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STAGE CREDITS

Glengarry Glen Ross
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1984
Shelly Levene [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Ballroom
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1978
Performer
Alfred Rossi
Performer
Alfred Rossi
Sly Fox
[Broadway]
1976
The Judge [Replacement]
Foxwell J. Sly [Replacement]
The Judge [Replacement]
Foxwell J. Sly [Replacement]
California Suite
[Broadway]
1976
Marvin Michaels [Replacement]
Mort Hollender [Replacement]
Marvin Michaels [Replacement]
Mort Hollender [Replacement]
God's Favorite
[Broadway]
1974
Joe Benjamin
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
[Broadway]
1971
Harry Edison
Seidman and Son
[Broadway]
1962
Performer
Daughter of Silence
[Broadway]
1961
Sergeant Manzoni
The Wall
[Broadway]
Unknown, 1960
Pavel Menkes
Only in America
[Broadway]
1959
Chairman
Rashomon
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1959
Deputy [Replacement]
[Replacement]
The Cold Wind and the Warm
[Broadway]
1958
Jim Nightengale
The Visit
[Broadway]
1958
First Blind Man

Movies

Murder, Inc.
[ 1960 ] Lazlo
The Hustler
[ 1961 ] Bartender
Mad Dog Coll
[ 1961 ] Dutch Schultz
A View from the Bridge
[ 1962 ] Lipari
The Third Day
[ 1965 ] Preston
Where's Poppa?
[ 1970 ] Coach Williams
Jenny
[ 1970 ] Mr. Marsh
Little Murders
[ 1971 ] Carol Newquist
Cold Turkey
[ 1971 ] Mayor Quincey L. Wappler
Hickey & Boggs
[ 1972 ] Papadakis
Lucky Luciano
[ 1973 ] Colonel Charles Poletti
Bang the Drum Slowly
[ 1973 ] Dutch
Death Wish
[ 1974 ] Frank Ochoa
The Front Page
[ 1974 ] Sheriff
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
[ 1975 ] Big Daddy Jessup
Luna di miele in tre
[ 1976 ] Frankie, the Journalist
Bordella
[ 1976 ] Mr. Chips
La banca di Monate
[ 1976 ] Santino Paleari
The Big Racket
[ 1976 ] Zio Pepe
Fire Sale
[ 1977 ] Benny Fikus
Greased Lightning
[ 1977 ] Sheriff Cotton
Heaven Can Wait
[ 1978 ] Krim
Home Movies
[ 1979 ] Doctor Byrd
Firepower
[ 1979 ] Frank Hull
The House by the Edge of the Lake
[ 1979 ] Old Painter
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
[ 1980 ] Stoney
Death Wish II
[ 1982 ] Det. Frank Ochoa
Ciao nemico
[ 1982 ] General Brigg
Movers & Shakers
[ 1985 ] Saul Gritz
Little Shop of Horrors
[ 1986 ] Mushnik
Moonstruck
[ 1987 ] Cosmo Ctorini
Cheeeese
[ 1988 ] Bonjour
Skin Deep
[ 1989 ] Barney
Cavalli si nasce
[ 1989 ] Il Principe
The Super
[ 1991 ] Big Lou Kritski

TV Shows

All in the Family
Frank Lorenzo, Curtis Rempley, Jim Bowman
Ben Casey
Mr. Tevlin
Breaking Away
Ray Stoller
Mission: Impossible
Vito Lugana, Lewis George Parma
The Big Valley
Briggs, John Sample

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1979 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Vincent Gardenia, Ballroom


winner
Tony Awards - 1972 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Vincent Gardenia, The Prisoner of Second Avenue


winner
Obie Awards - 1970 - Performance

Vincent GardeniaPassing Through Exotic Places


winner
Obie Awards - 1960 - Distinguished Performance (Actor)

Vincent GardeniaMachinal

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by Team BWW - Sep 27, 2023

Aurora’s Paramount Theatre - the nation’s largest musical theater subscription house – is now performing Little Shop of Horrors.
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 29, 2023

Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts will lead an industry reading of Vincent Gogliormella’s (the Off-Broadway hit Six Goumbas and a Wannabe) newest play Love Goumbas Style on Wednesday, September 27 in midtown Manhattan. 
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by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 2023

Get a first look at the cast of Aurora’s Paramount Theatre's 12th Broadway Series opener, the beloved, doo-wop R&B sensation Little Shop of Horrors, running August 30-October 15. 
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 29, 2023

Aurora’s Paramount Theatre - the nation’s largest musical theater subscription house - has revealed the cast and creative team for its 12th Broadway Series opener, the beloved, doo-wop R&B sensation Little Shop of Horrors.
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The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023 Summer HD Festival, an annual New York pastime, returns to Lincoln Center Plaza Saturday, August 26 through Monday, September 4.
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YOU GOT A PROBLEM, a short film by Grand Hotel the Musical's original Doorman actor turn director Charles Mandracchia will screen in New York at two prestigious film festivals. The Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema (August 4-13th) & the Long Island Film Festivals (August 1st-30th).
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Vincent Gardenia been in?

Vincent Gardenia has appeared on Broadway in 13 shows.

How many West End shows has Vincent Gardenia been in?

Vincent Gardenia has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Vincent Gardenia been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Ballroom, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Performance (Obie Awards) for Passing Through Exotic Places and Distinguished Performance (Actor) (Obie Awards) for Machinal.

What awards has Vincent Gardenia won?

Vincent Gardenia won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for The Prisoner of Second Avenue. He also received Obie Awards for Performance in Passing Through Exotic Places and for Distinguished Performance (Actor) in Machinal.

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