Dennis H. Beaulne (born April 30, 1958), better known by his stage
name Dennis Courtney, is an American stage director, choreographer,
actor and teacher of master classes in auditioning for the theatre. As
a director, he is notable for winning the 2008 Israeli National
Theatre Prize (Israel's TONY Award equivalent) for his work in the
Cameri Theatre production of Fiddler On The Roof, in Tel Aviv. The
production closed on January 27, 2016 after a near 8-year run. As an
actor, he made his Broadway debut in the 1979 production of Peter Pan
with Sandy Duncan and George Rose. Subsequent Broadway/National
Tour/Production credits include Shenandoah with John Raitt (1984),
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1984), Roza (1987) and
Starlight Express (1989-1990). He directed and choreographed a
production of My Way, for the Riverside Center Theatre in Virginia and
It Shoulda Been You starring Kim Zimmer and 8 Track: The Sounds of the
70's for Gretna Theatre in July and August 2016. In early 2017, he
directed and choreographed Kiss Me, Kate at Kent State. In March 2017
he directed the pre-Broadway workshop production of The Last Adam, a
new musical by George Alex Livings and Jonathan Hickey. He has
collaborated with playwright David Brian Colbert on a new play with
music about the life of legendary performer, Ethel Waters, entitled
Still Waters: The Life of the Legendary Ethel Waters. The play is
currently in development.Born Denis Beaulne in Detroit, Michigan to
French Canadian parents, Albert Beaulne and Claudette Perron. He took
the stage name Dennis Courtney with his first union acting job in
1978. Courtney has 2 siblings - a sister, Rachelle Beaulne McKevlin
and a brother, Raymond Beaulne. He also has a step-sister, Lori Hurren
Harrell and a step-brother, WIlliam Hurren. Dennis' parents divorced
in 1967 and both remarried. His mother married Harry Parr and his
father married Anna Pasternacki. Harry Parr died in 1986, Anna
Pasternacki Beaulne died on December 5, 2011. Albert Beaulne is
currently living in Cornelius, NC. Dennis' mother, Claudette, died on
June 6, 2010. Dennis has been in a long term relationship with
entrepreneur, Grant Wheaton, since 2000. Dennis and Grant became
engaged on Christmas Day 2016 and married on July 29, 2017.He
graduated from Anderson High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and studied
theatre at the University of Cincinnati. He currently resides in New
York City and has homes in Sarasota, Florida and Palm Desert,
California.Official Website - http://www.denniscourtney.com
name Dennis Courtney, is an American stage director, choreographer,
actor and teacher of master classes in auditioning for the theatre. As
a director, he is notable for winning the 2008 Israeli National
Theatre Prize (Israel's TONY Award equivalent) for his work in the
Cameri Theatre production of Fiddler On The Roof, in Tel Aviv. The
production closed on January 27, 2016 after a near 8-year run. As an
actor, he made his Broadway debut in the 1979 production of Peter Pan
with Sandy Duncan and George Rose. Subsequent Broadway/National
Tour/Production credits include Shenandoah with John Raitt (1984),
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1984), Roza (1987) and
Starlight Express (1989-1990). He directed and choreographed a
production of My Way, for the Riverside Center Theatre in Virginia and
It Shoulda Been You starring Kim Zimmer and 8 Track: The Sounds of the
70's for Gretna Theatre in July and August 2016. In early 2017, he
directed and choreographed Kiss Me, Kate at Kent State. In March 2017
he directed the pre-Broadway workshop production of The Last Adam, a
new musical by George Alex Livings and Jonathan Hickey. He has
collaborated with playwright David Brian Colbert on a new play with
music about the life of legendary performer, Ethel Waters, entitled
Still Waters: The Life of the Legendary Ethel Waters. The play is
currently in development.Born Denis Beaulne in Detroit, Michigan to
French Canadian parents, Albert Beaulne and Claudette Perron. He took
the stage name Dennis Courtney with his first union acting job in
1978. Courtney has 2 siblings - a sister, Rachelle Beaulne McKevlin
and a brother, Raymond Beaulne. He also has a step-sister, Lori Hurren
Harrell and a step-brother, WIlliam Hurren. Dennis' parents divorced
in 1967 and both remarried. His mother married Harry Parr and his
father married Anna Pasternacki. Harry Parr died in 1986, Anna
Pasternacki Beaulne died on December 5, 2011. Albert Beaulne is
currently living in Cornelius, NC. Dennis' mother, Claudette, died on
June 6, 2010. Dennis has been in a long term relationship with
entrepreneur, Grant Wheaton, since 2000. Dennis and Grant became
engaged on Christmas Day 2016 and married on July 29, 2017.He
graduated from Anderson High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and studied
theatre at the University of Cincinnati. He currently resides in New
York City and has homes in Sarasota, Florida and Palm Desert,
California.Official Website - http://www.denniscourtney.com
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