Peter Bartlett
Peter Bartlett (born August 28, 1942) is an American-born actor.
Career
With appearances on shows such as Law & Order and films such as Meet the Parents, Bartlett portrayed Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. He had portrayed this role from 1991 until the soap’s cancellation in 2012. In 2009, he began portraying Nigel’s English cousin Neville. In 2004 he appeared on Broadway playing the role of Pluto in The Frogs, the Stephen Sondheim –Burt Shevelove –Nathan Lane adaptation which played at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. His lively performance was well received by critics and audiences, and Stephen Sondheim has stated that Mr. Bartlett’s delivery of the line, “Get out of town!” (preserved on the original cast recording by PS Classics) was a highlight of the show, and starred in the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog as a valet named Lawrence. He recently starred on Broadway in The Drowsy Chaperone as Underling, the butler. He opened to highly favorable reviews in the Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” on March 3, 2013 playing the Prince’s calculating Regent, Sebastian.
Since 1993, the openly gay Bartlett has been frequently associated with the plays of gay playwright Paul Rudnick, beginning with the latter’s off-Broadway success Jeffrey, and continuing through The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, and The Naked Truth.[1] 2015 Peter joined the cast of the musical “Something Rotten” by Book Karey Kirkpatrick, Music and Lyrics by Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick at the St James Theatre New York.
Broadway
| Productions | Date of Productions |
|---|---|
| Something Rotten! [Musical, Comedy, Original]
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Apr 22, 2015 – Present |
| Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella [Musical, Original]
|
Mar 03, 2013 – Jan 03, 2015 |
| A Free Man of Color [Play, Drama, Original]
|
Nov 18, 2010 – Jan 09, 2011 |
| The Drowsy Chaperone [Musical, Comedy, Original]
|
May 01, 2006 – Dec 30, 2007 |
| The Frogs [Musical, Comedy, Original]
|
Jul 22, 2004 – Oct 10, 2004 |
| Never Gonna Dance [Musical, Comedy, Original]
|
Dec 04, 2003 – Feb 15, 2004 |
| Voices in the Dark [Play, Mystery, Original]
|
Aug 12, 1999 – Oct 10, 1999 |
| Beauty and the Beast [Musical, Comedy, Original]
|
Apr 18, 1994 – Jul 29, 2007 |
| Boom Boom Room [Play, Drama, Original]
|
Nov 08, 1973 – Dec 09, 1973 |
| Gloria and Esperanza [Play, Original]
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Feb 04, 1970 – Feb 14, 1970 |
| A Patriot for Me [Play, Drama, Original]
|
Oct 06, 1969 – Nov 15, 1969 |
Off Broadway
| Show(s) (listed chronologically, most recent first) |
Position(s) | Role(s) | Theater Name |
| The Illusion | Actor | Matamore | Peter Norton Space |
| What’s That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling | Actor | Leonard | New World Stages Stage V |
| The New Century | Actor | Mr. Charles | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater |
| Rude Entertainment | Actor | Mr. Charles/Trent/Paul | Greenwich House |
| The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told | Actor | Shreve Pomfret/Peter/Dad #1/Pharoh/Trey Pomfret | New York Theatre Workshop |
| Don Juan in Chicago | Actor | Mephistoheles | Primary Stages |
| The Naked Truth | Actor | Dan Barstow/Messenger/Fr. Middlebury | WPA Theatre |
| Jeffrey | Actor | Sterling/Man in Bed | Minetta Lane Theatre |
| The Learned Ladies | Actor | Vadius/Judge | East 13th Street/CSC Theatre |
| Buzzsaw Berkeley | Actor | Mr. Krupps/ James Looney/ Zack Fleece/ Ace | WPA Theatre |
| The Crazy Locomotive | Actor | Valery Bean | Theatre Four |
| I Remember the House Where I Was Born | Actor | N/A | Playwrights Horizons |
