by Philip Foxman. Check out photos from the show below!
Meadowbrook Theatre Opens 50th Anniversary Season with EXPLORER'S CLUB Thru Nov 1
Do you believe you have an awesome Halloween costume? Wait til you see what they have on stage at Meadowbrook Theatre's season opener, THE EXPLORER'S CLUB. There is a blue savage, Victorian lady, Napoleon wannabe, snake-wielding nut, and lots more in this colorful and wacky British farce.
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