Ron Sharpe

Ron Sharpe

Ron Sharpe (born in Oglesby, Illinois) is an American musician, singer, stage and television actor, and Broadway producer. His musical career began at the age of nine when he performed in the role of Winthrop in 'The Music Man' at LaSalle-Peru High School in Illinois. Throughout his high school years he performed in the entertainment band 'Directions' and was an accomplished trumpet player selected to be a member of the Illinois All State Jazz Band. Ron earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois. He began performing professionally at Opryland USA in Nashville, Tennessee. Ron has the distinction of being the only actor to have played both male leads of Marius and Jean Valjean in the Broadway production of 'Les Miserables'.

Ron is married to fellow American stage actor, singer, and producer Barbara Russell. They first met on the stage of the Broadway production of 'Les Miserables' performing the young romantic leads of Marius and Cosette.

Ron is an executive producer of Jill Santoriello's Broadway musical adaptation of 'A Tale of Two Cities' opening for preview on August 19, 2008 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York [ [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=568046] , Broadway.com, July 23, 2008] .

Production credits

*A Tale of Two Cities (musical) - Broadway
*A Catered Affair (musical) - Broadway
*The Land of a Thousand Dreams
*"Sweethearts" the music of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
*A River in Time

Broadway credits

*Les Miserables
*The Scarlet Pimpernel
*The Civil War
*King David
*Titanic

Television credits

*The Rosie O'Donnel Show
*The Tony Awards" on CBS
*The National Arthritis Telethon
*Halftime at the NBA All Star Game

External Links

* [http://www.talemusical.com A Tale of Two Cities]
* [http://www.talemusical.com/biographies.php?action=1&type=production&id=4 Production Profile]
* [http://www.russellsharpeproductions.com/ Russell-Sharpe Productions Official Site]

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