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Andrew Keenan-Bolger

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Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Born (1985-05-16) May 16, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
EducationRenaissance High School
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actor, filmmaker
Known forNewsies
Tuck Everlasting
Submissions Only
Spouse
Scott Bixby
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(m. 2018)​
Websitewww.andrewkeenanbolger.com

Andrew Keenan-Bolger is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for originating the roles of Crutchie in Newsies and Jesse Tuck in Tuck Everlasting on Broadway. His other Broadway credits include Robertson Ay in Mary Poppins, Jojo in Seussical, and Chip in Beauty and the Beast.

In 2010, Keenan-Bolger co-created the web series Submissions Only with Kate Wetherhead. He serves as the series' director and editor. He has also directed two short films, Sign and The Ceiling Fan.

Early life and education

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A Detroit native, Keenan-Bolger is the brother of Celia Keenan-Bolger and Maggie Keenan-Bolger. He graduated from Renaissance High School and the University of Michigan, where he received with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, in musical theatre, in 2007.

Career

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As a teenager, Keenan-Bolger was in the original 2000 cast of Seussical on Broadway, as an alternate Jojo. He made his Broadway debut in the mid-1990s as Chip in Beauty and the Beast, and appeared Off-Broadway in the 1999 return engagement of A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden as Young Scrooge. The actor was featured in the first national tours of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as Leaf Coneybear, Ragtime as the Little Boy, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas as Young Max. Other theater credits include High School Musical on Stage! at North Shore Music Theatre and Perez Hilton Saves the Universe at the 2008 Fringe Festival.

He has also been seen on television as Christophe on the series The Naked Brothers Band and as a weekly commentator on FNMTV on MTV. His film credits include Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and Marci X.[2]

Keenan-Bolger created a video blog to promote North Shore Music Theatre's production of High School Musical in which he starred. Keenan-Bolger was a regular on fellow web series The Battery's Down. He is noted for his performance of the song 'You're in Vegas' which is available for download on iTunes.[3]

In 2010, Keenan-Bolger co-created the web series Submissions Only with fellow Broadway performer Kate Wetherhead. He serves as the series' director and editor.

On October 12, 2010, he took over the role of Robertson Ay in the Broadway production of Disney's Mary Poppins[4] and later played the part on the National tour. He created the role of Omar in the 5th Avenue Theater production of Disney's Aladdin (July 2011) and played Crutchie in Disney's Newsies (March 2012), a role he originally created at the Paper Mill Playhouse (September 2011).[5] His last performance date as Crutchie was on March 11, 2013, so he could begin rehearsal for his role in the musical adaptation of Tuck Everlasting.[6][7] He was supposed to star as Jesse Tuck, with performances beginning on July 28, 2013, at Boston's Colonial Theatre, but the show was delayed due to the lack of availability of a suitable theatre for its subsequent transfer to New York.[8] He next performed in A.R. Gurney's drama Family Furniture, which ran from November 12 to December 22, 2013, at The Flea Theater in the TriBeCa section of New York City.[9][10] He played the part of Billy Frazier in the 2014 romantic comedy film The Rewrite, starring Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei.[11]

He revisited the role of Jesse Tuck in the Broadway production of Tuck Everlasting which opened on April 26, 2016, and ran until May 29, 2016.[12]

On May 23, 2017, Bolger revisited his role of Crutchie in the live-on-stage Newsies musical film.[13]

Personal life

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Keenan-Bolger married Scott Bixby, the former[14] White House reporter for The Daily Beast, on October 13, 2018.[15]

Filmography

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Film and television

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Year Title Role Notes
Unknown One Life to Live Leo 3 episodes
1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Chip (singing voice)
2003 Marci X Chip Spinkle
2008 The Naked Brothers Band Christophe 4 episodes
2008–2015 The Battery's Down Andrew 13 episodes
2013 Shit I Love Cinematographer Short
2014 Looking Alex 1 episode
2014 Are You Joking? Corey
2014 The Rewrite Billy Frazier
2014 It Could Be Worse Twink Slave 1 episode
2015 Nurse Jackie Angus 1 episode
2015 Broadway Draft 2015 Anchor Short
2015 Serial: The TV Show Self, filmed by, and director Short
2015 Death and Cupcakes Dale Blankenship Short
2016 The Ceiling Fan Director Short
2016 If Love Were All Director Short
2016 Sign Director Short
2017 Newsies: The Broadway Musical Crutchie
2018 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Perry 1 episode
2018 Three Rivers Roy TV movie
2020 The Undoing Jason Reynolds 2 episodes
2021 The Other Two Himself 1 episode
2021 The Blacklist Andrew Freeson 1 episode
2023 The Nana Project Editor
TBD Flirting With Possibilities Charlie Short

