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Brandon Wardell (actor)
Brandon Wardell (born March 25, 1975) is an American actor, producer, and singer from High Point, North Carolina. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and five Tony Awards for his production work in Broadway theater and has one Tony win.[1] He currently performs in the internationally touring rock band Under the Streetlamp which has 5 PBS concert specials. CareerWardell has appeared in productions of Catch Me If You Can, Rent, Evil Dead The Musical (Outer Critics Circle Award nomination), Assassins, Good Vibrations, Thoroughly Modern Millie and James Joyce's The Dead.[2] Brandon has performed, produced and recorded at a wide variety of venues and events including The Hollywood Bowl, Merlefest, Radio City Music Hall, Stephen Sondheim’s Birthday Celebration at Avery Fisher Hall with the New York Philharmonic, Whisky a Go Go, The Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration. His film and television credits include The Devil You Know, Punk'd, Circle of Fury, The Turing Love Affair, The Rooster (Slamdance Film Festival), the 2005 Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration, where he sang live for over a million people, and multiple appearances on The View, All My Children (as Julian), and Guiding Light (guest star).[3] Brandon is a film, theatre and album Producer in addition to his acting and singing career. His Broadway Producing credits include: Catch Me If You Can, Evita (with Ricky Martin), The Best Man (starring, James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury), On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (starring Harry Connick, Jr.) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying which opened with Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette in the leading roles. Wardell served as a producer for the haunted play Delusion: The Blood Rite, with Neil Patrick Harris, his wife Sarah Glendening, and Hollywood stuntman Jon Braver.[4] Album Production credits include: cast album of the 2011 revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, starring Daniel Radcliffe,Fela!, Annie: 30th Anniversary Cast Recording, Evil Dead: The Musical, Ain't Misbehavin', Gypsy, and Paul Scott Goodman's Rooms.[5] His Grammy-nominated albums include: How to Succeed, Fela!, Ain't Misbehavin', and The Revival of Gypsy, starring Patti LuPone. Brandon has Produced and/or performed in films, on albums, or onstage with a diverse group of artists including Carol Burnett, Wayne Brady, Roger Rees, Neil Patrick Harris, Denis O'Hare, Nicole Scherzinger, Tom Wopat, Vanessa Hudgens, Daniel Radcliffe, Mario Cantone, John Larroquette, Kathy Lee Gifford, Harry Connick Jr., Sutton Foster, Matthew Morrison, Christian Borle, Richard Kind, Christopher Walken, Sally Struthers, Aaron Tveit, Ricky Martin, Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones, Michael McKean, Eric McCormack, Candice Bergen and Brooke Shields. External linksReferences
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