Tony Oriente has the distinct pleasure of having had the opportunity to work as
an Actor/Singer/DIrector/Musical Director/Writer in theater, television, web series and film for over 40 years.
A graduate of Dramatic Arts from CAPA, he has had the pleasure of working in many Philadelphia theater favorites such as Society Hill Playhouse, Theater Center Philadelphia, Riverfront Dinner Theatre, City Line Dinner Theatre and Candlelight Theatre in Arden, De. Favorite roles include: Uncle Louie (Tony n Tina’s Wedding), Judge Turpin (Sweeney Todd), Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors), Peron (Evita), Charlemagne (Pippin), Ben (The Secret Garden).
Tony is a two-time BroadwayWorld.Com winner for Best Actor in Musical and for Best Costume Design (2017). He has also appeared as a contestant on The Price is Right (season 45 episode 1, 2016) and on Deal or No Deal on CNBC (Episode #520, 2019). Tony was also been featured in The Pope (CNN) and Glass (2019).
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First Show:
Evita (1981 National Tour)Favorite Show:
Les Miserables (OBC)
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at People's Light Theatre Company
December 2, 2023
December 2, 2023
A truly unique, original, and moving piece of theater brilliantly presented in time for the Holiday Season.
Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Walnut Street Theatre
November 30, 2023
November 30, 2023
WIt’s time for a Broadway revival of this classic show, and this theatergoer believes this production is it! When a “Tale as old as time” is so richly and beautifully packaged in 2023, one can only melt into the lush and stellar production of Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEASST currently playing at The Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. This reviewer caught the opening night performance of this nine-time Tony Award nominated masterpiece and was elated to be whisked away to the land of enchantment.hat did our critic think of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Walnut Street Theatre?
Review: ASSASSINS at Arden Theatre Company
October 6, 2023
October 6, 2023
Another thrilling and thought-provoking production at The Arden Theatre delivers an evening of something quite different. ASSASSINS is an evening of one of the tightest ensembles of dedicated performers that this reviewer has seen in quite some time.
Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Academy Of Music
July 14, 2022
July 14, 2022
The Kimmel Cultural Campus has a masterful work currently playing at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, before heading out on the rest of its first national tour. Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s to Kill a Mockingbird, directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher, is a powerhouse of a production that is filled to the brim with excellent direction, haunting score, and stellar performances.
BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS at Arden Theatre
June 10, 2022
June 10, 2022
What did our critic think of INTO THE WOODS at Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia? A fresh and innovative take on the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine classical musical. The acting and vocal delivery from the ensemble cast let the James Lapine book shine through while giving the audience a lavish score that Sondheim would have been elated by.
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