Curt Hansen (actor)

Curt Hansen
Background information
Born (1987-08-14) August 14, 1987 (age 37)
Hartford, Wisconsin, United States
GenresPop, musical theatre
Occupation(s)Actor, dancer, singer-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2008–present
LabelsColumbia records (2007–2009)

Curt Hansen (born August 14, 1987) is an American actor and singer.

Early life

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He was born in 1987 in Hartford, Wisconsin and is a native actor, singer and dancer. Hansen graduated from Hartford Union High School in Hartford, Wisconsin in 2005.

Career

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He starred in the National Tour of Kinky Boots in the role of Charlie. He also performed in the first national tour of Wicked in the role of Fiyero. In 2010, Hansen was the Gabe understudy/cover in the Tony award-winning Broadway musical Next to Normal and continued in the role of Gabe in the First National Tour of the show through 2010–2011. December 2012 he starred in the Pasadena Playhouse's A Snow White Christmas with Neil Patrick Harris and Ariana Grande. February 2013 found Hansen in Louisville starring as Mike in Todd Almond's musical Girlfriend. Curt was a member of the final cast of Hairspray on Broadway, as well as other Broadway readings and workshops. He also performed in the Mark Taper Forum production of Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed musical Parade.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He studied with the BFA Musical Theatre program at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Hansen took over the role of Fiyero from Ashley Parker Angel in the Broadway production of Wicked, beginning on July 16, 2018.[7] He departed the show on September 9, 2018, and was succeeded by Ryan McCartan.[8] Since 2019, he has been performing the role of Fiyero in the musical's second national tour.[9]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Fashion News Live Himself 1 episode
2010 Big Time Rush Dak Zevon Episodes: "Big Time Photo Shoot" and "Big Time Concert"
2010 The Good Wife Andre Episode: "Bad Girls"
2013 B-side Kate's Boyfriend
2013 Monkeywrench Josh Short
2016 People You May Know Nicholas
2018 Madam Secretary Thomas Episode: "Night Watch"

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Hairspray Ensemble, Link Larkin Understudy Broadway
2010 Next to Normal Gabe Understudy Broadway
2010-2011 Next to Normal Gabe National Tour
2013-2014 Wicked Fiyero Tigelaar 1st National Tour
2015-2016 Wicked Ensemble, Fiyero Tigelaar Understudy, The Wizard Understudy, and Dr. Dillamond Understudy Broadway
2017 Kinky Boots Charlie Price National Tour
2018 Wicked Fiyero Tigelaar Broadway (Gershwin Theatre)
2019–Present Wicked Fiyero Tigelaar 2nd National Tour

References

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  1. ^ "Parade The Donmar Warehouse Production Book by Alfred Uhry Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Co-conceived by Harold Prince Directed and Choreographed by Rob Ashford September 24 – November 15, 2009" (PDF). Center Theatre Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  2. ^ BOB VERINI (October 5, 2009). "Theater Review: Parade – Theater and Musical Production Reviews". Variety. Variety.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  3. ^ Isherwood, Charles (October 14, 2009). "Sorrow Over an Anti-Semitic Miscarriage of Justice, Rendered in Sotto Voce". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  4. ^ The Broadway League. "Curt Hansen | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  5. ^ "CURT HANSEN Theatre Credits – Who's Who Bio". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  6. ^ "Curt Hansen". IMDb.
  7. ^ "Jessica Vosk Flies Into Broadway's Wicked July 16". Playbill. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  8. ^ BWW News Desk (August 30, 2018). "Ryan McCartan Joins WICKED As Fiyero Beginning September 11". Broadway World. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  9. ^ "Mariand Torres, Erin Mackey, and More Fly Into National Tour of Wicked". Playbill. February 26, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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