Chad Kimball
Kimball in 2017
Born (1976-09-02) September 2, 1976
Alma materBoston Conservatory at Berklee
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
Websitewww.chadkimball.com

Chad Kimball (born September 2, 1976) is an American stage actor known for roles in musical theatre, especially Huey Calhoun in the Broadway musical Memphis and Milky White in the 2002 Broadway revival of Into the Woods.

Early life and career

Kimball was raised in Seattle, Washington,[1] and graduated from Boston Conservatory with a BFA in musical theatre in 1999.

After moving to New York City, he joined the Broadway musical The Civil War, three weeks before it closed. He was in the Off-Broadway revival of Godspell in 2000 and the Broadway revival of Into the Woods in 2002 as Milky White the cow and an understudy for Jack and the Wolf/Rapunzel’s Prince. He appeared in the Broadway musicals Lennon and Good Vibrations in 2005. During this period, he also appeared in regional theatre as Anthony in Sweeney Todd at the Signature Theatre (1999),[2] Baby at the Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey (2004),[3] and Little Fish in 2007 at the Blank Theatre, Los Angeles.[4]

Memphis and later years

Kimball originated the lead role of Huey Calhoun in the musical Memphis at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2008,[5] and starred in the role in the Broadway production until fall 2011.[6] He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for the role. Kimball appears in the filmed version, Memphis: Direct from Broadway by Broadway Worldwide.

In 2017 he returned to Broadway as Kevin T. in the musical Come from Away.[7] In March 2020, he contracted and recovered from COVID-19. Later that year, on Twitter, he criticized, and pledged to disobey, COVID public health restrictions regarding singing in churches. His tweet caused backlash.[8] He was not invited to return to Come from Away when the show resumed production in 2021 and has filed a lawsuit against the producers.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Heller, Billy."Holy Cow! He's Broadway's Bovine Baby", Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine The New York Post, archived at chadkimball.com, June 1, 2002
  2. ↑ Gutman, Les."Review: Sweeney Todd " curtainup.com, September 15, 1999
  3. ↑ Rendell, Bob."Review: Baby at the Papermill," talkinbroadway.com, April 7, 2004
  4. ↑ Lipton, Brian."Jbara, Kimball, Ripley, et al. Set for Blank Theatre's Little Fish Jbara, Kimball, Ripley, et al. Set for Blank Theatre's Little Fish," theatermania.com, September 15, 2007
  5. ↑ Hetrick, Adam. "Kimball and Glover to Make Music in Memphis on Broadway." Archived 2009-08-01 at the Wayback Machine Playbill.com, July 29, 2009
  6. ↑ Hetrick, Adam. "Tony Nominee Chad Kimball Departs Broadway's Memphis Oct. 23" Archived October 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, October 23, 2011
  7. 1 2 Evans, Greg. "Broadway Actor Chad Kimball Files Lawsuit Alleging He Lost Come From Away Job Over Christian Beliefs", Deadline.com, October 21, 2021
  8. ↑ Evans, Greg (16 November 2020). "Broadway Actor & COVID Survivor Chad Kimball Sparks Backlash For Pledging To "Respectfully Disobey" State Restrictions On Religious Services". Deadline.
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