Drew Sarich
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Drew Sarich (born August 24, 1975) is a stage actor and singer from St. Louis, Missouri.
[edit] Biography
Sarich received a BFA in Musical Theatre with a concentration in Directing from Boston Conservatory in 1997. Sarich made his Off-Broadway debut in Tony n' Tina's Wedding, followed by a tour as a backup singer for Liza Minnelli with the Cortes Alexander Trio.
In 1999, Sarich moved to Berlin to star as Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in which he appeared for over 580 performances. In 2000, he released his first album, Say It, with his self-titled Drew Sarich Band. Sarich has since played Berger in the Vienna revival of Hair, Cousin Kevin in Tommy (Amstetten, Austria), and the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Berlin). He has also appeared in Lapdog and Wildcat (2003) which he co-wrote with his wife, Ann Mandrella.
Sarich appeared in other musical such as the title character in Jekyll and Hyde in Cologne, Germany, Sun/Master of the Keys in Barbarella (opened March 11, 2004), two tours of Jesus Christ Superstar in Passau, Germany and Vienna, and the other in Amstetten (as Jesus and Judas respectivey), and the title role in Dracula, the Musical in St Gallen (sharing the role with Thomas Borchert).
Sarich made his Broadway debut in Spring 2006, when he took on the role of Armand in the musical Lestat. He had previously covered the roles of Armand and Lestat in the show's run in San Francisco prior to taking over the role of Armand with the departure of Jack Noseworthy. Sarich took over the title role for several performances when Hugh Panaro was out sick late in the production's run in New York.
In Summer 2006, Sarich took over for Rodney Hicks in the Off-Broadway show Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, starring alongside Robert Cuccioli, Natascia Diaz and Gay Marshall.
Sarich played the role of Grantaire in the Broadway revival of Les Miserables from October 2006 through the beginning of July 2007, understudying the roles of Enjolras and Javert. Later in July he took over the production's lead role of Jean Valjean until October 2007, when he traded locales with West End veteran John Owen-Jones. Sarich began as the West End Valjean on October 22 and Jones had his Broadway premiere as Valjean on October 23, 2007.
On the 20th and 21st of March 2008, Drew reprised his role as Jesus opposite Serkan Kaya as Judas in Vienna, Austria.
[edit] Stage Work
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Quasimodo (1999)
- Hair - Berger
- Tommy - Cousin Kevin
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Hedwig
- Lapdog and Wildcat (2003)
- Jekyll and Hyde - Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde
- Barbarella - Sun/Master of the Keys (2004)
- Jesus Christ Superstar - Jesus Christ
- Jesus Christ Superstar - Judas Iscariot
- Dracula, the Musical - Dracula
- Lestat - Armand (2004)
- Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (2006)
- Les Miserables - Grantire then Javert then Jean Valjean (2006-2007)
- Jesus Christ Superstar - Jesus Christ (2008)
- Les Miserables (London) - Jean Valjean (2008)
