Adam Pascal (born October , ) is an American actor, singer, and
musician, known for his performance as Roger Davis in the original
cast of Jonathan Larson's musical Rent on Broadway, the movie version
of the musical, and the Broadway tour of Rent in . He is also known
for originating the role of Radames in Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida,
for playing the Emcee from the revival of Cabaret, and for playing
Huey Calhoun in the Broadway company of Memphis. Most recently, he
played William Shakespeare in the Tony Award-winning musical Something
Rotten!Pascal was born in The Bronx, New York, and grew up in
Woodbury, Nassau County, New York, with his mother, Wendy (née
Frishman), and stepfather, Mel Seamon. He was raised Jewish. He
graduated from Syosset High School. He then graduated from New York
Institute of Technology. Before his interest in music, he was a
personal trainer. Although he began as a rock musician playing in a
number of bands (such as Mute) formed with his schoolmates, Pascal
became drawn to the musical theater.A friend of his from high school
(Idina Menzel's boyfriend at the time) mentioned Rent to him. On a
whim, he auditioned and was cast as the HIV-positive rock guitarist
Roger Davis. His powerful tenor voice and his performance in Rent
earned him a Tony nomination, a Theater World award, and an Obie
Award. He left the show on November , , but went on to reprise Roger
when Rent opened in London.The role helped Pascal gain fame on
Broadway, and he was cast in the Elton John and Tim Rice musical Aida
as the Egyptian general Radames with the original and final casts
(former Rent castmate Idina Menzel would co-star as Amneris in ), and
Kander and Ebb's Cabaret, appearing in the show as the Emcee (closing
cast). He also participated in several charity performances, including
Chess in (playing the American, Freddie Trumper), Hair in (singing
"I Got Life"), and the Hour Plays in . He returned to Aida in to
close the run of the show as Radames.
musician, known for his performance as Roger Davis in the original
cast of Jonathan Larson's musical Rent on Broadway, the movie version
of the musical, and the Broadway tour of Rent in . He is also known
for originating the role of Radames in Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida,
for playing the Emcee from the revival of Cabaret, and for playing
Huey Calhoun in the Broadway company of Memphis. Most recently, he
played William Shakespeare in the Tony Award-winning musical Something
Rotten!Pascal was born in The Bronx, New York, and grew up in
Woodbury, Nassau County, New York, with his mother, Wendy (née
Frishman), and stepfather, Mel Seamon. He was raised Jewish. He
graduated from Syosset High School. He then graduated from New York
Institute of Technology. Before his interest in music, he was a
personal trainer. Although he began as a rock musician playing in a
number of bands (such as Mute) formed with his schoolmates, Pascal
became drawn to the musical theater.A friend of his from high school
(Idina Menzel's boyfriend at the time) mentioned Rent to him. On a
whim, he auditioned and was cast as the HIV-positive rock guitarist
Roger Davis. His powerful tenor voice and his performance in Rent
earned him a Tony nomination, a Theater World award, and an Obie
Award. He left the show on November , , but went on to reprise Roger
when Rent opened in London.The role helped Pascal gain fame on
Broadway, and he was cast in the Elton John and Tim Rice musical Aida
as the Egyptian general Radames with the original and final casts
(former Rent castmate Idina Menzel would co-star as Amneris in ), and
Kander and Ebb's Cabaret, appearing in the show as the Emcee (closing
cast). He also participated in several charity performances, including
Chess in (playing the American, Freddie Trumper), Hair in (singing
"I Got Life"), and the Hour Plays in . He returned to Aida in to
close the run of the show as Radames.
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