Rob McClure

{{Infobox person

| name = Rob McClure

| image = RobMcClure-byPhilipRomano.jpg

| caption = McClure in 2022

| birth_name = Robert McClure

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1982|6|15}}

| birth_place = New Milford, New Jersey, U.S.

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| alma_mater = New Milford High School, Montclair State University

| occupation = Actor, singer

| spouse = {{marriage|Maggie Lakis|2009}}

| children = 1

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Rob McClure (born June 15, 1982)[https://www.facebook.com/rob.mcclure224/about "Rob McClure"] facebook is an American actor and singer, best known for his work on the Broadway stage.

McClure made his Broadway debut in 2002 as an understudy in I'm Not Rappaport. From 2006 to 2009, he went on to play several roles in Avenue Q, both on Broadway and on the show's national tour. In 2013, he won a Theatre World Award and earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his lead performance in the title role of the musical Chaplin. His subsequent Broadway credits include originating principal roles in Honeymoon in Vegas (2015) and Beetlejuice (2019). He has also starred in Noises Off (2016) and Something Rotten! (2016–18). In 2021, McClure originated the lead role of Daniel Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire, a performance for which he earned his second Tony nomination.

He recently performed the lead role of Seymour Krelborn in an off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors.

Education

McClure graduated from New Milford High School in New Milford, New Jersey in 2000Piccirillo, Ann. [http://newmilford-nj.patch.com/articles/new-milfords-rob-mcclure-is-bringing-chaplin-to-broadway "New Milford's Rob McClure is Bringing Chaplin to Broadway"], newmilford-nj.patch.com, October 13, 2011 and attended Montclair State University, but did not graduate. While a senior in high school, he won the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Charley in New Milford High School's production of Where's Charley?, which included a scholarship to attend their Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory. He directed musicals at New Milford High School from 2003 to 2006 (including a show that he wrote, The Bagel Factory) while attending Montclair State University.

Career

=Theatre=

McClure's first professional acting role was at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Carousel shortly after graduating high school. He appeared in the ensemble of the Paper Mill Playhouse revival of the play I'm Not Rappaport, making his Broadway debut when the production transferred to the Booth Theatre in 2002.Simonson, Robert and Jones, Kenneth. [https://www.playbill.com/article/im-not-rappaport-to-close-on-broadway-sept-8-our-town-next-com-108033 "I'm Not Rappaport to Close on Broadway, Sept. 8; Our Town Next?"], Playbill, September 4, 2002Gioia, Michael. [https://www.playbill.com/article/the-leading-men-rob-mcclure-the-little-tramp-of-broadways-chaplin-com-196204 "The Leading Men: Rob McClure, the Little Tramp of Broadway's Chaplin"], Playbill, July 31, 2012 He next performed on Broadway in the musical Avenue Q as Nicky and Trekkie Monster in 2006 and in the show's national tour for two years, beginning in 2007, as Princeton and Rod, returning to Broadway in those roles in 2009.Hernandez, Ernio. [http://www.playbill.com/article/avenue-q-to-reach-1-500-performance-mark-on-broadway-march-4-com-137821# "Avenue Q to Reach 1,500 Performance Mark on Broadway March 4"] Playbill, January 18, 2007Howard, James. [https://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/Avenue-Q-on-Tour-A-Chat-with-Rob-McClure-20071211 "Avenue Q on Tour: A Chat with Rob McClure"], broadwayworld.com, December 11, 2007Onofri, Adrienne. [https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/AVENUE-Q-Exit-Interview-with-Robert-McClure-aka-Princeton-aka-Rod-20090908 "Avenue Q 'Exit Interview' with Rob McClure, a.k.a. Princeton, a.k.a. Rod"], broadwayworld.com, September 8, 2009

McClure played the title role in the new musical Chaplin in 2010 when it premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse, California, under its former title Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin.Jones, Kenneth. [https://www.playbill.com/article/limelight-musical-starring-robert-mcclure-and-ashley-brown-opens-at-la-jolla-sept-19-com-171870 "Limelight Musical, Starring Robert McClure and Ashley Brown, Opens at La Jolla Sept. 19"], Playbill, September 19, 2010 He continued in the role when the show transferred to Broadway in 2012.Weinert-Kendt, Rob. [http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/theater/rob-mcclure-is-charlie-chaplin-at-barrymore-theater.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 "Walking the Walk, Cane in Hand"], The New York Times, August 23, 2012 For this performance, he was nominated for the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.Gans, Andrew. [https://www.playbill.com/article/nominations-announced-for-67th-annual-tony-awards-kinky-boots-earns-13-nominations-com-204910 "Nominations Announced for 67th Annual Tony Awards; Kinky Boots Earns 13 Nominations"], Playbill, April 30, 2013[http://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/rob-mcclure/profile/ "McClure Profile"] broadway.com, accessed May 7, 2013 The Newsday reviewer wrote of his performance:

