Brooks Ashmanskas | |
Birth Date: | 14 June 1969 |
Birth Place: | Salem, Oregon, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Bennington College |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1995−present |
Brooks Ashmanskas (born June 15, 1969) is an American actor. He has appeared both on Broadway and Off-Broadway as well as in regional theatres. Ashmanskas has done limited film and television work, most recently appearing in the Netflix series Uncoupled. He was nominated for a 2006 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for playing various characters in Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, and for a 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Barry Glickman in The Prom.
Ashmanskas is originally from Salem, Oregon,[1] but grew up in Beaverton, just outside of Portland. He graduated from Bennington College.[2] He is openly gay.[3] [4]
Ashmanskas was in the original productions of Dream (1997),[5] Songs for a New World (Off-Broadway, 1995) and the Broadway revival of (2003).[6] [7] He was a replacement "Carmen Ghia", starting in 2004, in The Producers,[8] occasionally acting opposite original Carmen Ghia actor Roger Bart as Leo Bloom.
In 2006, he played several characters in the Broadway production of Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me,[9] for which he received a Tony Award nomination, Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical.[10]
He appeared in the Broadway revival of The Ritz as Chris in 2007.[11] He played the character of Mr. Dobitch in the 2010 Broadway revival of Promises, Promises.[12] Also in 2010 he appeared in the Broadway revival of Present Laughter.[7] He starred as the title character Off-Broadway in the New Group production of Clive at the Acorn Theatre in January 2013 through March 2013.[13]
Ashmanskas appeared in the stage musical adaption of Bullets Over Broadway, which opened on Broadway in April 2014. In March 2015 he appeared in Something Rotten! on Broadway.[14] [15] In 2016, he appeared in Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed.[16]
He starred as Barry Glickman in the original Broadway production of The Prom, which opened in October 2018 at the Longacre Theatre, for which he was nominated for a 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.[17]
He appeared in the Arena Stage production of Animal Crackers in 1999.[18]
He has performed at the Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, in Present Laughter in 2007[19] and in She Loves Me in May and June 2008 (which transferred to the Williamstown Theatre Festival in June and July).[20] He appeared in God of Carnage in 2012 as Alan.[21] His appearances at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Massachusetts, include She Loves Me in 2008,[22] Knickerbocker in 2009[23] andin July and August 2013 in a new musical, Johnny Baseball.[24]
In 2008, he participated in a staged concert presentation of "Broadway: Three Generations" at the Kennedy Center, appearing in Girl Crazy and Bye Bye Birdie.[25] He performed in Burn This as "Larry" at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, in 2011.[26]
He appeared in the musical 1776 as John Adams at the Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., in 2012.[27]
Year | Show | Role | Notes | |
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1995 | Songs for a New World | Man 2 | off-Broadway | |
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Bud Frump | Broadway, 1995 – 1996 | ||
1997 | Dream | Performer | Broadway, Apr. 3 – July 6, 1997 | |
1998 | Little Me | Pinchley Junior/Steward/Assistant Director/Doctor | Broadway, Nov. 12, 1998 – Feb. 7, 1999 | |
1999 | Animal Crackers | Unknown | Arena Stage | |
2000 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Performer | NY City Center, February 2000 | |
2001 | Amphitryon | Sosia | Huntington Theatre Company, Mar. 9 - Apr. 8, 2001 | |
2003 | Gypsy | Mr. Goldstone/Pastey | Broadway, May 1, 2003 – May 20, 2004 | |
2004 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Francis Flute | Williamstown Theatre Festival, July 14–25, 2004 | |
The Producers | Carmen Ghia | Broadway, 2004 - 2006 | ||
2006 | Comedy All Star | Broadway, Aug. 17, 2006 – Jan. 7, 2007 | ||
2007 | Present Laughter | Roland Maule | Huntington Theatre Company | |
The Ritz | Chris | Broadway, Oct. 11 – Dec. 9, 2007 | ||
2008 | Performer | Kennedy Center | ||
She Loves Me | Georg Nowack | Huntington Theatre Company, May/June 2008 | ||
Williamstown Theatre Festival, July/August 2008 | ||||
A Flea In Her Ear | Dr. Finache | Williamstown Theatre Festival, August 2008 | ||
2009 | Rich and Famous | Bing | American Conservatory Theater - SF, Jan/Feb 2009 | |
Knickerbocker | Unknown | Williamstown Theatre Festival | ||
She Stoops to Conquer | Tony Lumpkin | McCarter Theater, Oct.13 - Nov. 1, 2009 | ||
2010 | Present Laughter | Roland Maule | Broadway, Jan. 21 – Mar. 21, 2010 | |
Promises, Promises | Mr. Dobitch | Broadway, Apr. 25, 2010 – Jan. 2, 2011 | ||
2011 | Burn This | Larry | Mark Taper Forum | |
2012 | 1776 | John Adams | Ford's Theatre | |
God of Carnage | Alan | Huntington Theatre Company | ||
2013 | Clive | Clive | Off-Broadway, Jan. – March, 2013 | |
Johnny Baseball | Unknown | Williamstown Theatre Festival, July/August 2013 | ||
2014 | Bullets Over Broadway | Warner Purcell | Broadway, Apr. 10 – Aug. 24, 2014 | |
2015 | Absurd Person Singular | Sidney | Two River Theater, Jan. 5 – Feb. 1, 2015 | |
2015 | Something Rotten! | Brother Jeremiah | Broadway, Apr. 22, 2015 – Jan. 13, 2016[28] | |
2016 | Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 | Al/Izzy/Mr. Broadway/Carlo | Broadway, Apr. 21, 2016 – July 24, 2016 | |
The Prom | Barry Glickman | Alliance Theatre, August/September 2016 | ||
2017 | Sunday in the Park with George | Mr./Charles | Broadway, Feb. 11 – Apr. 23, 2017 | |
2018 | The Prom | Barry Glickman | Broadway, September 2018 – August 2019 | |
2024 | Once Upon A Mattress | Wizard | Broadway, July 31 – November 30, 2024 | |
2025 | Smash | Nigel | Broadway, March 11, 2025 - |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2009 | Julie & Julia | Mr. Misher | ||
2022 | Better Nate Than Ever | Casting Director | ||
2022 | Forty Winks | Automated Message | ||
2023 | Atrabilious | Todd Jenkins |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | All My Children | Leon | 2 episodes |
2012–14 | The Good Wife | Judge Greg Brochard | 2 episodes |
2019 | Tales of the City | Guest | Episode: "The Price of Oil" |
2020 | The Good Lord Bird | Lewis Washington | 2 episodes |
2022 | The Last Movie Stars | Gore Vidal (voice) | 5 episodes |
2022 | Uncoupled | Stanley James | Main cast |
2022 | The Good Fight | Judge Greg Brochard | Episode: "The End of Football" |
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2007 | Tony Award | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me | |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | |||
2019 | Tony Award | Best Actor in a Musical | The Prom | |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | |||
Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | |||
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Actor in a Musical |