Brooks Ashmanskas

Brooks Ashmanskas (born June 14, 1969) is an American stage actor. He has appeared both on Broadway and Off-Broadway as well as in regional theatres. He was nominated for a 2006 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for playing various characters in Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, and for a 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Barry Glickman in The Prom.

Brooks Ashmanskas
Born (1969-06-14) June 14, 1969[1]
Alma materBennington College
OccupationActor

Ashmanskas is originally from Salem, Oregon,[2] though he grew up in Beaverton, Oregon, just outside of Portland. He graduated from Bennington College.[3]

Career

Off-Broadway and Broadway

Ashmanskas was in the original productions of Dream (1997),[4] Songs for a New World (Off-Broadway, 1995) and the Broadway revival of Gypsy: A Musical Fable (2003).[5][6] He was a replacement "Carmen Ghia", starting in 2004, in The Producers.[7]

In 2006, he played several characters in the Broadway production of Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me,[8] for which he received a Tony Award nomination, Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical.[9]

He appeared in the Broadway revival of The Ritz as Chris in 2007.[10] He played the character of Mr. Dobitch in the 2010 Broadway revival of Promises, Promises.[11] Also in 2010 he appeared in the Broadway revival of Present Laughter.[6][12] He starred as the title character Off-Broadway in the New Group production of Clive at the Acorn Theatre in January 2013 through March 2013.[13]

Ashmanskas appeared in the stage musical adaption of Bullets Over Broadway, which opened on Broadway in April 2014. In March 2015 he appeared in Something Rotten! on Broadway.[14][15] In 2016, he appeared in Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed.[16]

He starred as Barry Glickman in the original Broadway production of The Prom, which opened in October 2018 at the Longacre Theatre, for which he was nominated for a 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.[17]

Regional theatre

He appeared in the Arena Stage production of Animal Crackers in 1999.[18]

He has performed at the Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, in Present Laughter in 2007[19] and in She Loves Me in May and June 2008 (which transferred to the Williamstown Theatre Festival in June and July).[20] He appeared in God of Carnage in 2012 as Alan.[21]

His appearances at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Massachusetts, include She Loves Me in 2008,[22]Knickerbocker in 2009[23] and in July and August 2013 in a new musical, Johnny Baseball.[24]

In 2008 he participated in a staged concert presentation of "Broadway: Three Generations" at the Kennedy Center, appearing in Girl Crazy and Bye Bye Birdie.[25]

He performed in Burn This as "Larry" at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, in 2011.[26]

He appeared in the musical 1776 as "John Adams" at the Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., in 2012.[27]

Credits

Theatre

Year Show Role Notes
1995 Songs for a New World Man 2 off-Broadway
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Bud Frump Broadway, 1995 – 1996
1997 Dream Performer Broadway, Apr. 3 – July 6, 1997
1998 Little Me Pinchley Junior/Steward/Assistant Director/Doctor Broadway, Nov. 12, 1998 – Feb. 7, 1999
1999 Animal Crackers Unknown Arena Stage
2000 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Performer NY City Center, February 2000
2001 Amphitryon Sosia Huntington Theatre Company, Mar. 9 - Apr. 8, 2001
2003 Gypsy Mr. Goldstone/Pastey Broadway, May 1, 2003 – May 20, 2004
2004 A Midsummer Night's Dream Francis Flute Williamstown Theatre Festival, July 14–25, 2004
The Producers Carmen Ghia Broadway, 2004 - 2006
2006 Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me Comedy All Star Broadway, Aug. 17, 2006 – Jan. 7, 2007
2007 Present Laughter Roland Maule Huntington Theatre Company
The Ritz Chris Broadway, Oct. 11 – Dec. 9, 2007
2008 Broadway: Three Generations Performer Kennedy Center
She Loves Me Georg Nowack Huntington Theatre Company, May/June 2008
Williamstown Theatre Festival, July/August 2008
A Flea In Her Ear Dr. Finache Williamstown Theatre Festival, August 2008
2009 Rich and Famous Bing American Conservatory Theatre - SF, Jan/Feb 2009
Knickerbocker Unknown Williamstown Theatre Festival
She Stoops to Conquer Tony Lumpkin McCarter Theater, Oct.13 - Nov. 1, 2009
2010 Present Laughter Roland Maule Broadway, Jan. 21 – Mar. 21, 2010
Promises, Promises Mr. Dobitch Broadway, Apr. 25, 2010 – Jan. 2, 2011
2011 Burn This Larry Mark Taper Forum
2012 1776 John Adams Ford's Theatre
God of Carnage Alan Huntington Theatre Company
2013 Clive Clive Off-Broadway, Jan. – March, 2013
Johnny Baseball Unknown Williamstown Theatre Festival, July/August 2013
2014 Bullets Over Broadway Warner Purcell Broadway, Apr. 10 – Aug. 24, 2014
2015 Something Rotten! Brother Jeremiah Broadway, Apr. 22, 2015 – Jan. 13, 2016[28]
2016 Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 Al/Izzy/Mr. Broadway/Carlo Broadway, Apr. 21, 2016 – July 24, 2016
The Prom Barry Glickman Alliance Theatre, August/September 2016
2018 Broadway, September 2018 – August 2019

