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Dennis Parlato

Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Dennis Parlato appeared on Broadway in "A Chorus Line," "Chess," "Sound of Music" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." He was in the national tours of "The Graduate" and "Annie" and has appeared widely in regional theater. He is also well-known for his long-running roles on TV's "One Life to Live," "The Guiding Light," "Santa Barbara" and "Loving."

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Dennis Parlato STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 2006
El Gallo [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2005
Lawrence (Standby) [Replacement]

Andre (Understudy) [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1999
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1998
Captain Georg von Trapp [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1996
Antonio

[Off-Broadway]
1995
Inspector Thomas Byrnes

[Off-Broadway]
1994
Dan Bailey

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1993
The Husband

[Off-Broadway]
1990
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1988
Walter

[Off-Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Off-Broadway Production, 1987
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1987
Dr. Bauer

Dr. Bauer

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1986
Igor

[Off-Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Off-Broadway Production, 1986
Starbuck

Performer

[Regional (US)]
World Premiere, 1984
Performer

[US Tour]
3rd National Tour, 1979
Rooster Hannigan [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 1975
Ralph [Replacement]

Zach (Understudy) [Replacement]

Don Kerr (Understudy) [Replacement]

Alan DeLuca (Understudy) [Replacement]


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Ensemble Theatre to Present ANNAPURNA, 3/22-4/10


Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati ascends an emotional mountain with the regional premiere of the gripping comedy-drama Annapurna by Sharr White. This powerful story unpacks the tangled history between two ferociously damaged people who battle an avalanche of love, loss, and unanswerable questions. Sharr White's sharp and poetic writing returns to the ETC stage in this darkly-funny production, playing March 22-April 10, 2016. Directed by D. Lynn Meyers.

Attic Theater Stages THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW, Beginning Tonight at The Flea


The Attic Theater Company presents John Patrick Shanley's (pictured, left) the dreamer examines his pillow, directed by Laura Braza. The first official revival of the play since its premiere in 1986, the dreamer examines his pillow will play a strictly-limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Flea Theater (41 White Street, Tribeca) Saturday, July 25th through Saturday, August 15th. The Opening Night is tonight, July 30th at 7 PM.

Attic Theater Stages John Patrick Shanley's THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW, Beginning Tonight at The Flea


The Attic Theater Company presents John Patrick Shanley's (pictured, left) the dreamer examines his pillow, directed by Laura Braza. The first official revival of the play since its premiere in 1986, the dreamer examines his pillow will play a strictly-limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Flea Theater (41 White Street, Tribeca) tonight, July 25th through Saturday, August 15th.

Attic Theater to Stage John Patrick Shanley's THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW This Summer at The Flea


The Attic Theater Company presents John Patrick Shanley's the dreamer examines his pillow, directed by Laura Braza. The first official revival of the play since its premiere in 1986, the dreamer examines his pillow will play a strictly-limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Flea Theater (41 White Street, Tribeca) Saturday, July 25th through Saturday, August 15th.  The Opening Night is Thursday, July 30th at 7 PM. 

York's Developmental Reading Series to Feature THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, COMMANDERS IN CHIEF & More This Month


The York Theatre Company, and its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series, will present three new works: The Sleeping Beauty that has book, music & lyrics by Benjamin P. Wenzelberg, Commanders-In-Chief written by P.J. Barry, and Cheer Wars with book & lyrics by Gordon Leary and music by Karlan Judd at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (619 Lexington Avenue, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). The readings are open to the public with a suggested donation of $5.00.

Photo Flash: SIX PASSIONATE WOMEN Begins Tonight at TNC


Nino, an Italian film maker with a strong resemblance to Federico Fellini, is in an artistic crisis. Every new work is, for him, an artistic crisis. So he goes to bed with a multitude of women, seeking ideas and stimulation, feeding on them both humanly and artistically. Nino is sexually impotent until he gets a good idea, and then he's hellfire. But his sexual partners, all artists in their own right, are not satisfied. Rallied by a wealthy feminist American widow, they decide that to be a muse is to be exploited. So they exact revenge by making a movie of Nino's life and fantasies, Candid Camera-Style. Thus unfolds 'Six Passionate Women' by Mario Fratti, a play inspired by the playwright's personal acquaintance with Fellini, whom he covered closely as a journalist in the late 1950s. It combines a serious disquisition on the creative mind with recurring themes of Fratti's plays: betrayal, jealousy and sexual politics. Theater for the New City will present the piece today, October 9 to 26, directed by Stephan Morrow. Dennis Parlato, as the film maker, heads a cast of eight that is peppered with Broadway vets. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast below!

Photo Flash: First Look at Dennis Parlato, Donna Vivino and More in SIX PASSIONATE WOMEN at TNC


Nino, an Italian film maker with a strong resemblance to Federico Fellini, is in an artistic crisis. Every new work is, for him, an artistic crisis. So he goes to bed with a multitude of women, seeking ideas and stimulation, feeding on them both humanly and artistically. Nino is sexually impotent until he gets a good idea, and then he's hellfire. But his sexual partners, all artists in their own right, are not satisfied. Rallied by a wealthy feminist American widow, they decide that to be a muse is to be exploited. So they exact revenge by making a movie of Nino's life and fantasies, Candid Camera-Style. Thus unfolds 'Six Passionate Women' by Mario Fratti, a play inspired by the playwright's personal acquaintance with Fellini, whom he covered closely as a journalist in the late 1950s. It combines a serious disquisition on the creative mind with recurring themes of Fratti's plays: betrayal, jealousy and sexual politics. Theater for the New City will present the piece October 9 to 26, directed by Stephan Morrow. Dennis Parlato, as the film maker, heads a cast of eight that is peppered with Broadway vets. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast below!