McClure … doesn't just replicate the waddle and pratfalls of Chaplin's little tramp. He doesn't just do a back somersault without spilling a glass of wine or tap dance on roller skates or walk a tightrope. He does all that without apparent effort, but he also has a pungent voice that pings and he embodies more than seven decades of Chaplin's life with a focused, altogether believable mix of gravity and light.Winer, Linda. [http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/theater/rob-mcclure-shines-in-lopsided-chaplin-1.3986313 "Rob McClure shines in lopsided Chaplin"], Newsday, September 9, 2012

In between these runs, he performed in the New York City Center Encores! staged concert of Where's Charley? in 2011. The New York Times reviewer of Where's Charley? wrote, "McClure scampers to and fro with tireless energy, flouncing in and out of his skirts with comic verve, employing a funny, pinched falsetto when Charley is impersonating his aunt. … Mr. McClure [is] a nimble dancer and terrific singer.Isherwood, Charles. [http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/theater/reviews/wheres-charley-an-encores-revival-at-city-center-review.html?_r=0 "A Few Wacky Victorians in Love"], The New York Times, March 18, 2011 He also performed at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, in the play Amadeus in 2011 as Mozart.[https://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/about/news.php?id=176 "Final Performances: Tony Award-Winning 'Amadeus!'"], walnutstreettheatre.org, January 12, 2011, accessed May 27, 2016 He had previously performed at that theatre in The Producers and Oliver!.Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/article/walnut-street-amadeus-with-dan-olmstead-and-rob-mcclure-opens-jan-26-com-175534# "Walnut Street Amadeus, With Dan Olmstead and Rob McClure, Opens Jan. 26"], Playbill, January 26, 2011, accessed May 27, 2016 He appeared in mid-2013 at The Muny, St. Louis, Missouri in Shrek the Musical as Lord Farquaad, and in Mary Poppins as Bert. The following year, at The Muny, he played Gomez in The Addams Family from July 14, 2014 to July 20.

He starred in the musical Honeymoon in Vegas as Jack Singer at the Paper Mill Playhouse from September through October 2013.Gans, Andrew. [https://www.playbill.com/article/tony-danza-rob-mcclure-and-brynn-omalley-enjoy-a-honeymoon-in-vegas-beginning-sept-26-com-209912 "Tony Danza, Rob McClure and Brynn O'Malley Enjoy a Honeymoon in Vegas, Beginning Sept. 26"], Playbill, September 26, 2013[https://archive.today/20131014123310/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/183163-The-Verdict-Critics-Review-Jason-Robert-Browns-Honeymoon-in-Vegas-at-Paper-Mill?tsrc=hph "The Verdict: Critics Review Jason Robert Brown's Honeymoon in Vegas at Paper Mill"], Playbill, October 11, 2013 McClure continued as Jack in the Broadway production of the musical at the Nederlander Theatre in 2014 and 2015.Gioia, Michael and Gans, Andrew. [https://www.playbill.com/article/the-honeymoon-is-over-broadways-honeymoon-in-vegas-starring-tony-danza-to-close-com-345608 "The Honeymoon Is Over! Broadway's Honeymoon in Vegas, Starring Tony Danza, To Close"], Playbill, March 31, 2015 He returned to Broadway in the role of Tim Allgood in the Roundabout Theatre Company production of Noises Off! from December 2015 to January 2016.[https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/2015-2016-season/noises-off/?_ga=2.96102940.1605408512.1564685613-1449430069.1564685613 Noises Off] roundabouttheatre.org, accessed August 1, 2019 From September 2015 to March 2016, McClure appeared as Max in the new Ken Ludwig play A Comedy of Tenors at the Cleveland Playhouse and then at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, New Jersey. He played the role of The Baker in The Muny’s production of Into the Woods.[https://www.theatermania.com/st-louis-theater/news/muny-into-the-woods-performance-montage_73617.html Into the Woods at The Muny]

