Alexander Gemignani

{{Infobox person |image=AlexanderGemignani.png |caption = Gemignani in May 2018 | name = Alexander Gemignani | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1979|7|3}} | birth_place=New Jersey | occupation = Actor, musician, conductor | years_active = 2000-present }}

'''Alexander Cesare Gemignani''' (born July 3, 1979) is an American [[actor]], [[tenor]], musician, and [[Conducting|conductor]], known for his work on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]]. He was nominated for a [[Tony Award]] for his performance in ''[[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]]'' and a [[Drama Desk Award]] for his performance in ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]].''

==Early and personal life== Gemignani is the son of Broadway musical director [[Paul Gemignani]] and soprano [[Carolann Page]]. He was raised in [[Tenafly, New Jersey]] and graduated from [[Tenafly High School]] in 1997.<ref>Kampfe, John. [http://www.jerseywood.net/2016/06/13/jersey-on-tv-alerts/tenafly-small-town-big-stars-part-2/ "Tenafly: Small Town, Big Stars – Part 2"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010095954/http://www.jerseywood.net/2016/06/13/jersey-on-tv-alerts/tenafly-small-town-big-stars-part-2/ |date=2018-10-10 }}, Jerseywood, June 13, 2016. Accessed October 9, 2018. "Alexander Gemignani — The son of renowned Broadway music director Paul Gemignani is known primarily for his work on the New York stage.... Gemignani was born in New York City but grew up in Tenafly and, yes, he too is a Tenafly High alum (1997)."</ref> He is a graduate of the [[University of Michigan]]'s Musical Theater Department.

Gemignani was married in August 2008 to actor/director Erin Ortman.

==Career== Gemignani is known for his roles in Broadway musicals, including ''[[Assassins (musical)|Assassins]]'', ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', [[Les Misérables (musical)|''Les Misérables'']], ''[[Sunday in the Park with George]]'', and ''[[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]]'', receiving a [[Tony Award]] nomination for the latter. His film and television credits include ''[[The Producers (2005 film)|The Producers]]'', ''[[The Good Wife]]'', ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'', [[Chicago Fire (TV series)|''Chicago Fire'']], ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]'', and ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]'' (recurring as Janusz, the eventual husband of the Weissmans’ maid, Zelda).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2023-04-06 |title='The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel': Hank Azaria, Sutton Foster, Darren Criss Among Season 5 Guest Stars; Alexander Gemignani To Recur |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-hank-azaria-sutton-foster-darren-criss-danny-strong-sean-gunn-david-paymer-alexander-gemignani-guest-stars-1235319487/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927041622/https://deadline.com/2023/04/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-hank-azaria-sutton-foster-darren-criss-danny-strong-sean-gunn-david-paymer-alexander-gemignani-guest-stars-1235319487/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Gemignani participated in a memorable performance of "Opening Doors" from ''[[Merrily We Roll Along (musical)|Merrily We Roll Along]]'' at [[Symphony Space]]'s ''Wall to Wall Sondheim'' event celebrating [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s 75th birthday in March 2005. He also performed in three gala concerts honoring Sondheim's 80th birthday in 2010: with the [[New York Philharmonic]] at [[Avery Fisher Hall]], singing "[[Something's Coming (song)|Something's Coming]]" from ''[[West Side Story]]'' in March; then at [[New York City Center]] in April;<ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-New-York-City-Center-Gala-Honoring-SONDHEIM-Part-1-20100429 New York City Center Gala Honoring SONDHEIM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702122710/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-New-York-City-Center-Gala-Honoring-SONDHEIM-Part-1-20100429 |date=2022-07-02 }}, BroadwayWorld, April 29, 2010.</ref> and with [[The New York Pops]] at [[Carnegie Hall]] in November. He performed "Buddy's Blues" from ''[[Follies]]'' in the online 90th birthday celebration ''[[Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration|Take Me To The World]]'' on April 26, 2020. He made his conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic in ''[[Live from Lincoln Center]]''<nowiki/>'s ''New Year's Eve: Celebrating Sondheim'' on December 31, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/2019/nov/18/live-lincoln-center-new-york-philharmonic-new-year|title = LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve 2019: Sondheim Celebration|date = 18 November 2019}}</ref>

