Ken Jennings (actor)

Ken Jennings (actor)

Ken Jennings (born October 10 1947, Jersey City, New Jersey) is an actor most famous for his 1979 role as Tobias Ragg in Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street". He has also performed in several other shows, most recently "Urinetown" in 2001.

Jennings attended St. Peter's Preparatory High School and St. Peter's College, both located in his hometown of Jersey City. [Janiga, Bruce. [http://www.sondheim.com/features/ken_jennings.html "Side by Side with Ken Jennings"] , "Sondheim.com", undated. Accessed July 23, 2008. "I lived in Jersey City, went to St. Peter's Prep, went to St. Peter's College on a dramatic scholarship."]

NYC theatre credits

* "All God's Chillun Got Wings" - "Shorty" (1975)
* "Mayor" - Ensemble (1975)
* "Sweeney Todd" - "Tobias Ragg" (1979)
* "Grand Hotel" - "Georg Strunk" (1989)
* "London Assurance" - "Mr. Adolphus Spanker" (1997)
* "Side Show" - "The Boss" (1997)
* "Urinetown" - "Old Man Strong/Hot Blades Harry" (2001)
* "Mimi le Duck" - "The Gypsy" (2006) Music by Brian Feinstein, book and lyrics by Diana Hansen-Young. Played New World Stages in New York City. Previewed on October 12 2006, the show opened November 6 and closed December 3. This production starred stage legend, Eartha Kitt.

Other Performances

* "Astuter Computer Revue" at Epcot from October 1 1982 to January 2 1984. [ [http://www.wdwhistory.com/FindFile.Ashx?/Epcot/Future_World/CommuniCore_East/Astuter_Computer_Revue/ Astuter Computer Revue at Walt Disney World - WDWHistory.com ] ]

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title=Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
years=1978-1979
for "Sweeney Todd"
before=Kevin Kline
for "On the Twentieth Century"
after=Bob Gunton
for "Evita"

External links

* [http://ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=47382 Ken Jennings at the Internet Broadway Database]
* [http://www.sondheim.com/features/ken_jennings.html Sondheim.com: Side by Side with Ken Jennings]


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