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| The New York Times recently said, "Nowadays, probably no other performer could infuse (that song) with
the manic mischief that Jason Graae, a frisky clown with a real tenor, pumped into it..." He just won his 4th New York Bistro Award for his solo show, "Graae's Anatomy". His last show "Coup de Graae!" won the 2006 New York Nightlife Award and was listed in TimeOutNY's Top 10 Cabaret Shows of the year. Jason has appeared on Broadway in "A Grand Night For Singing", "Falsettos", "Stardust", "Snoopy!" and "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" Off- Broadway shows include "Hello, Muddah, Hello, Fudduh", for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, "Forever Plaid", "Olympus on My Mind", "All in the Timing" and many more. Jason made his Metropolitan Opera House debut as featured vocalist in Twyla Tharp's "Everlast" with American Ballet Theatre, and in NYC has performed his one-man show at Rainbow and Stars and Birdland, among others. In Los Angeles, he just won his second L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award - the 2008 Joel Hirschorn Award for Oustanding Achievement in Musical Theatre. He won an Ovation Award for "Forbidden Broadway Y2KLA!", an Artistic Director's Achievement Award for "Fully Committed" and a Santa Barbara Indie Award for "High Button Shoes". Jason originated the role of "Houdini" in the L.A. production of "Ragtime" at the Shubert Theatre. Other L.A. credits include "Marcellus" in "The Music Man " at the Hollywood Bowl, many shows at Reprise!, and "Grand Hotel" and "The Grand Tour" at The Colony. On TV, Jason has appeared on dozens of shows including "Six Feet Under", "Rude Awakening", "Friends", "Frasier", "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", "Living Single", "Caroline in the City", etc. On PBS, he was a guest soloist twice with the Boston Pops and once with Marvin Hamlisch and the National Symphony on "Holiday for the Troops at The Kennedy Center" and recently in "Words and Music by Jerry Herman". Movies include Disney's "Home on the Range", "On Edge", "Gepetto", and "The Dukes of Hazzard in Hollywood". He has been heard on many cartoons and for five years he was the voice of "Lucky, the Leprechaun" for Lucky Charms Cereal, a balanced part of your complete breakfast. He made his Los Angeles Opera debut as "Njegus" in "The Merry Widow", repeating the role with Dallas Opera, Houston Grand Opera and New Orleans Opera. Also with L.A. Opera he was featured as "Offenbach" in "The Grand Duchess" , directed by Garry Marshall. He played "Frosch" in "Die Fledermaus" with Washington National Opera and recently with San Francisco Opera. Jason has recorded over forty CDs, including original cast albums, concerts, compilations, and his two solo CDs,"You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile - Jason Graae Sings Charles Strouse", and "Jason Graae LIVE at The Cinegrill" (Fynsworth Alley). |
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