Steve Blanchard was born on December 4,1958 and is an American stage actor and singer best known for his musical theatre roles, being most closely associated with the role of Beast in the musical Beauty and the Beast, which he played on Broadway for eight years.
10 Facts About Steve Blanchard
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Steve Blanchard is an alum of the Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts.
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Steve Blanchard then starred in the musical Beauty and the Beast as Gaston and the Beast, playing the latter role on Broadway for eight years, ending in 2007.
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Steve Blanchard toured in the US National companies of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum in 1987, Ken Hill's Phantom of the Opera in 1989, and Camelot in 1992.
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On national tours, Steve Blanchard played Joseph Pulitzer on the first national tour of Newsies with his wife, Meredith Inglesby.
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Steve Blanchard began the tour when it kicked off on October 22,2014 in Schenectady, NY and continued to play the role until its close on October 02,2016 in Austin, TX.
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Steve Blanchard has performed the role of "Pa" in productions of the stage musical version of Little House on the Prairie in regional theatres starting at the Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2008 and then the Paper Mill Playhouse, from September 2009-October 2009.
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Steve Blanchard portrayed Julian Marsh in 42nd Street at the TUTS, Houston, Texas in July 2009 and at Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit Maine in July 2019.
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Steve Blanchard sang the title role in the original recording of the new musical, Sundown, based on the Legend of Doc Holliday.
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Steve Blanchard has a solo CD, Northbound Train, on which he sings songs from shows that he has been in.