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BIO

Broadway: End of the Rainbow, Sunday in the Park with George, The Constant Wife, Democracy, Enchanted April, 42nd Street, Copenhagen, Electra, 1776, Racing Demon, The Heiress, Translations, Timon of Athens (Bayfield Award), La Bete and Artist Descending a Staircase; Classic Stage Company: Hamlet (Obie Award), Richard II, Richard III; Public Theater: Twelfth Night, Timon of Athens, All's Well That Ends Well, Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale, Hamlet; Royal Shakespeare Company: The Winter's Tale; Two River Theater: Much Ado About Nothing



Television: "Boardwalk Empire", "Nurse Jackie", "Star Trek: Voyager", "Law and Order", "L.A. Law"; TV films: "Dolley Madison", "Alexander Hamilton", "Night Sins", "Hamlet";

Film: Eat Pray Love, Wall Street 2, Flags of our Fathers, The Visitor, Starting Out in the Evening, The Ex, The Ice Storm, Fatal Instinct, Downtown Express.

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STAGE CREDITS

The Body of an American The Body of an American
[Off-Broadway]
New York Premiere, 2016
Performer
Machinal Machinal
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2014
A Husband
The Winslow Boy The Winslow Boy
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2013
Desmond Curry
End of the Rainbow End of the Rainbow
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2012
Anthony
Twelfth Night
[Off-Broadway]
Shakespeare In The Park Revival, 2009
Malvolio
On the Town On the Town
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2008
Performer
Sunday in the Park with George Sunday in the Park with George
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2008
Bob Greenberg
Jules
Richard III
[Off-Broadway]
2007
Richard III
Richard II
[Off-Broadway]
2006
Richard II
Hamlet
[Off-Broadway]
2005
Hamlet
The Constant Wife The Constant Wife
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2005
John Middleton, F.R.C.S.
Democracy Democracy
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2004
Arno Kretschmann
Enchanted April Enchanted April
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2003
Mellersh Wilton
42nd Street 42nd Street
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2001
Julian Marsh
Copenhagen
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2000
Werner Heisenberg
Electra
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1998
Orestes
1776
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 1997
John Dickinson
Timon of Athens
[Off-Broadway]
1996
Timon
Racing Demon
[Broadway]
1995
The Rev. Tony Ferris
Translations
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1995
Lieutenant Yolland
The Heiress
[Broadway]
1995
Morris Townsend [Replacement]
Timon of Athens
[Broadway]
1993
Alcibiades
All's Well That Ends Well
[Off-Broadway]
1993
Parolles
La Bete
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1991
Elomire
Hamlet
[Off-Broadway]
1990
Laertes
Artist Descending a Staircase
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1989
Young Beauchamp
Cymbeline
[Off-Broadway]
1989
Iachimo
The Winter's Tale
[Off-Broadway]
1989
Time/Lord
King John
[Off-Broadway]
1988
Pembroke
Romeo and Juliet
[Off-Broadway]
1988
Escalus
Mercutio (Understudy)
Man and Superman
[Off-Broadway]
1987
Octavius Robinson

Productions

Richard III
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Co-Director

Movies

State of Grace
[ 1990 ] Frankie's Man
Fatal Instinct
[ 1993 ] Laura's Husband
The Ice Storm
[ 1997 ] Philip Edwards
The 24 Hour Woman
[ 1999 ] Suzanne PincusPublicist
The Ex
[ 2006 ] Jack Connor
Flags of Our Fathers
[ 2006 ] Secretary Forrestal
The Visitor
[ 2007 ] Charles
Starting Out in the Evening
[ 2007 ] Victor
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
[ 2010 ] Churchill Schwartz Partner
Eat Pray Love
[ 2010 ] Swami Dhavalachandra
Downtown Express
[ 2011 ] Vadim
Burning Blue
[ 2013 ] Admiral Stephensen
Collateral Beauty
[ 2016 ] Chairman of the Board

TV Shows

Boardwalk Empire
Father Ed Brennan, Father Brennan
Bob
Mr. Terhorst
L.A. Law
Frank Kittredge
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Bing Cullman aka Arnold Binder, Mark Schaeffer

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Michael Cumpsty, End of the Rainbow


winner
Obie Awards - 2006 - Performance

Michael Cumpsty, Hamlet

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Michael Cumpsty, Enchanted April

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Michael Cumpsty, 42nd Street

