Randy Blair is an American actor and writer, best known for originating the role of Hipolito/Elton John in the Broadway musical '' Amelie''.

Writing career

His work as a bookwriter and lyricist includes '' Gigantic'' (

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), '' Perez Hilton Saves the Universe (or at least the greater Los Angeles area): the Musical!'' (

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), ''Spidermusical'' (Mint Theatre), ''Haute Mess'' (

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), ''#RUFF'' (serials at ( The Flea Theatre)), and Leslie Kritzer's ''Beautiful Disaster'' at Joe's Pub. He has also served as a creative consultant writer on

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's '' Billy on the Street''. His play ''Mrs. Lowenstein'' was adapted into a five-part limited series

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starring

Ann Dowd Ann Dowd (born January 30, 1956) is an American actress. She has appeared in numerous films, including '' Green Card'' (1990), ''Lorenzo's Oil'' (1992), ''Philadelphia'' (1993), '' Garden State'' (2004), '' The Manchurian Candidate'' (2004), '' M ...

Acting career

As an actor, Blair originated the role of Hipolito/Elton John in the world premiere of '' Amelie'' at

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, and continued with the production to the

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in Los Angeles and the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway. Other

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world premieres include the

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-winning ''

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'', directed by

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; '' The Black Crook'' at

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; ''The Yellow Wood'', directed by

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; and the original developmental productions of ''

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''. Regional theatre affiliations include Berkeley Rep, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis,

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is a non-profit theatre company located at 641 D Street NW in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1980, it produces new plays which it believes to be edgy, challenging, and thought-provok ...

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, and Weston Playhouse. Blair's television work includes '' Naked Brothers Band'', '' Viralcom'', ''

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'', ''

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''. He also performed in the film '' Afterwards''.

References

External links

Official Site
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