Richard h blake biography books

American actor

Richard H. Blake (born May 17, as Richard Harrison Thomas^[1]) is an American actor and singer best known for his work in musical theatre.

Blake made his Broadway debut in Teddy & Alice, starring Len Cariou at the Minskoff Theatre in ^[2] The following year he appeared as Boy McDuff in Macbeth, starring Christopher Plummer and Glenda Jackson, on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.^[3]

Blake then starred as the title character in the Broadway musical Prince of Central Park, becoming (at 14) the youngest Broadway performer to have his name above the title of the show.^[4] However, the show closed after only 4 performances.^[5]

In , he appeared on Star Search, beating future Tony-winner Sutton Foster.^[6]

Back on Broadway, he took over the role of Roger Davis in Rent and originated the role of Gus in the musical Saturday Night Fever; he also joined the national tour as