Ed Dixon (born September 2, 1948 in

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) is an American character actor, playwright and composer.

Actor

Dixon has appeared in numerous Broadway shows, including '' No, No, Nanette'', '' The King of Schnorrers'', ''

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'' (the show's 2nd and longest running Thenardier), '' Cyrano'', ''

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'', '' The Iceman Cometh'', '' The Best Man'', '' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and Anything Goes. In 1987 he was nominated for a

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for his performance in the musical ''

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'', for which he wrote the book, music, and lyrics.Internet Broadway Database: Ed Dixon Credits on Broadway
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's premiere production of

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's ''

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'' and is on the recording conducted by the composer. He can also be heard on the cast recording of the 2001 national tour of

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. Dixon toured as the Governor opposite

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as Miss Mona and Gary Sandy as Ed Earl Dodd. He was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award for best supporting actor in a musical in Kathy Lee Gifford's Saving Aimee and won the 2010 Helen Hayes Award for best supporting actor in a musical for his turn as Max in the ''Sunset Boulevard'', a role he also played in the 1996 US tour. For his creation, ''Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose'' off-Broadway, he won the 2017

for best solo performance. In 2018, he played Judge Turpin opposite Terrence Mann in the title role of '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' at the

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Playwright & composer

Dixon is the author/composer of ''

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'', which debuted in New York at The York Theatre after being launched at Goodspeed Musicals. ''Fanny Hill'' was nominated for two Drama Desk Awards and one Drama-Logue Award. Dixon also wrote the musical ''

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'' with noted playwright A. R. Gurney. The musical won the Festival Prize and the Audience Award when it debuted at the New York Musical Theatre Festival.His latest work, Whodunit... The Musical, based on a

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mystery has gained critical acclaim in regional venues throughout the United States.

Memoirs

Dixon released his memoir ''SECRETS OF A LIFE ON STAGE... AND OFF'' on May 3, 2012.

References

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