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George Abud | |
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| Born | October 30, 1990 |
| Education | Wayne State University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician, stage director |
| Years active | 2012 – present |
| Spouse | Erica Knight |
George Abud is a Lebanese-American actor, playwright, and musician. He is known for the role of Camal in the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of The Band's Visit,[1] receiving a Daytime Emmy Award for his work on the show's NBC Today Show performance.[2]
Early life and education
Abud was born in Detroit to Lebanese-American parents Gary and Paulette Abud. He attended Wayne State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre acting before moving to New York City in 2012.[3]
Career
Abud made his Broadway debut in 2015 in John Kander & Fred Ebb’s final musical The Visit starring Chita Rivera and Roger Rees.[4]
Later, he originated the role of Camal in the Off-Broadway and subsequent Broadway production of The Band’s Visit. Zachary Stewart of TheatreMania wrote: “Playing the role of violinist Camal, George Abud consistently wows with both his comic timing and musical virtuosity. His voice gloriously rings through the theater in Itzik's Lullaby, during which he plays an oud.”[5] After leaving The Band’s Visit in late 2018, Abud was cast in the Off-Broadway production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui starring Raúl Esparza at Classic Stage Company. Of his performance, Sara Holdren of Vulture said: “George Abud is a nimble, fast-talking delight…”.[6]
In 2020, he starred as Nerd Face in the new pop musical Emojiland, Off-Broadway at the Duke on 42nd Street, about which Laura Collins-Hughes of the The New York Times said: “But with the arrival of Nerd Face, played with wonderfully sweet dorkiness by George Abud, you can feel the air turn electric. There is a very good chance that you will be as instantly smitten with him as he is with Smize (Schein) in her polka-dotted fit-and-flare dress.”[7]
Stage credits
Theatre credits
| Year | Production | Role | Location | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hairspray | Wilbur Turnblad | The Hilberry Theatre, Wayne State University | Regional |
| 2012 | Man of La Mancha | Prisoner and Jose, a Muleteer | Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey | Regional |
| 2013 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Puck | Geva Theatre Center | Regional |
| 2013 | Fiddler on the Roof | The Fiddler | Loft Theatre, Human Race Theatre Company | Regional |
| 2014 | Allegro | Charlie Townsend | Classic Stage Company | Off-Broadway |
| 2015 | The Visit (musical) | Karl Schell | Lyceum Theatre | Broadway |
| 2015 | Nathan the Wise | Al-Hafi | Classic Stage Company | Off-Broadway |
| 2016 | Peer Gynt | The Bridegroom | Classic Stage Company | Off-Broadway |
| 2016 | Touché | Bernie Cohen | Playwrights Horizons | Off-Broadway |
| 2016 | The Band's Visit | Camal | Atlantic Theater Company | Off-Broadway |
| 2017-2019 | The Band's Visit | Camal | Ethel Barrymore Theatre | Off-Broadway |
| 2018 | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | Clark, Ted Ragg | Classic Stage Company | Off-Broadway |
| 2019 | Musicals in Mufti: Lolita, My Love | Clare Quilty | The York Theatre Company | Off-Broadway |
| 2019 | August Rush | Lewis Chapman | Paramount Theatre (Aurora, Illinois) | Regional |
| 2019 | 1776 | James Wilson | The Muny | Regional |
| 2019 | Annie Get Your Gun | Charlie Davenport | Bay Street Theater | Regional |
| 2020 | Emojiland | Nerd Face | The Duke on 42nd Street | Off-Broadway |
Awards and nominations
Wins
- Daytime Emmy Award 2019 (The Band's Visit)[2]
Nominations
- Drama Desk Award 2020; Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Emojiland)[8]
References
- ^ Green, Jesse (2017-11-01). "Broadway's Comic Chameleon Writes a Heartfelt New Tune". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ a b "The Band's Visit Wins Daytime Emmy Award for Today Show Performance". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ October 17, Mary Anne Brush | on; 2018 (2018-10-18). "North graduate lands on Broadway - Grosse Pointe News". Grosse Pointe News - 16980 Kercheval Pl • McCourt Building • Grosse Pointe, MI 48230 • 313.882.6900 • Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Fuller, Sally Henry. "BWW Flashback: Final Kander & Ebb Musical THE VISIT Concludes Broadway Run Today". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ "The Band's Visit Gets a New Conductor in Sasson Gabay | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ Holdren, Sara (2018-11-14). "Theater Review: Raúl Esparza Makes a Hard-to-Resist Arturo Ui". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ Collins-Hughes, Laura (2020-01-20). "'Emojiland' Review: There's a Rom-Com in Your Phone. With Music". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ Seymour, Lee. "2020 Drama Desk Awards: Complete List Of Nominees". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
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