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William Ryall

Birth Place: Binghamton, NY, USA

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BIO

Broadway: Wicked, Chaplin, Anything Goes, Amadeus, How to Succeed…, How the Grinch…, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Seussical, High Society, …Whorehouse Goes Public, Grand Hotel, Me and My Girl, Guys and Dolls. NYC Opera: Most Happy Fella. Upcoming films: The Intern with Robert De Niro and Ricky and the Flash with Meryl Streep. Fall of 2015: PBS broadcast of NY Philharmonic’s “Show Boat.” www.williamryall.com

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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
City Center Encores! Revival, 2018
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2012
Ensemble

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2011
Crew

Ship's Passenger

Henry T. Dobson

Quartet Member

Elisha J. Whitney (Understudy)

Captain (Understudy)

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Calvin

Ensemble

Arvide Abernathy (Understudy)

Big Jule (Understudy)

[Broadway]
Return Engagement [Broadway], 2007
Citizen of Whoville

Old Max (Understudy)

The Grinch (Understudy)

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2006
Citizen of Whoville

The Grinch (Understudy)

Old Max (Understudy)

[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 2005
Ensemble

Inventor

Childcatcher (Understudy)

Toymaker (Understudy)

[Regional (US)]
Goodspeed Revival, 2004
Ensemble

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2003
Witch's Father [Replacement]

Ozian Official [Replacement]

Witch's Father [Replacement]

Ozian Official [Replacement]

Wizard (Understudy) [Replacement]

Dillamond (Understudy) [Replacement]

Wizard (Understudy) [Replacement]

Doctor Dillamond (Understudy) [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Actors' Fund Concert, 2003
CHESS Choir

[US Tour]
First Class National Tour, 2002
Spots

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2002
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2001
The Vedigree Marshall

[Off-Broadway]
2001
The Vedigree Marshall

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2000
The Grinch

Ensemble

General Genghis Kahn Schmitz (Understudy)

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1999
Servant

Salieri's Valet

Count Johann Kilian Von Strack (Understudy)

[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
World Premiere, 1998
Inspector

Ensemble

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1998
Edmund

Seth Lord (Understudy)

Uncle Willie (Understudy)

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1995
Ensemble

Davis

J.B. Biggley [Replacement]

J.B. Biggley (Understudy)

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1994
Showroom Patron

Las Vegas Legends

Las Vegas Legend

Wall Street Wolf

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1989
Franz Kohl

The Detective

Rohna (Understudy)

The Chauffeur (Understudy)

[Off-Broadway]
Concert [Off-Broadway], 1988
Ensemble

[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1986
Ensemble

[Off-Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Off-Broadway Production, 1980
Performer

[Off-Off-Broadway]
Equity Library Theatre Revival, 1979
Performer


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New Musical ACCORDING TO HOWARD to Have Developmental Reading at York Theatre Company

The York Theatre Company will present a developmental reading of According to Howard: A New Musical, with book by Frank Evans, James Scully, and Jennifer Paulson-Lee, lyrics by Frank Evans and Chad Gorn, music by James Scully. Learn more!
Video: Ellen Harvey, Jason Gotay, and More in Broadway at Music Circus's SUNSET BOULEVARD

Watch footage from Sunset Boulevard at Music Circus, starring Ellen Harvey, Jason Gotay, and more, here!
Review: Let SUNSET BLVD Lead You to Broadway At Music Circus

The best part of summer is Broadway at Music Circus and, as we pass the halfway mark in the season, we are treated to the Tony Award-winning noir piece from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Blvd. It transports us back in time to a forgotten world of silent films, glamour, and a certain elegance that has been slowly eroded by progress. The allure of old Hollywood is mesmerizing in director Glenn Casale’s triumph of the 2024 season, where he weaves a spellbinding orb of madness, desperation, and ambition.
Photos: Ellen Harvey, Jason Gotay & More in SUNSET BOULEVARD Rehearsals

Rehearsals are underway for the Broadway At Music Circus production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard. See photos and learn how to purchase tickets.
Every Broadway Actor in THE GILDED AGE Season Two

The Gilded Age has returned for season two with a fresh lineup of Broadway stars! The first season of Julian Fellowes' series featured over 60 Broadway alums, including Audra McDonald, Nathan Lane, Cynthia Nixon, and more. Check out which faces you recognize from the theatre, including new additions like Laura Benanti and Jeremy Shamos.
Video: Watch THE GILDED AGE Season Two Trailer With Christine Baranski, Audra McDonald & More

HBO has debuted the trailer for the second season of The Gilded Age, featuring the series' star-studded cast of Broadway stars. Watch the video featuring Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Denée Benton, Michael Cerveris, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Donna Murphy, Audra McDonald, Nathan Lane, and more.
Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY Keeps it Spooky And Ooky At Broadway At Music Circus