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Kate Baldwin, Dylan Baker & More Join THE GILDED AGE Season 3 Photo
Kate Baldwin, Dylan Baker & More Join THE GILDED AGE Season 3

The third season of The Gilded Age has added six more stars to its supporting lineup, including several Broadway alums. ate Baldwin, Dylan Baker, Michael Cumpsty, John Ellison Conlee, Bobby Steggert, and Hannah Shealy will all appear in the show's upcoming season.
Interview: Sharon Lawrence in THE SHOT at NJ Rep 4/6 to 4/23 Photo
Interview: Sharon Lawrence in THE SHOT at NJ Rep 4/6 to 4/23

Broadwayworld had the pleasure of interviewing Sharon Lawrence about her career and 'The Shot' at NJ Rep.
How Many Tom Stoppard Plays Have Been Performed on Broadway? Photo
How Many Tom Stoppard Plays Have Been Performed on Broadway?

Leopoldstadt marks the 19th production of a Tom Stoppard play to open on Broadway since Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opened 55 years ago. Stoppard has won four Best Play Tony Awards, more than any other playwright in history. What are the 18 other productions of Tom Stoppard plays to open on Broadway? Let's take a look back!
42ND STREET Complete Recording Will Be Released on April 8 Photo
42ND STREET Complete Recording Will Be Released on April 8

Jay commenced the first complete recording of the original version of the musical with the original orchestrations by Philip J. Lang at Abbey Road Studios, London on October 5 1996 and completed it at Clinton Recording Studios, New York on October 19 1996. This will be the first time it is released to the public.
Theater Stories: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK & M Photo
Theater Stories: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK & More About The Lyric Theatre

Today's Theater Stories features the Lyric Theatre! Learn about the history of the Lyric Theatre, and the shows to have graced its stage including Jesus Christ Superstar, The Pirate Queen, Young Frankenstein, Spiderman: Turn off the Dark, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and more.
Theater Stories: Parties With Cher, Dolly Parton & Diana Ross, The Long-Running CABAR Photo
Theater Stories: Parties With Cher, Dolly Parton & Diana Ross, The Long-Running CABARET Revival, and More About Studio 54!

This week's Theater Stories features Studio 54! Learn about the star-studded parties during the venue's nightclub days, with artists artists including Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, Liza Minnelli, and more; the long-running revival of Cabaret starring Alan Cumming and more!
Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, August 6- with Bebe Neuwirth and More! Photo
Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, August 6- with Bebe Neuwirth and More!

Today (August 5) in live streaming:Forbidden Broadway alumni unite on Stars in the House, Liz Callaway visits Backstage Live, and so much more!
Virtual Theatre Today: Wednesday, August 5- with André De Shields, Freestyle Love Su Photo
Virtual Theatre Today: Wednesday, August 5- with André De Shields, Freestyle Love Supreme and More!

Today (August 5) in live streaming: Andre De Shields visits Backstage Live, Freestyle Love Supreme reunites on Stars in the House and so much more!
Photo Flash: Joel Grey to Direct ON BORROWED TIME With Phillipa Soo, Bebe Neuwirth, S Photo
Photo Flash: Joel Grey to Direct ON BORROWED TIME With Phillipa Soo, Bebe Neuwirth, Sam Waterston and More

Two River Theater will continue their series of online benefit play readings with On Borrowed Time, a live two-act event; Act 1 on Wednesday, August 5 and Act 2 with a live Q&A with the artists on Thursday, August 6 at 7:00PM EDT.
Joel Grey to Direct Reading of ON BORROWED TIME Starring Phillipa Soo, Bebe Neuwirth, Photo
Joel Grey to Direct Reading of ON BORROWED TIME Starring Phillipa Soo, Bebe Neuwirth, Sam Waterston and More

Rehearsals begin today for the online reading of Paul Osborn's On Borrowed Time, directed by Academy and Tony Award winner Joel Grey, as part of the Two River Theater's 'Two River Rising' series.
Two River Theater Launches Online Benefit Series With Joel Grey, Ruben Santiago-Hudso Photo
Two River Theater Launches Online Benefit Series With Joel Grey, Ruben Santiago-Hudson and More

Starting in July, Two River Theater will launch a series of benefit play readings. The selected readings reflect the past, present and future of the theater's diverse range of programming including reimagined classics and world premieres by the industry's most adventurous theater artists.
VIDEO: Michael Cumpsty Chats About Shakespeare on Two River's SHAKESPEARE SUNDAYS Photo
VIDEO: Michael Cumpsty Chats About Shakespeare on Two River's SHAKESPEARE SUNDAYS