Mark Jason Williams' A MAN'S MAN to be Featured at Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, 5/17


Anne Berlin is pleased to present a reading of Mark Jason Williams' A Man's Man, directed by Valentina Fratti, May 17th at 1pm at The Paradise Factory as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The Paradise Factory is located at 64 East 4th Street. A Man's Man is a powerful, timely new drama about three generations of men bound by family obligations and the unexpected revelations that force them to question the pressures of conventional stereotypes as they face loss and love.

Mandy Gonzalez, Angelina Fiordellisi & More Set for LOVE/KILL Reading at Cherry Lane Theatre, 1/27


On Monday, January 27 (3pm and 7pm), Cherry Lane Theatre will present Love/Kill by Joe Pintauro. The project will be directed by Valentina Fratti and will feature the talents of Angelina Fiordellisi, Mandy Gonzales, Alex Morgan, Dennis Parlato and Peter McRobbie.

BWW Reviews: Emotions Run Deep in Pioneer Theatre's Smartly Directed OTHER DESERT CITIES


Credit director Charles Morey for the excellence of Pioneer Theatre Company's production of 'Other Desert Cities.' It's the delicate balance between spontaneous comedy and intense family drama that he so smartly achieves that makes the play so enjoyable.

Photo Flash: New Production Shots from Pioneer Theatre's OTHER DESERT CITIES


Pioneer Theatre Company presents the Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama Other Desert Cities, October 25 - November 9, 2013. Joyce Cohen, Nancy Lemenager, Dennis Parlato, Kate Skinner and Michael Zlabinger make up the all-Equity cast. Check out photos of the cast in action onstage below!

Pioneer Theatre to Present OTHER DESERT CITIES, Now thru 11/9


Pioneer Theatre Company presents the Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama Other Desert Cities tonight, October 25 - November 9, 2013.

Photo Flash: First Look at Joyce Cohen, Nancy Lemenager and More in PTC's OTHER DESERT CITIES


Pioneer Theatre Company presents the Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama Other Desert Cities October 25 - November 9, 2013. Check out a first look below!

Pioneer Theatre to Present OTHER DESERT CITIES, 10/25-11/9


Pioneer Theatre Company presents the Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama Other Desert Cities October 25 - November 9, 2013.

BWW Reviews: OTHER DESERT CITIES Sizzles on Opening Night


Other Desert Cities is about a stereotypical upper-class, "waspy" family and what turns out to be their very tragic past. The entire production team embodies the same unraveling imagery that the set design lays out. This can be seen in hair, costume and acting. When the family starts to unravel so does their hair, clothing and ultimately their identity.

Photo Flash: First Look at CHEMISTRY OF LOVE Premiere at La MaMa


La MaMa presents the World Premiere of Chemistry of Love, written by Jill Campbell and directed by George Ferencz. Chemistry of Love runs now through May 19, 2013 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's First Floor Theatre, located at 74A East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of CHEMISTRY OF LOVE at La MaMa


La MaMa presents the World Premiere of Chemistry of Love, written by Jill Campbell and directed by George Ferencz. Chemistry of Love runs May 2 - 19, 2013 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's First Floor Theatre, located at 74A East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City. Previews begin May 2 for a May 4 opening. Meet the cast in the photos below!

La MaMa presents CHEMISTRY OF LOVE, 5/2-5/19


La MaMa, in association with Seagull Ink, is proud to present the World Premiere of Chemistry of Love, written by Jill Campbell and directed by George Ferencz. Chemistry of Love runs May 2 - 19, 2013 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's First Floor Theatre, located at 74A East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City. Previews begin May 2 for a May 4 opening.

La MaMa Presents Chemistry of Love, 5/2-19


La MaMa, in association with Seagull Ink, will present the World Premiere of Chemistry of Love, written by Jill Campbell and directed by George Ferencz. Chemistry of Love runs May 2 - 19, 2013 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's First Floor Theatre, located at 74A East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City. Previews begin May 2 for a May 4 opening.

Claybourne Elder, Sara Jean Ford and More Star in York Theatre Company's HOLLYWOOD PINAFORE, Now thru 3/3


The York Theatre Company continues the Winter 2013 Musicals in Mufti Series with Hollywood Pinafore, with book & lyrics by George S. Kaufman and music by Sir Arthur Sullivan. Hollywood Pinafore was originally produced in 1945. Directed by Mark Kaufmann and with music direction by Beth Falcone, the cast will feature Susan Blommaert, Claybourne Elder, Jennifer Evans, Sara Jean Ford, Tom Galantich, Julie Kotarides, Dennis Parlato, Andrew Ragone, Kilty Reidy, Danny Rutigliano and Mary Stout.

Dennis Parlato FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Dennis Parlato been in?

Dennis Parlato has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has Dennis Parlato been in?

Dennis Parlato has not appeared in the West End.

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