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A 25+ year veteran of the stage, Edward first caught the show-biz bug in the 4th grade, as the result of a children's theatre production and made his debut as a child cabaret performer with the
Performers Theater Workshop. Graduating from Livingston High School, he spanned the theatrical gamut, starting with earning his B.A. in music theatre from the New Jersey City University.


UNIVERSITY CREDITS
West Side Story (Doc); Fiddler on the Roof (Lazar Wolf); Godspell (
Lamar); The Man of La Mancha (The Padre); The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Bazzard); Dreamgirls (Backup Vocals); Jesus Christ Superstar (King Herod); Lend Me A Tenor (Henry); Camino Real (Jacques); The Madwoman of Chaillot (The Policeman); Tiger at the Gates (Priam); The Crucible (Thomas Putnam); Die Fledermaus (Ivan); The Yeomen of the Guard (Sgt. Meryll); The Mikado (Pish Tush); Iolanthe (ensemble)


REGIONAL
Battery Factory Theater:   The Light in the Piazza (Roy Johnson);  Children of Eden (Noah); Dog Sees God: The Confessions of A Teenage Blockhead (CB)

The Barn Theatre:  Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Charles Dabernow Schmendiman)

Studio Players:  Stuart Little (Snowbell/Dr. Paul Carey/Henry Rackmeyer/Zeke/Stuart's Doctor); Wooing Wed Widing Hood (Big Bad Wolf)

West Orange Theatre Under The Stars:  Fiddler on the Roof (Motel); The Dragon Slayer's Academy (Mordred)  Ruthless - The Musical! (Sylvia St. Croix);  Moon Over Buffalo (Richard); Broadway's Best 2000 & 2002; The Fantasticks (Hucklebee); Pippin (Charles) and 1776 (Samuel Chase)

Theater à la Carte:  The Unexpected Guest (Henry Angell)

RTG Productions:  Jesus Christ Superstar (King Herod)

Inspire Us Productions:  Pippin (Charles); A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Erronious).

Attic Ensemble:  Is There Life After High School? (Ensemble cast)

After Hours Players:  Out of the Frying Pan (Arthur Kenny); Ten Little Indians (William Blore).

Performer's Theater Workshop:  Annie (Oliver Warbucks)


DINNER THEATER & SUMMER STOCK
Hart Theatrical Productions:  Gypsy (Uncle Jocko/Kringlein/Cigar); She Loves Me (HeadWaiter); Some Like It Hot (Beinstock); Hello Dolly! (Rudolph)

J. Gordon Bell Productions:   South Pacific (Seabee); The Phantom of the Opera (M. Moncharmin); Meet Me In St Louis (Dr. Bond)

Pioneer Playhouse:  The Front Page (Hartmann); Alone Together (Keith)


ORIGINAL CONCEPTS & CABARET
Paper Mill Playhouse:  Life On Earth (soloist)

China Club:  sponsored by JPMorgan (soloist)

Eat to the Beat Coffee House:  sponsored by Inspire Us Productions (soloist)


NATIONAL TOURS
The Bawdy Babes of Broadway:  (Celeste)

Hudson Shakespeare Company:  Merry Wives of Windsor (Falstaff)

American Theater Arts For Youth:  Babes In Toyland (Barnaby); Pinocchio (Gepetto); Sleeping Beauty (King)


RECORDINGS & MUSIC VIDEO
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video page on this site for more information


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