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David Hyde Pierce

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David Hyde Pierce BIO

Broadway: Hello, Dolly! opposite Bette Midler, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, La Bete, Accent on Youth, Curtains (Tony), Spamalot (Drama Desk nomination), The Heidi Chronicles, Beyond Therapy. Off-Broadway: The Visitor, A Life, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, The Landing, Close Up Space, Elliot Loves, The Author's Voice, The Maderati, Zero Positive, Summer, That's It Folks!, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Peter Brook's production of The Cherry Orchard.
Regional: Curtains (Center Theatre Group); Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (Geffen Playhouse); Vanya and Sonia... (McCarter Theatre Center); Candida, Elliot Loves (Goodman Theatre); Holiday, Camille (Long Wharf Theatre); The Seagull, Cyrano, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Execution of Justice (Guthrie Theater).
As director: It Shoulda Been You (Broadway, George Street Playhouse), Ripcord (Manhattan Theatre Club), Vanya and Sonia... (Center Theatre Group), The Importance of Being Earnest (Williamstown Theatre Festival).
Film: The Perfect Host, Wet Hot American Summer, Down with Love, Isn't She Great, Wolf, Treasure Planet, A Bug's Life, Nixon, Sleepless in Seattle, Crossing Delancey.
Television: "When We Rise," "The Good Wife," "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp," "The Powers That Be," and "Frasier (Emmy, SAG Awards).

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David Hyde Pierce STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
The Shed Off-Broadway Premiere Production, 2023
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
World Premiere, 2021
Walter

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Horace Vandergelder

Horace Vandergelder [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway Production, 2016
Nate Martin

[Off-Broadway]
New York Premiere Production, 2016
Performer [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2013
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2011
Paul Barrow

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2010
Elomire

[West End]
London Production, 2010
Elomire

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Revival, 2009
Steven Gaye

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Lieutenant Frank Cioffi

[Off-Broadway]
2006
Father [Replacement]

[Los Angeles]
World Premiere, 2006
Lieutenant Frank Cioffi

[Broadway]
Benefit Concert, 2005
Performer

Clarence the Angel

[New York]
Workshop, 2005
Performers

[Broadway]
Stephen Sondheim Tribute Benefit, 2005
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2005
Brother Maynard

Guard 1

Sir Robin

[Off-Broadway]
1988
Lucky (Understudy)

[Off-Broadway]
1988
Don Juan

[Off-Broadway]
1988
Himmer [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1987
Kenne Esterhazy

[Off-Broadway]
1986
Laertes

[Off-Broadway]
1983
David

David Hyde Pierce Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Director

David Hyde Pierce Movies

Moving Violations
[ 1985 ] Immigration Officer
Bright Lights, Big City
[ 1988 ] Bartender at Fhion Show
Rocket Gibraltar
[ 1988 ] Monsieur Henri
Crossing Delancey
[ 1988 ] Mark
Vampire's Kiss
[ 1988 ] Theater Guy
Across Five Aprils
[ 1990 ] Union Soldier
Little Man Tate
[ 1991 ] Garth
The Fisher King
[ 1991 ] Lou Rosen
Sleepless in Seattle
[ 1993 ] Dennis Reed
Addams Family Values
[ 1993 ] Delivery Room Doctor
Wolf
[ 1994 ] Roy
Nixon
[ 1995 ] John Dean
A Bug's Life
[ 1998 ] Slim
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
[ 1999 ] Narrator
Isn't She Great
[ 2000 ] Michael Htings
Chain of Fools
[ 2000 ] Mr. Kerner
Osmosis Jones
[ 2001 ] Drix
Wet Hot American Summer
[ 2001 ] Henry
Full Frontal
[ 2002 ] Carl
Treasure Planet
[ 2002 ] Doctor Doppler
Down with Love
[ 2003 ] Peter MacMannus
Forever Plaid
[ 2008 ] The Narrator
Stingray Sam
[ 2009 ] Narrator
The Perfect Host
[ 2010 ] Warwick Wilson
HitRECord: RECollection, Vol. 1 - Sonnet 29
[ 2012 ] Narrator
The Georgetown Project
[ 2022 ] Father Conor

David Hyde Pierce TV Shows

Caroline in the City
Jimmy Callahan, Dr. Niles Crane
Frasier
Dr. Niles Crane
Hercules
Daedalus
The Good Wife
Frank Prady
The Powers That Be
Theodore Van Horne
The Simpsons
Cecil Terwilliger, Felix

David Hyde Pierce Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

David Hyde Pierce, A Life

Drama League Awards - 2017 - Distinguished Performance Award

David Hyde Pierce, A Life

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

David Hyde Pierce, Hello, Dolly!

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

David Hyde Pierce, A Life

The Lortels - 2017 - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play

David Hyde Pierce, A Life

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

David Hyde Pierce, Hello, Dolly!

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

David Hyde Pierce, It Shoulda Been You

Drama League Awards - 2013 - Distinguished Performance Award

David Hyde Pierce, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

David Hyde Pierce, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

David Hyde Pierce, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike


winner
Tony Awards - 2010 - Isabelle Stevenson Award

David Hyde Pierce

Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

David Hyde Pierce, Curtains

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

David Hyde Pierce, Curtains


winner
Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

David Hyde Pierce, Curtains

David Hyde Pierce Videos

David Hyde Pierce News


VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE to Offer $35 Tickets Through Lottery


The online ticket lottery for Lincoln Center Theater’s staged reading of Christopher Durang’s Tony Award-winning play VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE is now open. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Betty Buckley, Darren Criss, and More To Headline BROADWAY SERIES In Provincetown


Tony Award-winning Broadway, film and TV legend Betty Buckley, and Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor and singer Darren Criss will headline Town Hall performances as part of a revived and expanded Broadway music series produced by the Grammy and Emmy Award-winning artist John McDaniel and presented by Post Office Cafe & Cabaret and Tin Pan Alley.

