Will Chase

Will Chase (lahir 12 September 1970) adalah aktor dan penyanyi Amerika, terkenal karena karyanya dalam musikal Broadway. Chase lahir di Frankfort, Kentucky dari pasangan Jerry dan Betty Chase dan merupakan anak bungsu dari tiga bersaudara. Dia lulus dari Western Hills High School dan Oberlin Conservatory of Music, di mana dia mengambil jurusan Perkusi, belajar memimpin dengan Robert Spano dan perkusi. Dia pertama kali tampil di pertunjukan Broadway pada tahun 1998 sebagai pemain pengganti "Squeegee Man" dan "Roger" di Rent; dia juga berperan sebagai Roger terakhir di perusahaan Broadway terakhir Rent, yang direkam untuk rilis teatrikal Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway. Kredit Broadway tambahannya termasuk Miss Saigon (dengan bintang asli Lea Salonga memerankan Kim untuk menutup produksi Broadway), The Full Monty sebagai pengganti Jerry Lukowski (2001), Lennon (2005), dan Aida (pengganti Radames, 2003–04). Dia mengulangi peran Radames di The Muny di St. Louis pada bulan Juni dan Juli 2006. Pada tahun 2005, ia berperan sebagai Neville Craven di konser The Secret Garden Hari AIDS Sedunia 2005. Pada tahun 2006 ia membintangi High Fidelity yang berumur pendek di Broadway, dan berperan sebagai Valentin dalam Kiss of the Spider Woman di Signature Theater di Arlington, VA, di mana ia menerima Nominasi Helen Hayes 2009 untuk Aktor Utama Luar Biasa. Dia muncul di The Pajama Game berlawanan dengan Kate Baldwin di The Muny pada Juli 2007. Penampilan tamu televisi Chase termasuk peran berulang Pat Mahoney di "Rescue Me", "Cupid", "Canterbury's Law", Law & Order, Third Watch, Conviction, dan "Queens Supreme". Dia memiliki peran kecil dalam film Shaft tahun 2000. Chase berada di musikal Broadway berumur pendek The Story of My Life, bersama Malcolm Gets pada Februari 2009. Chase juga baru-baru ini menjadi bintang tamu dalam episode "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" "Passion" pada Juli 2009. Chase bergabung dengan pemeran Billy Elliot: The Musical di Imperial Theatre sebagai kakak laki-laki Billy, Tony, pada 7 Juli 2009. Penampilan televisi terbarunya termasuk "The Lost Valentine" karya Halmark bersama Jennifer Love Hewitt dan Betty White, dan final musim 2011 "Royal Pains" (AS). Dia memiliki dua anak perempuan, Daisy dan Gracie dari pernikahan sebelumnya. Ia menikah dengan Stephanie Gibson pada 15 November 2009.

Will Chase (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor and singer, best known for his work in Broadway musicals. Chase was born in Frankfort, Kentucky to Jerry and Betty Chase and is the youngest of three boys. He graduated from Western Hills High School and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he majored in Percussion studied conducting with Robert Spano and percussion. He first performed in a Broadway show in 1998 as the "Squeegee Man" and "Roger" understudy in Rent; he also starred as the last Roger in the final Broadway company of Rent, which was recorded for the theatrical release Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway. His additional Broadway credits include Miss Saigon (with the original star Lea Salonga playing Kim to close the Broadway production), The Full Monty as Jerry Lukowski replacement (2001), Lennon (2005), and Aida (Radames replacement, 2003–04). He reprised the role of Radames at The Muny in St. Louis in June and July 2006. In 2005, he played Neville Craven in the 2005 World AIDS Day The Secret Garden concert. In 2006 he starred in the short lived High Fidelity on Broadway, and starred as Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, for which he received a 2009 Helen Hayes Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor. He appeared in The Pajama Game opposite Kate Baldwin at The Muny in July 2007. Chase's television guest appearances include the recurring role of Pat Mahoney on "Rescue Me", "Cupid", "Canterbury's Law", Law & Order, Third Watch, Conviction, and "Queens Supreme". He had a small role in the 2000 film Shaft. Chase was in the short-lived Broadway musical The Story of My Life, with Malcolm Gets in February 2009. Chase also recently guest-starred in the "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" episode "Passion" in July 2009. Chase joined the cast of Billy Elliot: The Musical at the Imperial Theatre as Billy's older brother, Tony, on July 7, 2009. His most recent television appearances include Halmark's "The Lost Valentine" alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt and Betty White, and the 2011 season finale of "Royal Pains" (USA). He has two daughters, Daisy and Gracie from a previous marriage. He married Stephanie Gibson on November 15, 2009.