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==Career==
==Career==
White also played the character of Gaylord Ravenal in ''[[Show Boat]]'' at [[Paper Mill Playhouse]] and Robert Mission in ''[[The New Moon]]'', at the [[New York City Opera]]. White also created the title role of Erik in the world premiere of [[Arthur Kopit]] and [[Maury Yeston]]'s musical, ''[[Phantom (musical)|Phantom]]'' and sings the role on the [[cast recording]].<ref name=5th/> White has performed on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] as Joey in ''[[The Most Happy Fella]]'' and has had roles in New York revivals of ''[[Brigadoon]]'', ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'', and ''[[Auntie Mame]]''.<ref name=5th>[http://www.5thavenue.org/press/MameCasting.aspx "Life is a Banquet" in The 5th Avenue Theatre's MAME] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523210845/http://www.5thavenue.org/press/MameCasting.aspx |date=2010-05-23 }}, 5th Avenue Theatre press release, 2008</ref><ref>[http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/02/sp_entertainment_smith011003.htm Live Online transcript: South Pacific] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610060541/http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/02/sp_entertainment_smith011003.htm |date=2011-06-10 }}, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', January 10, 2003, 3 p.m.</ref> He was nominated for a 1985 [[Joseph Jefferson Award]] for Actor in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Carousel" at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} From 2012-2013, White starred as Sir Danvers Carew in the national tour and Broadway revival of ''[[Jekyll & Hyde (musical)|Jekyll & Hyde]]''.<ref>[http://www.broadway.com/buzz/163183/full-casting-announced-for-jekyll-hyde-starring-constantine-maroulis/ Full Casting Announced for Jekyll & Hyde, Starring Constantine Maroulis]</ref>
White also played the character of Gaylord Ravenal in ''[[Show Boat]]'' at [[Paper Mill Playhouse]] and Robert Mission in ''[[The New Moon]]'', at the [[New York City Opera]]. White also created the title role of Erik in the world premiere of [[Arthur Kopit]] and [[Maury Yeston]]'s musical, ''[[Phantom (musical)|Phantom]]'' and sings the role on the [[cast recording]].<ref name=5th/> White has performed on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] as Joey in ''[[The Most Happy Fella]]'' and has had roles in New York revivals of ''[[Brigadoon]]'', ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'', and ''[[Auntie Mame]]''.<ref name=5th>[http://www.5thavenue.org/press/MameCasting.aspx "Life is a Banquet" in The 5th Avenue Theatre's MAME] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523210845/http://www.5thavenue.org/press/MameCasting.aspx |date=2010-05-23 }}, 5th Avenue Theatre press release, 2008</ref><ref>[http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/02/sp_entertainment_smith011003.htm Live Online transcript: South Pacific] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610060541/http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/02/sp_entertainment_smith011003.htm |date=2011-06-10 }}, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', January 10, 2003, 3 p.m.</ref> He was nominated for a 1985 [[Joseph Jefferson Award]] for Actor in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Carousel" at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} From 2012 to 2013, White starred as Sir Danvers Carew in the national tour and Broadway revival of ''[[Jekyll & Hyde (musical)|Jekyll & Hyde]]''.<ref>[http://www.broadway.com/buzz/163183/full-casting-announced-for-jekyll-hyde-starring-constantine-maroulis/ Full Casting Announced for Jekyll & Hyde, Starring Constantine Maroulis]</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| 1989 || ''[[Great Performances]]'' || Gaylord Ravenal / Robert Mission / Himself || Episodes: "The New Moon"<br />"Show Boat"<br />"An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner"
| 1989 || ''[[Great Performances]]'' || Gaylord Ravenal / Robert Mission / Himself || Episodes: "The New Moon"<br/>"Show Boat"<br/>"An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner"
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| 1991 || ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' || [[Gaston (Disney)|Gaston]] (voice) ||
| 1991 || ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' || [[Gaston (Disney)|Gaston]] (voice) ||
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| 1993 || ''Kill Zone'' || Medic ||
| 1993 || ''Kill Zone'' || Medic ||
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| 2001-2003 || ''[[House of Mouse]]'' || [[Gaston (Disney)|Gaston]] (voice) || Episodes: "Daisy's Debut"<br />"Clarabelle's Big Secret"<br />"The Mouse Who Came to Dinner"<br />"Humphrey in the House"<br />"Halloween with Hades"
| 2001-2003 || ''[[House of Mouse]]'' || [[Gaston (Disney)|Gaston]] (voice) || Episodes: "Daisy's Debut"<br/>"Clarabelle's Big Secret"<br/>"The Mouse Who Came to Dinner"<br/>"Humphrey in the House"<br/>"Halloween with Hades"
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| {{dts|2016|04|26|format=y}} || ''[[King's Quest (2015 video game)|King's Quest - Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb]]'' || Whisper || video game<ref>{{cite video game | title=[[King's Quest (2015 video game)|King's Quest - Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb]] | developer=[[The Odd Gentlemen]] | publisher=[[Sierra Entertainment]] | year=2016 | scene=Closing credits, 1 min in, Cast }}</ref>
| {{dts|2016|4|26|format=y}} || ''[[King's Quest (2015 video game)|King's Quest – Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb]]'' || Whisper || video game<ref>{{cite video game | title=[[King's Quest (2015 video game)|King's Quest – Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb]] | developer=[[The Odd Gentlemen]] | publisher=[[Sierra Entertainment]] | year=2016 | scene=Closing credits, 1 min in, Cast }}</ref>
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* 1979 – ''[[The Most Happy Fella]]'' – Neighbor
* 1979 – ''[[The Most Happy Fella]]'' – Neighbor
* 2013 – ''[[Jekyll and Hyde (musical)|Jekyll and Hyde]]'' – Sir Danvers Carew
* 2013 – ''[[Jekyll and Hyde (musical)|Jekyll and Hyde]]'' – Sir Danvers Carew
* 2015 – ''[[Gigi (musical)|Gigi]]''<ref>http://gigionbroadway.com/?gclid=CK-Wme_KgMYCFdUWHwodOg4AEw#cast{{Dead link|date=September 2018}}</ref>
* 2015 – ''[[Gigi (musical)|Gigi]]''<ref>http://gigionbroadway.com#cast{{Dead link|date=September 2018}}</ref>


