Hunter Bell

Hunter Bell is an Obie Award-winning book author and one of the stars of the musical " [title of show| [title of show] ".

Early life

Hunter Houston Bell was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, [cite news | first=Tom | last=Nondorf | coauthors= | title=Night of the Hunter | date=2008-08-05 | publisher= | url =http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/120120.html | work =Playbill.com | pages = | accessdate = 2008-08-08 | language = ] and was raised in Wilson, North Carolina until the seventh grade, when he moved to Atlanta, Georgia. [cite news | first=Ernio | last=Hernandez | coauthors= | title=PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Hunter Bell | date=2008-07-09 | publisher= | url =http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/119174.html | work =Playbill.com | pages = | accessdate = 2008-08-08 | language = ] He moved to New York City in 1993, and currently resides there.

Hunter is a graduate of Webster University in St. Louis.

Acting career

Like many actors, Hunter Bell began his career with smaller regional theater productions. Some notable credits include his appearance in the Ensemble of the 1999 Paper Mill Production of "Rags", as a Performer in the Chester, Connecticut 2002 World Premiere production of "Actor, Lawyer, Indian Chief", and as George in a 2003 Musicals in Mufti Concert production of "Oh, Boy!". [ cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/?personid=12269 |title=Hunter Bell Theater Credits |accessdate=2008-08-08 |publisher=broadwayworld.com ]

Hunter Bell rose to stardom because of his work on, and appearance in, the musical " [title of show| [title of show] ", for which he wrote the book, alongside Jeff Bowen, who wrote the music and lyrics. The project first appeared in the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2004, and is currently playing on Broadway.

Prior to the Broadway opening of " [title of show| [title of show] ", Hunter Bell appeared in two other Broadway productions. The first was as a Dogette in a 2006 benefit concert of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas", the second as a citizen of Whoville in the 2007 staging of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" [ cite web|url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=453594 |title=Hunter Bell information |accessdate=2008-07-17 |publisher=IBDB ]

Writing Credits

*Book for " [title of show| [title of show] " [ cite web|url=http://www.titleofshow.com/who.html |title=Who's in Show |accessdate=2008-07-20 |publisher=titleofshow.com ]
*Book for "Silence! The Musical"
*Book for the 137th edition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, "Bellobration!"

Original Material for:
*BC/EFA's Easter Bonnet competition.
*The Actors' Fund 125th Gala
*The Vineyard Theatre's 25th Anniversary Gala
*"Broadway Bares 18: Wonderland"
*The 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards

Awards and Nominations

For work on " [title of show| [title of show] ":

*2006 Obie Award -- special citation [ cite web|url=http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Hunter&last=Bell&middle= |title=Hunter Bell |accessdate=2008-07-20 |publisher=IOBDB ]
*GLAAD Media Award nomination
*Drama League Award nomination for the whole cast

References