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John McMartin

Birth Place: Warsaw, IN, USA

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John McMartin is a 2009 inductee to the Theatre Hall of Fame. McMartin received Tony Award nominations for Into the Woods, High Society, Show Boat, Sweet Charity and Don Juan (Drama Desk Award). Other Broadway credits include A Free Man of Color at LCT, Is He Dead?, Grey Gardens (Drama Desk nomination), Follies (original company), The Great God Brown (Drama Desk Award), Pleasures and Palaces and Artist Descending a Staircase among others. Off Broadway includes Saturn Returns (Lucille Lortel nomination), Indian Blood, The Visit (with Chita Rivera), Little Mary Sunshine (Theatre World Award), Julius Caesar, The Misanthrope (The Public), High Spirits, The Little Foxes, A Little Night Music, Absurd Person Singular and others. Film credits include No Reservations, Kinsey, The Dish, Who's that Girl, A Thousand Clowns, All the President's Men, Legal Eagles, Blow Out, Sweet Charity, Pennies From Heaven, Native Son to mention a few. Television credits include Law & Order, Oz, Tales of the City, Frasier, Sisters, Murrow, Separate but Equal, Coach, Murder She Wrote, Citizen Cohn, The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore Show among many others.

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STAGE CREDITS

All the Way All the Way
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2014
Richard Russell
The Explorers Club The Explorers Club
[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2013
Performer
Anything Goes Anything Goes
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2011
Elisha Whitney
A Free Man Of Color A Free Man Of Color
[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Production, 2010
Thomas Jefferson
Paradise Found Paradise Found
[West End]
Menier Chocolate Factory Production, 2010
Shah
Saturn Returns
[Off-Broadway]
2008
Performer
Saturn Returns Saturn Returns
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2008
Saturn Returns
[Off-Broadway]
2008
Saturn Returns Saturn Returns
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2008
Is He Dead? Is He Dead?
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Papa Leroux
Grey Gardens Grey Gardens
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2006
Norman Vincent Peale
J.V. "Major" Bouvier
Norman Vincent Peale
J.V. "Major" Bouvier
Indian Blood
[Off-Broadway]
2006
Eddie's Grandfather
Grey Gardens
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2006
J.V. "Major" Bouvier/Norman Vincent Peale
Grey Gardens
[New York]
Reading, 2005
Performer
Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story
[Off-Broadway]
2005
Parole Board (voice over)
Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2005
Parole Board (pre-recorded)
Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story
[Off-Broadway]
2005
Parole Board (voice over)
Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2005
Parole Board (pre-recorded)
Passion
[Broadway]
10th Anniversary Concert, 2004
Doctor Tambourri
Abelard and Heloise
[New York]
Workshop, 2003
Gilles
Into the Woods
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2002
Narrator
Mysterious Man
Narrator
Mysterious Man
Into the Woods
[Los Angeles]
Los Angeles Revival (Pre-Broadway), 2002
Narrator/Mysterious Man
The Visit
[Chicago (Regional)]
World Premiere, 2001
Anton Schell
High Society
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1998
Uncle Willie
Show Boat
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1994
Cap'n Andy
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
Artist Descending a Staircase
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1989
Donner
Julius Caesar
[Off-Broadway]
1988
Julius Caesar
A Little Family Business
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1982
Ben
Solomon's Child
[Broadway]
1982
Allan
Happy New Year
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1980
The Narrator
The Misanthrope
[Off-Broadway]
1977
Alceste
The Rules of the Game
[Broadway]
1974
Leone Gala
Love for Love
[Broadway]
1974
Foresight
Chemin de Fer
[Broadway]
1973
Fedot
The Visit
[Broadway]
1973
Anton Schill
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
[Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1973
Performer
Don Juan
[Broadway]
1972
Sganarelle
The Great God Brown
[Broadway]
1972
Dion Anthony
Follies
[US Tour]
National Tour, 1972
Benjamin Stone
Follies
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1971
Sweet Charity
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1966
Oscar
Pleasures and Palaces
[Broadway]
Closed on the road, 1965
Performer
Too Much Johnson
[Off-Broadway]
1964
Mr. Billings
A Rainy Day in Newark
[Broadway]
1963
Edward L. Voorhees
Children From Their Games
[Broadway]
1963
Sidney Balzer
Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole
[Broadway]
1961
Performer
The Conquering Hero
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1961
Forrest Noble
Little Mary Sunshine
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1959
Performer
Little Mary Sunshine
[Off-Broadway]
1959
Cpl.
Little Mary Sunshine
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1959
Performer
Little Mary Sunshine
[Off-Broadway]
1959
Cpl.

