Timothy Jerome (born December 29, 1943, Los Angeles, California) is an American stage, film, and television actor.
Biography
After attending Cornell University, Ithaca College (BFA), and the Manhattan School of Music (Master of Music), Jerome made his Broadway debut in 1969 as Dr. Carrasco in âÂÂMan of La ManchaâÂÂ. He has subsequently appeared in more than a dozen productions on Broadway, including as Monsieur Firmin in âÂÂThe Phantom of the OperaâÂÂ.
Jerome was nominated for the 1987 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role â Musical) for Me and My Girl. As Alfred P. Doolittle in the 2007âÂÂ2008 national tour of My Fair Lady he received the Carbonell Award and was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award. He received a Special Award from the New England Theatre Conference in 2008 for Outstanding Achievement in the American Theatre.
The Founding President of the National Music Theater Network (the parent organization of the New York Musical Festival, NYMF), Jerome is also the Founding President of Mainstreet Musicals, a non-profit organization that facilitates the development of new musicals. During the 1970s, Jerome worked as part of a team to produce approximately 40 radio dramas for WBAI-FM. A past board member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and former 1st Vice President of The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), Jerome has also served as a Councilor of the Actorsâ Equity Association.
Appearances
Broadway
- The Phantom of the Opera (Monsieur Firmin)
- The Lyons (Ben Lyons - understudy)
- Tarzan (Professor Porter)
- Baz LuhrmannâÂÂs La Bohème (Alcindoro, Benoit)
- Beauty and the Beast (Maurice)
- Lost in Yonkers (Eddie)
- Grand Hotel (Preysing)
- Me and My Girl (Herbert Parchester)
- Cats (Bustopher Jones, Asparagus, Growltiger)
- The Moony Shapiro Songbook (Moony Shapiro)
- Arthur Miller's Creation of the World and Other Business
- The Magic Show
- The Rothschilds (Amshel Rothschild; Nathan Rothschild)
- Man of La Mancha (Dr. Carrasco); also National Tour (Quixote understudy)
Off-Broadway
- âÂÂPretzelsâ (Phoenix Theatre)
- âÂÂSullivan & Gilbert (Phoenix Theater) - Sullivan
- âÂÂThe Petrified Princeâ (New York Shakespeare Festival) - Cardinal Pointy
- âÂÂCollette Collageâ (York Theatre) - Willy
- âÂÂThe BeggarâÂÂs Operaâ (Chelsea Theatre) - MacHeath
- âÂÂRomance in Hard Timesâ (New York Shakespeare Festival) - Polly
- âÂÂSonyaâ (Phoenix) - Doctor
- âÂÂDraculaâ (Little Shubert Theater)
- âÂÂFlamingo Courtâ (New World Stages)
- âÂÂTwo Jews Talkingâ (Theatre of St. Clement's)
Regional
- Arena Stage (Washington, DC): âÂÂTintypesâÂÂ; "TomfooleryâÂÂ
- Goodspeed Musicals (Chester, CT)
- George Street Playhouse (New Brunswick, NJ): âÂÂThe Sisters RosensweigâÂÂ; âÂÂHuman EventsâÂÂ; âÂÂThe Diary of Anne FrankâÂÂ; âÂÂLorenzoâÂÂ
- McCarter Theatre (Princeton, NJ)
- North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, MA): âÂÂTom JonesâÂÂ
- Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (Pittsburgh, PA): âÂÂMe and My Girlâ (Parchester)
National Tour
- âÂÂMy Fair Ladyâ (2007-2008; 26 cities) - Alfred P. Doolittle
Film
Television
References
External links
- http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/new-york-people/cast/tim-jerome
- http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/TimJerome
- http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=492598
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0422040/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2
- http://mainstreetmusicals.org
- https://playbill.com/article/zimmerman-price-mont-shindle-bogardus-moye-and-more-elected-to-actors-equity-seats-com-161001