Andrew Shearer Gehling (born October 16, 1982) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his role as Dr. Pomatter in the Broadway musical ''

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Biography

Gehling grew up in

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, performing as a child in several shows with the Greensboro Children's Theatre and Livestock Players Youth Theatre. He attended

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

in Pittsburgh. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon, Gehling booked “Snow White - An Enchanting Musical” at the Disneyland Resort. Gehling made his Broadway debut as Bob Gaudio in ''

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'' and went on to play Warren Smith in the Broadway revival of ''

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''. He has performed Off-Broadway in ''A Minister's Wife'' and ''Anne of Green Gables''. In 2016, he originated the role of Jim Pomatter in the musical ''

'' on Broadway, where he remained until April 2, 2017. He returned to star alongside Betsy Wolfe on June 27, 2017. In May - June 2017, he starred as Joe Bradley in ''Roman Holiday'' at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco. He began starring in a new musical ''

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in Washington, D.C., on July 13, 2018, in the dual roles of Dave Kovic and President Bill Mitchell. The musical has music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and the book by Benjamin and Thomas Meehan. Gehling joined the Off-Broadway cast of '' Little Shop of Horrors'' as Orin in March 2023.

Personal life

Gehling was previously married to fellow performer and Carnegie Mellon graduate Sara Jean Ford in 2009. They have one daughter together named Anne Kelly Gehling.It's a New Age at Phantom in Sara Jean Ford's Calming Dressing Room"
broadway.com, October 20, 2010

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Stage credits

References

External links

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Broadway profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gehling, Drew 1982 births Living people American male stage actors American male television actors American male video game actors Male actors from North Carolina Carnegie Mellon University alumni Columbia University alumni