Gerard Canonico

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Gerard Canonico (born July 23, 1989) is an American actor and singer best known for his appearances in Broadway and off-Broadway musicals, including Gavroche in Les Misérables and Rich Goranski in Be More Chill.

He appeared in the films Not Fade Away (2012) and Stuck (2017).

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Career

In 1999, Gavroche was in the musical Les Misérables for his first Broadway appearance. He appeared in the role for a year and a half before going to do A Christmas Carol in Madison Square Garden in 2000 and 2001, portraying Jonathan.

Canonico appeared on Casper the Musical's national tour in 2001, Kansas City, Atlanta, and Dallas, alongside Chita Rivera.

At the Paper Mill Playhouse in 2002, Canonico portrayed Louis in The King and I.

Though he was still performing in Les Misérables, he appeared in readings for the off-Broadway play The Prince and the Pauper at the Lamb's Theatre. At the show's launch and for several months until he was said to have grown out of his role. Also at the Lamb's Theatre in 2004, Canonico played Brett in the off-Broadway musical Children's Letters to God.

In the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, which opened on November 10, 2006 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Canonico performed as an ensemble member and as an understudy for all male roles (excluding Melchior Gabor). Moritz was his predecessor from August 4, 2008, until the show's closing on January 18, 2009.

Gerard, and fellow Spring Awakening cast members Brian Charles Johnson and John Gallagher, Jr., premiered in Berkeley, California, in the summer of 2009. Gerard remained with the company until its closing on April 24, 2011, while also understudying two other featured ensemble tracks.

In "Stand Tall," an off-Broadway production based on David and Goliath's tale, Canonico appeared as Goliath. During the summer of 2012, this was exhibited as part of the NYMF Festival.

In the rock musical Bare at the New World Stages in New York, he appeared as the principal role of Matt. At a co-ed Catholic boarding school and navigating the challenging road from childhood to adulthood, a group of teenagers is wrestling with their identities, sexuality, and faith. He has the challenge of always being second best, compared to the school's golden boy, Jason. Ivy, his mother, is mad about Jason's disappearance. On November 19, 2012, previews began, and the exhibition officially opened on December 9, 2012. It ran from February 3rd, 2013.

On June 7, 2014, Canonico appeared in a 15-minute musical called 21 Chump Street, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

At the Vineyard Theatre, Canonico appeared in the world premiere of the Off-Broadway show Brooklynite (reuniting with Spring Awakening director Michael Mayer, as well as former cast members Matt Doyle and Remy Zaken). From January 30 to March 22, 2015, the show ran from January 30 to March 22, 2015.

In the original cast of the musical Be More Chill's world premiere, Canonico played Rich Goranski. The performance at the Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey, ran from May 30 to June 28, 2015.

Schindewulf was portrayed by Canonico in David Chase's debut film Not Fade Away, which was released on December 21, 2012. He had appeared in Stuck as Caleb.

Evan Hansen's role in the film Dear Evan Hansen, which ran at the Off-Broadway Second Stage Theatre from May 1 to May 29, 2016, was also understudy.

The Tim Minchin musical version, which is based on Bill Murray's film, returned to Broadway. During the official opening on April 17, 2017, previews began at the August Wilson Theatre, which was open on March 16, 2017.

Rich Goranski played him in Be More Chill, which premiered off-Broadway at Signature Theatre Company in July 2018. In September 2018, the show came to the Lyceum Theatre for its Broadway premiere in February 2019. The show has since then concluded on August 11, 2019.

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