Brian
Charles Rooney
"John
Walker"
Recently,
Brian was nominated for the 2003 Carbonell Award for Best Supporting Actor in
a Musical for his portrayal of “Homer Collins” in Adam Guettel &
Tina Landau’s musical, “Floyd Collins”, at Actors’ Playhouse
in Miami.
In 2002,
Brian appeared as “Tony” on the European Tour of “West Side Story.”
He performed songs such as “Music of the Night,” from “The Phantom
of the Opera,” and “Gethsemane,” from “Jesus Christ Superstar”
as a Featured Soloist on the North American Tour of “The Music of Andrew
Lloyd Webber” with British pop-star, Petula Clark.
Regionally,
Brian has many credits, including: the title role in the new musical, “Bat
Boy! The Musical,” which won the Outer Critics’ Circle Award for Best
New Musical in 2001 (Charleston Stage Co., Charleston, SC); the title role in
“Oedipus Rex” for the American Conservatory Theater’s 1998 STC,
in San Francisco, CA; & “Che¢ Guevara” in “Evita”
for Broadhollow Players in NY; “The Student Prince” at Paper Mill Playhouse,
NJ; and the title role in “The Student Prince” for Gallery Players in
NYC. He has also performed as a featured soloist with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra
and the Portland Symphony Orchestra.
In
his short career, Brian has originated numerous roles for the New York Stage including:
“Justin” in Amy Gargan’s new play, “The Line” for the
Riant Theatre; “Scott Vanderburg III” in the new musical, “With
Glee” for the York Theatre Company; & “Scott” in Peter Mills’
new musical, “The Taxi Cab-aret” for Prospect Theatre Company (a role
he reprised at the prestigious Berkshire Theatre Festival in the summer of 2000).
In 2002, for the
Richard Rodgers Centennial Celebration, the Richard Rodgers Foundation produced
the first revival of Rodgers and Hart’s musical “Dearest Enemy,”
in which, Brian appeared as Captain Harry Tryon. The original production opened
on Broadway in 1925, making household names of Rodgers and Hart. The Richard Rogers
Foundation also produced the Off-Broadway concert, “Wall to Wall Richard
Rodgers,” in which Brian performed as a featured soloist, with many stars
of the New York stage, including Betty Comden, John Cullum, Lea DeLaria, Melissa
Errico, Raul Esparza, Tovah Feldshuh, Celeste Holm, Rebecca Luker, Maureen McGovern,
James Naughton, & Christiane Noll.
His
other New York credits include: a reading of the new musical “Masada”
at the York Theatre Co. with Maya Days; “Ben Dawes” in “Young Stowaways
in Space” & “Virgo” in “The West Street Gang” both
directed by Mark Finley for TOSOS II; “Jupiter” in “Tear Gas”
at the Brecht Forum; Orpheus in “Honeymoon in Hades,” for The Genesius
Guild; and “Lovely Billy Boy” in the workshop production of the new
musical, “Con Man,” directed by Stephen Pickover.
Brian
holds a BA in Drama from Duke University, and a certificate in acting from the
American Conservatory Theater. www.briancharlesrooney.com
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