Sondheim's HERE WE ARE Will Release Cast Recording Next Month


The original cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are, will be released next month. The musical, also by David Ives, will release an album on CD and digital platforms worldwide on Friday, May 17. Preorder the album here!

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld April 3, 2024


Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 3, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

LCT to Present Cocktail Party Following Performance of VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE


MARIA TASH will host an exclusive cocktail party, Spike’s Lounge, at David Geffen Hall on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, immediately following the LCT Gala staged reading of Christopher Durang’s Tony Award-winning play VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE.

BWW Q&A: Rob Fisher on SWEENEY TODD at Virginia Arts Festival


Virginia Arts Festival has cast one of Broadway’s leading lights in the role of a new, key position at the Festival: The Goode Family Artistic Advisor for Musical Theater and American Songbook.

Michael Feinstein In To Star In RAINBOW: THE NEW JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL  at the Mark Taper Forum


Experience the magic of Judy Garland's music anew with RAINBOW: THE NEW JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL, featuring Michael Feinstein at the Mark Taper Forum.

Photos & Video: Sierra Boggess Sings National Anthem at New York Red Bulls Game


Amidst a downpour and dazzling fireworks, Sierra Boggess captivated the audience with her rendition of the National Anthem at the New York Red Bulls soccer match. Check out photos and video from the big day!

Photos: Go Inside Roundabout's 2024 Gala, Honoring Kenny Leon and the Rudin Family


Roundabout Theatre Company celebrated its 2024 Gala, honoring Kenny Leon and The Rudin Family. Check out the photos here!

Stephen Sondheim's Final Musical HERE WE ARE Available to View at NYPL


The world premiere production of Here We Are was filmed by the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and added to its collection. Learn how to view the production!

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld February 22, 2024


Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 22, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce & More to Reunite for VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE


Bartlett Sher will direct a staged reading of Christopher Durang’s Tony Award-winning play VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, featuring original cast members. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

Two-Time Tony-Award Nominee Kate Baldwin and Broadway Star Graham Rowat to Co-Star In LOVE LETTERS in Bloomfield


Skyline Theatre Company, a 21-year-old professional theatre company now calling Essex County its home, kicks off its second season in Bloomfield on Saturday, February 10 at 7:00pm featuring Maplewood residents two-time TONY Award nominee Kate Baldwin and her real-life husband and Broadway star Graham Rowat co-starring in A.R. Gurney's delightful and touching LOVE LETTERS.

Video: The Cast of Final Sondheim Musical HERE WE ARE Take Final Bows Off-Broadway


The world premiere production of Here We Are, the new musical from David Ives and Stephen Sondheim, played its final performance at The Shed’s Griffin Theater (545 W 30th St) on Sunday, January 21st. Check out a video of the cast' final curtain call here!

Photos: David Hyde Pierce Visits SPAMALOT on Broadway


See photos of David Hyde Pierce visiting Spamalot on Broadway!

Musical Theatre Melodies Celebrates The 60th Anniversary of HELLO, DOLLY!


The next Musical Theatre Melodies broadcast, hosted by Rob Morrison on 96.5 FM on Tuesday, January 16 will mark the 60th anniversary of the Jerry Herman musical Hello, Dolly!

Video: Final Stephen Sondheim Musical HERE WE ARE to Release Cast Recording This Spring


The world premiere production of Here We Are, the new musical from David Ives and Stephen Sondheim, will release an original cast recording. Watch a video from the cast recording session!

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 10, 2024


Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 10, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

Roundabout's 2024-2025 Season Will Include New Orleans-Style PIRATES OF PENZANCE with Ramin Karimloo and David Hyde Pierce, YELLOW FACE Starring Daniel Dae Kim, and More


Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced the 2024-2025 season on Broadway and Off-Broadway, including initial casting. Check out all of the details here!

Final Sondheim Musical HERE WE ARE Teases Cast Recording


The final Stephen Sondheim musical, Here We Are is teasing the release of a cast recording!

David Hyde Pierce FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has David Hyde Pierce been in?

David Hyde Pierce has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has David Hyde Pierce been in?

David Hyde Pierce has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was David Hyde Pierce's first West End show?

David Hyde Pierce's first West End show was La Bete which opened in 2010

What awards has David Hyde Pierce been nominated for?

David Hyde Pierce has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "A Life," Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "A Life," Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Hello, Dolly!," and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play at The Lortels for "A Life." He has also been nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Hello, Dolly!," Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "It Shoulda Been You," and Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike." Additionally, he received nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," Isabelle Stevenson Award at the Tony Awards, Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Curtains," Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Curtains," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Curtains."

What awards has David Hyde Pierce won?

David Hyde Pierce has won the Isabelle Stevenson Award at the Tony Awards and the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Curtains."

What is David Hyde Pierce next theatre project?

David Hyde Pierce's next show will be Here We Are which opens on 10/22/2023 on Off-Broadway.

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