Acting Resume
William Ryall
AEA / AFTRA / SAG
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Broadway | ||
| Wicked | Witch's Father/Ozian Official Dr. Dillamond u/s, The Wizard u/s |
Joe Mantello, Dir. |
| Chaplin, The Musical | Karno, Mack Sennett u/s | Warren Carlyle, Dir./Choreo. |
| Anything Goes | Rev. Henry T. Dobson | Kathleen Marshall, Dir./Choreo. |
| Guys And Dolls | Big Jule/Abernathy | Des McAnuff, Dir. |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Old Max, Grinch u/s | Hilton Theater/St. James Theater, Matt August, Dir. |
| The Most Happy Fella (NYC Opera) | Postman | Phillip Wm. McKinley Dir. |
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Childcatcher/Inventor | Adrian Noble, Dir. |
| Seussical | Grinch/General Schmitz | Galati/Marshall, Dir. |
| Amadeus | Salieri's Valet, Von Strack u/s | Sir Peter Hall, Dir. |
| High Society | Edmund (Major Domo) | Renshaw/McAnuff, Dir. |
| How to Succeed... | Mr. Davis/J.B. Biggley | Des McAnuff, Dir. |
| Whorehouse Goes Public | Siegfried and Roy | Tommy Tune, Dir. |
| Grand Hotel | Franz Holtz | Tommy Tune, Dir. |
| Me and My Girl | Lord Sheringham | Mike Ockrent, Dir. |
National and International Tours |
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| Phantom of the Opera | The Auctioneer | Harold Prince, Dir. |
| Grand Hotel | Dance Captain, Principal u/s | Tommy Tune, Dir. |
| My One and Only | Tommy Tune u/s | Tommy Tune, Dir. |
| South Pacific | L'il Abner, Harbison u/s | A.J. Antoon, Dir. |
| On Your Toes | Hank J. Smith | George Abbott, Dir. |
| Evita | Aristocrat | Hal Prince, Dir. |
| Best Little Whorehouse... | Aggie, Senator | Tune/Masterson, Dir. |
Off-Broadway / Regional Theatre |
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| Bells Are Ringing | Ludwig Smiley | Encores - Kathleen Marshall Dir./Choreo. |
| Shine | Silas Snobden | NYMF, Peter Flynn, Dir. |
| Man of La Mancha | Governor/Innkeeper | Hangar Theatre, Peter Flynn, Dir. |
| Sherlock Holmes, The Early Years | Inspector Lestrade | 2007 NYC Fringe Festival |
| Carry the Tiger to the Mountain | Donald Evans | Pan Asian Repertory Co. |
| Trophy Wife | Peter Pennington | LaMaMa Etc. |
| Ernest in Love | Dr. Chausible | Musicals Tonight |
| Guys And Dolls | Big Jule | Long Wharf Theater Kim Rubenstein, Dir. |
| On Your Toes | Stg. Mgr./Big Boss | Cape Playhouse James Brennan, Dir. |
| Call Me Madam | Senator Gallagher | Goodspeed Opera House James Brennan, Dir. |
| Roadside | Marshal | The York Theatre |
| Great Expectations | Jaggers | Goodspeed Musicals |
| Jane Eyre | Mr. Brocklehurst | Paper Mill Playhouse |
| The Goodbye Girl | Billy | Walnut Street Theatre |
| Elizabeth and Essex | Sir Walter Raleigh | South Street Theatre |
| Canterbury Tales | Pardonner | Equity Library Theatre |
| The Seagull | Trigorin | MacArthur Theatre (AADA) |
| Tartuffe | Cleante | MacArthur Theatre (AADA) |
| Little Kit | Malefetta | Vineyard Theatre |
| My One and Only | Billy Buck Chandler | Music Theatre of Wichita |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Zarapeth | Paper Mill Playhouse |
| Is There Life After High School? | Harvey Bellerbee | Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre |
| Wonderful Town | Lonigan | Goodspeed Opera House |
| Kiss Me, Kate | Gremio | Wolf Trap Farm Park |
| The Sound of Music | Franz | Jones Beach Theatre |
Workshops/Readings |
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| The More Things Change | Charles Cutler | Joe Kinosian & Kellen Blair |
| Tim and Scrooge | Harold Hall | Nick Corley, Dir. |
| Toulouse Lautrec | Bruant / Bonnett | Kathleen Marshall, Dir. |
| Bleeding Love | Dad | Concept Recording |
