Davis Gaines

Davis Gaines (b. January 21, 1959, Orlando, Florida) is a stage actor.

He has performed as the Phantom in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera more than 2000 times, on Broadway, in Los Angeles, and in San Francisco. In the latter location, he won the Bay Area Critics' Award for Best Actor. He performed in the roll for The Kennedy Center Honors in 1994. He originated the lead role of The Man Whistle Down the Wind (1996).

Gaines was the singing voice of Chamberlain in The Swan Princess (1994). He guested in "Murder in White", a 1993 episode of Murder, She Wrote. He was also a musical guest star for Broadway on Ice, a touring ice show with live music.

One of his first jobs was as a costumed character at Walt Disney World theme park,^[1] as a high schooler, he played Pinocchio character J. Worthington Foulfellow.^[2]

References

1. ^ Palm, Matthew J. (28 April 2011). "Edgewater High School honors Davis Gaines". Orlando Sentinel (Orlando FL). http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_stage_theat/2011/04/edgewater-high-school-honors-davis-gaines.html. Retrieved 30 April 2011. ""Even though I was behind a big old head, I felt like I was acting."" 
2. ^ Slate, Libby (17 March 1993). "Music of a New Night : With Ahmanson's 'Phantom' behind him, Davis Gaines is looking forward to his next project, his very own concert.". Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles CA). http://articles.latimes.com/1993-09-17/news/va-35999_1_davis-gaines. Retrieved 30 April 2011. 

External links

• Official site
• Older official profile text

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