- Nick Adams (theatre actor)
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Nick Adams Born Nicholas Adams
June 10, 1983 [1]
Erie, Pennsylvania, United StatesAlma mater Boston Conservatory of Music Occupation Actor, Dancer Years active 1999–present Website nickadams.biz Nick Adams (born June 10, 1983[1]) is an American musical theater actor and dancer.
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Early life
Adams was born in Erie, Pennsylvania to Kenneth Mark Adams and Janet Rose Wojtalik. He attended high school at Mercyhurst Preparatory School in Erie. His first professional theatrical job was at age 16. After high school he spent a summer in Chicago training at Gus Giordano Jazz Dance.[citation needed] In 2006 he earned a BFA in musical theatre with a minor in dance from the Boston Conservatory of Music.[citation needed] He is openly gay.[2]
"My mom took me to a show in my hometown at a community theater when I was nine and I specifically remember just feeling so alive, on the edge of my seat," he told Micah Jesse in an interview, adding, "I never had another option or another desire to do anything."[3]
Career
In New York Adams joined the international tour of the musical Chicago, later joining the Broadway cast. He was also in the original Broadway cast of The Pirate Queen. In 2007 he co-starred in a Broadway revival of A Chorus Line.[4] In June 2009 he was in the Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls.
In 2010, Adams played one of the "Cagelles" in the La Cage Aux Folles on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre. It starred Kelsey Grammer of "Frasier" television fame.[citation needed]
Adams appears as one of the leading roles (Adam/Felicia) in the current Broadway production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,[5] which opened at the Palace Theater on March 20, 2011[6][7] after a short run in Toronto at the Princess of Wales Theatre.[8]
Adams has appeared on US television productions of As The World Turns, Guiding Light, Dancing with the Stars, The View, The Today Show and The Early Show.[citation needed]
He has modeled men's underwear for 2(x)ist.[4]
Philanthropy
In 2011, Adams was a part of a PSA for the It Gets Better campaign with cast members from Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Awards
In 2011, Adams won two Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, for "Favorite Breakthrough Performance" and "Favorite Diva Performance" for his role in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.[9]
References
- ^ a b "30 Under 30 - Nick Adams". BroadwaySpace.com. 2011. http://www.broadwayspace.com/page/30-under-30-nick-adams. "Age: 27 (06/10/1983)"
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- ^ Jesse, Micah (April 28, 2011). "SPOTLIGHT! Nick Adams: Queen Of Broadway!". MicahJesse.com. http://micahjesse.com/interviews/spotlight-nick-adams-queen-of-broadway-micah-jesse-interview/. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "Biography: Nick Adams". MostBeautifulMan.com. http://www.mostbeautifulman.com/misc/NickAdams/bio.shtml. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ Healey, Patrick (September 16, 2010). "‘Priscilla’ Musical to Take Over ‘West Side Story’ Theater". Arts Beat Blog. New York Times. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/priscilla-musical-to-take-over-west-side-story-theater/. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ "Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical". http://www.priscillaonbroadway.com/broadway.html. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ "Priscilla Queen of the Desert Books Palace Theatre for March 2011 Opening". Broadway.com. September 15, 2010. http://www.broadway.com/shows/priscilla-queen-desert/buzz/153574/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-books-palace-theatre-for-march-2011-opening.
- ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (October 27, 2010). "This Priscilla rocks even though the bus doesn't roll". The Globe & Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/theatre/this-priscilla-rocks-even-though-the-bus-doesnt-roll/article1775178/. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ "2011 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners Announced". Broadway.com. May 15, 2011. http://www.broadway.com/buzz/156403/2011-broadwaycom-audience-choice-winners-announced/.
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Categories:- 20th-century actors
- 21st-century actors
- Actors from Pennsylvania
- American musical theatre actors
- American television actors
- Gay actors
- LGBT people from the United States
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Erie, Pennsylvania
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