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Brad Oscar (born April 20, 1969) is an American musical theatre actor, known for his Broadway performances in musicals such as The Producers and Jekyll and Hyde. He has earned two Tony Award nominations; one for The Producers as Franz Liebkind, and one for Something Rotten! as Nostradamus.
Career
Oscar graduated with a BFA from the Boston University College of Fine Arts in 1986, and was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award, (School of Theatre Distinguished Alumni Award) in 2006.
Oscar's Broadway debut was in the 1990 musical Aspects of Love as a swing. His next roles were in Jekyll and Hyde, as Sir Peter, Archibald Proops, Barrow Boy, and Second Gentleman in both the 1995 tour and the 1997 Broadway show.
His performance, however, in The Producers garnered him the most acclaim. Oscar started out as Franz Liebkind, and was also understudy for Max Bialystock (one of the lead roles) and Roger De Bris. The role of Franz earned Oscar a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, but lost to his co-star Gary Beach. After this success, he replaced Nathan Lane as Bialystock. In 2007, he originated the Bialystock role in the Las Vegas production at the Paris Hotel and Casino.
He has appeared in several productions at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. In 2005 he played "The Devil" (Mr. Applegate) inDamn Yankees, and in October 2006 he played "The Master of Ceremonies" in Cabaret. He played multiple roles,including "Lady Enid", in The Mystery of Irma Vep from June 2008 through July 13, 2008.
Oscar's other regional work includes the title role in the musical Barnum, at the Asolo Repertory Theatre (Florida), from November 12, 2008 through December 20. In recent years, Brad and his sister, Victoria Oscar, have served as the official Santa and Mrs. Claus for the annual National Christmas Tree Lighting Program.
Oscar took over the role of "Uncle Fester" (from Kevin Chamberlin) in The Addams Family on Broadway starting March 8, 2011.
He originated the role of Nostradamus in the musical Something Rotten!, which opened on Broadway in April 2015, for which he earned a 2015 Tony Award nomination, which went to his co-star Christian Borle. He stayed with the production until its closing in January 2017.
He played the role of Beadle Bamford in the Tooting Arts Club production of Sweeney Todd at the Off-Broadway Barrow Street Theatre.
Personal life
Oscar and Diego Prieto, an actor, were married on April 16, 2012 in a ceremony at the Arena Stage, where they met during the 2005 production of Damn Yankees, with Molly Smith officiating.
Credits
Theatre
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Aspects of Love | Swing | Broadway, Apr. 8, 1990 - Mar. 2, 1991 |
| 1992 | Forbidden Broadway Featuring Forbidden Christmas | Performer | Off-Broadway |
| 1993 | Forbidden Broadway 1993 | Performer | Off-Broadway |
| 1994 | Forbidden Broadway 1994 | Performer | Off-Broadway |
| 1997 | Jekyll & Hyde | Second Gentleman/Sir Peter/Barrow Boy/Right Honorable Archibald Proops/Poole (u/s) | Broadway, Apr. 28, 1997 - Jan. 7, 2001 |
| 1999 | Do Re Mi | M.C./Singer | Encores! |
| 2001 | Dreamgirls | Film Executive | Actors Fund Benefit Concert |
| The Producers | Franz Liebkind/Max Bialystock (u/s)/Roger de Bris (u/s) | Broadway, Apr. 19, 2001 - Apr. 15, 2002 | |
| 2002 | Funny Girl | Paul | Actors Fund Benefit Concert |
| The Producers | Max Bialystock | Broadway, Apr. 16, 2002 - Apr. 27, 2003 | |
| 2003 | National tour, 2003 - 2004 | ||
| 2004 | Broadway, Apr. 6, 2004 - Dec. 12, 2004 | ||
| West End, 2004 - 2005 | |||
| 2005 | On the Twentieth Century | Oliver Webb | Actors Fund Benefit Concert |
| Damn Yankees | Mr. Applegate | Arena Stage | |
| 2006 | Cabaret | Master of Ceremonies | Arena Stage, Oct. 2006 |
| 2007 | The Producers | Max Bialystock | Paris Casino |
| Spamalot | Sir Bedevere/Concorde/Dennis's Mother | Broadway, Dec. 18, 2007 - Jan. 11, 2009 | |
| 2008 | The Mystery of Irma Vep | Lady Enid | Arena Stage, June/July 2008 |
| Barnum | Barnum | Asolo Repertory Theatre, Nov. 12 - Dec. 20, 2008 | |
| 2009 | Young Frankenstein | Inspector Kemp/Blind Hermit | National Tour, 2009 - 2010 |
| 2011 | The Addams Family | Uncle Fester | Broadway, Mar. 7 - Dec. 31, 2011 |
| 2013 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Cookie McGee | Broadway, Jan. 8 - Mar. 3, 2013 |
| The Phantom of the Opera | Monseuir Firmin | National Tour | |
| Big Fish | Amos Calloway | Broadway, Oct. 6 - Dec. 29, 2013 | |
| 2015 | Something Rotten! | Nostradamus | Broadway, Apr. 22, 2015 - Jan. 1, 2017 |
| Annie Get Your Gun | Charlie | Encores! | |
| 2017 | Sweeney Todd | Beadle Bamford | Barrow Street Theatre, March 4, 2017 – August 27, 2017 |
| 2019 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Frank Hillard | 5th Avenue Theatre |
| 2020 | Broadway, April 5, 2020 - present |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Producers | Cab Driver | |
| 2008 | Old Days | Louis | short |
| Ghost Town | Day Doorman | ||
| 2014 | Russian Broadway Shutdown | Russian IOC Representative | short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Law & Order | Paul | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mitch | 1 episode |
| 2011 | The Good Wife | Eric Atkins | 1 episode |
| Submissions Only | Bill Hobbs | 1 episode | |
| Outside the Box | Norman Bates | short | |
| 2012 | Smash | Peter | 1 episode |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tony Award | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | The Producers | Nominated |
| 2015 | Something Rotten! | Nominated | ||
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Nominated |