Rodney Hicks (actor)
| Rodney Hicks | |
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March 28, 1974 Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Rodney Hicks (born March 28, 1974) is an American stage and television actor. Most recently Rodney originated the role of Bob and others in the Broadway Musical Come From Away.
Hicks departed from the cast of Come from Away on June 14, 2017, after being diagnosed with a neurological condition, Spasmodic Dysphonia. After treatment sessions and time healing, Hicks has since regained his ability to sing and speak clearly again.
He is married to Denver Theatre Center for Performing Arts artistic director Chris Coleman.
Rodney's work as a playwright include, 'brothers. a Tall Tale' about a family coming of age told through the eyes of a Black drag queen named Pearl' and 'NC-17' a coming of age play for today that follows the interconnected lives of six diverse teenagers as they deal with life and each other.
His play, NC-17. is a 2018 Semi-finalist for the Eugene O'Neill Playwriting Conference. The play also received a 2016 Honorable mention by the American Playwriting Foundation Relentless Award.
Raised in Philadelphia, Hicks graduated from Roxborough High School in 1992 and left Mansfield University in 1994 to pursue acting as a full-time career. Shortly after, he made his Broadway debut as part of the original Broadway cast of the hit landmark musical Rent. Before that, he earned early success performing alongside Lauryn Hill from the hip/hop group The Fugees in the musical Bring in the Morning - A Wake up Call followed by the John Adams and June Jordan pop opera I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky which was directed by Peter Sellars. He co-starred on Broadway in the 2000 revival of Jesus Christ Superstar playing the role of Peter and also starred in the revival of Charles Strouse's Golden Boy in the Sammy Davis Jr. role of Joe Bonaparte. Off-Broadway, he co-starred alongside Robert Cuccioli, Natascia Diaz and Gay Marshall in the 2006 revival of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris directed by Gordon Greenberg. He can be heard on the new cast recording.
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