Adam Riegler
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Adam Riegler is an American
child actor
from Westport, Connecticut
.
Campaign Manager", in a series of publicity stunt
s for the Broadway musical Xanadu
in 2007.
He is known for appearing in Shrek the Musical as young Shrek
in 2008, and as Pugsley Addams
in The Addams Family
in 2010. Riegler had previously appeared in the 2007 revival of I and Albert
.
Other credits include A Tribute to Joseph Stein
at the York Theatre
and A Christmas Carol at the Westport Country Playhouse
.
He was the youngest member of BroadwaySpace.com's "30 Under 30: Broadway's Hottest Young Stars" in 2009, and was subsequently the National Ambassador for Kids' Night on Broadways special 2010 Halloween
edition.
Riegler's performance of a monologue representing The Addams Family was the runner-up in the 2010 Gypsy of the Year Competition. He is now nominated for the 2011 Young Artists Award for Best Performance In Live Theater
for The Addams Family.
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child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
from Westport, Connecticut
Westport, Connecticut
-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
.
Career
Riegler's big break in show business was when he played Cubby Bernstein, "Broadway's Tony AwardTony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
Campaign Manager", in a series of publicity stunt
Publicity stunt
A publicity stunt is a planned event designed to attract the public's attention to the event's organizers or their cause. Publicity stunts can be professionally organized or set up by amateurs...
s for the Broadway musical Xanadu
Xanadu (musical)
Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane, music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the 1980 cult classic film of the same name which was, in turn, inspired by the 1947 Rita Hayworth film Down to Earth. The title is a reference to the poem, Kubla Khan, or A...
in 2007.
He is known for appearing in Shrek the Musical as young Shrek
Shrek (character)
Shrek is a fictional character from the children's book Shrek! and the Shrek films. He is the main protagonist of both the book and the films...
in 2008, and as Pugsley Addams
Pugsley Addams
Pugsley Addams is a member of the fictional Addams family, created by cartoonist Charles Addams.Pugsley is the oldest child of Morticia and Gomez Addams. He is a pre-teen boy who is almost always seen wearing a striped T-shirt and shorts...
in The Addams Family
The Addams Family (musical)
The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. The show is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for...
in 2010. Riegler had previously appeared in the 2007 revival of I and Albert
I and Albert
I and Albert is a 1972 musical by composer Charles Strouse, and lyricist Lee Adams. The plot is based on the lives of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was adapted for the stage by Jay Presson Allen.-Production:...
.
Other credits include A Tribute to Joseph Stein
Joseph Stein
Joseph Stein was an American playwright best known for writing the books for such musicals as Fiddler on the Roof and Zorba.-Biography:...
at the York Theatre
York Theatre
The York Theatre is an Off-Broadway theatre at 619 Lexington Avenue at the corner of 54th Street in the East Midtown section of Manhattan, New York City. It is dedicated to the production of new musicals and concert productions of forgotten musicals from the past. Each season consists of three or...
and A Christmas Carol at the Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse, is a not-for-profit theater in Westport, Connecticut. Under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos the Playhouse produces new and classic plays for the public....
.
He was the youngest member of BroadwaySpace.com's "30 Under 30: Broadway's Hottest Young Stars" in 2009, and was subsequently the National Ambassador for Kids' Night on Broadways special 2010 Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
edition.
Riegler's performance of a monologue representing The Addams Family was the runner-up in the 2010 Gypsy of the Year Competition. He is now nominated for the 2011 Young Artists Award for Best Performance In Live Theater
Young Artist Awards 2011
The 32nd Annual Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Foundation, honored excellence of young performers under the age of 18 in the fields of film and television for the year 2010, and took place on March 13, 2011 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, Los Angeles,...
for The Addams Family.
Broadway
- The Addams FamilyThe Addams Family (musical)The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. The show is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for...
(2010) - Shrek the Musical (2008)
Off-Broadway
- I and AlbertI and AlbertI and Albert is a 1972 musical by composer Charles Strouse, and lyricist Lee Adams. The plot is based on the lives of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was adapted for the stage by Jay Presson Allen.-Production:...
(2007) - A Tribute to Joseph SteinJoseph SteinJoseph Stein was an American playwright best known for writing the books for such musicals as Fiddler on the Roof and Zorba.-Biography:...
- InterventionInterventionIntervention may refer to:* Interventionism ** Humanitarian intervention, an attempt to reduce suffering within a state through armed conflict** Entente intervention in the Russian Civil War at 1918-1925** Invasion or military offensive...
Regional
- David Copperfield
- A Christmas Carol
External links
- Adam Riegler at the Internet Broadway DatabaseInternet Broadway DatabaseThe Internet Broadway Database is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade association for the North American commercial theatre community....
- cubbbybernstein.com