Adam Pascal

Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, best known for being the first to play the role of Roger Davis in the Jonathan Larson musical Rent on Broadway. Image File history File links Pascal_png. ... Image File history File links Pascal_png. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was a Jewish-American composer from New York City who created musicals including Rent and Tick, Tick. ... Rent is a Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...

Pascal was born to a Jewish family in The Bronx, New York, but raised in Syosset, Long Island. Though he started as a rock musician playing in a number of bands he formed with his schoolmates, Pascal became drawn to the musical theater. On a whim, he auditioned for the role of Roger in Rent and was cast. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi  (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...

His performance in Rent earned him a Tony nomination, a Theater World award, and an Obie Award. The role helped Pascal gain notoriety on Broadway, and he was subsequently cast in the Elton John and Tim Rice musical Aida as Radames (original and final cast), and Kander and Ebb's Cabaret, closing the show as the Emcee (closing cast). Pascal felt that he was looked upon solely as a broadway singer, however, and so he returned to his roots with a solo recording contract on Sh-K-Boom Records. What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sir Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice, Kt (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist for musical theater, a radio presenter, television gameshow panelist and an author. ... Aida is a musical drama in two acts based on Giuseppe Verdis Italian-language opera by the same name, which is in turn based on a story by Auguste Mariette. ... Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue — a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting around the tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance. ...

He made his film debut in SLC Punk (1999), and also appeared in School of Rock (2003) and Temptation (2004). The audio for Temptation, a musical, was recorded live on set during filming. He has released two solo rock albums, Model Prisoner (2000) and Civilian (2004). He also contributed a cover of Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" to the CD Broadway Cares: Home for the Holidays. School of Rock (2003) is a comedy film starring Jack Black. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Billy Joel was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. ... The Compact Disc logo was inspired by that of the previous Compact Cassette. ...

Pascal, along with most of the other original cast members, was cast in the film version of Rent, reprising the role of Roger. The film was released on November 23, 2005. Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Rent is the film adaptation of the award-winning Broadway musical of the same name, released November 23, 2005. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

More recently, Pascal had a guest role as "Dennis Hofferman", a murder victim, on an episode of Cold Case. The episode, called "Willkommen", was aired on April 2, 2006. The plot involved actors putting on an amateur production of Cabaret. Cold Case is an American hour-long fictional television show about a police division that specializes in investigating unsolved crimes. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cabaret is a 1966 Broadway musical, based on John Van Drutens play I Am a Camera, based in its turn on stories by Christopher Isherwood, with book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, produced and directed by Hal Prince and starring Bert Convy...

External links

• Adam Pascal at The Internet Broadway Database
• Adam Pascal at The Internet Movie Database