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Will Beech (also known as William Beech) (born December 29, 1993) is an American theatre actor and singer. From Washington, D.C., he is currently a student at Columbia University. He has performed in such shows as the Broadway-bound premiere of Ace: The New Musical Adventure, the revival of the Kander and Ebb musical The Happy Time, and Stephen Sondheim's Saturday Night, as well as the world premiere of (Victor Lodato )'s drama The Bread of Winter at the historic H Street Playhouse. ==Biography and Stage Appearances== Born in Washington, D.C., Beech went to (Swanson Middle School ) in Arlington, Virginia and performed in community theatre at (Encore Stage and Studio ).〔McCaffrey, Scott. (Young Actors Finding Success, Having Fun in Signature Musical ). Sun Gazette Newspapers. 23 Apr. 2008. Web. Accessed 3 May 2012.〕 Beech later attended the Potomac School in McLean, Virginia.〔( William Beech Theatre Credits ) Wisdom Digital Media. 2012. Web. Accessed 7 Jun. 2012.〕 He made his professional debut, credited as William Beech, in Signature Theatre's revival of ''The Happy Time'' as part of Signature's 2008 Kander and Ebb Festival.〔Jones, Kenneth. ( Sentimental Journey: Signature Revives Kander & Ebb's Happy Time April 1 ) Playbill, Inc. 1 Apr. 2008. Web. Accessed 29 Apr. 2012.〕 After appearing as the ensemble boy in Signature's Broadway-bound production of ''Ace: The New Musical Adventure'' under the direction of Eric D. Schaeffer, Beech created the lead role of Gregory in (Theater Alliance )'s 2009 world premiere production of ''The Bread of Winter'', a dystopian drama by Victor Lodato, to critical acclaim.〔Jones, Kenneth.( Broadway-Bound Ace Musical Takes Wing in VA; Noll, Scott, Skinner, Paice, Stanek, Lacey Star ) Playbill, Inc. 03 Sep. 2008. Web. Accessed 18 Aug. 2012.〕 The Washington Post called his performance "impressive" and said his "shellshocked demeanor and flashes of despairing fierceness give the abused Gregory a dangerous edge."〔Wren, Celia. ( 'Bread of Winter': Bleak but Filling. ) The Washington Post. 22 Apr. 2009. Web. Accessed 15 Apr. 2012.〕 Beech appeared in Signature Theatre's 2011 concert staging of ''Saturday Night'', the first musical written by Stephen Sondheim, as Bobby.〔Jones, Kenneth. (''Saturday Night'', With Geoff Packard, Susan Derry, Eleasha Gamble, Sings in DC ) Playbill, Inc. 29 Oct. 2011. Web. Accessed 08 May 2012.〕 In the concert staging of the musical, Beech sang "Exhibit A" and received positive reviews.〔Poms, Doug. ( Saturday Night at Signature Theatre. ) Maryland Theatre Guide. 1 Nov. 2012. Web. Accessed 29 Apr. 2012.〕 The Sondheim Review discussed Beech's performance as Bobby, described a connection between Beech and Sondheim: In June 2012, Beech performed a solo cabaret show, ''An Evening with Will Beech'', at the Signature Theatre.〔( William Beech Theatre Credits ) Wisdom Digital Media. 2012. Web. Accessed 7 Jun. 2012.〕 He then played Robbie in the premiere of Norman Allen's play ''The House Halfway'' as part of the 2012 (Source Festival ).〔McKnight, Steven. (Source: The House Halfway ) DCTheatreScene.com. 15 Jun. 2012. Web. Accessed 6 Jul. 2012.〕 In August 2013, Beech will appear in the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's 50th Anniversary production of the Roger Miller and William Hauptman musical Big River at the historic Civic Center Music Hall in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.〔(Big River Cast ) Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. 2013. Web. Accessed 11 Jul. 2013.〕 He currently attends Columbia University as a member of the Class of 2016.〔( William Beech Theatre Credits ) Wisdom Digital Media. 2012. Web. Accessed 7 Jun. 2012.〕 In 2014, Beech was credited as working on the 68th Tony Awards. 〔( Credits ) Tony Awards. IBM. 2014. Web. Accessed 27 Jun. 2014.〕 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「Will Beech」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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