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Mitchell Patrick Butel (born 2 October 1970) is an Australian actor and singer. He is best known for his work in theatre, in both musical and opera productions. == Early life and career == Butel became interested in theatre as a child after seeing the musical ''Song and Dance'' and later ''Little Shop of Horrors''. Butel attended the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and studied for a degree in Law, working as a paralegal in a law firm between terms. After a short time he changed the focus of his studies and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies.〔(Killing Time | Mitchell Butel )〕 He was part of the original Australian ''Avenue Q'' cast in 2009. He played the roles of two puppet characters in the production: Princeton (a recent college graduate) and Rod (a closet Republican homosexual). The Australian production opened in June 2009 at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne, Victoria. The production then went to Sydney in August and then toured Canberra, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Auckland in New Zealand. The production closed in 2010. In 2010, Butel took part in the Adelaide Cabaret Festival with his cabaret show ''Killing Time''. Since then, he has taken part in three Opera Australia productions. Butel has worked extensively for many theatre companies including: Sydney Theatre Company,〔(Face To Face | Sydney Theatre Company | Mitchell Butel Interview )〕〔(Sydney Theatre Awards 2013 nominees announced | Daily Review: film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more )〕 Melbourne Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Belvoir St Theatre, Queensland Theatre Company, The Production Company and the State Theatre Company of South Australia appearing in productions such as ''Six Degrees of Separation'', ''The Cafe Latte Kid'', ''Tartuffe'', ''Mourning Becomes Electra'', ''A View from the Bridge'', ''Othello'', ''Stones in His Pockets'', ''Boeing-Boeing'', ''The Government Inspector'', ''Strange Interlude'', ''Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love'', ''Meow Meow's Little Match Girl'', ''Romeo and Juliet'' and ''Woyzeck''. His music theatre credits include ''Follies'', ''Man of La Mancha'', ''Dusty - The Original Pop Diva'', ''Grease'', ''Urinetown'', ''Oklahoma!'', ''Tom Foolery'', ''Hair'', ''Sugar'' and ''The Producers''. He is also the voice of the ''Play School'' theme song. In June and July 2013, Butel played a lead role in the Belvoir St Theatre production of ''Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes''.〔("Where Angels Dared to Tread" | The Australian )〕〔("Angels in America: Millenium Approaches + Perestroika" ). ''Time Out Sydney''.〕 In 2013, he also played Hysterium opposite Geoffrey Rush as Pseudolus in ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum''. Butel has been awarded three Helpmann Awards for Best Actor in a Musical for ''The Mikado'' (2012), ''Avenue Q'' (2010) and ''The Venetian Twins'' (2005) 〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Wikimedia Foundation Inc )〕 and was nominated for ''Little Me'' (2008), ''Summer Rain'' (2006) and ''The Republic of Myopia'' (2005).〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Wikimedia Foundation Inc )〕 Butel has also received two Green Room Awards for Best Male Actor in a Featured Role (Music Theatre) for ''Piaf'' (2000) and ''Hair'' (2002).〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Wikimedia Foundation Inc )〕 Butel has been nominated for two Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film for ''Gettin' Square'' (2003) and ''Strange Fits of Passion'' (1999). His other film credits include ''Holding the Man'' (2014), ''The Bank'' (2001), ''Two Hands'' (1999) and ''Dark City'' (1998). His television credits include ''Hiding (TV series)'' (2014), ''The Broken Shore'' (2013), ''Mr & Mrs Murder'' (2013), ''Rake'' (2012), ''Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King'' (2006), ''MDA'' (2003), ''Grass Roots'' (2000), ''Wildside'' (1998), ''G.P.'' (1994-1996) and ''Bordertown'' (1995).〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=IMDB Ltd )〕 He has been a member of Actors Equity since 1988. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mitchell Butel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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