Seán Martin Hingston
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Seán Martin Hingston is a New York-based actor.
Seán started his career as a child actor in TV commercials. He was educated at Eltham High School
, Victoria, where he began his theatrical career in productions of A Midsummers Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Pippin and The Real Inspector Hound.
As a graduate of the Dance Factory, Melbourne, he performed in theatre restaurants around the city and as one of Tony Bartuccio's dancers on Countdown for the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
He joined the original production of Cats in Australia in 1986, six months into its inaugural Sydney season. A national tour of Man of la Mancha and the original Australian production of 42nd Street followed. After teaming with Ignatius Jones
on Pardon Me Boys, Seán soon hit the jazz circuit as front man for the jazz/tap act, The Fabulous Rhythm Boys, touring Australia and the South Pacific.
Landing his first NYC audition Seán was cast in Broadway Tonight, a review of Broadway showstoppers bound for Europe. This was followed by Anything Goes for Berlin's Theater des Westens. Returning to NYC he made his Broadway debut at the Shubert Theatre
in Crazy For You
, the beginning of a long association with Director/Choreographer Susan Stroman
.
Broadway: "Promises, Promises" (Mr. Eichelberger), Curtains
(Bobby Pepper), Contact
(Frenchman, Uncle Vinnie, Johnny), Crazy For You.
NYC Theater: The Cocoanuts
, Encores!
, A Connecticut Yankee, Promises, Promises
, The Boys from Syracuse
, L’Il Abner
, Broadway by the Year – 1930, 1978, 1964. Kristin Chenoweth
at Carnegie Hall and The Met, Bernadette Peters
at Carnegie Hall, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber at Radio City.
U.S. Regional: Yankee Doodle (The Ordway
), A Wonderful Life (Papermill Playhouse), Evita (Jupiter Theater), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem/Variations (Opera Omaha
) and world premieres of Cole Porter's
The Pirate (Prince Theater), What a Glorious Feeling (Mason Street Warehouse), Yankee Doodle Dandy (5th Avenue Theater), Paula Vogel’s
The Long Christmas Ride Home
(Trinity Rep
), A. R. Gurney’s
Let’s Do It! (Long Wharf
).
Tours: Chita and All That Jazz, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Film: Across The Universe
, The Producers
, Beyond the Sea
, Center Stage
.
TV: The Bronx Is Burning
, Sex and the City
, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
, Live from Lincoln Center
: Contact, An Evening with the Boston Pops, One Life to Live
, Guiding Light
.
Seán received a FANY (FAns of NY Theatre) Award nomination for his performance in Contact at Lincoln Center Theater
in 2000.
Seán started his career as a child actor in TV commercials. He was educated at Eltham High School
Eltham High School
Eltham High School is a secondary school in Victoria, Australia. It is located in Eltham, a suburb which is north east from Melbourne. It is mainly known for the creativity of its students, in areas such as art, drama, and music....
, Victoria, where he began his theatrical career in productions of A Midsummers Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Pippin and The Real Inspector Hound.
As a graduate of the Dance Factory, Melbourne, he performed in theatre restaurants around the city and as one of Tony Bartuccio's dancers on Countdown for the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
He joined the original production of Cats in Australia in 1986, six months into its inaugural Sydney season. A national tour of Man of la Mancha and the original Australian production of 42nd Street followed. After teaming with Ignatius Jones
Ignatius Jones
Ignatius Jones is an Australian actor and former lead singer of punk cabaret band Jimmy And The Boys.With David Atkins, he was the creative force behind the Opening Ceremony of Shanghai 2010 World Expo and the Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games...
on Pardon Me Boys, Seán soon hit the jazz circuit as front man for the jazz/tap act, The Fabulous Rhythm Boys, touring Australia and the South Pacific.
Landing his first NYC audition Seán was cast in Broadway Tonight, a review of Broadway showstoppers bound for Europe. This was followed by Anything Goes for Berlin's Theater des Westens. Returning to NYC he made his Broadway debut at the Shubert Theatre
Shubert Theatre (Broadway)
The Shubert Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 225 West 44th Street in midtown-Manhattan, New York, United States.Designed by architect Henry Beaumont Herts, it was named after Sam S. Shubert, the second oldest of the three brothers of the theatrical producing family...
in Crazy For You
Crazy for You
Crazy for You is a musical with a book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. Billed as "The New Gershwin Musical Comedy", it is largely based on the songwriting team’s 1930 musical, Girl Crazy, but interpolates songs from several other productions as well...
, the beginning of a long association with Director/Choreographer Susan Stroman
Susan Stroman
Susan Stroman is an American theatre director, choreographer, film director, and performer. She has won the Tony Award for both her choreography and direction, notably for the stage musical The Producers.-Early years:...
.
Broadway: "Promises, Promises" (Mr. Eichelberger), Curtains
Curtains (musical)
Curtains is a musical with a book by Rupert Holmes, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, with additional lyrics by Kander and Holmes....
(Bobby Pepper), Contact
Contact (musical)
Contact: The Musical is a musical "dance play" that was developed by Susan Stroman and John Weidman, with its "book" by Weidman and both choreography and direction by Stroman. It ran both off-Broadway and on Broadway in 1999 - 2000. It consists of three separate one-act dance...
