In a critically acclaimed performance that Entertainment Weekly said "ignited the stage," Brian Charles Rooney made his Broadway debut as Lucy Brown in the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2006 revival of "The Threepenny Opera." He later won the Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Musical as Candy Darling in "POP!" at Yale Repertory, as well as the NY Musical Theatre Festival's Outstanding Performance Award for his performance as Dionne Salon in "BEDBUGS!!!"
Brian's other credits include: George McClellan / Mary Todd Lincoln in "Bayonets of Angst" (NYMF 2014); "Guys & Dolls" in Concert at Carnegie Hall, with Nathan Lane & Megan Mullally; Candy Darling in "POP!" (City Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA); Andy Warhol / Cherie in "Radiant Baby" (2014 NYC Workshop); The Devil in "Winner Take All" (FringeNYC; Outstanding Performance Award 2013); Tony in "West Side Story" (European Tour), Jinx in "Forever Plaid" (directed by Guy Stroman; Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC; Metro-Carolina Award Nomination); Homer in "Floyd Collins" (Actors' Playhouse, Miami; Carbonell Award Nomination); Featured Soloist ("Music of the Night," "Gethsemane," etc.) in "The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber" (N. American Tour).
Television credits include "Camelot, Live from Lincoln Center" & "Sondheim! The Birthday Concert" (both for PBS). Brian regularly appears at 54 Below; and has performed in concert at Joe's Pub, The Laurie Beechman Theater, & Stage 72 (The Triad). He has sung as a soloist with the Oregon & Seattle Symphony Orchestras. In 2007, Brian won The Kurt Weill Foundation's Lys Symonette Award for Dramatic Excellence.
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It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Nashville Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Nashville Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Nashville Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Nashville Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Nashville Repertory Theatre, in their tradition of celebrating this festive time of year, draws upon the sense of family that pervades our theater community by presenting a sumptuously appointed production of a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ venerable Christmas tale – A Christmas Carol – written and directed with heartfelt emotion to match the demands of the season by Micah-Shane Brewer.
Check out the lineup of incredible performances at 54 Below this month!
One of musical theater’s most beloved offerings, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music is again brought to life by Studio Tenn in a lovely – and certainly crowd-pleasing – production through July 16 at Christ Presbyterian Academy’s Soli Deo Center, which marks the welcome return to the Nashville stage of director/choreographer Emily Tello Speck, who helms this production with her confident style and considered artistic vision.
GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and THE CIVILIANS have released four new albums as the final installment of The Michael Friedman Collection.
GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and THE CIVILIANS have announced the release of four new albums as the final installment of The Michael Friedman Collection. Adventures in Reality, Canard, Canard, Goose?, In the Footprint: The Battle for the Atlantic Yards, and Mr. Burns, a post-electric play will all be available in digital and streaming formats on Friday, March 24.
GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and THE CIVILIANS have announced the release of four new albums as the final installment of The Michael Friedman Collection.
Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.
Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.
54 BELOW is set to mark the landmark 100th performance of 54 Sings Broadway’s Greatest Hits! 54 Sings Broadway’s Greatest Hits! plays 54 Below on February 4 at 9:30pm.
Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. See February's lineup and learn how to purchase tickets!
Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.
Listen to Sondheim Unplugged: The NYC Sessions – Volume Three, the final installment of the monumental three-volume set dedicated to the oeuvre of iconic musical theater composer Stephen Sondheim.
SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED (The NYC Sessions) Volume Three well captured, produced, and released.
Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.
YELLOW SOUND LABEL will release Sondheim Unplugged: The NYC Sessions – Volume Three, the final installment of the monumental three-volume set dedicated to the oeuvre of iconic musical theater composer Stephen Sondheim. The third edition will be available on Friday, November 18 in streaming and digital formats, in addition to a 2-disc CD.
Brian Charles Rooney has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Brian Charles Rooney has not appeared in the West End.
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