Lee Roy Reams (born August 23, 1942) is an American musical theatre actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, and

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Early life and career

Born in

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, Reams earned a Master of Arts degree and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the

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at the

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. He made his

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debut in '' Sweet Charity'' in 1966. Reams was nominated for both the

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and Drama Desk Awards as Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in the original production of '' 42nd Street'' in 1980. He played the role of Frank Schultz in the 1989

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production of ''

Show Boat ''Show Boat'' is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock worke ...

'', which was televised on ''

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'' by

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Broadway credits

*1966: '' Sweet Charity'' (Young Spanish Man) *1969: ''

Oklahoma! ''Oklahoma!'' is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, ''Green Grow the Lilacs''. Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tell ...

'' (Will Parker) *1970: ''

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'' (Duane Fox) *1974: ''

Lorelei The Lorelei ( ; ), spelled Loreley in German, is a , steep slate rock on the right bank of the River Rhine in the Rhine Gorge (or Middle Rhine) at Sankt Goarshausen in Germany, part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Th ...

'' (Henry Spofford) *1978: '' Hello, Dolly!'' (Cornelius Hackl) *1980: '' 42nd Street'' (Billy Lawlor) *1983: '' La Cage aux Folles'' (Albin/Zaza) *1994: ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine ...

'' (Lumiere) *1995: ''Hello, Dolly!'' (Choreographer) *1998: ''An Evening with

Jerry Herman Gerald Sheldon Herman (July 10, 1931December 26, 2019) was an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway theatre. One of the most commercially successful Broadway songwriters of his time, Herman was the composer and lyricist ...

'' (Co-star & Director) *2006: '' The Producers'' (Roger DeBris)

Film and television credits

*1968: '' Sweet Charity'' (Dancer) *1987: ''

Leg Work ''Leg Work'' is an American police drama television series created by Frank Abatemarco that premiered on CBS on October 3, 1987. Ten episodes of the series were produced, of which six were aired prior to the show's cancellation. The final episode ...

'' *1989: ''

'' (Frank Schultz) *2017: ''

Nunsense ''Nunsense'' (1985) is a musical comedy with a book, music, and lyrics by Dan Goggin. Originating as a line of greeting cards, Goggin expanded the concept into a cabaret show that ran for 38 weeks, and eventually into a full-length musical. The ...

'' (The Saint) *2018: '' Theater Talk'' (Himself)

References

External links

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Internet Off-Broadway Database The Internet Off-Broadway Database (IOBDB), also formerly known as the Lortel Archives, is an online database that catalogues theatre productions shown off-Broadway. The IOBDB was funded and developed by the non-profit Lucille Lortel Foundatio ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reams, Lee Roy American male musical theatre actors American theatre directors American choreographers American male dancers American male singers People from Covington, Kentucky University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music alumni 1942 births Living people Male actors from Kentucky Singers from Kentucky