(Frenchman, Uncle Vinnie, Johnny), Crazy For You.
NYC Theater: The Cocoanuts
The Cocoanuts (musical)
The Cocoanuts is a musical with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by George S. Kaufman, with additional text by Morrie Ryskind.-Background:...
, Encores!
Encores!
Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert is a program that has been presented by New York City Center since 1994. Encores! is dedicated to performing the full score of musicals that rarely are heard in New York City...
, A Connecticut Yankee, Promises, Promises
Promises, Promises
Promises, Promises is a musical based on the 1960 film The Apartment. The music is by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David, and book by Neil Simon. Musical numbers for the original Broadway production were choreographed by Michael Bennett; Robert Moore directed and David Merrick produced...
, The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, based on William Shakespeare's play, The Comedy of Errors, as adapted by librettist George Abbott. The score includes swing and other contemporary rhythms of the 1930s. The show was the first musical...
, L’Il Abner
Li'l Abner (musical)
Li'l Abner is a musical with a book by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, music by Gene De Paul, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.Based on the comic strip Li'l Abner by Al Capp, the show is, on the surface, a broad spoof of hillbillies but is also a pointed satire taking on any number of topics, ranging...
, Broadway by the Year – 1930, 1978, 1964. Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...
at Carnegie Hall and The Met, Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters is an American actress, singer and children's book author from Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings...
at Carnegie Hall, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber at Radio City.
U.S. Regional: Yankee Doodle (The Ordway
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is located in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota and hosts a variety of performing arts, such as touring Broadway musicals, orchestra, opera, and cultural performers. It serves as a home to several local arts organizations, including the Minnesota Opera, The Saint...
), A Wonderful Life (Papermill Playhouse), Evita (Jupiter Theater), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem/Variations (Opera Omaha
Opera Omaha
Opera Omaha is an opera company in Omaha, Nebraska. It is well known for premiering Wakonda's Dream, a contemporary opera about Native Americans set in the Niobrara....
) and world premieres of Cole Porter's
Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...
The Pirate (Prince Theater), What a Glorious Feeling (Mason Street Warehouse), Yankee Doodle Dandy (5th Avenue Theater), Paula Vogel’s
Paula Vogel
Paula Vogel is an American playwright and university professor. She received the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play, How I Learned to Drive.-Early years:...
The Long Christmas Ride Home
The Long Christmas Ride Home
The Long Christmas Ride Home is a one-act full-length play by American playwright Paula Vogel that was first performed in 2003. It dramatises a road trip by two parents and their three young children to visit grandparents for the Christmas holiday, as well as the emotional turmoil undergone by...
(Trinity Rep
Trinity Repertory Company
Trinity Repertory Company is a non-profit regional theater located in Providence, Rhode Island. The theater is a member of the League of Resident Theatres. Founded in 1963, the theater is "one of the most respected regional theatres in the country"...
), A. R. Gurney’s
A. R. Gurney
A. R. Gurney is an American playwright and novelist. He is known for works including Love Letters, The Cocktail Hour, and The Dining Room. Gurney currently lives in both New York and Connecticut....
Let’s Do It! (Long Wharf
Long Wharf Theatre
Long Wharf Theatre is a nonprofit institution in New Haven, Connecticut, a pioneer in the not-for-profit regional theatre movement, the originator of several prominent plays, and a venue where many internationally known actors have appeared....
).
Tours: Chita and All That Jazz, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Film: Across The Universe
Across the Universe (film)
Across the Universe is a musical romantic drama film directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film's plot is centered around songs by The Beatles. It was released in the United States on October 12, 2007. The script is based on an original...
, The Producers
The Producers (2005 film)
# "Overture" - Orchestra# "Opening Night" - Opening Nighters# "We Can Do It" - Max and Leo# "I Wanna Be a Producer" - Leo, Accountants, Mr. Marks and Dancing Chorus Girls# "Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop" - Franz, Max, and Leo...
, Beyond the Sea
Beyond the Sea (film)
Beyond the Sea is a 2004 biographical film based on the life of singer/actor Bobby Darin. Kevin Spacey, who stars in the lead role and used his own singing voice for the musical numbers, co-wrote, directed, and co-produced the film, which takes its title from the Darin song of the same name...
, Center Stage
Center Stage
Center Stage is a 2000 American drama film, directed by Nicholas Hytner, about a group of young dancers from various backgrounds who enroll at the fictitious American Ballet Academy in New York City...
.
TV: The Bronx Is Burning
The Bronx Is Burning
The Bronx Is Burning is a television drama that debuted on ESPN on July 9, 2007, after the 2007 MLB Home Run Derby. It is an eight-episode mini-series adapted from Jonathan Mahler's best-selling book, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning...
, Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
, Live from Lincoln Center
Live from Lincoln Center
Live From Lincoln Center is an ongoing series of musical performances produced by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in conjunction with Thirteen/WNET in New York City....
: Contact, An Evening with the Boston Pops, One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
, Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
.
Seán received a FANY (FAns of NY Theatre) Award nomination for his performance in Contact at Lincoln Center Theater
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of New York City's Upper West Side. Reynold Levy has been its president since 2002.-History and facilities:...
in 2000.