Howard McGillin
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Date of Birth:
November 05, 1953 (68)
Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Bio:
Having most recently appeared in “Grey Gardens” with Betty Buckley at Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theatre, Howard is best known for his record-setting performance in the title role of “The Phantom of the Opera” on Broadway. He has appeared extensively in leading roles on Broadway and ...
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Having most recently appeared in “Grey Gardens” with Betty Buckley at Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theatre, Howard is best known for his record-setting performance in the title role of “The Phantom of the Opera” on Broadway. He has appeared extensively in leading roles on Broadway and London’s West End in addition to appearances in film and television.Having played the title role in “Phantom” on Broadway more times than any other actor in the show’s history, he most recently appeared on Broadway in “Gigi” with Vanessa Hudgens. Howard’s other leading roles on Broadway include “The Kiss Of The Spider Woman”, “She Loves Me”, “The Secret Garden”, “Anything Goes” (with Patti LuPone, for which he earned Tony and Drama Desk nominations), “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” (Tony and Drama Desk nominations, and a Theatre World Award), and “Sunday in the Park with George”. On London’s West End, Howard starred in “Mack and Mabel” and in “Anything Goes”. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his New York theatrical debut in the New York Shakespeare Festival's production of “La Bohème” with Linda Ronstadt. Howard has appeared at the Irish Repertory Theatre as George Bailey in “It’s A Wonderful Life”, and in “A Child’s Christmas In Wales”. Regionally, he appeared in the George Street Playhouse of “It Shoulda Been You” (with Tyne Daly and directed by David Hyde Pierce) and “The 39 Steps”. Howard also appeared as Mr. Applegate in “Damn Yankees” at the Paper Mill Playhouse. He starred in the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical “Bounce” directed by Harold Prince in its world premiere at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago and later at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award. Howard has sung on concert stages around the world, from Carnegie Hall to the Kennedy Center to the Israel Philharmonic Hall in Tel Aviv. He has appeared in New York’s famed Cafe Carlyle, 54 Below, Feinstein’s at the Regency, and the Algonquin Hotel’s Oak Room.
Seen recently on the CBS series “Elementary”, Howard has also narrated numerous episodes of “Nature” for PBS, and recorded numerous audio books in addition to providing voices for the animated feature films “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut” and “The Swan Princess”. His solo CD “Howard McGillin: Where Time Stands Still” is available online at cdbaby.com.
Howard McGillin Awards and Nominations
Helen Hayes Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production | ||
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Drama Desk Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Actor - Musical | ||
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Tony Awards - 1988 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | ||
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Tony Awards - 1986 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | ||
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Drama Desk Awards - 1985 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | ||
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Howard McGillin News

by Team BWW - Jun 28, 2022
The JImmy Awards returned for its 13th annual ceremony, which included four iconic character medleys, a tribute to female composers, a tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim, and performances from eight finalists. We've got the highlights video!

by Stephi Wild - Jun 28, 2022
The 2022 Jimmy® Award for Best Performance by an Actor was presented to Nicholas Barrón representing Las Casas Foundation's Joci Awards. The 2022 Jimmy® Award for Best Performance by an Actress was presented to Kendall Becerra representing The Broadway San Diego Awards.

by Jennifer Broski - Jun 27, 2022
The Jimmy Awards are back! For the first time in three years, high school theatre's biggest night returned in-person at the Minskoff Theatre, tonight, June 27.

by Team BWW - Jun 27, 2022
The Jimmy Awards are back! For the first time in three years, high school theatre's biggest night returns in-person at the Minskoff Theatre tonight! Watch the opening number.

by Team BWW - Jun 27, 2022
The Jimmy Awards are back! For the first time in three years, high school theatre's biggest night returns in-person at the Minskoff Theatre. Tune in at 6:30pm as BroadwayWorld takes you to the red carpet, then watch the ceremony in full starting at 7:30pm.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 24, 2022
Go inside rehearsal for the 2022 Jimmy Awards! Student performers have been chosen for the national program from 46 regional high school musical theatre awards ceremonies presented by Broadway League-member performance arts centers.

