Terrence Mann

Terrence Mann
Born Terrence Vaughan Mann
(1951-07-01) July 1, 1951
Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation Theatre director, actor, dancer, choreographer, singer
Years active 1970–present
Spouse(s) Charlotte d'Amboise (1996–present)
Children 2

Terrence Vaughan Mann (born July 1, 1951) is an American actor, director, singer, songwriter and dancer who has been prominent on the Broadway stage for the past three decades. He is a distinguished professor in musical theater at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina.[1]

Early life

Mann was born Terrence Vaughan Mann in Ashland, Kentucky, the eldest son of Helen and Charles Mann. Mann's mother was a concert pianist, and his father sang in a barbershop quartet.[2] Music was always a part of his growing up, so singing came naturally to him. But it was the multiple pleasures of the stage that drew him to the world of theater.

In an interview with the Hartford Courant, in his own words, "When I was doing the junior class play — it was called 'In Deadly Earnest' — at the end of a scene, the script said, 'They kiss.' It was then that I honestly thought, 'I'm going to be in the theater!' I was fascinated with having words put in my mouth and that someone would say something back to me that would get us to a moment where we ended up in a kiss. I remember when my school counselor asked me what I wanted to do, I said without hesitation, 'Go into the theater!'" [3]

Mann grew up in Largo, Florida and he is a 1969 graduate of Largo High School. His first professional gig came during his college years in Jacksonville University. For $35 a week, he was given an offer to perform in the annual outdoor theater spectacular "The Lost Colony," during the summers on the Outer Banks of Manteo, North Carolina It was here he met Joe Layton, who later was instrumental in getting him his first Broadway show.[3]

Mann later on attended the North Carolina School of the Arts, where his mentor was Malcolm Morrison, former dean at The Hartt School at the University of Hartford. For many years Mann was a regular at Morrison's North Carolina Shakespeare Festival.[3]

Career

He played the Bounty Hunter 'Ug' in the Critters movies, but has worked mainly on the stage and with musicals.

Mann made his Broadway debut in 1980 in the Tony Award-winning musical, Barnum, at the St. James Theatre. He played the supporting role of Chester Lyman. He made his true break-through performance in the original Broadway cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, in which he met and starred alongside his future wife, Charlotte d'Amboise. He created the memorable lead role of the "playful" cat Rum Tum Tugger. In 1985, Mann played assistant choreographer Larry in Richard Attenborough's film version of A Chorus Line.

In 1987, he won the role of Inspector Javert in the original Broadway cast of Les Misérables. His portrayal of Javert earned him his first Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role, a role which he would later reprise near the end of the musical's run at the Imperial Theater in 2003. Mann returned to the role once more in 2015, directing and starring as Javert in a staged concert of the show at the Connecticut Repertory Theatre.

Mann earned his second Tony Award nomination in 1994 for his portrayal of the Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast and reprised his role in the Los Angeles production in 1995 along with many of the original broadway cast members. In 1997, Mann created the role of Chauvelin in the Frank Wildhorn musical The Scarlet Pimpernel.

He has also starred in other musicals including: Rags (1986), Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989), Getting Away with Murder (1996), and the 2000 Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show (in which he played Frank-N-Furter, replacing Tom Hewitt in the role after the production re-opened following the attack on the World Trade Center), in addition to the (then) off-Broadway show Assassins (1991). He also appeared in all four Critters films as an alien bounty hunter named Ug. He starred in the television soap opera All My Children as Earl Boyd in 1997. Mann played "Old Tom" in Paul Green's outdoor drama The Lost Colony in North Carolina, and later returned to his theatrical roots to direct the show for a few seasons.

He starred in the Broadway musical Lennon, which opened the summer of 2005, and closed soon afterwards. He then travelled to Costa Mesa, California to appear in the world premiere of The Studio, written and directed by his brother-in-law Christopher d'Amboise, at South Coast Repertory in March, 2006.

Mann has made guest appearances on The Equalizer, Gargoyles (voice of Oberon), The Tick (voice), and Law & Order. He was also a leading character on The Dresden Files as Hrothbert "Bob" of Bainbridge, a cursed ghost. He portrayed oceanographer Bob Ballard in the 30 Rock episode "TGS Hates Women".

He appeared in the 2008 films A Circle on the Cross as James Monroe Good, Eavesdrop as August, and the 2009 film The Mandala Maker as Museum Chief Curator. Other films completed include a small role in Jazz in the Diamond District and as Lt. Fox in Red Hook.

In November 2009, he originated the role of Mal Beineke opposite Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth in the Chicago tryout of a musical adaptation of The Addams Family. The show, along with Mann, transferred to Broadway, and opened in March 2010. He continued to play the role of Mal Beineke until April 2011, when he, along with several other members of the original cast, left the show. Mann played King Charles in the American Repertory Theatre production of Pippin, a role he first played in the 2004 World AIDS Day Concert. He reprised that role in the Broadway revival for which he received a 2013 Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He performed alongside his wife, Charlotte d'Amboise, who performed as Fastrada, the King's devious second wife.

