John Dossett (born April 15, 1958) is an American actor and singer.
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Born | John Edward Dossett April 15, 1958 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse |
Early life and education
editDossett attended Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Delaware, from 1972 through 1976, where he was an announcer for the school's radio station, WMPH,[1] and appeared in student theater productions.[2]
Career
editDossett made his Broadway debut in 1979 in a short-lived musical entitled the King of Schnorrers. In 1982 he joined the cast of Fifth of July, after which the bulk of his work was in off-Broadway productions and on television. He was a member of the off-Broadway Circle Repertory Company, performing in many plays between 1980 and 1994. A significant screen credit is the 1990 AIDS drama, Longtime Companion.
He later achieved success in two popular musicals, Ragtime (1998) and the 2003 revival of Gypsy as "Herbie" opposite Bernadette Peters. His performance in the latter garnered him both Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. He was reunited with his Gypsy co-star Peters in a one-night-only benefit reading of Love Letters in September 2007, for Opening Act.[3]
In 2005, he took over the role of Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia![4] Dossett appeared in the world premiere of the Michael John LaChiusa and Sybille Pearson musical Giant, as Bawley, at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia through May 31, 2009.[5] He reprised his role at the Dallas Theater Center production of Giant, from January 18, 2012, through February 19.[6]
He played the role of "Aaron" in the new musical First Wives Club, starting in July 2009 at the Old Globe, San Diego, California.[7] In September 2009, Dossett returned to the Broadway musical Mamma Mia! in the role of Sam Carmichael opposite Tony Award winner Beth Leavel and later Lisa Brescia.[8][9]
In September 2011, he played the role of Joseph Pulitzer in the premiere of the Disney stage musical Newsies at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey.[10][11] He had been cast as Frank Crawley in the Broadway production of Rebecca, but left that musical because he appeared in Newsies on Broadway as Joseph Pulitzer.[12] Newsies opened on Broadway on March 15, 2012, in previews.[13] He later joined the Broadway production of Chicago as Billy Flynn for an engagement lasting from March to May 2015.[14]
He played the role of "Larry Murphy" in the Off-Broadway production of Dear Evan Hansen, which opened in previews on March 26, 2016, at the Second Stage Theatre, and closed on May 29, 2016.[15] He appears as "Tommy Lewis" in the musical by Doug Wright (book), Scott Frankel (music) and Michael Korie (lyrics) titled War Paint. The musical, which stars Patti Lupone and Christine Ebersole, premiered at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago, on June 28, 2016.[16] On March 7, 2023, he took over the role of the Wizard in the Broadway production of Wicked.[17] Dossett played his final performance with the show on March 3, 2024.[18]
Personal life
editDossett married actress Michele Pawk on February 13, 2004. The couple met in 1994 while working together in an off-Broadway musical, Hello Again. They worked together in the musical Mamma Mia! in 2005 and also star alongside each other in Wicked beginning in March 2023.[4][17] The couple resides in South Orange, New Jersey.[11][19] They have a son, Jack, born in February 2000.[20]
Acting credits
editStage
editTelevision
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1994 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Chick | Episode "The Last of the Watermen" | [39][31] |
1996 | JAG | Commander Dennis Brockman | Episode "Ares" | [39][31] |
1997 | Prince Street | 2 episodes | [39] | |
1999 | Sex and the City | Don | Episode "Games People Play" | [25][39] |
2002 | Hack | Jack Shannon | 2 episodes | [39][31] |
1999, 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Tom Dayton (1999), Dr. Trainer (2005) | 2 episodes | [25][39] |
1993, 1999, 2002, 2005 | Law & Order | Don Stuart (1993), Frank Wellington (1999), Father Evans (2002), Judge Martin Schnell (2005) | 4 episodes | [25][39] |
2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Judge Nicholas Fenner Sr. | Episode "Players" | [25][39] |
2007 | Gossip Girl | Jack Roth | Episode "Roman Holiday" | [39] |
2008 | John Adams | Benjamin Rush | 6 episodes | [25][39] |
2010 | As the World Turns | Joe Chessley | 2 episodes | [39] |
2011 | The Good Wife | Kyle Murphy | Episode "Breaking Up" | [25][39] |
2011 | Lights Out | Dr. Wilson | Episode "Cut Men" | [39] |
2011 | Blue Bloods | Father McMurray | Episode "Model Behavior" | [25][39] |
2011 | Suits | Mr. Dockery | Episode "Pilots" | [39] |
2013 | The Americans | Kurt Schultz | Episode "COMINT" | [39] |
2018 | Instinct | Reilly | Episode "Flat Line" | [39] |
2018 | Madam Secretary | General David Nelson | Episode "Night Watch" | [25][39] |
2018 | Elementary | Treadwell | Episode "How to Get a Head" | [25][39] |
Film
editYear | Title | Role | Director | Ref. |
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1989 | Longtime Companion | Paul | Norman René | [39][31] |
1992 | That Night | Larry Bloom | Craig Bolotin | [39][31] |
1997 | Nick and Jane | John | Richard Mauro | [39][31] |
1997 | Clover | Chase Porter | Jud Taylor | [39][31] |
1999 | Blue Moon | John Barnard | Ron Lagomarsino | [39][31] |
1999 | The Cracker Man | Hank | Rudy Gaines | [39][31] |
2000 | Big Eden | John Bishop | Thomas Bezucha | [39] |
2005 | Little Manhattan | Mickey Telesco | Mark Levin | [25][39] |
2011 | The Oranges | Shelly | Julian Farino | [39] |
2012 | Man on a Ledge | Ted Henry | Asger Leth | [39] |
2020 | No Loss Here | Ted | Nathan Brewer | [39] |
References
edit- ^ "WMPH History – Past and Present". Brandywine School District. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ^ "Super 91.7 WMPH Radio History". Mount Pleasant High School. n.d. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (September 24, 2007). "Peters and Dossett Send Love Letters at Sept. 24 Benefit". Playbill.
