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Cris Groenendaal
Born
(1948-02-17) February 17, 1948 (age 76)
Occupation(s)
Singer, actor
Years active
1976–2002
Known for
The Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Cris Groenendaal is a retired American musical theatre actor and opera singer. He has performed in the original Broadway productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Sunday in the Park with George, The Phantom of the Opera and Passion, as well as appearing in the original cast of the 1996 Broadway revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.[1][2][3]
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CrisGroenendaal is a retired American musical theatre actor and opera singer. He has performed in the original Broadway productions of Sweeney Todd: The...
Keller (u/s) A Soldier/Alex: CrisGroenendaal, Jeff Keller, Howard McGillin Franz/Dennis: Bruce Adler, CrisGroenendaal (u/s), Jeff Keller (u/s) Celeste...
Sabella as Lycus, Jim Stanek as Hero, Lewis J. Stadlen as Senex, and CrisGroenendaal as Miles Gloriosus. The production was directed by Jerry Zaks, with...
Gray, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Brad Little, Gary Mauer, Ciarán Sheehan, CrisGroenendaal, and Aaron Lazar. The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall...
the Phantom. In 1989, he took over the role of Monsieur André when CrisGroenendaal was promoted to Phantom. In November 1990, Keller stepped into the...
after Brightman and Cohenour left the show. She performed opposite CrisGroenendaal and Steve Barton as the Phantom. Subsequent Broadway roles include...
was injured. Barton took over the role of The Phantom in 1990 from CrisGroenendaal in the Broadway production; he was the fourth principal actor to portray...
O'Neil ('So Kaye), the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble (Holiday Light), CrisGroenendaal (Music of the Night), Jana Robbins (One Hell of a Ride! The Songs of...
Wilborn (1991, Tamino); baritones Donnie Ray Albert (1992, Jack Rance), CrisGroenendaal (Captain Corcoran, 1992), Robert Honeysucker (1990, Alidoro), and Motti...
Sondheim) Angela Lansbury, George Hearn, Ken Jennings, Edmund Lyndeck, CrisGroenendaal Fiddler on the Roof (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Joseph Stein) Herschel...
replaced by operatic tenor and fellow Sweeney Todd and Phantom star CrisGroenendaal. Nolen reprised the title role in Sweeney Todd at Chicago's Marriott...