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George Hearn

Birth Place: St. Louis, MO, USA

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BIO

George Hearn created the role of Max von Mayerling in the Los Angeles premiere and Broadway production of Sunset Boulevard for which he received his second Tony Award. He won his first Tony Award for originating the role of Albin in La Cage aux Folles, a role that he reprised in London and earned him an Olivier Award nomination.



He received Tony Award nominations for Putting It Together, A Doll's Life and Watch on the Rhine. He won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of the title role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street after having played the role on Broadway and the national tour with Angela Lansbury. He returned to the role in May, 2000 with the New York Philharmonic and in the summer of 2001 with the San Francisco Symphony and the Ravinia Festival in Chicago for a concert version that co-starred Patti LuPone.

His other Broadway appearances include Wicked, The Diary of Anne Frank with Natalie Portman; Meet Me in St. Louis; I Remember Mama with Liv Ullman; Ah, Wilderness! with Colleen Dewhurst and Jason Robards; An Almost Perfect Person with Ms. Dewhurst; The Changing Room and A Time for Singing.

He starred in the New York City Opera's Kismet and in the all-star concert productions of Follies at Avery Fisher Hall and South Pacific at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre.

He appeared in many productions with the New York Shakespeare Festival and has a long association with Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. Regional productions include Promises, Promises for Ovations in Chicago; I Do, I Do; Love Letters with Rue McClanahan; and most recently The Visit at Signature Theatre with Chita Rivera.

His many television appearances include "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Law & Order," "Homicide," "Murder! She Wrote," "L.A. Law," "The Golden Girls," "Dear John," "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the television films A Fire in the Dark; False Arrest; Annie: A Royal Adventure; Durango and Sarah, Plain And Tall: Winter's End.

His motion pictures include Barney's Great Adventure, See You in the Morning, The Vanishing, Sneakers, The Devil's Own and Flags of Our Fathers.


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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2012
Brother Bob

James Kennedy

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 2011
Van Helsing

[Arlington, VA (Regional)]
Kander & Ebb Celebration Production, 2008
Anton Schell

[Broadway]
Stephen Sondheim Tribute Benefit, 2005
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2003
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Replacement]

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
New York Concert, 2000
Sweeney Todd

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1999
The Husband

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1997
Otto Frank

[Broadway]
Angela Lansbury Tribute Benefit, 1996
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1994
Max von Mayerling

[Regional (US)]
Los Angeles Production, 1993
Max von Mayerling

[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 1992
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1989
Mr. Alonzo Smith

[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1989
Gens

[Off-Broadway]
1989
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1988
Sid Davis

[West End]
London Concert Revival, 1988
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1988
Reb Saunders

[West End]
London Production, 1986
Albin

[Canada]
World Premiere, 1986
Long John Silver

[Off-Broadway]
New York Concert, 1985
Benjamin Stone

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1983
Albin

Albin

Albin [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1982
Andreas Capodistriou

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1982
Torvald

Actor

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Johan

[US Tour]
1st National Tour, 1980
Sweeney Todd

[Broadway]
1980
Kurt Muller

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1979
Papa

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1979
Sweeney Todd [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1977
Dan Michael Connally

[Broadway]
1975
Horatio

[Off-Broadway]
1975
Oberon

[Off-Broadway]
1974
Clarence/ Tyrrel

[Off-Broadway]
1974
George Page

[Broadway]
1973
Trevor

[US Tour]
National Tour, 1970
John Dickinson

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1969
John Dickinson [Replacement]

John Dickinson [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1969
Imagination

[Off-Broadway]
1968
Poins

[Off-Broadway]
1968
Poins

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1966
Ianto Morgan

[US Tour]
1st National Tour, 1963
Sir Dinadan

[Off-Broadway]
New York City Opera Revival, 1985
Hajj


Movies

Atlantic City Jackpot
[ 1976 ] Banker
See You in the Morning
[ 1989 ] Martin
Sneakers
[ 1992 ] Gregor
The Vanishing
[ 1993 ] Arthur Bernard
The Pagemaster
[ 1994 ] Captain Ahab
Felidae
[ 1994 ] Preterius
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
[ 1996 ] Red
The Devil's Own
[ 1997 ] Peter Fitzsimmons
Barney's Great Adventure
[ 1998 ] Grandpa
The Best of Dr. Seuss
[ 2000 ] Mayor
Flags of Our Fathers
[ 2006 ] Walter Gust

TV Shows

Murder, She Wrote
Sean Culhane, Sean Cullane, Elliott Von Stuben
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron
Professor Hackle

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2000 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

George Hearn, Putting It Together

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Actor - Musical

George Hearn, Sunset Boulevard


winner
Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

George Hearn, Sunset Boulevard

Olivier Awards - 1986 - Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical

George Hearn, La Cage Aux Folles


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

George Hearn, La Cage aux Folles


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1984 - Best Actor

George Hearn, La Cage aux Folles


winner
Tony Awards - 1984 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

George Hearn, La Cage aux Folles

Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

George Hearn , A Doll's Life

Tony Awards - 1980 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

George Hearn , Watch on the Rhine

Videos

News


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.
What We Know So Far About the Return of SUNSET BOULEVARD

Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard is set to return to Broadway later this year. What do we know so far...? We have the details!
19th Annual Fred Ebb Award To Be Presented To Freya Catrin Smith & Jack Williams

The 19th Annual Fred Ebb Award will be presented to Freya Catrin Smith & Jack Williams.
Review: Comedy Tonight! MasterVoices Does THE FROGS, Or Why Isn't Sondheim at the Met?

