![]() The event will start at 7:00 pm in the Robsham Theater Mainstage.Ī stage and television actor, Pinkham is currently starring in the title role in the Broadway production of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. DeVoy IV Perspectives on Theatre Series on Monday, March 23, 2015. My first reaction was, "Not short enough!" No, really my first reaction was, “Oh Alex Timbers, you've done it again.” They grew on me I made my peace with that costume quite quickly and really looked forward to that moment every night.Chestnut Hill, MA (October 30, 2014) The Boston College Theatre department is pleased to announce that Broadway actor and Tony Award Nominee, Bryce Pinkham, will give a lecture in the Matthew R. What was your first reaction when you tried on those tiny Love’s Labour’s Lost shorts? Charlie Chaplin was British though, and I’m a big fan of physical comedy-and especially his-so I might have to go with Charlie.ĥ. (And I dare say, some of it comes through in Gentleman’s Guide.) I think tea with them would be the craziest tea anyone has ever had. I grew up watching those movies and I think that's where I learned a part of my sense of humor. My first thought is any of the Monty Python boys. Famous Brit you’d love to grab some tea with? So, I’ve learned it requires time and patience to appreciate the strength of what genetics have given you.Ĥ. We call it “The Beast” because it takes a certain amount of product, and even pins, to keep it in place so it doesn't go wild during the course of the show. To be honest, I have a very strange relationship with my hair because I didn't know what to do with it for the longest time. ![]() My number one rule is not to fight against it. It makes everything that much more important and that much less important.ģ. ![]() The perspective one gains going to a third world country, and living quite differently than the life of a lead on Broadway, helps you see what’s actually important. Gentleman’s Guide was one of the first auditions after I got back, and I have no doubt because my time in Africa I was better prepared to do this. It was a life-altering, mind-altering, heart-exploding experience. We went for a month and worked with 14 at risk kids we built a show based in folk tales and toured it around the country with them. My friend and I built this organization together, and our pilot program in Madagascar was in May of 2013. Let’s talk about Zara Aina what was your experience like in Madagascar? I go through some of the more extensive lyrics while I’m juggling, just to make sure my brain is fully turned on.Ģ. I have a weird obsession with juggling-it’s playful but it also focuses me. In terms of other things, sometimes I juggle. So, I try to make sure I get a chance to check in with all of my scene partners before the show starts. One thing Jefferson does that I have adopted is he goes around and says hi to everyone. I warm up almost like I’m going out to play a soccer game or something (because I’m out there the whole time), but I have to be careful not to go too far where I have no gas left in the tank. Can you walk me through your pre-show ritual? BroadwayBox caught up with the headliner and humanitarian to talk about his life-changing experience in Africa, the unusual way he turns on his brain before shows and making peace with his short shorts.ġ. And while we loved him in each, now Pinkham has found the role that is “a perfect fit for me and my strengths.” Pinkham is slaying Broadway audiences as social-climbing killer Monty Navarro in the hilarious and critically-acclaimed musical comedy A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. ![]() Bryce Pinkham rocked our world in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, took down Richard Fleeshman in order to win Caissie Levy’s heart in Ghost and gave us legs for days in Shakespeare in the Park’s Love’s Labour’s Lost.
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