Joel Blum is an American stage actor.
Early life Blum was born in San Francisco, California. After attending the College of Marin, he joined the national touring company of Godspell at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
Career Blum was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical twice. The first was in 1995 for his role as Frank in the Broadway revival of Show Boat. The second nomination was in 1997 for playing Buddy Becker in the original Broadway production of Steel Pier. He was also nominated for the 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for his role in Golf: The Musical.
He appeared in the original production of 42nd Street on Broadway in 1980. Other Broadway roles include Stardust (1987), The Music Man (2000) and Debbie Reynolds On Broadway (1976). He played George in the second U.S. national tour of Billy Elliot the Musical, and Detective Marks/Man in the Off-Broadway musical Kid Victory (2017).
Theatre credits Year Title Role Notes 1976 Debbie Dancer Broadway 1980 42nd Street Ensemble; u/s Billy Lawlor Broadway 1987 Stardust Understudy Broadway 1991 And the World Goes 'Round Performer Off-Broadway 1994 Show Boat Frank Broadway 1995 Something Wonderful "All Er Nothin'" Performer Broadway 1996 Angela Lansbury - A Celebration "Me and My Town" Dancer Broadway 1997 Steel Pier Buddy Becker Broadway 2000 The Music Man Marcellus Washburn Broadway Game Show Gerry Smith Off-Broadway 2003 Golf: The Musical Performer Off-Broadway 2005 After the Night and the Music u/s Keith Broadway 2006 Doctor Dolittle Performer U.S. tour 2007 Meet John Doe Colonel Regional 2010 Billy Elliot the Musical George U.S. tour 2017 Kid Victory Performer Off-Broadway 2018 Neurosis Kenny Off-Broadway 2026 The Mystery of Edwin Drood Chairman Off-Broadway
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