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, and they need no introduction. Morticia, Gomez, and the gang are here in Sacramento to spice things up in The Addams Family musical. Since opening on Broadway in 2010, it’s become a favorite of audiences nationwide. Based on the cartoons of Charles Addams, The Addams Family is a new look at the ghoulish tribe that originally captured our hearts with the 1960s television series.
VACATION To Premiere At Chain Theatre One Act Festival In June

Vacation by Nathan Johnson is a jaunt into the wild world of Barrett and James, a pair of filthy rich husbands who've embarked on a romantic get away both unaware that the other has hatched a plot to murder him. It's a quick-witted, queer spy-vs-spy fantasy loaded with twists and turns-just like every relationship.
Review: DIRTY BLONDE At CV Rep

What did our critic think of DIRTY BLONDE at CV Rep?
Broadway Actors in THE GILDED AGE & How You Know Them

Meet all of the Broadway actors in THE GILDED AGE! The new series features appearances by Audra McDonald, Denée Benton, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Kelli O'Hara, Carrie Coon, Claybourne Elder, Donna Murphy, Katie Finneran, Debra Monk, Taylor Richardson, Douglas Sills, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Patrick Page, Michael Cerveris, and more.
HAMILTON, WICKED, CHICAGO & THE LION KING Resume Broadway Performances Tonight

The circle of life continues on Broadway! Tonight, Tuesday, September 14, Broadway gets its razzle dazzle back when four beloved musicals return to the stage. Tune in to BroadwayWorld for this one short day of non-stop coverage!
VIDEO: Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, and More Talk the Making of WICKED on CBS SUNDAY MORNING

Correspondent Tracy Smith talked with Maguire and composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and with the original Glinda and Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, about a show that has become a beacon for anyone who doesn't fit a conventional mold.
VIDEO: WICKED on Broadway Prepares to Return to Oz As Rehearsals Resume

The company of Broadway's Wicked recently returned to the rehearsal room to prepare for their comeback! Spend one short day behind the scenes of the blockbuster musical with a new video from inside their first day back!
Lindsay Pearce, Ginna Claire Mason and More Announced for WICKED's Broadway Return

The Broadway blockbuster WICKED will resume performances on Tuesday, September 14 at 7PM at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre (222 West 51st Street). 
BWW Flashback: The Grinchiest Grinches of Christmas Past

As BroadwayWorld reported last week, NBC is bringing the magic of Dr. Seuss' world to life in a new musical production airing next month! Matthew Morrison will star as the title role in 'Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical!' set to air Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT from the Troubadour Theatre in London. While we await the 2020 television version of the musical, let's look back on some of the iconic Grinch performances of the past!
VIDEO: WICKED Casts Reunite For a Musical Dispatch from Oz on Voting!

Are you showing up to vote on November 3? The cast of Wicked thinks you should! The company just released a music video about voting featuring special lyrics by award-winning Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman. The music video features original company members Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, alongside current Broadway and touring company members.
VIDEO: Watch Nick Cordero 'One of the Great Ones' Memorial Tribute

In honor and celebration of Nick's memory, over 150 of his friends, colleagues, and family from all over the world came together to sing the song that will keep Nick in our hearts forever 'One of the Great Ones' from A Bronx Tale. The resulting video was featured during the streaming of the memorial.
Kerry Butler, Zachary Noah Piser, Alexander Gemignani and More to Star in THE DOGS OF PRIPYAT at The Green Room 42

GREEN ROOM 42 will present The Dogs of Pripyat in concert on Monday, March 2, 2020 at 7:00PM, as part of the GR42 New Works Series. Inspired by the true story of the abandoned dogs of Chernobyl who learned to survive and even thrive under unimaginable circumstances, The Dogs of Pripyat is an evening of heartbreak, hope, and humor that explores the inextinguishable desire in all of us to live when life seems least possible.
Meet The Cast Currently Defying Gravity In WICKED On Broadway!

Meet the Oz-some current cast of Wicked on Broadway!
A Christmas #TBT With The 2007 Opening Night of THE GRINCH WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS

Christmas is almost here so we decided to spread some Christmas cheer with this week's #TBT! So once again our social media manager dove into the BroadwayWorld archives and found the Opening Night video of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! - The Musical from 2007! Watch the video below as a Patrick Page talks about starring as the famous Christmas grump and [Title of Show]'s Hunter Bell, who made his Broadway debut in the production! Enjoy the throwback video below!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has William Ryall been in?

William Ryall has appeared on Broadway in 15 shows.

How many West End shows has William Ryall been in?

William Ryall has not appeared in the West End.

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