{{short description|American stage actor|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{for|the earth scientist|Joel D. Blum}} {{distinguish|Joel Bloom}} {{Infobox person | name = Joel Blum | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S. | education = College of Marin | occupation = Stage actor | years_active = | known_for = }} '''Joel Blum''' is an American stage actor.
==Early life== Blum was born in San Francisco, California. After attending the College of Marin, he joined the national touring company of ''Godspell'' at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.<ref name="hodges">{{cite web |last=Hodges |first=Linda |title=BWW Interviews BILLY ELLIOT's 'Coach' Joel Blum |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/BWW-Interviews-BILLY-ELLIOTs-Coach-Joel-Blum-20110616 |website=BroadwayWorld |date=June 16, 2011}}</ref>
==Career== Blum was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical twice. The first was in 1995 for his role as Frank in the Broadway revival of ''Show Boat''.<ref name="show boat">{{cite web |title=Show Boat (Broadway, Gershwin Theatre, 1994) |url=https://www.playbill.com/productions/show-boat-george-gershwin-theatre-vault-0000011032 |website=Playbill |access-date=June 29, 2022}}</ref> The second nomination was in 1997 for playing Buddy Becker in the original Broadway production of ''Steel Pier''.<ref name="steel pier">{{cite web |title=Steel Pier (Broadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre, 1997) |url=https://www.playbill.com/production/steel-pier-richard-rodgers-theatre-vault-0000003073 |website=Playbill |access-date=June 29, 2022}}</ref> He was also nominated for the 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for his role in ''Golf: The Musical''.<ref name=joel>{{cite web |title=Joel Blum (Performer) |url=https://www.playbill.com/person/joel-blum-vault-0000111962 |website=Playbill}}</ref>
He appeared in the original production of ''42nd Street'' on Broadway in 1980.<ref name=joel/> Other Broadway roles include ''Stardust'' (1987), ''The Music Man'' (2000) and ''Debbie Reynolds On Broadway'' (1976).<ref name=joel/> He played George in the second U.S. national tour of ''Billy Elliot the Musical'',<ref name="bww profile">{{cite web |title=Joel Blum |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Joel-Blum/ |website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref><ref name="golf">{{cite web |title=Team |url=http://www.golfthemusical.com/team.htm |website=Golf: The Musical |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106163047/http://www.golfthemusical.com/team.htm |archive-date=January 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Joel Blum |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/joel-blum-71254 |website=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=June 29, 2022}}</ref> and Detective Marks/Man in the Off-Broadway musical ''Kid Victory'' (2017).<ref name="victory">{{cite web |title=Kid Victory |url=http://www.vineyardtheatre.org/kid-victory/ |website=Vineyard Theatre}}</ref>
==Theatre credits== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 1976 | ''Debbie'' | Dancer | Broadway | <ref name="bww profile"/> |- | 1980 | ''42nd Street'' | Ensemble; u/s Billy Lawlor | Broadway | |- | 1987 | ''Stardust'' | Understudy | Broadway | |- | 1991 | ''And the World Goes 'Round'' | Performer | Off-Broadway | <ref>{{cite web |last=Martinez |first=Julio |title=The World Goes 'Round |url=https://variety.com/1992/legit/reviews/the-world-goes-round-1200430783/ |website=Variety |access-date=June 29, 2022 |date=October 20, 1992}}</ref> |- | 1994 | ''Show Boat'' | Frank | Broadway | <ref name="show boat"/> |- | 1995 | ''Something Wonderful'' | "All Er Nothin'" Performer | Broadway | |- | 1996 | ''Angela Lansbury - A Celebration'' | "Me and My Town" Dancer | Broadway | <ref>{{cite web |title=Angela Lansbury - A Celebration Broadway Original Cast |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/Angela-Lansbury---A-Celebration-311795/cast |website=BroadwayWorld |access-date=June 29, 2022}}</ref> |- | 1997 | ''Steel Pier'' | Buddy Becker | Broadway | <ref name="steel pier"/> |- | rowspan=2 | 2000 | ''The Music Man'' | Marcellus Washburn | Broadway | |- | ''Game Show'' | Gerry Smith | Off-Broadway | <ref>{{cite web |title=Joel Blum |url=http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/9838 |website=Internet Off-Broadway Database |access-date=June 29, 2022}}</ref> |- | 2003 | ''Golf: The Musical'' | Performer | Off-Broadway | <ref name="golf"/> |- | 2005 | ''After the Night and the Music'' | u/s Keith | Broadway | |- | 2006 | ''Doctor Dolittle'' | Performer | U.S. tour | <ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |title=The Doctor Is In! Tommy Tune's ''Dr. Dolittle'' Makes His First House Call, in Houston, Jan. 17 |url=https://playbill.com/article/the-doctor-is-in-tommy-tunes-dr-dolittle-makes-his-first-house-call-in-houston-jan-17-com-130264 |website=Playbill |access-date=June 29, 2022 |date=January 17, 2006}}</ref> |- | 2007 | ''Meet John Doe'' | Colonel | Regional | <ref>{{cite web |last=Treanor |first=Lorraine |title=Meet John Doe |url=https://dctheatrescene.com/2007/03/30/meet-john-doe-2/ |website=DC Theatre Scene |access-date=June 29, 2022 |date=March 30, 2007}}</ref> |- | 2010 | ''Billy Elliot the Musical'' | George | U.S. tour | <ref name="hodges"/> |- | 2017 | ''Kid Victory'' | Performer | Off-Broadway | <ref name="victory"/> |- | 2018 | ''Neurosis'' | Kenny | Off-Broadway | <ref>{{cite web |last=Musbach |first=Julie |title=Lacretta, Joel Blum and More Join the Cast of New Musical NEUROSIS |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Lacretta-Joel-Blum-and-More-Join-the-Cast-of-New-Musical-NEUROSIS-20180614 |website=BroadwayWorld |access-date=June 29, 2022 |date=June 14, 2018}}</ref> |- | 2026 | ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'' | Chairman | Off-Broadway | |}
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