Ron Holgate
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Born | Ronald Holgate May 26, 1937 Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
Years active | 1960s–2000s |
Spouse(s) | Dorothy Collins (m. 1966–1977; divorced) Anny DeGange (m. 1989–present) |
Ronald Holgate (born May 26, 1937,
Early life
The son of a school superintendent and a drama teacher, raised in South Dakota, Holgate originally intended to become a classical actor and studied drama with
Career
By the early 1960s, however, Holgate had gone back to theater, only resuming a regular opera career in the 1970s. Roles like the narcissistic Miles Gloriosus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (which he originated in the show's Broadway premiere) led to him developing a reputation for what Frank Rich called his portrayal of "vain ladies' men."[3]
Until 2005, he worked regularly on and
Holgate appeared as
Critic Walter Kerr commented that "there is simply no stopping Mr. Holgate as he explodes with the sheer happiness of having come to exist."[5] (Holgate and fellow 1776 performer William Daniels were nominated in the same, supporting category. Daniels turned down the nomination, because he felt that his role as John Adams was clearly the lead.[6])
Holgate created the role of the vain opera star Tito Morelli in
Holgate has few film and television credits. He played Lee again in the film
Personal life
Holgate was married to singer Dorothy Collins from 1966 to 1977, to Anny DeGange from 1989 to the present, and has three daughters, Melissa, Chloe, and Lily.
Stage productions
- Broadway
- Milk and Honey: chorus
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Miles Gloriosus
- Sweet Charity: Vittorio Vidal (one-week vacation replacement for James Luisi)
- 1776: Richard Henry Lee
- Saturday Sunday Monday: Luigi Ianniello
- The Grand Tour: Colonel Tadeusz Boleslav Stjerbinsky
- Musical Chairs: Joe Preston
- 42nd Street: Julian Marsh (replacement)
- Lend Me a Tenor: Tito Merelli (also West End production)
- Guys and Dolls: Big Jule (replacement)
- Annie Get Your Gun: "Buffalo Bill"
- Kiss Me, Kate: Harrison Howell
- Off-Broadway
- Hobo: Jonah
- Hooray! It's a Glorious Day...and all that: Carl Strong
- Blue Plate Special: Larry Finney
- The Sounds of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Part II
- Milk and Honey: Phil Arkin
- Heroes
Awards and nominations
- 1959 Frederick K. Weyerhauser Scholarship, Metropolitan Opera Auditions
- 1974 New Jersey Drama Critic's Circle Award: A Little Night Music
- 1969 Tony Award: winner, 1776: Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
- 1979 Tony Award: nominee, The Grand Tour
- 1992 Detroit Drama Critic's Circle Award: Man of La Mancha
- 2005 IRNE Award (Independent Reviewers of New England): Urinetown
References
- Boston Globe, December 16, 1990, pg. B21; accessed 2007-12-24.
- ^ "Alumni Roster". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- New York Times, March 3, 1989, pg. C3; accessed 2007-12-24.
- ^ "Tony Awards, 1969" broadwayworld.com, accessed June 26, 2011.
- New York Times, March 23, 1969, pg. D1. Accessed 2007-12-24.
- ^ Mandelbaum, Ken. "Tony Moments to Remember (And a Few to Forget)", New York Times, June 2, 1996, pg. H10
- ^ "Ron Holgate | Actor, Soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
Further reading
- "Holgate, Ron". The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television (ed. Thomas S. Hischak. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008; ISBN 0-19-533533-3