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Tony Winner Gary Beach, Star of Broadway's The Producers and Beauty and the Beast, Dies at 70
BY ADAM HETRICK
JUL 18, 2018
Tony Award-winning Broadway actor Gary Beach, who brought Lumiere to life in the Broadway premiere of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and earned a Tony Award for his show-stopping, Judy Garland-tinged take on The Producers’ Roger De Bris, died July 17 in Palm Springs, California. He was 70.
His death was confirmed to Playbill by his agent, Steven Unger.
Beach began his Broadway career in 1969 as the understudy for the role of Edward Rutledge in the original Broadway cast of 1776 (he later assumed the role full-time). Beach’s next Broadway outing was the short-lived musical Something’s Afoot, which ran for 61 performances in 1976.
His greatest roles came later in life, originating the role of the dashing candlestick Lumiere, who beckoned Belle to "Be Our Guest" in Beauty and the Beast—the lavish musical that ushered Disney to Broadway in 1994.
Perhaps his biggest triumph was as director Roger De Bris in Mel Brooks' 2001 hit The Producers—a role Beach imbued with the dedication of an old-fashioned, heart-on-his-sleeve show queen who finally got his moment in the spotlight. His performance earned him the 2001 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. It was a role he reprised in the 2005 film adaptation alongside fellow original Broadway cast members Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick.
Beach continued to appear on Broadway, returning as Albin the 2004 revival of Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles, and as Thénardier in the 2006 revival of Les Misérables.
Gary Beach was born October 10, 1947, in Alexandria, Virginia. He is survived by his husband, Jeff Barnett.
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Tony Award Winner Gary Beach Passes Away At Age 70
by BWW News Desk Jul. 18, 2018
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Tony Award Winner Gary Beach has passed away at age 70. He is survived by his husband Jeffrey Barnett.
Gary Beach received the 2001 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for the role of Roger DeBris in the Broadway production of "The Producers."
An only child born on October 10, 1947 and raised in Alexandria VA, he graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts.
One of Broadway's most beloved comic actors, he was best known for his show-stealing performance as Roger DeBris in Mel Brooks' The Producers, for which he won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Awards.
Accepting the Tony Award, Mr. Beach said, "I am the happiest boy in the fifth grade." The Baruch Frankel Routh Viertel Group, the producers of The Producers, said, "Gary Beach, an actor of consummate skill and artistry, was a glorious human being; a gifted, generous and incredibly funny actor whose presence in a rehearsal room or on the stage lifted everyone's spirit and inspired them to be the best they could be. His joyous, Tony Award winning performance as Roger DeBris will remain forever in our minds and hearts as the personification of the joyous spirit of Mel Brooks' The Producers. We, along with all who knew him are devastated by his passing and will remember him always."
Also on Broadway, Mr. Beach originated the role of Lumiere in Beauty and The Beast and starred as Albin in the revival of La Cage aux Folles, receiving Tony Award nominations for both performances. His other Broadway credits include Thenardier in the revival of Les Miserables; as well as Annie, Doonesbury, The Moony Shapiro Songbook, Broadway Bash. Sweet Adeline(Encores), Something's Afoot and 1776. He toured nationally in Spamalot as King Arthur and in James's Kirkwood's Legends!, which starred Mary Martin and Carol Channing.
On TV he appeared in "Queer as Folk," "Kate and Allie," "Cheers," "Sisters," "Murder, She Wrote," "Late Show with David Letterman," "Jamie Foxx," "The Wayans Brothers," "Dolly Parton," "Saved By the Bell," "Arli$." Gary's Film credits include "Defending Your Life," "Space Works," and "Man of the Century."
© 2018 Wisdom Digital Media
Tony Winner Gary Beach, Star of Broadway's The Producers and Beauty and the Beast, Dies at 70
BY ADAM HETRICK
JUL 18, 2018
Tony Award-winning Broadway actor Gary Beach, who brought Lumiere to life in the Broadway premiere of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and earned a Tony Award for his show-stopping, Judy Garland-tinged take on The Producers’ Roger De Bris, died July 17 in Palm Springs, California. He was 70.
His death was confirmed to Playbill by his agent, Steven Unger.
Beach began his Broadway career in 1969 as the understudy for the role of Edward Rutledge in the original Broadway cast of 1776 (he later assumed the role full-time). Beach’s next Broadway outing was the short-lived musical Something’s Afoot, which ran for 61 performances in 1976.
His greatest roles came later in life, originating the role of the dashing candlestick Lumiere, who beckoned Belle to "Be Our Guest" in Beauty and the Beast—the lavish musical that ushered Disney to Broadway in 1994.
Perhaps his biggest triumph was as director Roger De Bris in Mel Brooks' 2001 hit The Producers—a role Beach imbued with the dedication of an old-fashioned, heart-on-his-sleeve show queen who finally got his moment in the spotlight. His performance earned him the 2001 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. It was a role he reprised in the 2005 film adaptation alongside fellow original Broadway cast members Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick.
Beach continued to appear on Broadway, returning as Albin the 2004 revival of Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles, and as Thénardier in the 2006 revival of Les Misérables.
Gary Beach was born October 10, 1947, in Alexandria, Virginia. He is survived by his husband, Jeff Barnett.
COPYRIGHT 2018 © PLAYBILL INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tony-Award-Winner-Gary-Beach-Passes-Away-At-Age-70-20180718
Tony Award Winner Gary Beach Passes Away At Age 70
by BWW News Desk Jul. 18, 2018
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Tony Award Winner Gary Beach has passed away at age 70. He is survived by his husband Jeffrey Barnett.
Gary Beach received the 2001 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for the role of Roger DeBris in the Broadway production of "The Producers."
An only child born on October 10, 1947 and raised in Alexandria VA, he graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts.
One of Broadway's most beloved comic actors, he was best known for his show-stealing performance as Roger DeBris in Mel Brooks' The Producers, for which he won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Awards.
Accepting the Tony Award, Mr. Beach said, "I am the happiest boy in the fifth grade." The Baruch Frankel Routh Viertel Group, the producers of The Producers, said, "Gary Beach, an actor of consummate skill and artistry, was a glorious human being; a gifted, generous and incredibly funny actor whose presence in a rehearsal room or on the stage lifted everyone's spirit and inspired them to be the best they could be. His joyous, Tony Award winning performance as Roger DeBris will remain forever in our minds and hearts as the personification of the joyous spirit of Mel Brooks' The Producers. We, along with all who knew him are devastated by his passing and will remember him always."
Also on Broadway, Mr. Beach originated the role of Lumiere in Beauty and The Beast and starred as Albin in the revival of La Cage aux Folles, receiving Tony Award nominations for both performances. His other Broadway credits include Thenardier in the revival of Les Miserables; as well as Annie, Doonesbury, The Moony Shapiro Songbook, Broadway Bash. Sweet Adeline(Encores), Something's Afoot and 1776. He toured nationally in Spamalot as King Arthur and in James's Kirkwood's Legends!, which starred Mary Martin and Carol Channing.
On TV he appeared in "Queer as Folk," "Kate and Allie," "Cheers," "Sisters," "Murder, She Wrote," "Late Show with David Letterman," "Jamie Foxx," "The Wayans Brothers," "Dolly Parton," "Saved By the Bell," "Arli$." Gary's Film credits include "Defending Your Life," "Space Works," and "Man of the Century."
© 2018 Wisdom Digital Media
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