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Rick Crom | |
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| Born | (1957-03-15)March 15, 1957 (age 68) |
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Rick Crom (born March 15, 1957) is an American actor, singer, comedian, lyricist, and composer. He has appeared in numerous television shows and specials,Broadway andoff-Broadway musicals, as well as written severaloff-Broadway revues, and has 3 times been nominated for theDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics.
In 1993, Crom made his Broadway acting debut inThe Goodbye Girl. He was anunderstudy inFootloose and appeared inUrinetown: The Musical as Tiny Tom/Dr. Billeaux. His off-Broadway acting credits include the 1994 revival ofMerrily We Roll Along and theEncores! productions ofFiorello! andLi'l Abner.
As a comedian, Crom has appeared with theChicago City Limits, and performed stand-up across the country, most frequently at New York City'sComedy Cellar. On television, he has been seen onChappelle's Show,Caroline's Comedy Hour, andTough Crowd with Colin Quinn. He also appeared on theFX sitcomLouie, starring fellow comicLouis CK.
Crom teaches a course in stand-up comedy at theComedy Cellar in New York.[1]
In 2017, the documentaryOh, Rick was released, chronicling his career.[2][3] It was directed by Dustin Sussman and Aaron Rosenbloom.
In 2004, Crom wrote the book, music, and lyrics forNewsical, and received his firstDrama Desk nomination for Outstanding Lyrics, withNEWSical picking up a nomination for Outstanding Revue.[4] An original cast recording was released on April 5, 2005. ThoughNEWSical closed in 2005 after 215 performances, a new edition (renamedNEWSICAL the Musical: We Distort, You Decide, and featuring an original book and music) began previews at the 47th Street Theater on November 24, 2009, and opened December 9 of that year. Once again, Crom was nominated for theDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, and the show was nominated for the Outstanding Musical Revue award. The 2009–2010 production closed March 21, 2010. The latest edition ofNEWSical the Musical: Full Spin Ahead began previews December 13 of that year and opened on January 9, 2011, atThe Kirk at Theatre Row.
Crom created theStar Trek spoofSpace Trek[5] with bookwriter Marc Lipitz, and authored the topical musical revuesOh Fine RSVP!,The Subject Was Neurosis,Absolutely Rude,[6] andOur Life and Times, which won him aMAC Award and aBackstage Bistro Award for Outstanding Musical Revue.
Crom contributed a majority of the topical material featured at the Crystal Palace Theater inAspen, Colorado, from the late 1980s to 2008 (when the venue closed).[7] A recording of his songs for the Crystal Palace,Who Writes This Stuff? The Songs of Rick Crom, was released in 2008. He currently performs the same function for Laffing Matterz, a dinner theater inFort Lauderdale, Florida.
In 2009, Crom composed the score and co-wrote lyrics with Fred M. Caruso for the filmThe Big Gay Musical.[8] He composed the score and wrote the lyrics forBonnie & Clyde: A Folktale, with a book by hisUrinetown co-starHunter Foster.[9] It was presented at the 2009New York Musical Theatre Festival, where it won awards for Best Music and Most Promising Musical.Bonnie & Clyde: A Folktale was workshopped in residency at theAcademy for New Musical Theatre, through theASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund Fellowship, a Producer-Writer Initiative granted throughNAMT, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre.[10]
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