Richard H. Blake
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Richard H. Blake is an American
musical
actor
.
One of his earliest stints on Broadway was taking over the role of Roger Davis in Rent
. In 2001, Richard Blake took over the role of Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever
, a musical adaptation of the film of the same name
, having previously starred in Footloose
. He also took over the role of Link Larkin in the Broadway production of Hairspray
.
He was seen on Broadway
in The Wedding Singer
in 2006, originating the role of Glen Guglia at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre
in New York
. He then went on to star in the musical version of Legally Blonde
at the Palace Theatre, originating the role of Warner Huntington III alongside such stars as Laura Bell Bundy
and Christian Borle
. He can be heard on both The Wedding Singer and Legally Blonde cast recordings.
He recently finished a lengthy run as Fiyero on the First National Tour of Wicked
. He replaced Cliffton Hall
on November 18, 2008. He toured across North America for over two years, playing his final performance on February 13, 2011. Blake then replaced Kyle Dean Massey
as Fiyero in the Broadway production of Wicked beginning March 29, 2011.
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musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
One of his earliest stints on Broadway was taking over the role of Roger Davis in Rent
Rent (musical)
Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...
. In 2001, Richard Blake took over the role of Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever (musical)
This is an article about the stage musical. For the article on the 1977 film, see Saturday Night FeverSaturday Night Fever is a musical with a book by Nan Knighton and music and lyrics by the Bee Gees.Based on Nik Cohn's 1975 New York Magazine article "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night" and...
, a musical adaptation of the film of the same name
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 drama film directed by John Badham and starring: John Travolta as Tony Manero, an immature young man whose weekends are spent visiting a local Brooklyn discothèque; Karen Lynn Gorney as his dance partner and eventual friend; and Donna Pescow as Tony's former dance...
, having previously starred in Footloose
Footloose (musical)
Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...
. He also took over the role of Link Larkin in the Broadway production of Hairspray
Hairspray (musical)
Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues...
.
He was seen on Broadway
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...
in The Wedding Singer
The Wedding Singer (musical)
The Wedding Singer is a musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy. It is based on the 1998 film The Wedding Singer.-Synopsis:Act 1...
in 2006, originating the role of Glen Guglia at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
The Al Hirschfeld Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 302 West 45th Street in midtown-Manhattan.Designed by architect G. Albert Lansburgh for vaudeville promoter Martin Beck, the theatre opened as the Martin Beck Theatre with a production of Madame Pompadour on November 11, 1924. It...
in New York
New York City
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. He then went on to star in the musical version of Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde (musical)
Legally Blonde is a musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach. The story is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to...
at the Palace Theatre, originating the role of Warner Huntington III alongside such stars as Laura Bell Bundy
Laura Bell Bundy
Laura Ashley Bell Bundy is an American actress and singer who has performed in a number of Broadway roles, both starring and supporting, as well as in television and film. Her best known Broadway roles are the original Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray and the original Elle Woods in the musical...
and Christian Borle
Christian Borle
Christian Borle is an American actor. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Borle has been primarily featured as an actor in Broadway productions....
. He can be heard on both The Wedding Singer and Legally Blonde cast recordings.
He recently finished a lengthy run as Fiyero on the First National Tour of Wicked
Wicked (musical)
Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard...
. He replaced Cliffton Hall
Clifton Hall (actor)
Cliffton Hall is an American theater actor and singer. He attended Castle Performing Arts Center for his first three years of high school and graduated from Kalaheo High School in 1993. Hall went to Windward Community College for one year. He left school after he was cast in Miss Saigon in the...
on November 18, 2008. He toured across North America for over two years, playing his final performance on February 13, 2011. Blake then replaced Kyle Dean Massey
Kyle Dean Massey
Kyle Dean Massey is an American theatre performer, best known for playing Gabe in the Broadway musical Next To Normal, and for appearing in the ensemble and as the understudy for Fiyero in Wicked on Broadway and on the first North American tour...
as Fiyero in the Broadway production of Wicked beginning March 29, 2011.