Peter Murray Kapetan was an American Broadway actor, singer and dancer
notable for playing numerous roles during a thirty-year career. He was
notable for performing in the musical The Wedding Singer as a Ronald
Reagan impersonator. He appeared in Titanic, Sunset Boulevard, Joseph
and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Got Tu Go Disco. He
appeared in many national tours and offâ€"Broadway productions. He
choreographed numerous shows and mentored young performers and was
active in alumni events for his alma mater, Northwestern University.
He died of cancer on June 4, 2008.Kapetan was a graduate of Phillips
Academy in Andover and was part of the school's first coâ€"educational
class. His Andover classmates included authors Nate Lee, Heather Mac
Donald, Sara Nelson, Chris Agee and Karl Kirchwey; jazz pianist Bill
Cunliffe, painter Julian Hatton and sculptor Gar Waterman; and
business executive Peter Currie. In 1974, he played the lead role of
the French planter Emile in the school's production of the musical
South Pacific, playing opposite classmate Dana Delany. He was close
friends with restaurateur Priscilla Martel. He attended Northwestern
University and graduated in 1978.Kapetan played the role of Oliver
Webb in the production of On the Twentieth Century. He played one of
the brothers in the original cast of Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat. He played a leading role in the off-Broadway
production of Camelot with Richard Burton. He had leading roles in The
Wedding Singer and Aida. He appeared in the movie Farm Girl in New
York in 2008 and also in the Disney production of Confessions of a
Shopaholic. He played the role of Sam Himmelsteen in The Wild Party.
He was in the show The Scarlet Pimpernel.
notable for playing numerous roles during a thirty-year career. He was
notable for performing in the musical The Wedding Singer as a Ronald
Reagan impersonator. He appeared in Titanic, Sunset Boulevard, Joseph
and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Got Tu Go Disco. He
appeared in many national tours and offâ€"Broadway productions. He
choreographed numerous shows and mentored young performers and was
active in alumni events for his alma mater, Northwestern University.
He died of cancer on June 4, 2008.Kapetan was a graduate of Phillips
Academy in Andover and was part of the school's first coâ€"educational
class. His Andover classmates included authors Nate Lee, Heather Mac
Donald, Sara Nelson, Chris Agee and Karl Kirchwey; jazz pianist Bill
Cunliffe, painter Julian Hatton and sculptor Gar Waterman; and
business executive Peter Currie. In 1974, he played the lead role of
the French planter Emile in the school's production of the musical
South Pacific, playing opposite classmate Dana Delany. He was close
friends with restaurateur Priscilla Martel. He attended Northwestern
University and graduated in 1978.Kapetan played the role of Oliver
Webb in the production of On the Twentieth Century. He played one of
the brothers in the original cast of Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat. He played a leading role in the off-Broadway
production of Camelot with Richard Burton. He had leading roles in The
Wedding Singer and Aida. He appeared in the movie Farm Girl in New
York in 2008 and also in the Disney production of Confessions of a
Shopaholic. He played the role of Sam Himmelsteen in The Wild Party.
He was in the show The Scarlet Pimpernel.
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