|
Andrew Polec
Andrew Polec (born 28 January 1989) is an actor on both stage and TV, singer and songwriter, best known for originating the role of Strat in Jim Steinman's ''Bat Out Of Hell: The Musical'' from 2016 to 2019, right from the show's workshop through performing in the UK and North America. He is the son of WPVI-TV, 6ABC reporter Don Polec. Career Theatre Note: In 2018, Polec left the London West End cast of the show, only to join the International Touring Cast of the same show. The 2018 Toronto run was originally intended as a tour of North America, but this tour was halted by the show's producers after the first venue. Discography Polec's recording debut was as a member of the University of Rochester's a cappella ensemble - the Midnight Ramblers - on their album ''Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!'', in 2009. In 2012, he released the album ''Welcome to Khat House'' as the lead singer of the band Khat House. The cast recording for ''Bat Out of Hell: The Musical, Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals. Although music has been a part of dramatic presentations since ancient times, modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, with many structural elements established by the works of Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and those of Harrigan and Hart in America. These were followed by the numerous Edwardian musical comedies and the musical theatre w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