Movies

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
[ 1968 ] The Mayor
Sweet Charity
[ 1969 ] Oscar
All the President's Men
[ 1976 ] Foreign Editor
Thieves
[ 1977 ] Gordon
Brubaker
[ 1980 ] Senator Charles Hite
Blow Out
[ 1981 ] Lawrence Henry
Pennies from Heaven
[ 1981 ] Mr. Warner
Legal Eagles
[ 1986 ] Forrester
Dream Lover
[ 1986 ] Martin
Native Son
[ 1986 ] Mr. Dalton
Who's That Girl
[ 1987 ] Simon Worthington
Little Sweetheart
[ 1989 ] Uncle David
A Shock to the System
[ 1990 ] George Brewster
Three Businessmen
[ 1998 ] Liverpool Businessman
The Dish
[ 2000 ] U.S. Ambsador
Kinsey
[ 2004 ] Huntington Hartford
No Reservations
[ 2007 ] Mr. Peterson

TV Shows

Beauty and the Beast
Charles Chandler
Coach
Judge R.J. Watkins
Falcon Crest
Julian J. Roberts
Law & Order
Larry Webber, Julian Hayworth, Ron Grayson
Magnum, P.I.
Jason Bryan, Bill Campbell
Murder, She Wrote
Winston Devermore, Hudson Blackthorn, Jason Bryan
Phyllis
Jerome Patterson
Touched by an Angel
Earl Gray, Ed Greeley

Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

John McMartin, All the Way

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

John McMartin, Anything Goes

The Lortels - 2009 - Outstanding Featured Actor

John McMartin, Saturn Returns

Tony Awards - 2002 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

John McMartin, Into the Woods


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1998 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical

John McMartin, High Society

Drama Desk Awards - 1998 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical

John McMartin, High Society

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1998 - Best Featured Actor - Musical

John McMartin , High Society

Tony Awards - 1998 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

John McMartin, High Society

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

John McMartin , Show Boat


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1973 - Outstanding Performance

John McMartin, The Great God Brown


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1973 - Outstanding Performance

John McMartin, Don Juan

Tony Awards - 1973 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

John McMartin, Don Juan

Tony Awards - 1966 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

John McMartin, Sweet Charity


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1960 - Performance

John McMartin, Little Mary Sunshine

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2022

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Sunday Morning Michael Dale: Hey, Old Friend
by Michael Dale - Jan 30, 2022

Like Sweeney Todd's right arm, I haven't thought of the Theatre District as being complete again until the reopening of that historic watering hole and bistro on 44th Street, Sardi's.
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by Ben Rimalower - Jul 12, 2021

In this episode, Ben and Daniel discuss the results of Roses and Daffodils: The Essential Follies Playlist. For this project, listeners voted weekly for their favorite versions of the Follies female solos, and 'Friends of the Pod' appeared with Ben and Daniel on 'Next Year, Some Year' to weigh in on the deeper cuts.
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Jennifer Ashley Tepper's THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4 to be Released in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2021

Dress Circle Publishing has announced the release of THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4, the latest in a series by historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper. The book will be available on Tuesday, March 9 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 2020-2021 Broadway shutdown.
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UN DÍA COMO HOY… INTO THE WOODS se estrena en Broadway
by Jose German Martinez Paneque - Nov 5, 2020

