Larry Kert
Larry Kert as Tony in the Broadway first production of West Side Story (1957)
Lawrence Frederick "Larry" Kert (born December 5, 1930 in Los Angeles ; died June 5, 1991 in Manhattan , New York City ) was an American theater and musical actor .
Life
Kert was born to Jewish parents and had three siblings. He grew up in Los Angeles. He visited with his sister Anita , the Hollywood High School . Kert completed an apprenticeship as a theater actor. In 1957 he played the leading role of "Tony" in the original cast of the musical West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim . In the following decades he was engaged as a musical actor in various roles.
Kert died in Manhattan in 1991 . His longtime partner was Ron Pullen.
Roles as a stage actor
- Tickets, Please! (1950)
- John Murray Anderson's Almanac (1953)
- Ziegfeld Follies of 1956 (1956)
- Mr. Wonderful (1956)
- West Side Story (1957; 1960)
- A Family Affair (1962)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1966) (canceled shortly before Broadway opens)
- Cabaret (1968)
- La Strada (1969)
- Lock Up Your Daughters (1969)
- Company (1970; 1972) (replacing Dean Jones )
- Two Gentlemen of Verona (1973)
- Sondheim: A Musical Tribute (1973)
- Sugar (1974)
- All American (1975)
- Mexican Hayride (1975)
- A Musical Jubilee (1975)
- Side by Side by Sondheim (1977; 1978; 1985)
- Joley (1979)
- Al Jolson Tonight (1980)
- They Say It's Wonderful: A Salute to Irving Berlin (1981)
- Anything Goes (1982)
- They're Playing Our Song (1983)
- Funny Girl (1984)
- Guys and Dolls (1984)
- Rags (1986)
- The Rise of David Levinsky (1987)
- Let 'Em Eat Cake (1987)
- Of Thee I Sing (1987)
- La Cage aux Folles (1987)
- Legs Diamond (1988)
- Nymph Errant (1989)
Web links
Commons : Larry Kert - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- New York Times: Notes On People; For Larry Kert, a Happy Ending Four Years Late
- Larry Kert at glbtq.com
- Larry Kert Sings Leonard Bernstein Album Information at Discogs .
Individual evidence
- ^ New York Times: Larry Kert, 60, a Romantic Lead In the Original 'West Side Story' , 1991
- ^ Charles Kaiser, The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America (Grove Press, 2007), 93
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kert, Larry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kert, Lawrence Frederick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American theater and musical actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th December 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1991 |
| Place of death | Manhattan |