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Beauty and the Beast Chip Broadway replacement
1998 Ragtime Little Boy National tour
1999 A Christmas Carol Young Scrooge Off-Broadway
2000–2001 Seussical the Musical Jojo Broadway alternate
2007 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Leaf Coneybear National tour
2007 High School Musical on Stage! Ryan Evans North Shore Music Theatre
2008 Perez Hilton Saves the Universe Zac Efron/Tom Cruise/Sarah Jessica Parker, etc. New York Fringe Festival
2008 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Young Max National tour
2009 Mary Poppins Robertson Ay National tour[16]
2010–2012 Broadway replacement
2011 Newsies Crutchie Paper Mill Playhouse
2012–2013 Broadway original cast
2013 Family Furniture Nick Off-off-Broadway
2014 Tuck Everlasting Jesse Tuck Alliance Theater
2015 Ever After Gustave Paper Mill Playhouse
2016 Newsies Crutchie Pantages Theatre[17]
2016 Tuck Everlasting Jesse Tuck Broadway original cast
2017 Kris Kringle the Musical Kris Kringle Off-Broadway
2019 Little Shop of Horrors Seymour Cape Playhouse
2021 Seven Deadly Sins Philippe Off-Broadway
2023 Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Harker & Others Off-Broadway

Concerts

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Year Title Songs
2014 Submissions Only at 54 Below Sings: "More of You", "Uh-Oh", "I Got a Reading" and "Nobody Does Mean Like Me"
Introduces: "Chin in My Hands"

Web

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Year Title Role Notes
2010–2014 Submissions Only Donny Rich Also Producer, Writer, Director, Video Editor, and Cinematographer
2014 SHERLOCK - The Musical (Season 3)[18] Dr. John Watson Produced, Written, and Directed by YouTube channel AVByte
2020 Stars in the House Himself 3 episodes

Scripted podcasts

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Year Title Role
2018 Wolverine: The Long Night Deputy Bobby Reid

Bibliography

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Title Result
2012 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Newsies Nominated
2016 Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Tuck Everlasting Nominated

References

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  1. ^ https://playbill.com/article/celebrate-andrew-keenan-bolger-with-a-look-back-at-his-stage-highlights [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Andrew Keenan Bolger". IMDb. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  3. ^ Keenan-Bolger, Andrew; Zachary, Alan; Weiner, Michael; Wilson, Jake (April 7, 2009). "You're in Vegas". The Battery's Down. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  4. ^ Mary Poppins, IBDB Replacements/Transfers Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Rooney, David. "Theater Review: 'Newsies The Musical'. Newsboy Strike? Sing All About It" The New York Times, September 27, 2011
  6. ^ Ferri, Josh. "Andy Richardson to Replace Andrew Keenan-Bolger as Newsies's Next Crutchie". Broadway Buzz. Broadway.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  7. ^ Hetrick, Adam (January 23, 2013). "Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Carolee Carmello and Sadie Sink Set for World Premiere of Tuck Everlasting; Musical Is Broadway-Aimed". Playbill. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  8. ^ Grant, Diamond. "Tuck Everlasting Takes Pre-Broadway Run in Atlanta". Broadway Tour. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  9. ^ Family Furniture at The Flea Theatre website.
  10. ^ Charles Isherwood, "Theater Review: Clouds Gather on the Lake, A. R. Gurney’s ‘Family Furniture,’ at the Flea Theater", The New York Times (November 25, 2013).
  11. ^ The Rewrite at the IMDB.
  12. ^ Viagas, Robert (May 29, 2016). "Broadway Musical Tuck Everlasting Closes Today". Playbill. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Disney's Newsies: The Broadway Musical! (2017) - IMDb". Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via m.imdb.com.
  14. ^ "Scott Bixby". The Daily Beast. November 12, 2022.
  15. ^ Lefkowitz, Andy (October 15, 2018). "Broadway's Andrew Keenan-Bolger & Longtime Beau Scott Bixby Tie the Knot". Broadway Buzz. Broadway.com.
  16. ^ "Full Casting Announced For National Tour of Mary Poppins | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. February 2, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  17. ^ https://playbill.com/article/inside-the-los-angeles-filming-of-newsies [bare URL]
  18. ^ "Sherlock — The Musical". YouTube. January 13, 2014. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021.
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