Recently, Gemignani has begun to work as a music director, following in his father's footsteps. He served as the conductor, music director, and music supervisor for the 2020 revival of ''West Side Story'', and has developed pieces for the [[Public Theatre]] and the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/person/alexander-gemignani-vault-0000033322|title=Alexander Gemignani|access-date=2020-10-08|archive-date=2020-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930040019/https://www.playbill.com/person/alexander-gemignani-vault-0000033322|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alexander Gemignani Biography {{!}} Broadway Buzz {{!}} Broadway.com |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/alexander-gemignani/profile/#:~:text=As%20a%20composer/lyricist,%20Gemignani,Eugene%20O'Neill%20Theater%20Center |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=www.broadway.com |archive-date=2023-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922085246/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/alexander-gemignani/profile/#:~:text=As%20a%20composer/lyricist,%20Gemignani,Eugene%20O'Neill%20Theater%20Center |url-status=live }}</ref> He served as music director and orchestrator for the Fiasco Theatre production of ''Merrily We Roll Along''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/people/alexander-gemignani|title=Alexander Gemignani | NYU Steinhardt|access-date=2020-10-08|archive-date=2020-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013234045/https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/people/alexander-gemignani|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the artistic director of both the [[Eugene O'Neill Theater Center|Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's]] National Music Theater Conference as well as the American Music Theatre Project at [[Northwestern University]]. He is also an educator and is an associate professor at Northwestern University.

==Theatre credits== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Show !Role !Notes |- |2001 |''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' |Ensemble |[[Benedum Center]] |- |rowspan=2|2004 |''[[Assassins (musical)|Assassins]]'' |[[John Hinckley]] |Broadway:<br>[[Theatre World Award]] |- |rowspan=2|''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]'' |Private Augenti |Broadway Concert |- |rowspan=2|2005 |Lieutenant Torasso |[[Lincoln Center]] |- |''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' |Stewpot |[[Carnegie Hall]] |- |2005-2006 |''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' |Beadle Bamford |Broadway:<br>[[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical]] nomination |- |2006-2007 |''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' |[[Jean Valjean]] |Broadway |- |2007 |''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' |[[Sweeney Todd]] |US Tour |- |rowspan=2|2008 |''[[Sunday in the Park with George]]'' |Boatman / Dennis |Broadway |- |''[[Road Show (musical)|Road Show]]'' |[[Addison Mizner]] |Off-Broadway |- |rowspan=2|2011 |''[[The People in the Picture]]'' |Moishe Rosenwald |Broadway |- |''[[The Boys From Syracuse]]'' |Police Sergeant |[[Sidney Harman Hall]] |- |rowspan=2|2012 |''[[Headstrong (play)|Headstrong]]'' |Nick Merritt |[[Ensemble Studio Theatre]] |- |''[[Assassins (musical)|Assassins]]'' |[[John Hinckley]] |Broadway Concert |- |2013 |[[Chicago (musical)|''Chicago'']] |[[Billy Flynn (Chicago)|Billy Flynn]] |rowspan=3|Broadway |- |2014 |''[[Violet (musical)|Violet]]'' |The Father |- |rowspan=2|2015 |[[Chicago (musical)|''Chicago'']] |[[Billy Flynn (Chicago)|Billy Flynn]] |- |''[[Oklahoma!]]'' |Jud Fry |[[The Muny]] |- |2016 |[[1776 (musical)|''1776'']] |[[Edward Rutledge]] |[[Encores!]] |- |2016-2017 |''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]'' |[[King George III]] |[[CIBC Theatre]] |- |2018 |[[Carousel (musical)|''Carousel'']] |Enoch Snow |Broadway:<br>[[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album]] nominations |- |2019 |''[[My Fair Lady]]'' |Alfred P. Doolittle |Broadway |- |2023 |''[[Big Fish (musical)|Big Fish]]'' |Edward Bloom |[[Marriott Theatre]] |- |rowspan=2|2024 |''[[Inherit the Wind (play)|Inherit the Wind]]'' |Matthew Harrison Brady |[[Goodman Theatre]] |- |''[[Follies]]'' |Benjamin Stone |[[Carnegie Hall]] |- |rowspan=2|2025 |''[[Big Fish (musical)|Big Fish]]'' |Amos Calloway |Workshop |- | ''[[The Rink (musical)|The Rink]]'' | Lino / Lenny / Uncle Fausto | Off-Broadway Concert<ref>Culwell-Block, Logan [https://playbill.com/article/santino-fontana-alexander-gemignani-alex-boniello-more-lace-up-for-sold-out-the-rink-benefit-concerts Santino Fontana, Alexander Gemignani, Alex Boniello, More Lace Up for Sold-Out The Rink Benefit Concerts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250829233330/https://playbill.com/article/santino-fontana-alexander-gemignani-alex-boniello-more-lace-up-for-sold-out-the-rink-benefit-concerts |date=2025-08-29 }} Playbill, August 28, 2025</ref> |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IBDB name|87739}} *{{IMDb name|2087228}} *[https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/alexander-gemignani/profile/ Alexander Gemignani] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424024625/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/alexander-gemignani/profile/ |date=2020-04-24 }} on Broadway Buzz Star File

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