Eric Gutman - AEA
Height:5'9 Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Weight: 155 lb.
Voice: Bari-Tenor: A2-C5
Off-Broadway
| Forbidden Broadway, 20th Anniversary | Lead | Douglas Fairbanks Theatre |
| Tony n' Tina's Wedding | Various | St. Luke's Theatre |
National Tours
| Jersey Boys (Dir. Des McAnuff)* | Hank (u/s Bob Gaudio, Tommy Devito) | Dodger Theatricals |
| Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back! | Lead | Playkill Inc. |
| Forbidden Hollywood | Lead | Playkill Inc. |
Regional Theatre Partial List
| Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah^ | Barry | JET Theatre |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Jasek | Breathe Art Theatre Project |
| Father Bingo+ | God | Detroit Music Hall |
| Breakfast in the Evil Empire | Marisol | Greenwich Street Theatre |
| Return to the Forbidden Planet | Bosun Arras | Shaw Theatre |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | Dr. Einstein | Shaw Theatre |
| Assassins | Sam Byck | Gilmore Theatre |
| God’s Favorite | Ben | Timber Lake Playhouse |
| Musical Comedy Murders of1940 | Eddie McCuen | Timber Lake Playhouse |
| Picasso at the Lapin Agile | Einstein | Burnham Blackbox |
Musician Experience
| Small Craft Sighting | Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocals | Michigan 1992-2000 |
-Highlighted band on compilation CD’s with record companies/radio stations in Detroit, Atlanta, Grand Rapids, and Germany.
-Voted as one of Top 10 Best Bands in Western Michigan by Real Detroit Weekly.
| Synthetic 16 | Bassist/Vocals | New York 2000 - 2004 |
-Premier rock act at Millennium Music Conference V & VI (Harrisburg, PA), and the CMJ Festival and 2002 Meany Fest (NYC).
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Assistant Music Director | Michigan 2006 |
| Falsettoland | Assistant Music Direction | Michigan 1999 |
Education & Training
| Western Michigan University | Bachelor of Fine Arts | Emphasis in Music Theatre Performance |
| Kumquat Players | Improv | Resident Company Member |
| TVI Actors Studio | On Camera Technique | New York |
Skills
20 years rock, acoustic and classical guitars; bass guitar. Proficient in Piano and percussion/drums. Dance/Movement (jazz, modern, music theatre styles), Racquetball, Swim, Golf, Baseball, Basketball. Drive (5-speed). Celebrity, Elephant and Jimi Hendrix National Anthem guitar impersonations. Grow full beard in 3 weeks. Dialects: New York/New Jersey, British, Irish, Australian, Horrible French accent.
*First National Tour
^ 2007 Detroit Wilde Award Nominee: Best Actor in a Musical/Opera
+World Premiere