===Off-Broadway===
===Off-Broadway===

Revision as of 07:46, 25 March 2020

Richard White
White at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2019
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, tenor opera singer vocalist
Years active1979–present
Notable workVoice of Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Richard White is an American actor and opera singer best known for voicing the character of Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast and in the TV series House of Mouse.

Career

White also played the character of Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat at Paper Mill Playhouse and Robert Mission in The New Moon, at the New York City Opera. White also created the title role of Erik in the world premiere of Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston's musical, Phantom and sings the role on the cast recording.[1] White has performed on Broadway as Joey in The Most Happy Fella and has had roles in New York revivals of Brigadoon, South Pacific, and Auntie Mame.[1][2] He was nominated for a 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Carousel" at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.[citation needed] From 2012 to 2013, White starred as Sir Danvers Carew in the national tour and Broadway revival of Jekyll & Hyde.[3]

Filmography

Actor

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Great Performances Gaylord Ravenal / Robert Mission / Himself Episodes: "The New Moon"
"Show Boat"
"An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner"
1991 Beauty and the Beast Gaston (voice)
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards Himself (TV special)
1993 Kill Zone Medic
2001-2003 House of Mouse Gaston (voice) Episodes: "Daisy's Debut"
"Clarabelle's Big Secret"
"The Mouse Who Came to Dinner"
"Humphrey in the House"
"Halloween with Hades"
2016 King's Quest – Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb Whisper video game[4]

Theatre work

Broadway

Off-Broadway

  • 1980 – Elizabeth and Essex – Performer
  • 1987 – The Desert Song – Pierre Birabeau/The Red Shadow

Regional

  • 1984 – The Desert Song – Pierre Birabeau/The Red Shadow
  • 1985 – Show Boat – Performer
  • 1985 – Carousel – Performer
  • 1987 – Annie Get Your Gun – Performer
  • 1989 – Show Boat – Gaylord Ravenal
  • 1991 – Phantom – Erik/The Phantom
  • 1991 – The Merry Widow – Performer
  • 1992 – Oklahoma! – Performer
  • 1993 – Phantom – Erik/The Phantom
  • 1994 – Camelot – Lancelot
  • 1996 – Gigi – Performer
  • 1998 – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Dr. Jekyll
  • 2004 – Chasing Nicolette – Count de Valence
  • 2013 – A Christmas Carol – Ebenezer Scrooge

Soundtrack

Year Artist/Writer Song Film Role
1989 Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II "Where's The Mate For Me?"
"Make Believe"
"You Are Love"
"Act I Finale"
"Why Do I Love You?"
"Nun's Processional"
"Make Believe"
"You Are Love"		 Great Performances Gaylord Ravenal
1991 Howard Ashman & Alan Menken "Belle"
"The Mob Song"
"Gaston"
"Gaston Reprise"		 Beauty and the Beast Gaston

References

  1. ^ a b "Life is a Banquet" in The 5th Avenue Theatre's MAME Archived 2010-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, 5th Avenue Theatre press release, 2008
  2. ^ Live Online transcript: South Pacific Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, The Washington Post, January 10, 2003, 3 p.m.
  3. ^ Full Casting Announced for Jekyll & Hyde, Starring Constantine Maroulis
  4. ^ The Odd Gentlemen. King's Quest – Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb. Sierra Entertainment. Scene: Closing credits, 1 min in, Cast.
  5. ^ http://gigionbroadway.com#cast[dead link‍]
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