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Julie & Julia Mr. Misher

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 All My Children Leon 2 episodes
2012-14 The Good Wife Judge Greg Brochard 2 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2007 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Nominated
2019 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical The Prom Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Nominated

References

  1. "Birth Year". Speedyhunt.
  2. "Brooks Ashmanskas Biography on BroadwayWorld.com". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  3. Biography Archived May 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine americantheatrewing.org, accessed August 24, 2013
  4. Sommer, Elyse. "A CurtainUp Review. 'Dream' " curtainup.com, accessed August 25, 2013
  5. " 'Gypsy', 2003" sondheimguide.com, accessed August 25, 2013
  6. "Ashmanskas listing" InternetBroadwayDatabase, accessed August 25, 2011
  7. Simonson, Robert. "Jonathan Freeman and Brooks Ashmanskas Are New DeBris and Ghia in 'Producers', Aug. 31" Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, August 18, 2004
  8. Brantley, Ben. "Theater Review. 'Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me' " The New York Times, August 18, 2006
  9. Gans, Andrew. "2006-2007 Tony Nominations Announced; Spring Awakening Garners 11 Noms" Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, May 15, 2007
  10. Hernandez, Ernio. "Fame Tony Nominee Brooks Ashmanskas Joins 'The Ritz' Revival Cast" Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, May 31, 2007
  11. Jones, Kenneth. "'Promises, Promises' Will Also Star Latessa, Hingston, Benson; Complete Cast Announced" Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, February 4, 2010
  12. Weiner, Iris. "Brooks Ashmanskas' Comedic Heart Beats on Broadway" theimproper.com, February 20, 2010
  13. Champion, Lindsay. Zoe Kazan, Vincent D’Onofrio & Brooks Ashmanskas Set for Off-Broadway's 'Clive', Starring Ethan Hawke" broadway.com, November 4, 2012
  14. Hetrick, Adam. "Zach Braff, Brooks Ashmanskas, Betsy Wolfe, Vincent Pastore Set for 'Bullets Over Broadway', Opening in April 2014" Archived September 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, June 27, 2013
  15. Hetrick, Adam. thing-rotten-puts-a-shakespearean-twist-on-broadway-musical-comedy-starting-tonight-344742 " 'Something Rotten!' Puts a Shakespearean Twist On Broadway Musical Comedy, Starting Tonight"], playbill.com, March 23, 2015
  16. "Onstage" Archived 2016-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, ShuffleAlongBroadway.com, accessed March 14, 2016
  17. tonyawards.com, April 30, 2019
  18. "DC's Arena Stage Opens Marx Bros' Musical 'Animal Crackers', April 7-May 30" Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, April 7, 1999
  19. Donovan, R.J. "Brooks Ashmanskas Took His Time Getting To Boston..And The Huntington" onstageboston.com, June 4, 2007
  20. Bacalzo, Dan. Ashmanskas, Baldwin, Latessa, et al. Cast in Huntington's She Loves Me'" April 22, 2008
  21. Herick, Adam. "Brooks Ashmanskas, Stephen Bogardus, Johanna Day, Christy Pusz Face 'God of Carnage' at the Huntington Jan. 6" Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, January 6, 2012
  22. Hetrick, Adam and Gans, Andrew."Tonight at Eight: 'She Loves Me' Begins Williamstown Run June 27" playbill.com, June 27, 2008
  23. "Interview, Actor Brooks Ashmanskas" williamstowntheatrefestival.blogspot.com, July 9, 2009
  24. Hetrick, Adam. "Williamstown Season Adds Brooks Ashmanskas, De'Adre Aziza and Reed Birney" Archived August 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, June 3, 2013
  25. Gans, Andrew. "Casting Announced for Kennedy Center's 'Girl Crazy', 'Bye Bye Birdie' and 'Side Show' " Archived August 25, 2013, at Archive.today playbill.com, July 16, 2008
  26. Taft, Kevin."Let It Burn. Castmember Brooks Ashmanskas talks 'Burn This' at the Mark Taper Forum" Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine frontiersla.com, March 22, 2011
  27. Jones, Kenneth. "Ford's Theatre's '1776', With Robert Cuccioli, Brooks Ashmanskas, William Diggle, Begins March 9" Archived June 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, March 9, 2012
  28. http://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/
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