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Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, singer, and musician, known for his performance as Roger Davis in the original cast of Jonathan Larson's musical ''Rent'' on Broadway 1996, the 2005 movie version of the musical, and the Broadway Tour of ''Rent'' in 2009. He is also known for originating the role of Radames in Elton John and Tim Rice's ''Aida'' and for playing the Emcee from the 1998 revival of ''Cabaret'' and most recently appeared as Huey Calhoun in the Broadway Company of ''Memphis''. ==Early life and stage work== Pascal was born in The Bronx, New York, and grew up in Woodbury, Nassau County, New York, with his mother, Wendy (née Frishman), and stepfather, Mel Seamon.〔()〕 He was raised Jewish. He graduated from Syosset High School.〔http://syosset.patch.com/articles/rent-star-adam-pascal-revisits-roots〕 He then graduated from New York Institute of Technology.〔http://www.broadwayworld.com/dallas/article/BWW-Interviews-Adam-Pascal-Hosts-Master-Class-on-the-Basics-of-Auditioning-in-Musical-Theatre-20140822#〕 Before his interest in music, he was a personal trainer. Although he began as a rock musician playing in a number of bands (such as Mute) formed with his schoolmates, Pascal became drawn to the musical theater. A friend of his from high school mentioned ''Rent'' to him. On a whim, he auditioned and was cast as the HIV positive rock guitarist Roger Davis. His powerful tenor voice and his performance in ''Rent'' earned him a Tony nomination, a Theater World award, and an Obie Award. He left the show on November 2, 1997, but went on to reprise Roger when ''Rent'' opened in London. The role helped Pascal gain fame on Broadway, and he was cast in the Elton John and Tim Rice musical ''Aida'' as the Egyptian general Radames with the original and final casts〔Molnar, Joseph.("Sound Advice:'Aida', Adam Pascal and Sherie Rene Scott" ) talkinbroadway.com, accessed September 6, 2011〕 (former ''Rent'' castmate Idina Menzel would co-star as Amneris in 2001), and Kander and Ebb's ''Cabaret'', closing the show as the Emcee (closing cast).〔()〕 He also participated in several charity performances, including ''Chess'' in 2003 (playing the American, Freddie Trumper),〔("'Chess', The 3rd Annual Benefit Concert, 9/22/2003" ) InternetBroadwayDatabase, accessed September 6, 2011〕 ''Hair'' in 2004 (singing "I Got Life"),〔("'Hair" Special Benefit, 9/20/2004" ) InternetBroadwayDatabase, accessed September 6, 2011〕 and the ''24 Hour Plays'' in 2005.〔("'24 Hour Plays' 10/24/2005 Special Benefit, 10/24/20" ) InternetBroadwayDatabase, accessed September 6, 2011〕 He returned to ''Aida'' in 2004 to close the run of the show as Radames.〔("'Aida'" ) InternetBroadwayDatabase, accessed September 6, 2011〕〔Gans, Andrew.("Adam Pascal to Return to 'Aida' in June; New Solo Album in Works" ) Playbill.com, May 4, 2004〕 Along with original Broadway ''Rent'' cast member Anthony Rapp (Mark Cohen), Pascal returned to Broadway to star as Roger in ''Rent'' from July 30 to October 7, 2007.〔("Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp Will Return for Summer 'Rent' Stint" ) Broadway.com, May 3, 2007〕 In January 2009, he and Rapp reprised their originating (and film) roles as Roger and Mark in another ''Rent'' tour titled: ''"Rent: The Broadway Tour"'', which played in many cities in the North America, as well as stops in Japan and South Korea. At the tour's Detroit, Michigan stop in February, Pascal suffered two herniated discs in his neck and was on medical leave for a week. Cary Shields, an understudy and also a Broadway ''Rent'' veteran, filled in. Pascal made a full recovery and finished up the tour in early 2010.〔()〕 This tour closed on February 7, 2010. Pascal reprised the role of Frederick Trumper, aka "Freddie, The American" in the London concert version of ''Chess'' at the Royal Albert Hall on May 12–13, 2008. His ''Rent'' and ''Aida'' co-star Idina Menzel played the role of Florence.〔("Information" ) chessinconcert.com, accessed September 6, 2011〕 This performance was recorded; it has been televised, first on American and British television on June 17, 2009, and repeatedly in America on PBS stations as part of that network's "Great Performances" series; and has been released on DVD.〔( "'Chess in Concert' CD and DVD Release Dates" ) icethesite.com, accessed September 6, 2011〕 Pascal joined the Broadway cast of ''Memphis'' on October 25, 2011 as Huey Calhoun. He replaced original cast member Chad Kimball in the role. He remained in the "Memphis" cast until the show's closure on August 5th, 2012. 〔(Rent Star Adam Pascal Will Step Into Broadway's Memphis )〕 Beginning April 8, 2013, Pascal starred as Billy Flynn in the long-running Broadway revival of ''Chicago''. His last performance as Billy was June 16, 2013. 〔(Chicago: Alexander Gemignani and Paul C. Vogt )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adam Pascal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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