Manoel Felciano (born November 12, 1970) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter.

Career

He received a humanities degree from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

. Felciano attended the Graduate Acting Program at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the a ...

, graduating in 2004. He joined the American Conservatory Theater (San Francisco)'s core acting program in 2009, having previously performed there in Edward Albee's '' At Home at the Zoo'' and

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's ''

Rock 'n' Roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It originated from African-American music such as jazz, rhythm an ...

''. Feliciano is known for playing

Tobias Ragg Tobias is the transliteration of the Greek which is a translation of the Hebrew biblical name he, טוֹבִיה, Toviyah, JahGod is good, label=none. With the biblical Book of Tobias being present in the Deuterocanon/Apocrypha of the Bible, To ...

in the 2005

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revival of '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'', for which he was nominated for a

Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical This is a list of the winners and nominations of Tony Award for the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. The award has been given since 1947, but the nominees who did not win have only been publicly announced since 1956. Winner and ...

. In this production, all of the actors played their own instruments, with Felciano playing the piano, violin and clarinet. He appeared in the "Reprise" (Los Angeles) production of '' Sunday in the Park with George'' in January 2007. He appeared in the

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production of '' Three Sisters'' in July 2008, as "Andrei". He appeared at the

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in ''

Ragtime Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that flourished from the 1890s to 1910s. Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers such as Scott J ...

'' in April to May 2009, as "Tateh". He performed in the stage musical ''

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'' at

Hartford Stage Hartford Stage is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit regional theatre company located on Church Street in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Since its founding in 1963, Hartford Stage has won the Regional Theatre Tony Award (1989) and many Connectic ...

(Connecticut) as "Gleb". The production ran from May 12 to June 12, 2016. Profiled as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre by Columbia University School of the Arts in 2022.

Personal life

His father is Richard Felciano, a contemporary composer and

UC Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant uni ...

Professor Emeritus, and his mother is Rita Felciano, a dance critic.

Theatre credits

;Broadway *'' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' - Tobias - (

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nomination) *''

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

'' - u/s Taylor Collins *'' Jesus Christ Superstar'' - Ensemble & u/s Judas and Annas *''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining o ...

'' - Swing (Broadway debut) *'' Amelie'' - Raphael/Bretodeau *''

Dear Evan Hansen ''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a tr ...

'' - Larry Murphy * ''Disaster!'' - Wealthy Man/Taxi Driver/Workman 2 & u/s Tony, Ted, & Maury * ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' - Horace Gilmer * ''Parade'' - Tom Watson ;Off-Broadway *'' The Changeling'' *''Trumpery'' *'' Shockheaded Peter'' *''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...

'' *'' By the Way, Meet Vera Stark'' ;American Conservatory Theater *''

Clybourne Park ''Clybourne Park'' is a 2010 play by Bruce Norris written as a spin-off to Lorraine Hansberry's play '' A Raisin in the Sun'' (1959). It portrays fictional events set during and after the Hansberry play, and is loosely based on historical event ...

'' *''Round and Round the Garden'' *''

The Caucasian Chalk Circle ''The Caucasian Chalk Circle'' (german: Der kaukasische Kreidekreis) is a play by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. An example of Brecht's epic theatre, the play is a parable about a peasant girl who rescues a baby and becomes a ...

'' *'' November'' *''

Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo ''Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo'' (formerly titled ''Peter & Jerry'') is a play by Edward Albee which adds a first act to his 1959 play ''The Zoo Story''. This first act, also called ''Homelife'', revolves around the marriage of Peter and An ...

'' *''

'' *'' A Christmas Carol'' ;Regional (U.S.) *''

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), 2016 *''

'' (

The Kennedy Center The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the Potom ...

), 2009 *'' Three Sisters'' (

), 2008 *'' Sunday in the Park with George'' (Reprise Theatre Company), 2007

Filmography

Discography

;Cast albums *1998 — ''Cabaret: The New Broadway Cast Recording'' *2004 — ''Brooklyn: The Musical (2004 Original Broadway Cast)'' *2005 — ''Sweeney Todd (2005 Broadway Revival Cast)'' *2017 — ''Amélie - A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)'' ;Solo recordings *

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Felciano, Manoel 1970 births Living people American male stage actors Tisch School of the Arts alumni Yale University alumni