He next joined the Broadway production of Something Rotten! as Nick Bottom in May 2016.Rickwald, Bethany. [http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/mcclure-replaces-darcy-james-something-rotten_76956.html "Rob McClure to Replace Brian d'Arcy James in Broadway's Something Rotten!"], theatermania.com, May 4, 2016Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/rob-mcclure-joins-cast-of-broadway-39-s-something-rotten-tonight# "Rob McClure Joins Cast of Broadway's Something Rotten! Tonight"], Playbill, June 2, 2016 He then played Nick in the US national tour, starting in January 2017,Rosky, Nicole. [http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rob-McClure-Adam-Pascal-and-Josh-Grisetti-Will-Tour-the-Country-with-SOMETHING-ROTTEN-20161117 "Rob McClure, Adam Pascal and Josh Grisetti Will Tour the Country with 'Something Rotten!'"] broadwayworld.com, November 17, 2016Vine, Hannah. [http://www.playbill.com/article/photos-something-rotten-national-tour-launches-in-boston# "Photos: Something Rotten! National Tour Launches in Boston"] Playbill, January 19, 2017 until it closed in May 2018.[https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/something-rotten-501160 "Something Rotten! – Broadway Musical – Tour"], Internet Broadway Database, retrieved June 13, 2018[https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/backstage.php?showid=331743#content " 'Something Rotten!' National Tour Production Information"], broadwayworld.com, retrieved June 13, 2018

In June 2018 McClure appeared in Jerome Robbins' Broadway at The Muny, as The Setter/Emcee.Lefkowitz, Andy. [https://www.broadway.com/buzz/192286/garen-scribner-more-to-join-rob-mcclure-in-jerome-robbins-broadway-at-the-muny/ "Garen Scribner & More to Join Rob McClure in Jerome Robbins' Broadway at the Muny"], broadway.com, May 23, 2018Lefkowitz, Andy. [https://www.broadway.com/buzz/190986/rob-mcclure-will-take-on-jason-alexanders-tony-winning-role-in-jerome-robbins-broadway-at-the-muny "Rob McClure Will Take on Jason Alexander's Tony-Winning Role in Jerome Robbins' Broadway at the Muny"], broadway.com, January 25, 2018 Later in 2018 he created the role of Adam in Beetlejuice, the Musical when it premiered at the National Theatre in Washington, DC. He reprised the role on Broadway in 2019McPhee, Ryan. [http://www.playbill.com/article/its-showtime-new-broadway-musical-beetlejuice-opens-april-25# "It’s Showtime: New Broadway Musical Beetlejuice Opens April 25"], Playbill, April 25, 2019 leaving Beetlejuice in September 2019 to create the title role in the musical Mrs. Doubtfire, which premiered at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington, with performances in November 2019 - January 2020,Clement, Olivia. [http://www.playbill.com/article/rob-mcclure-to-star-in-world-premiere-of-mrs-doubtfire-musical# "Rob McClure to Star in World Premiere of Mrs. Doubtfire Musical"], Playbill, September 5, 2019 to open on Broadway in April. It opened at the Stephen Sondheim Theater in March 2020 but was forced to close after three shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Franklin |first=Marc J. |date=2021-12-06 |title=Go Inside Opening Night of Mrs. Doubtfire on Broadway |url=https://playbill.com/article/go-inside-opening-night-of-mrs-doubtfire-on-broadway |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206150057/https://www.playbill.com/article/go-inside-opening-night-of-mrs-doubtfire-on-broadway |archive-date=2021-12-06 |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=Playbill}} It reopened December 5, 2021, and ran until May 29, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |date=2022-05-12 |title=Broadway's Mrs. Doubtfire Sets May Closing Date |url=https://playbill.com/article/broadways-mrs-doubtfire-sets-may-closing-date |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513171745/https://playbill.com/article/broadways-mrs-doubtfire-sets-may-closing-date |archive-date=2022-05-13 |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=Playbill}}

= Concerts =

McClure made his solo cabaret concert debut at Feinstein's/54 Below in New York City on July 1, 2016. His act was titled "Smile".[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rob-McClure-to-Make-NYC-Solo-Concert-Debut-in-SMILE-at-Feinsteins54-Below-20160630 "Rob McClure Makes NYC Solo Concert Debut in 'Smile' at Feinstein's/54 Below Tonight"], broadwayworld.com, July 1, 2016Holden, Stephen. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/04/arts/musicreview-rob-mcclures-smile-a-glass-thats-always-half-full.html "Review. Rob McClure's 'Smile', a Glass That's Always Half Full"], The New York Times, July 3, 2016