- ^ a b Gans, Andrew (October 19, 2005). "Mamma Mia! Welcomes John Dossett and Michele Pawk Oct. 19". Playbill. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (April 28, 2009). "Cleale, Dossett, Blazer, Robinson and More Begin Giant, the Musical, Run April 28 in VA". Playbill. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (January 18, 2012). "New York-Aimed Giant, with Kate Baldwin, Aaron Lazar and P.J. Griffith, Sweeps into Texas Jan. 18". Playbill. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (May 15, 2009). "Ziemba, Lenox and Walsh to Star in Old Globe's First Wives Club". Playbill. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (July 13, 2009). "Tony Winner Leavel to Join Broadway's Mamma Mia!; Dossett to Return". Playbill. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Broadway's 'Mamma Mia!' to Welcome Lisa Brescia, Liana Hunt and Clarke Thorell" Archived 2010-09-25 at the Wayback Machine Playbill, September 23, 2010
- ^ Gans, Andrew (September 15, 2011). "Newsies, Featuring Jeremy Jordan, John Dossett and More, Begins Paper Mill Run Sept. 15". Playbill. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Kelleher, Linsey. "Newsboys strike against publishing giants in new Paper Mill musical" Archived October 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. The Item of Millburn and Short Hills Archived September 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. September 8, 2011.
- ^ Diamond, Robert (December 20, 2011). "Howard McGillin Replaces John Dossett in Broadway-Bound REBECCA". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (January 19, 2012). "Casting Announced for Broadway's Newsies". Playbill. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ Peterson, Tyler (March 11, 2015). "Tony Nominee John Dossett Ready to Join Broadway's Chicago Following Injury". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ Dear Evan Hansen Archived March 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine 2st.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016
- ^ Gans, Andrew (June 28, 2016). "Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole Apply War Paint, Starting Tonight". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016.
- ^ a b Wild, Stephi (February 3, 2023). "John Dossett, Kimber Elayne Sprawl, and William Youmans Join WICKED This Spring". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (January 31, 2024). "Donna McKechnie to Return to Broadway in Wicked Alongside Mary Kate Morrissey, Alexandra Socha, More". Playbill. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Rockland, Kate. "Where the Midtown Direct, Oz and Springsteen Meet". The New York Times. December 25, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2008. "Mr. McCourt recently helped John Dossett and Michele Pawk, two stars of the Abba musical Mamma Mia! move into a house in his neighborhood."
- ^ O'Connell, Sheryl (2006). "Double Billing: Michelle Pawk & John Dossett". Matters Magazine. Archived from the original on October 26, 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "John Dossett". Goodman Theatre. 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "John Dossett". Internet Broadway Database. n.d. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "John Dossett Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". BroadwayWorld. n.d. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Meet the Cast and Creative Team". Broadway in Chicago. n.d. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "The Heart of Rock & Roll". The Old Globe Theatre. n.d. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Rousuck, J. Wynn (September 23, 1992). "'Captains Courageous' charts a perfect course". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Richards, David (September 17, 1995). "MAKE OR BREAK FOR 'GANTRY". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Rousuck, J. Wynn (March 23, 1995). "'Kiss of Spider Woman' thrives on songs and story". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Mazer, Cary M. (n.d.). "Drive, She Said". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "BEBE NEUWIRTH IN A SMALL FIRE". Philadelphia Theatre Company. n.d. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Gans, Andrew (December 5, 2002). "John Dossett Offered Role of Herbie in Bernadette Peters Gypsy". Playbill. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Lipton, Brian Scott (January 12, 2009). "John Dossett to Star in J.T. Rogers' White People". TheaterMania. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Wild, Stephi (September 26, 2019). "Philadelphia Theatre Company Kicks off 45th Anniversary Season with a SMALL FIRE, Starring Bebe Neuwirth". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ Cristi, A.A. (April 30, 2019). "John Dossett And Nathan Darrow Star In A NUMBER At People's Light". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ Jones, Chris (June 7, 2021). "Chicago's Pre-Broadway 'Paradise Square' sets cast". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan. "Jason Robert Brown to Conduct City Center Parade". Playbill.
- ^ Dossett joins Wicked
- ^ Th Heart of Rock and Rock, theoldglobe.org, Retrieved 12 February 2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "John Dossett". IMDb. n.d. Retrieved July 12, 2021.