- Kevyn Morrow
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awards =Kevyn Morrow is an American actor, originally from Nebraska. His career has taken him from the American stage, to London, to film and television.
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Broadway and Off-Broadway
Kevyn made his Broadway debut as a member of the original cast of Leader of the Pack, which also featured Broadway star
Annie Golden . [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=70705 1] He soon after joined the cast of the legendaryA Chorus Line . Kevyn was a member of the 1990 closing cast of A Chorus Line. His next Broadway show would be as an original cast member of anotherMichael Bennett hit,Dreamgirls . He would play various roles in the cast throughout its run both on Broadway, on tour, and in its 1987 revival, but most notably the role of C.C. White, which he would receive critical acclaim for.Following Dreamgirls, Kevyn appeared in
Smokey Joe's Cafe , Dream,The Scarlet Pimpernel , and the 2002 revival ofAnything Goes .Off-Broadway he appeared in the original production of
The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin , which also featured TONY winner,La Chanze , andBlue where he played the title character of Blue Williams. [http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Kevyn&last=Morrow&middle= 2] He recently appeared in the premiere presentation ofRipper the musical, directed byStephen Amato atNew World Stages . [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106245.html 8]London
In 2002 he made his West End debut in
Rob Bettinson andAlan Janes '125th Street at theShaftesbury Theatre . [http://www.curtainup.com/125street.html 3] Following that production, he would star in the London premiere ofRagtime , directed byStafford Arima at the Piccadilly Theatre, as Coalhouse Walker Jr., a performance for which he would be nominated for theOlivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.Regional
He has appeared in numerous productions throughout United States, but most notably for "
Once on This Island " at theBay Street Theatre (the production was filmed for the Lincoln Center Archives), "Ragtime" in Omaha, Nebraska (whien he won the Best Performance by a Visiting Actor Award [http://omahanightlife.com/viewarticle.php?ID=627 4] , "Tambourines to Glory " in Washington D.C. (when he was nominated for theHelen Hayes Award [http://www.helenhayes.org/sub/nr.cfm 5] ), the role of Curtis Taylor in "Dreamgirls " and the role ofBilly Strayhorn in "Stormy Weather", withLeslie Uggams asLena Horne , at thePrince Music Theatre in Philadelphia. [http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/philly/phil48.html 6]Television
His T.V. roles include a current role on
All My Children (appearing in June) as well as appearances onHope and Faith , Coach,Murphy Brown ,Ed and many others. [http://www.tv.com/kevyn-morrow/person/82715/appearances.html 7]Film
Kevyn has appeared in multiple films including the 1983
John Travolta bombStaying Alive . [http://imdb.com/title/tt0086361/fullcredits#cast 8]Other
Kevyn is a member of the Broadway show choir and occasionally works as a choreographer regionally. [http://www.broadwayinspirationalvoices.com/Voices/morrow.html 9]
References
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* [http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Kevyn&last=Morrow&middle= 2 Off-Broadway Internet Database]
* [http://www.curtainup.com/125street.html 3 125th Street Review]
* [http://omahanightlife.com/viewarticle.php?ID=627 4 Omaha Entertainment Awards]
* [http://www.helenhayes.org/sub/nr.cfm 5 Helen Hayes Awards]
* [http://www.tv.com/kevyn-morrow/person/82715/appearances.html 6 TV.com]
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0086361/fullcredits#cast 7 imdb.com]
* [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106245.html 8 playbill.com]
* [http://www.broadwayinspirationalvoices.com/Voices/morrow.html 9 Broadway Inspirational Voices Website]
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