Curt Hansen (actor)
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 14, 1987 Hartford, Wisconsin, United States |
| Genres | Pop, musical theatre |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, dancer, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Columbia records (2007–2009) |
Curt Hansen (born August 14, 1987) is an American actor and singer.
Early life
[edit]He was born in 1987 in Hartford, Wisconsin and is a native actor, singer and dancer. Hansen graduated from Hartford Union High School in Hartford, Wisconsin in 2005.
Career
[edit]He starred in the National Tour of Kinky Boots in the role of Charlie. He also performed in the first national tour of Wicked in the role of Fiyero. In 2010, Hansen was the Gabe understudy/cover in the Tony award-winning Broadway musical Next to Normal and continued in the role of Gabe in the First National Tour of the show through 2010–2011. December 2012 he starred in the Pasadena Playhouse's A Snow White Christmas with Neil Patrick Harris and Ariana Grande. February 2013 found Hansen in Louisville starring as Mike in Todd Almond's musical Girlfriend. Curt was a member of the final cast of Hairspray on Broadway, as well as other Broadway readings and workshops. He also performed in the Mark Taper Forum production of Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed musical Parade.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He studied with the BFA Musical Theatre program at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Hansen took over the role of Fiyero from Ashley Parker Angel in the Broadway production of Wicked, beginning on July 16, 2018.[7] He departed the show on September 9, 2018, and was succeeded by Ryan McCartan.[8] Since 2019, he has been performing the role of Fiyero in the musical's second national tour.[9]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Fashion News Live | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Big Time Rush | Dak Zevon | Episodes: "Big Time Photo Shoot" and "Big Time Concert" |
| 2010 | The Good Wife | Andre | Episode: "Bad Girls" |
| 2013 | B-side | Kate's Boyfriend | |
| 2013 | Monkeywrench | Josh | Short |
| 2016 | People You May Know | Nicholas | |
| 2018 | Madam Secretary | Thomas | Episode: "Night Watch" |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Hairspray | Ensemble, Link Larkin Understudy | Broadway |
| 2010 | Next to Normal | Gabe Understudy | Broadway |
| 2010-2011 | Next to Normal | Gabe | National Tour |
| 2013-2014 | Wicked | Fiyero Tigelaar | 1st National Tour |
| 2015-2016 | Wicked | Ensemble, Fiyero Tigelaar Understudy, The Wizard Understudy, and Dr. Dillamond Understudy | Broadway |
| 2017 | Kinky Boots | Charlie Price | National Tour |
| 2018 | Wicked | Fiyero Tigelaar | Broadway (Gershwin Theatre) |
| 2019–Present | Wicked | Fiyero Tigelaar | 2nd National Tour |
References
[edit]- ^ "Parade The Donmar Warehouse Production Book by Alfred Uhry Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Co-conceived by Harold Prince Directed and Choreographed by Rob Ashford September 24 – November 15, 2009" (PDF). Center Theatre Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ BOB VERINI (October 5, 2009). "Theater Review: Parade – Theater and Musical Production Reviews". Variety. Variety.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ Isherwood, Charles (October 14, 2009). "Sorrow Over an Anti-Semitic Miscarriage of Justice, Rendered in Sotto Voce". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ The Broadway League. "Curt Hansen | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ "CURT HANSEN Theatre Credits – Who's Who Bio". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ "Curt Hansen". IMDb.
- ^ "Jessica Vosk Flies Into Broadway's Wicked July 16". Playbill. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ BWW News Desk (August 30, 2018). "Ryan McCartan Joins WICKED As Fiyero Beginning September 11". Broadway World. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "Mariand Torres, Erin Mackey, and More Fly Into National Tour of Wicked". Playbill. February 26, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Curt Hansen at IMDb