Érase una vez… en un teatro de Broadway llamado Martin Beck Theatre, se estrenaba el musical INTO THE WOODS en 1987 un día como hoy con un reparto de lujo, un libreto excelente de mano de James Lapine y una partitura que permanecería en el imaginario colectivo desde entonces como una de las grandes obras maestras de Stephen Sondheim.
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VIDEO: EVERYBODY DANCE NOW! A Look Back at 'Big Spender' From SWEET CHARITY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2020

In this time of social distancing and remaining responsibly indoors, we are all looking for ways to brighten our days and get moving any way we can! In the spirit of celebrating theater and providing motivation to get up and get shakin', we're taking a look back and paying tribute to some of the greatest dance numbers in musical theater history! Today's number, 'Big Spender' from Sweet Charity!
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VIDEO: EVERYBODY DANCE NOW! A Look Back at 'Anything Goes' From ANYTHING GOES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2020

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BWW Exclusive: The 101 Greatest MOVIE MUSICALS of All Time
by Peter Nason - Mar 30, 2020

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best film musicals since the sound era began; see if your favorites made the list!
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by Ben Rimalower - Apr 12, 2019

Like the rest of you, I've spent this week obsessing over 'Fosse Verdon' on FX and especially Gwen Verdon, played brilliantly on the series by Michelle Williams, in a performance that makes you want to reinvestigate what made Gwen so great. Sweet Charity is the perfect place to start. Gwen became a star and won her first Tony in a featured role in Can Can and she gained worldwide acclaim (and number 2 in a total of four Tonys) as Lola in Damn Yankees on stage and screen and of course there were many other shows and movies and TV appearances, but Sweet Charity was the show Bob Fosse (and Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields and Neil Simon) created just for her. She may have lost the Tony to Angela Lansbury in Mame, but Gwen got that iconic poster and all those songs.
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Photo Flash: Marriott Theatre Presents SWEET CHARITY
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 14, 2018

From the high-spirited bustling and gritty streets of 1960s New York City comes the Tony Award-winning Broadway phenomenon, SWEET CHARITY, continuing Marriott Theatre's sensational 2018 season, running September 5 through October 28 with a press opening on Wednesday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m. at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. Based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for "Nights of Cabiria", SWEET CHARITY features a captivating, groovy, mid-1960s score by Cy Coleman, sparkling lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and a hilarious book by Neil Simon. 
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VIDEO: First Look at SWEET CHARITY at Marriott Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 11, 2018

From the high-spirited bustling and gritty streets of 1960s New York City comes the Tony Award-winning Broadway phenomenon, SWEET CHARITY, continuing Marriott Theatre's sensational 2018 season, running September 5 through October 28 with a press opening on Wednesday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m. at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.
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Photo Flash: Anne Horak Leads SWEET CHARITY at Marriott Theatre
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Anne Horak Stars in Marriott Theatre's SWEET CHARITY
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has John McMartin been in?

John McMartin has appeared on Broadway in 27 shows.

How many West End shows has John McMartin been in?

John McMartin has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was John McMartin's first West End show?

John McMartin's first West End show was Paradise Found which opened in 2010

What awards has John McMartin been nominated for?

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for All the Way, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Anything Goes, Outstanding Featured Actor (The Lortels) for Saturn Returns, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Into the Woods, Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for High Society, Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for High Society, Best Featured Actor - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for High Society , Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for High Society, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Show Boat, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for The Great God Brown, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Don Juan, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Don Juan, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sweet Charity and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Little Mary Sunshine.

What awards has John McMartin won?

John McMartin has won several prestigious awards, including Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical from the Drama Desk Awards for High Society. He also received Outstanding Performance honors from the Drama Desk Awards for The Great God Brown and Don Juan. Additionally, he earned a Performance award from the Theatre World Awards for Little Mary Sunshine.

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