MasterVoices, under Ted Sperling, found THE FROGS irresistible—and the result was a hit, or, as Shakespeare wrote in “Hamlet”: “A hit, a very palpable hit.” With its libretto by Burt Shevelove and Nathan Lane (and Nathan Lane again), it fit the stage of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theatre very nicely indeed.
Review: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at TUTS

Of the many things I could compliment about TUTS’ production of Sweeney Todd (the songs, the costumes, the lighting) perhaps the most important is that it’s authentic. This is as close to the original Angela Lansbury/Len Cariou (later played by George Hearn) production as we can reasonably hope.
Filmed Stage Production of SWEENEY TODD Will Air on TCM

The 1982 filmed stage production of Sweeney Todd will be shown on TCM this month, just in time for spooky season! The production, starring Angela Lansbury and George Hearn will air on October 28 at 12pm ET. 
Video: Celebrate 40 Years of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

40 years ago, on August 21, 1983, La Cage Aux Folles opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre. Watch videos from the show's journey!
SWEENEY TODD, A History- Part 2: The Demon Barber Slashes His Way From Page To Stage And Beyond

Learn how Sondheim made Sweeney sing and how Mr. Todd made his mark on mass media in Part 2 of SWEENEY TODD, A History.
Check Out the Latest on BroadwayHD �" Including a New Release with Sutton Foster

Beat the heat by staying inside and streaming some of BroadwayHD’s newest releases. Visit www.broadwayhd.com to learn more!
Review: SWEENEY TODD at Musical Theatre Southwest

Musical Theatre Southwest delivers a knockout performance of SWEENEY TODD. Most of us are familiar with one version or another of Stephen Sondheim’s dark masterpiece, Sweeney Todd. Full disclosure: in my youth I used to watch the Angela Lansbury/George Hearn proshot on loop and I will go to just about any stage production out there but I do approach community productions with a bit of trepidation.
Feature: Coming Home Full Circle With Chita Rivera

It was a like coming home with Chita Rivera full circle and approaching a kind of comfortable closure when I attended the Signature Theatre’s Sondheim Award Gala 2023 honoring the Broadway legend Chita Rivera at the Italian Embassy in Washington. DC.  The iconic legend of theatrical music and dance (What a dancer she is!) was feted with the prestigious award from Signature Theatre and a warm response from a very “Chita-friendly” roster of performers and an audience of patrons, fans and supporters. (Rivera has also won about every award in the book including two Tony Awards, a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Kennedy Center Honor).
These Iconic Performers Have Taken on the Lead Roles in SWEENEY TODD

Sweeney Todd is back on Broadway! Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford are the latest stars to portray these coveted roles, but did you know about all of these others? Check out our list of just a few of the iconic actors to star in Sweeney Todd over the years!
Interview: Darren Drone & Chanáe Curtis of FALSTAFF at Opera San José Represent the New Face of Opera

BroadwayWorld chats with baritone Darren Drone & soprano Chanae Curtis, stars of Verdi's comedic masterpiece 'Falstaff' at Opera San Jose February 11-26. The 2 up-and-coming singers represent the new face of opera.
Julia Riew to Receive 18th Annual Fred Ebb Award

The Fred Ebb Foundation in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company will present the eighteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to Julia Riew.
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Interview: Autism Advocate, New Jersey-Based Singer-Songwriter Cory Singer Releases First Single 'I Still Love You'

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Cast Change Announced For MOSSO's Sondheim Celebration at Symphony Hall

MOSSO, the Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, will celebrate the music of legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim on Thursday, June 23, at 7:30 PM in Springfield Symphony Hall. The Sondheim Celebration, conducted by Tim Stella, will feature Broadway stars Hugh Panaro and Lisa Vroman.
Klea Blackhurst Joins THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE in Concert at Feinstein's/54 Below

Klea Blackhurst, star of cabaret, nightclubs, and musical theater, has joined the cast of THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE In Concert, to be presented for one night only at Feinstein’s/54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on Thursday, June 19 at 9:30 pm.
Mosso Celebrates The Broadway Music Of Stephen Sondheim This Month At Symphony Hall

MOSSO, the Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, will celebrate the music of legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim on Thursday, June 23, at 7:30 PM in Springfield Symphony Hall.
MOSSO Announces Summer Concert Series at Symphony Hall Celebrating Stephen Sondheim and John Williams

MOSSO, the Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, have announced details of their upcoming summer concerts at Symphony Hall. MOSSO will celebrate the music of Stephen Sondheim and John Williams. These concerts mark the first time in almost twenty years that the musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra have performed summer concerts in Springfield.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has George Hearn been in?

George Hearn has appeared on Broadway in 21 shows.

How many West End shows has George Hearn been in?

George Hearn has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.

What was George Hearn's first West End show?

George Hearn's first West End show was La Cage aux Folles which opened in 1986

What awards has George Hearn been nominated for?

George Hearn has received several nominations throughout his career, including: - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Putting It Together - Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Sunset Boulevard - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sunset Boulevard - Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for La Cage Aux Folles - Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for La Cage aux Folles - Best Actor (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for La Cage aux Folles - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for La Cage aux Folles - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for A Doll's Life - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Watch on the Rhine.

What awards has George Hearn won?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sunset Boulevard; Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for La Cage aux Folles; Best Actor (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for La Cage aux Folles; and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for La Cage aux Folles.

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