Star Headliner - Lee Roy Reams
Lee Roy Reams won critical acclaim as Roger DeBris on Broadway and the First National Co. of Mel Brooks' musical hit, The Producers (Carbonell Award and Washington DC's prestigious Helen Hayes Award).
Columnist Liz Smith calls him "Broadway's Darling" and the New York Times halls him as "Broadway's song and dance man nonpareil" for his leading, roles in David Merrick's legendary 42nd Street (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), Lumiere in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Albin/ZaZa in La Cage Aux Folles, Cornelius Hackl in Hello Dolly! & Henry Spofford in Lorelei (both starring Carol Channing), Duane Fox in Applause starring Lauren Bacall, Will Parker in Richard Rodgers' revival of Oklahoma!, Bob Fosse's Sweet Charity starring Gwen Verdon, and An Evening with Jerry Herman. Favorite regional theatre roles include Captain Hook in Peter Pall, Toddy in VictorIVictoria, Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady, and Phil Davis in White Christmas. On Broadway, he directed Hello, Dolly! (Tony Nomination/Best Revival) and An Evening With Jerry Herman. He also directed Anything Goes starring Chita Rivera and productions of Hello, Dolly,! starring Madeline Kahn, JoAnne Worley, Michelle Lee, and in Paris, Nicole Crosille. He is also the resident director of Theatre Guild's Theatre at Sea whose stars include Patricia Neal, Gena Rowlands, Rosemary Harris, Leslie Uggams, Ed Asner, Cliff Robertson, Eli Wallach, and Anne Jackson among others.
Favorite television appearances include: Jerry, Herman at the Hollywood Bowl (PBS and Bravo), Showboat (PBS), In Performance at the White House (PBS), three Tony Award Shows, Night of 100 Stars II, and The Tonight Show.
Concerts and Cabaret have taken him to the White House and around the world: Venice's Teatro La Feitice, Brazil's Manatis Opera House, New York's Carnegie Hall (New York Pops and Cincinnati Pops), New York's Town Hall, Key West Pops, London's Palladium, Rockefeller Center's Rainbow & Stars (Bistro Award).
He's had the honor of performing for four U.S. Presidents: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. Bush and Bill Clinton.
Mr. Reams is the proud recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater, CCM University of Cincinnati.
Lee Roy Reams Live
Lee Roy Reams on 42nd Street
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