Two River Theater celebrates the Bard's birth month with the Shakespeare Sundays series, featuring directors, dramaturgs and actors sharing their love of William Shakespeare.
ESPECIAL: 42nd STREET llega a nuestros cines Photo
ESPECIAL: 42nd STREET llega a nuestros cines

El próximo jueves 14 de noviembre llega a Yelmo Cines de toda España por una sola noche la versión del West End de 42nd STREET, una grabación en directo desde Londres de este legendario musical con casi 90 años de historia que podremos disfrutar como nunca antes lo habíamos visto.
Shakespeare Academy at Stratford Kicks Off Its 6th Season Photo
Shakespeare Academy at Stratford Kicks Off Its 6th Season

On June 20th, the Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford kicked off its sixth season by welcoming fourteen young actors to Stratford, CT. Coming from as close as New York City and as far as the UK and Mexico, the group will spend six weeks training and performing on the property that once housed the American Shakespeare Festival Theater.
Photo Flash: Regina Taylor, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Marva Hicks, Lori Tan Chinn And Mo Photo
Photo Flash: Regina Taylor, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Marva Hicks, Lori Tan Chinn And More Celebrate OO-BLA-DEE Opening Night At Two River

Two River Theater presents Oo-Bla-Dee, written by Regina Taylor, featuring original lyrics by Taylor and original music by composer/orchestrator Diedre L. Murray, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The choreography is by Kenneth L. Roberson and the music direction is by George Caldwell, with vocal arrangements by Carol Maillard.
BWW Review: DANCING AT LUGHNASA at TRT is Theatre at its Best Photo
BWW Review: DANCING AT LUGHNASA at TRT is Theatre at its Best

Dancing at Lughnasa is being performed at Two River Theater through May 13. The 1992 Tony Award winning play is written by Brian Friel and directed by Jessica Stone. This is theatre at its very best with stirring dialogue, the finest staging, and a remarkable cast. You will be swept away by this humorous and heartwarming production about the joys and struggles of family life.
Photo Flash: Two River Theater Presents DANCING AT LUGHNASA Photo
Photo Flash: Two River Theater Presents DANCING AT LUGHNASA

Two River Theater (Artistic Director John Dias, Managing Director Michael Hurst) presents Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel, directed by Jessica Stone. The press opening is Friday, April 20 at 7pm and performances will continue through Sunday, May 14 in Two River's Rechnitz Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank, NJ.  Tickets are available from 732.345.1400 or tworivertheater.org.
BWW Interview: Christa Scott-Reed in DANCING AT LUGHNASA at TRT Photo
BWW Interview: Christa Scott-Reed in DANCING AT LUGHNASA at TRT

Dancing at Lughnasa will be performed at Two River Theater from April 14 to May 13. Written by Brian Friel and directed by Jessica Stone, the cast includes Megan Byrne, Michael Cumpsty, Meredith Garretson, Mylinda Hull, Cillian O'Sullivan, Christa Scott-Reed, Mandy Siegfried , and Harry Smith. Broadwayworld.com had the pleasure of interviewing Christa Scott-Reed who plays Agnes about her career and the show.
Two River Theater Presents DANCING AT LUGHNASA Directed By Jessica Stone Photo
Two River Theater Presents DANCING AT LUGHNASA Directed By Jessica Stone

Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, announces the complete cast and creative team for its production of Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa, winner of the 1992 Tony Award for Best Play. Dancing at Lughnasa will be directed by Jessica Stone, who previously directed acclaimed productions of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Absurd Person Singular at Two River Theater.
BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST at TRT is Performed to Perfection Photo
BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST at TRT is Performed to Perfection

Two River Theatre continues their successful 2017/2018 Season with Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' now through December 3. directed by Michael Cumpsty, the play features the ideal cast to portray Wilde's farcical classic.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Michael Cumpsty been in?

Michael Cumpsty has appeared on Broadway in 17 shows.

How many West End shows has Michael Cumpsty been in?

Michael Cumpsty has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Michael Cumpsty been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for End of the Rainbow, Performance (Obie Awards) for Hamlet, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Enchanted April and Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for 42nd Street.

What awards has Michael Cumpsty won?

Michael Cumpsty has won an Obie Award for his performance in Hamlet.

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