Bruce Dow (born April , in Seattle, Washington) is an
American-Canadian actor, best known for his five featured roles on
Broadway, his seasons in leading roles at the Stratford Festival, his
Dora Mavor Moore Awards-winning performances at Buddies in Bad Times,
the world's largest and longest running LGBTQ theatre, his voicing the
character of Max for Total Drama Pahkitew Island and his appearances
on the Rick Mercer Report and Murdoch Mysteries. Even guest appearing
on Corn & Peg as Captain Thunderhoof's arch enemy the Bad Bronco.He is
also a professional stage director, a produced composer/lyricist and
an experienced theatre educator, specializing in Shakespeare and
musical theatre, having taught at colleges and universities across
Canada and the United States, including The National Theatre School of
Canada, the Stratford Festival Department of Professional Theatre
Training, SUNY Plattsburgh, Sheridan College and the Randolph Academy
for the Performing Arts.Dow made his Broadway debut in Jane Eyre, and
has appeared on Broadway in The Music Man, Anything Goes as King Herod
in the Tony-nominated revival of Jesus Christ Superstar which opened
in the Avon Theatre in Stratford, Ontario; and most recently as Paul
Burrell in the Diana: A True Musical Story from the Tony Award-winning
creative teams behind Come From Away and Memphis. In the winter of ,
Jesus Christ Superstar transferred to the La Jolla Playhouse and then
to Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre for an opening in March . Dow
received many rave reviews for his comedic, yet serious, performance.
The show closed July , , with Dow still as Herod.Known for his
critically acclaimed, non-traditional interpretations of well-known
roles, Dow has appeared as the Emcee in Cabaret, directed by Amanda
Dehnert, the Baker in Into the Woods, directed by Peter Hinton and as
Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, directed
at Stratford by Des McAnuff and later in Washington, D.C., by Alan
Paul.
American-Canadian actor, best known for his five featured roles on
Broadway, his seasons in leading roles at the Stratford Festival, his
Dora Mavor Moore Awards-winning performances at Buddies in Bad Times,
the world's largest and longest running LGBTQ theatre, his voicing the
character of Max for Total Drama Pahkitew Island and his appearances
on the Rick Mercer Report and Murdoch Mysteries. Even guest appearing
on Corn & Peg as Captain Thunderhoof's arch enemy the Bad Bronco.He is
also a professional stage director, a produced composer/lyricist and
an experienced theatre educator, specializing in Shakespeare and
musical theatre, having taught at colleges and universities across
Canada and the United States, including The National Theatre School of
Canada, the Stratford Festival Department of Professional Theatre
Training, SUNY Plattsburgh, Sheridan College and the Randolph Academy
for the Performing Arts.Dow made his Broadway debut in Jane Eyre, and
has appeared on Broadway in The Music Man, Anything Goes as King Herod
in the Tony-nominated revival of Jesus Christ Superstar which opened
in the Avon Theatre in Stratford, Ontario; and most recently as Paul
Burrell in the Diana: A True Musical Story from the Tony Award-winning
creative teams behind Come From Away and Memphis. In the winter of ,
Jesus Christ Superstar transferred to the La Jolla Playhouse and then
to Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre for an opening in March . Dow
received many rave reviews for his comedic, yet serious, performance.
The show closed July , , with Dow still as Herod.Known for his
critically acclaimed, non-traditional interpretations of well-known
roles, Dow has appeared as the Emcee in Cabaret, directed by Amanda
Dehnert, the Baker in Into the Woods, directed by Peter Hinton and as
Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, directed
at Stratford by Des McAnuff and later in Washington, D.C., by Alan
Paul.
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