= Television =

He was cast in the CBS television pilot in 2016 for a series titled Drew, based on the Nancy Drew mystery books; however, the series was not picked up by CBS.Ausiello, Michael. [https://tvline.com/2016/02/29/sarah-shahi-nancy-drew-cbs-series-cast/ "POI's Sarah Shahi Is CBS' 'Nancy Drew'"] tvline.com, February 29, 2016Peterson, Tyler. [https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Tony-Nominee-Rob-McClure-Joins-Cast-of-CBS-Nancy-Drew-Pilot-20160302 "Tony Nominee Rob McClure Joins Cast of CBS' Nancy Drew Pilot"] broadwayworld.com, March 2, 2016

In the 2022 HBO original series Julia, McClure makes a cameo as a young Fred Rogers.

Personal life

He has been married to actress Maggie Lakis since 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/AVENUE-Q-Exit-Interview-with-Robert-McClure-aka-Princeton-aka-Rod-20090908|title=Avenue Q 'Exit Interview' with Robert McClure, a.k.a Princeton, a.k.a. Rod|last=Staff|first=Broadway World|date= 2009-09-08|website=Broadway World|accessdate=2024-07-06}} They met while performing in Grease in 2005.Spaner, Whitney. [https://playbill.com/article/a-fine-showmance-rob-mcclure-and-maggie-lakis-on-their-jersey-trash-courtship-and-love-on-tour-com-342075 "A Fine Showmance: Rob McClure and Maggie Lakis On Their "Jersey Trash" Courtship and Love On Tour"] Playbill, February 21, 2015 The couple have a daughter born on December 9, 2018.{{Cite web|last=Lefkowitz|first=Andy|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/194370/rob-mcclure-maggie-lakis-welcome-baby-girl-sadie-james/|title=Rob McClure & Maggie Lakis Welcome Baby Girl Sadie James|website=Broadway.com|date=2018-12-12|access-date=2018-12-16}}

Theatre credits (select)

Sources: Playbill Vault[http://www.playbill.com/person/detail/109271/rob-mcclure# "McClure Broadway"], Playbill vault, retrieved January 3, 2018 and PlaybillMcPhee, Ryan. [http://www.playbill.com/article/beetlejuice-musical-sets-spring-2019-broadway-opening-date# "Beetlejuice Musical Sets Spring 2019 Broadway Opening Date"], Playbill, September 13, 2018

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Production

!Role

!Notes

2001

| Carousel

| Enoch Snow, Jr.

| Paper Mill Playhouse

2002

| I'm Not Rappaport

| Ensemble

| rowspan=2|Broadway

2006–07

| rowspan=3|Avenue Q

| rowspan=3|Various characters

2007–09

| National tour

2009

| Broadway

2010

| Chaplin

| Charlie Chaplin

| La Jolla Playhouse

2011

|Little Shop of Horrors

| Seymour Krelborn

|The Muny

2012–13

| Chaplin

| Charlie Chaplin

|Broadway

rowspan=2|2013

| Shrek the Musical

| Lord Farquaad

| rowspan=4|The Muny

Mary Poppins

| Bert

rowspan=2|2014

| The Addams Family

| Gomez Addams

Hello, Dolly!

| Cornelius Hackl

rowspan=3|2015

| Honeymoon in Vegas

| Jack Singer

| Broadway

Into the Woods

| The Baker

| rowspan=2|The Muny

Beauty and the Beast

| Lumière

2016

| Noises Off!

| Tim Allgood

| rowspan=2|Broadway

2016–17

| rowspan=2| Something Rotten!

| rowspan=2| Nick Bottom

2017–18

| National tour

2018

| rowspan=2| Beetlejuice

| rowspan=2| Adam Maitland

| National Theatre, Washington, DC

rowspan=2|2019

| Broadway

rowspan=3|Mrs. Doubtfire

| rowspan=3|Daniel Hillard/Mrs Doubtfire{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B6TYVNUJNbf/ | title=Doubtfire on Broadway on Instagram: "@mcclurerob shares what it's like to tackle the iconic lead role in MRS. Doubtfire the Musical. Broadway previews begin March 9!" }}

| 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle

2020

| rowspan=2|Broadway

2021–22

2022

|Little Shop of Horrors

| Seymour Krelborn

| rowspan=2|Off-Broadway

rowspan=2|2023

|Lewberger & The Wizard of Friendship

| Keith’s Dad (One night cameo)

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