by Team BWW - Jun 21, 2022
High School Musical the Musical the Series star and Broadway veteran Kate Reinders will return to the stage on Monday, June 27 to host the 2022 Jimmy Awards. 92 student nominees will perform for a chance to win the Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor and Actress.

by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Jun 14, 2022
For its 2022 gala, Irish Repertory Theatre presented A Celebration of the Musicals of Harold Prince, at The Town Hall on Monday June 13, 2022, at 7pm. Check out photos from the concert here!

by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Jun 14, 2022
For its 2022 gala, Irish Repertory Theatre presented A Celebration of the Musicals of Harold Prince, at The Town Hall on Monday June 13, 2022, at 7pm.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 6, 2022
Rubicon Theatre Company, Ventura’s non-profit professional theatre company, will continue the company’s 2022-2023 Season with the World Premiere of LONESOME TRAVELER: GENERATIONS, conceived by George Grove and James O’Neil, with musical direction by Rick Dougherty and George Grove and direction by Rubicon Co-Founder James O’Neil.
Howard McGillin Videos

by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 24, 2022
Go inside rehearsal for the 2022 Jimmy Awards! Student performers have been chosen for the national program from 46 regional high school musical theatre awards ceremonies presented by Broadway League-member performance arts centers.

by Michael Major - Feb 1, 2022
Tariq TrotterTariq Trotter returned to the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night to discuss the new Off-Broadway adaption of Black No More, which he stars in and wrote the music and lyrics for with the Roots. The cast also features Brandon Victor Dixon, Jennifer Damiano, Tamika Lawrence, Ephraim Sykes, Lillias White, and more.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Jan 9, 2020
The legendary musical The Phantom of the Opera has been bringing the music of the night to Broadway audiences for over 31 years, and 14 years ago today, the production surpassed Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats to become the longest-running musical in Broadway history! To celebrate the history-making anniversary, we're throwing it back to that special night with the Tony-winning original Phantom Michael Crawford and Howard McGillin commemorating the special occasion!

by Stage Tube - Oct 29, 2019
Howard McGillin and Sandy Duncan, who voiced Prince Derek and Queen Uberta, share why the beloved film still connects with viewers after all these years.

by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2019
On this day in 2015, Vanessa Hudgens made her Broadway debut in the title role of Gigi!

by BroadwayWorld TV - Dec 16, 2018
Ring in the new year with the legendary Charles Busch. Actor/playwright/award-winning cabaret artist, Charles Busch (Die Mommie Die, Psycho Beach Party, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife), returns to Feinstein's/54 Below on December 31 for his third delightful New Year's Eve show with his dashing longtime musical director Tom Judson and special guests Howard McGillin (The Phantom of the Opera, The Mystery of Edwin Drood), Andrea Burns (On Your Feet!, In the Heights), Peter Flynn (The Scarlet Pimpernel, Beauty and the Beast), and Ashley Austin Morris ("Murphy Brown," "The Good Wife"). Join them for a warm, outrageous, fun-filled early evening of music and storytelling.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 22, 2018
Preparations for the 2018 Jimmy Awards celebrating outstanding achievement in high school theatre around the nation are well underway and BroadwayWorld was on hand to bring you all the action from rehearsals! Check out BWW Correspondent, Katie Lynch, get all the behind the scenes scoop in the video below!

by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 6, 2018
Broadway favorites Santino Fontana, Heather Headley, Rebecca Luker, Norm Lewis, Beth Malone, Howard McGillin, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Laura Osnes, Taylor Trensch and more, perform as part of the celebration of the centennial of the American Theatre Wing.
by Stage Tube - Jun 27, 2017
The ninth annual JIMMY AWARDS were held on Monday, June 26th at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. The awards were live streamed on Facebook, check out video of the event here!
by TV - Press Previews - Jun 26, 2017
The ninth annual JIMMY AWARDS will be held tonight, June 26th at 7:30PM at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. 74 high school students from across America will compete for the Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor and Actress. BroadwayWorld stopped by rehearsals today and is excited to bring you footage from the studio and interviews with the students and their mentors!