Gary Beach

Template:Short description Template:Infobox person Gary Beach (October 10, 1947 – July 17, 2018) was an American actor of stage, film and television. He portrayed Roger De Bris in both the stage and film productions of The Producers, for which he won a Tony Award; he received a Tony nomination for his portrayal of Lumiere in the stage musical version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

Early life

Beach was born in Alexandria, Virginia, and graduated from Groveton High School. He went on to graduate from the North Carolina School of the Arts, the same school as his Beauty and the Beast co-star Terrence Mann.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Career

Beach's television credits included both the 2003 and 2009 Kennedy Center Honors, Queer as Folk, Murder, She Wrote, Cheers, Sisters, Arli$$, and Saved by the Bell, as well as "Recording the Producers", a documentary for PBS.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Beach also lent his voice to Fox's Family Guy in the now infamous banned-from-television episode "Partial Terms of Endearment" (available on DVD).

In 1994, Beach originated the comical role of Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, a performance that earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. In 2001, he originated the stage role of Roger DeBris in The Producers for which he won the Tony Award for Featured Actor in a Musical. In 2004, he starred as Albin in the Broadway revival of La Cage aux Folles, earning him his third Tony nomination, this time for Leading Actor. After starring in the 2005 film version of The Producers, Beach returned to his stage role as Roger DeBris while the movie was in release, becoming the first artist to play the same part on Broadway and in movie theaters at the same time. In 2006, Beach played the role of Thénardier in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables, a role he had originated in the Los Angeles production. Previously, he performed in the chorus for the 1989 Les Misérables: Complete Symphonic Recording. In March 2008, Beach joined the United States national tour cast of Monty Python's Spamalot in the lead role of King Arthur.<ref>"Gary Beach is New King Arthur in 'Spamalot' Tour" Broadway World. Retrieved 2013-11-23.</ref>

Beach's other Broadway credits included Annie, Doonesbury, The Moony Shapiro Songbook, Broadway Bash, Sweet Adeline (Encores), Something's Afoot and 1776. He toured nationally with the James Kirkwood comedy Legends! starring Mary Martin and Carol Channing. In addition to his Broadway credits, Beach was well known for his Summer stock theatre performances. In later years he frequently returned to Sacramento as a Music Circus favorite in shows such as Guys and Dolls, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum and Spamalot.

Personal life

Beach and his husband, Jeffrey Barnett,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> resided in Palm Springs, California where Beach died on July 17, 2018, at the age of 70. On July 20th, 2018 at 6:45 pm, Disney presented a tribute to Beach on the marquee of the New Amsterdam Theatre.<ref>Template:Cite news </ref>

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1994	Tony Award	Best Featured Actor in a Musical	Beauty and the Beast	Template:Nom
2001			The Producers	Template:Won
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical		Template:Won
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical		Template:Won
2004	Tony Award	Best Actor in a Musical	La Cage aux Folles	Template:Nom

Stage productions

• 1776 (1969–1972) – Dr. Josiah Bartlett / Edward Rutledge
• Something's Afoot (1976) – Nigel Rancour
• Annie (1977–1983) – Rooster Hannigan
• The Moony Shapiro Songbook (1981) – Performer
• Doonesbury: A Musical Comedy (1983) – Duke
• Beauty and the Beast (1994) – Lumiere
• The Producers (2001) – Roger De Bris
• Funny Girl (benefit concert) (2002) – Tom Keeney
• La Cage aux Folles (revival) (2004) – Albin
• Les Misérables (revival) (2006–2008) – Thénardier

National tours

• 1776 – Dr. Josiah Bartlett / Edward Rutledge
• Annie – Rooster Hannigan
• A Christmas Carol – Fred Anderson
• Legends (with Mary Martin and Carol Channing) – Martin Klemmer
• Les Misérables – Thénardier
• Beauty and the Beast – Lumiere
• The Producers – Roger De Bris
• Spamalot – King Arthur

References

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• Gary Beach – Downstage Center 2005 interview at American Theatre Wing.org