David Ayers
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David Ayers is an American actor
, from Worthington, Ohio
, USA. He attended Thomas Worthington High School and was very active in its theatre program. He Then attended Northwestern University Majoring in Vocal Performance. Ayers made his Broadway
debut as an ensemble member in the musical Mamma Mia!
He was later the first to play the role of Fyedka
in the revival of Fiddler on the Roof
in 2004. In early 2005, Ayers joined the cast of the hit musical Wicked
, in which he performed for a year in the role of Fiyero to rave reviews. He ended his run on January 8, 2006 and was replaced by Derrick Williams. His other theatre credits include Hot Mikado, A New Brain
, The Sound of Music
, Honk!
, and Hair
. On television, he has had appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent
and Guiding Light
.
Ayers holds a degree in music from Northwestern University
in Evanston, IL.
Ayers currently resides in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, Angela Gaylor. The two have formed a Musical Theater/Acting studio called Broadway in Boulder.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, from Worthington, Ohio
Worthington, Ohio
-Dissolution of the Company:By August 11, 1804 the plat maps were completed, payments or notes promising payments collected and deeds prepared for all sixteen thousand acres of the Scioto Company's purchase...
, USA. He attended Thomas Worthington High School and was very active in its theatre program. He Then attended Northwestern University Majoring in Vocal Performance. Ayers made his Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
debut as an ensemble member in the musical Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! is a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA, composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. Although the title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia", the plot is fictional, not...
He was later the first to play the role of Fyedka
Fyedka
Fyodor is a character from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. He is the young Christian man whom Chava falls in love with and becomes her husband by the end of the story. They meet in Motel's Tailor Shop when Fyedka intervenes in the tormenting of Chava by his friends...
in the revival of Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
in 2004. In early 2005, Ayers joined the cast of the hit musical Wicked
Wicked (musical)
Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard...
, in which he performed for a year in the role of Fiyero to rave reviews. He ended his run on January 8, 2006 and was replaced by Derrick Williams. His other theatre credits include Hot Mikado, A New Brain
A New Brain
A New Brain is a musical with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Finn and James Lapine.The musical was first produced Off-Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center, with previews beginning on May 14, 1998...
, The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
, Honk!
Honk!
Honk! is a musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling, incorporating a message of tolerance. The book and lyrics are by Anthony Drewe and music is by George Stiles...
, and Hair
Hair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
. On television, he has had appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
and Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
.
Ayers holds a degree in music from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in Evanston, IL.
Ayers currently resides in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, Angela Gaylor. The two have formed a Musical Theater/Acting studio called Broadway in Boulder.