| Sandstorm | King Ribadi | Jonathan Cerullo, Dir. |
| The Honeymooners | Various | Jerry Mitchell, Dir. |
| Second Hand Lions | Various | Matt August, Dir. |
| My Man Godfrey | Barlow | Matt August, Dir. |
| Becoming Chaplin | Karno | Warren Carlyle, Dir./Choreo. |
| The Nutty Professor | Various | Jerry Lewis, Dir. |
| Marrying Meg | Jock | NYMF - Dave Solomon Dir. |
| The Ballad of Little Jo | Various | John Dias, Dir. |
| The Dogs of Pripyat | Igor | Peter Flynn, Dir. |
| Ever After (Marcy Heisler, Zina Goldrich) |
Maurice | Doug Hughes, Dir. Kevin Stites, M.D. |
| The Wild Party (Andrew Lippa) |
Max | Manhattan Theatre Club Gabriel Barre, Dir. |
| The Boy Jumped Into The Sea (David Lefort Nugent) |
Olaf | Yale Playwrights Recital 2005 Kim Rubenstein, Dir. John Guare, Host |
| Complications (Robert & Steve Fox) |
Blaine | Manhattan Theatre Club Herb Ross, Dir. |
| The Prince and the Pauper (Marc Elliott, Judd Woldin, Ivan Menchell) |
Lord Hertford | O'Neill Theatre Center |
| Little Kit (Charles Greenberg, Barbara Zinn Krieger) |
Maleffetta | O'Neill Theatre Center |
| The Fall of the House of Usher | Valet | The York Theatre 2003 Reading Series |
| Big City Blues (David Krane & Bill Keaton) | Ralph | Susan Stroman, Dir. |
| Bad Ideas (Joshua Z. Kant) | Arthur Katz | York Theatre 2006 Dev. Reading Series Erick Devine, Dir. |
Film and Television |
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| The Factory | Specter | Dena Nicole, Dir. |
| Royal Pains (Season 4, Ep. 6) | Mr. Smythe | Matthew Penn, Dir. |
| Synechdoche New York | Jimmy | Charlie Kaufman, Dir. (2008 release) |
| Rick | Rick's Doorman | Ind./Curtis Clayton, Dir. Starring Bill Pullman |
| Fabled | Bookman | Independent; Ari Kirschenbaum, Dir. |
| Taste | Richard Pratt | Film - Yuval Adler, Dir. |
| First Born | Father | Michael Apted, Dir. |
| Falling In Love | Henderson | Ulu Grosbard, Dir. |
| The Equalizer | Salesman | Russ Mayberry, Dir. |
| Wolf | Board Member | Mike Nichols, Dir. |
| Last Action Hero | Stand-In | John McTiernan, Dir. |
| The Warriors | Stilleto Gang | Walter Hill, Dir. |
| One Life To Live | Nicky Knuckles | ABC |
| One Life To Live | Fabrizio | ABC |
| Oz | Aryan Prisoner | HBO |
| Dellaventura | Head of Internal Affairs | CBS |
| Another World | Mortician | NBC |
| 1995 Tony Awards | How To Succeed... | Minskoff Theatre |
| 1990 Tony Awards | Grand Hotel | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre |
| 1987 Tony Awards | Me and My Girl | Mark Hellinger Theatre |
Concerts |
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| Chess | Actor's Fund Concert 2003 | New Amsterdam Theatre |
| Carnival | City Center Encores! Series 2002 | Kathleen Marshall, Dir. |
| Sally | Jack Lee, Mus. Dir. | New Amsterdam Theatre |
Original Broadway Cast Recordings |
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| How The Grinch Stole Christmas | Grinch LLC. | 2013 |
| Chaplin, The Musical | Masterworks Broadway | 2012 |
| Anything Goes | Ghostlight | 2011 |
| Me and My Girl | Decca | 1986 |
| Grand Hotel | RCA | 1992 |
| How to Succeed... | RCA | 1995 |
| High Society | DRG | 1999 |
| Seussical | Decca | 2001 |
Industrials |
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| 2006 IBM Global Golden Circle Awards | Paradise Island, Bahamas | Steven Minning, Dir. |
| Miller Beer | Nashville, Tennessee | Susan Stroman, Dir. |
| Computer Associates | New York, NY | UNIX Man Ad Campaign, Personal Appearances |
Training
Graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic ArtsNumerous vocal coaches, dance teachers and acting coaches
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