David Engel (actor)
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David Engel is a Broadway
singer and dancer.
He is a five-time winner of the Ovation Awards
given out by the Los Angeles
Stage Alliance.
In 2009 he had his first appearance in a movie in Forever Plaid: The Movie
(directed by Stuart Ross
). He played the role of "Smudge" in this movie, a role which he created himself for the original New York
production of Forever Plaid
.
He also created (and starred) the role of Hanna from Hamburg in the original production of La Cage aux Folles.
David Engel is the creator and director of the MGM/UA HOME VIDEO "Logo-Fanfare" which heads every video release.
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
singer and dancer.
He is a five-time winner of the Ovation Awards
Ovation Awards
The Ovation Awards are a Southern California award for excellence in theatre, established in 1989. They are given out by the Los Angeles Stage Alliance and are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles. They have been called the "...highest-profile contest for local theatre..." by the Los...
given out by the Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
Stage Alliance.
In 2009 he had his first appearance in a movie in Forever Plaid: The Movie
Forever Plaid: The Movie
Forever Plaid: The Movie is a 2009 American musical film, a recording of a live performance of a revival to the 1990 off-Broadway musical comedy Forever Plaid. Directed and written by Stuart Ross, this film was released on July 9, 2009...
(directed by Stuart Ross
Stuart Ross
Stuart Ross is a Canadian fiction writer, poet, editor, and creative-writing instructor.Ross was born in Toronto's north end in 1959 and grew up in the Borough of North York. He began writing at a very young age and was first published at age 16 by Books by Kids . This book, The Thing in Exile,...
). He played the role of "Smudge" in this movie, a role which he created himself for the original New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
production of Forever Plaid
Forever Plaid
Forever Plaid is an off-Broadway musical revue written by Stuart Ross in New York in 1990 and now performed internationally. The show is a revue of the close-harmony "guy groups" that reached the height of their popularity during the 1950s. Personifying the clean-cut genre are the Plaids...
.
He also created (and starred) the role of Hanna from Hamburg in the original production of La Cage aux Folles.
David Engel is the creator and director of the MGM/UA HOME VIDEO "Logo-Fanfare" which heads every video release.