Frank Vlastnik
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Frank Vlastnik is an American theatre and television actor. He is best known as an original cast member in the short lived musicals Big, The Sweet Smell of Success, and A Year with Frog and Toad
on Broadway
. His big break came when he was cast as the original understudy for the leading role in Big. He later starred on and off-Broadway
in A Year with Frog and Toad in which he played all the male secondary characters and was featured on the cast album. He also guest starred on an episode of Law & Order
.
A Year with Frog and Toad
A Year With Frog and Toad is a musical written by brothers Robert and Willie Reale , based on the Frog and Toad children's stories written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel...
on 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...
. His big break came when he was cast as the original understudy for the leading role in Big. He later starred on and off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
in A Year with Frog and Toad in which he played all the male secondary characters and was featured on the cast album. He also guest starred on an episode of Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
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