Gideon Glick
Encyclopedia
Gideon Glick, born June 6, 1988 is an American stage performer and movie actor. His Broadway
work includes the role of Ernst in the musical Spring Awakening
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Glick is Jewish, and openly gay. He has stated in interviews that he came out when he was in the seventh grade.
's gay
character Hanschen, in the original cast of the hit musical Spring Awakening
. He played "Slap" in the 2005 film One Last Thing...
. He then played the role of "Howie" in Speech and Debate
(Roundabout Underground), a play by emerging playwright Stephen Karam, which began in October 2007 and ran until early 2008. He also appeared in a west-coast production of the same play. He played Aladdin in the 2004 workshop production of Disney's Aladdin Junior. Glick was playing the role of Jimmy-6, a member of the "Geek Chorus" in Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
, until it was cut during the show's lengthy previews.
(Broadway) - Ernst
Speech and Debate
(2007, Off-Broadway) - Howie
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
(Broadway) - Jimmy-6
Wild Animals You Should Know (Current, Off-Broadway) - Jacob
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
work includes the role of Ernst in the musical Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening is a rock musical adaptation of the controversial 1892 German play of the same title by Frank Wedekind. It features music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Set in late-19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of...
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Biography
Glick graduated from Lower Merion High SchoolLower Merion High School
Lower Merion High School, is an American public high school in Ardmore, a community on the Pennsylvania Main Line.It is the larger of the two high schools in Lower Merion School District, which serves both Lower Merion Township and the Borough of Narberth. It was ranked among the top 60 U.S. high...
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Glick is Jewish, and openly gay. He has stated in interviews that he came out when he was in the seventh grade.
Performances
Glick played Ernst, an adolescent boy seduced by Jonathan B. WrightJonathan B. Wright
Jonathan Bradford Wright is an American actor who is best known for his performance as Hanschen, in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Spring Awakening.-Life and career:...
's gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
character Hanschen, in the original cast of the hit musical Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening is a rock musical adaptation of the controversial 1892 German play of the same title by Frank Wedekind. It features music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Set in late-19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of...
. He played "Slap" in the 2005 film One Last Thing...
One Last Thing...
One Last Thing... is a 2006 comedy-drama film produced by HDNet Films and released by Magnolia Pictures. It was screened at the Toronto Film Festival on September 12, 2005 and had a limited release in the United States on May 5, 2006...
. He then played the role of "Howie" in Speech and Debate
Speech and Debate (play)
Speech & Debate is a play written by Stephen Karam, which played Off-Broadway at Roundabout Underground. It starred Gideon Glick, Sarah Steele, Jason Fuchs and Susan Blackwell. The play was originally performed as a workshop production at Brown/Trinity Playwrights Repertory Theatre in Providence,...
(Roundabout Underground), a play by emerging playwright Stephen Karam, which began in October 2007 and ran until early 2008. He also appeared in a west-coast production of the same play. He played Aladdin in the 2004 workshop production of Disney's Aladdin Junior. Glick was playing the role of Jimmy-6, a member of the "Geek Chorus" in Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is a rock musical with music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge and a book by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The musical is based on the Spider-Man comics created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, published by Marvel Comics, as well as the 2002...
, until it was cut during the show's lengthy previews.
Stage Appearances
Spring AwakeningSpring Awakening
Spring Awakening is a rock musical adaptation of the controversial 1892 German play of the same title by Frank Wedekind. It features music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Set in late-19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of...
(Broadway) - Ernst
Speech and Debate
Speech and Debate (play)
Speech & Debate is a play written by Stephen Karam, which played Off-Broadway at Roundabout Underground. It starred Gideon Glick, Sarah Steele, Jason Fuchs and Susan Blackwell. The play was originally performed as a workshop production at Brown/Trinity Playwrights Repertory Theatre in Providence,...
(2007, Off-Broadway) - Howie
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is a rock musical with music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge and a book by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The musical is based on the Spider-Man comics created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, published by Marvel Comics, as well as the 2002...
(Broadway) - Jimmy-6
Wild Animals You Should Know (Current, Off-Broadway) - Jacob