Gideon Glick
| Gideon Glick | |
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| Born |
June 6, 1988 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
Gideon Glick (born June 6, 1988) is an American stage performer and movie actor. His Broadway work includes the role of Ernst in the musical Spring Awakening.
Biography
Glick is Jewish,[1] and graduate from Lower Merion High School.[2] He is openly gay.[1] Glick has stated in interviews that he came out when he was in the seventh grade.[1]
Career
Glick played Ernst, an adolescent boy seduced by gay Hanschen, originated by Jonathan B. Wright, in the original cast of the hit musical Spring Awakening. He played "Slap" in the 2005 film One Last Thing....[3] He then played the role of "Howie" in Speech and Debate (Roundabout Underground),[4][5] a play by emerging playwright Stephen Karam, which began in October 2007 and ran until early 2008.[6] He also appeared in a west-coast production of the same play.[citation needed] He played Aladdin in the 2004 workshop production of Disney's Aladdin Junior.[7] Glick was playing the role of Jimmy-6, a member of the "Geek Chorus" in Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, until it was cut during the show's lengthy previews.[8] Glick earned positive reviews for his portrayal of Jack in The Public Theater's production of Into the Woods.[9]
Stage appearances
- Spring Awakening (Broadway) - Ernst
- Speech and Debate (2007, Off-Broadway) - Howie
- Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (Broadway) - Jimmy-6
- Wild Animals You Should Know (2011, Off-Broadway) - Jacob
- Into The Woods (2012, Shakespeare in The Park) - Jack
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "'Spring' Role, Philadelphian awakens to being a Broadway star". Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. December 28, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452660/
- ↑ "Roundabout Theatre Company - Bad Jews". Roundaboutunderground.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ↑ "Photo Flash: 'Speech & Debate' at Roundabout Underground". Broadwayworld.com. 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ↑ Brian Gaston. "Stephen Karam". Brown.edu. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ↑
- ↑ "Chase Brock Swings Into Spider-Man as New Choreographer; Geek Chorus Let Go" Broadway.com, March 24, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Wilborn Hampton: "Into the Woods" Review: Not Out of the Woods". Huffingtonpost.com. 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
External links
- Gideon Glick at the Internet Movie Database
- Gideon Glick at the Internet Broadway Database
- Oasis Journals Interview
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