In 2015, he took over the role of Charles Frohman in the Broadway musical Finding Neverland, replacing Anthony Warlow, who left the show on September 27. He was to remain in the role until Kelsey Grammer's return in January 2016.

He recently appeared in the role of "Man in the Yellow Suit" in the Broadway musical, Tuck Everlasting.[4]

Personal life

In 1996, he married performer Charlotte d'Amboise. The couple has two daughters, Josephine and Shelby.[5]

Work

Filmography

Year Production Role Format Notes
2015 Sense8 Mr. Whispers Series, Netflix Regular
2011 30 Rock Bobert "Bob" Ballard Series, TV Guest
2009 Red Hook Lt. Fox Movie, Film
2009 The Mandala Maker Museum Chief Curator Movie, Short
2008 A Circle on the Cross James Monroe Good Movie, Film
2008 Eavesdrop August Movie, Film
2007-2008 The Dresden Files Bob (Hrothbert of Bainbridge) Series, TV Regular
1997 Liberty! The American Revolution General John Burgoyne Mini-Series, TV
1997 True Women Captain Haller Movie, TV Uncredited
1997 All My Children Earl Boyd Series, TV Guest
1996 Mrs. Santa Claus Augustus P. Tavish Movie, TV
1996 Gargoyles Oberon Series, TV Guest
1995 Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical Comes to L.A. Beast Movie, TV
1992 Loving Leland Osgood Series, TV Guest
1991 Critters 4 Ug / Counselor Tetra Movie, Film
1991 The 10 Million Dollar Getaway Richard Eaton Movie, TV
1991 Critters 3 Ug Movie, Film
1991 Bump in the Night Ben Nicolaides Movie, TV Voice
1989 Stuck with Each Other Movie, TV
1988 Big Top Pee-wee Snowball the Clown Movie, Film
1988 Critters 2: The Main Course Ug Movie, Film
1988 Gandahar The Collective Voice Movie, Film Voice
1986 As The World Turns Jester Series, TV
1986 Solarbabies Ivor Movie, Film
1986 Critters Ug / Johnny Steele Movie, Film
1985 A Chorus Line Larry Movie, Film
1972 Spook! Richard Movie, School

Stage productions

Production Year Theater Role Notes Awards
Tuck Everlasting 2016 Broadhurst Theatre Man in the Yellow Suit Broadway, Original Cast
Finding Neverland 2015 Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Charles Frohman Broadway Cast
Pippin 2013-2015 Music Box Theatre Charles Broadway, Original Cast Nomination; Tony Award for Best Featured Actor
The Addams Family 2009-2011 Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Mal Beineke Broadway, Original Cast
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 2006
The 24 Hour Plays 2005 2005
Lennon 2005 Broadhurst Theatre Broadway, Original Cast
Pippin 2004 World AIDS Day Concert Charlemagne
Les Misérables 2003 Imperial Theatre Javert Broadway, Reprised Role
The Rocky Horror Show 2000-2002 Circle in the Square Theatre Frank N. Furter Broadway Cast
Cats 2000 Winter Garden Theatre Rum Tum Tugger / Admtus Broadway, Reprised Role
The Scarlet Pimpernel 1997-2000 Minskoff Theatre Citizen Chauvelin Broadway, Original Cast
Getting Away with Murder 1996 Broadhurst Theatre Gregory Reed Broadway, Original Cast
Beauty and the Beast 1995-1996 Shubert Theatre Beast Reprised Role
Beauty and the Beast 1994-1995 Palace Theatre Beast Broadway, Original Cast Nomination; Tony Award for Best Actor
Assassins 1990-1991 Playwrights Horizons Leon Czolgosz Off-Broadway, Original Cast
Jerome Robbins' Broadway 1989-1990 Imperial Theatre Various
Camelot 1989 Candlewood Playhouse King Arthur[6]
Les Misérables 1987-1988 The Broadway Theatre Javert Broadway, Original Cast Nomination; Tony Award for Best Actor
Rags 1986 Mark Hellinger Theatre Saul Broadway, Original Cast
Cats 1982-1985 Winter Garden Theatre Rum Tum Tugger / Admtus Broadway, Original Cast
Barnum 1980-1982 St. James Theatre Chester Lyman Broadway, Original Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Terrence Mann". Western Carolina University Faculty Biography.
  2. ↑ "Terrence Mann". Turner Classic Movies.
  3. 1 2 3 Frank Rizzo (30 June 2011). "The Kiss Of Luck For Terrence Mann". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Tuck Everlasting The Broadway League. 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542994/bio
  6. ↑ Alvin Klein (2 July 1989). "Candlewood Stages a Revival of Camelot". New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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