![]() He earned his first Tony nomination for playing the charmingly murderous antihero Monty Navarro, who inherited his family’s fortune by killing off each and every relative that stood in his way. Following his Broadway debut in the emo-rock musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, he starred in the stage adaption of the romantic film Ghost, and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. The musical, which premiered at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre, showcased his talents in physical comedy in the style of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, complete with a bowler hat and cane.īut the variety in Pinkham’s career has always been notable. ![]() It’s been weirdly comforting to be like, ‘People have survived this before.’ I think at times in the past nine months, it has felt like, ‘How could we possibly survive this?’ I think, hopefully, for however many people show up at our concert, and others like it, that will provide an iota of light at the end of that tunnel.”Ī black-tie concert at Carnegie Hall marks a notable change from Pinkham’s most recent role - Sam in Benny and Joon, a stage adaptation of the 1993 film about the romance between a schizophrenic woman and an eccentric man. “It was written in the ‘30s, and those people back then were actually faced with similar outrageous truths in their sort of political sphere. “It’s weirdly exciting and also upsetting how much the show resonates on an hourly basis,” said Pinkham. One performer even worked Manafort’s name into the lyrics during rehearsal, and to the cast’s delight, it fit perfectly. ![]() Playing Carnegie Hall just shy of one year after Election Day, the musical’s relevance is further heightened by the news of Robert Mueller charging Paul Manafort with money laundering three days prior to the concert. Wintergreen is even criticized for how many vacations he takes during his first few months as President. And after taking office, he’s almost impeached. Rather than a somber political moment, his inauguration doubles as a showcase for his wedding. He plans to find his wife in a beauty pageant. “I think it would be impossible for us as performers not to acknowledge the context in which we’re performing the piece,” Pinkham said, adding, “There’s so much to connect it to.” The President runs on an unbelievable platform and wins. More than 70 years have passed since the musical last bowed on Broadway, but its relevance to present-day politics is arresting - and, as the cast has found, only enhanced as each hour passes. Mo Rocca, from “CBS Sunday Morning,” narrates the performance. It now takes the stage at Carnegie Hall on November 2 for a one-night only concert performance, with MasterVoices performing alongside Pinkham and Denée Benton ( Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) as Mary Turner, Kevin Chamberlin ( The Addams Family) as Vice President Alexander Throttlebottom, and Elizabeth Stanley ( On the Town) as Diana Devereaux. Last revived in 1952, it was most recently seen in an Encores! Concert performance in 2006. His decision, which slights the pageant’s winner, Diana Devereaux, prompts a political scandal with a frenzied crowd demanding of the politician, “Corn muffins or justice?”Īfter opening on Broadway in 1931, Of Thee I Sing was the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize. Wintergreen is immediately determined to wed Mary, the deciding factor for matrimony being her ability to make corn muffins. Without a viable political platform on which to run, he builds his campaign around love and is about to choose his wife from the contestants in a beauty pageant when he meets the practical, hardworking Mary Turner. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, Wintergreen is nominated to run for President. In the Gershwin-scored show, with a book by George S. Wintergreen in Of Thee I Sing, a musical satire about the American government and the driving forces behind political passions. Instead, he’s donning a tuxedo and taking the stage at Carnegie Hall to play President John P. The Tony-nominated actor, known for his performances in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and the PBS historical drama “Mercy Street,” is not changing careers to pursue work in a bakery. “Apparently, we’re all chasing corn muffins,” Bryce Pinkham laughed, before adding in a more serious tone, “Hopefully not for much longer.” Originally published on The Huffington Post
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