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Jerry Orbach, Prince of the City
His Way from The Fantasticks to Law and Order
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Today the late actor Jerry Orbach (1935-2004) is best remembered as the world-weary New York City Detective Lennie Briscoe from the Emmy Award-winning NBC television series Law and Order. But that work only accounts for 12 years of a 50-year career that spanned stage, screen, and television. From the moment he landed the role of the Street Singer in the 1955 off-Broadway revival of The Threepenny Opera, he distinguished himself as a major performer in popular musicals and plays, including The Fantasticks, Carnival, Scuba Duba, Promises, Promises, 6 RMS RIV VU, Chicago, and 42nd Street.
Jerry Orbach also appeared in over 40 films, with Crimes and Misdemeanors; Prince of the City; Dirty Dancing; and the voice of the candlestick, Lumière, in Disney's Beauty and the Beast topping the list. From the '60s through the '90s, he was a guest or featured actor on major TV hits like The Defenders; Love American Style; Murder, She Wrote; The Golden Girls; and Frasier. Jerry Orbach, Prince of the City is the story of this versatile performer – his triumphs and tragedies public and private. Most of all, it is a study of a gifted actor's craft as told through the observations, insights, and reminiscences of those who knew him best.
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About the Author:
John Anthony Gilvey (New York City, NY) is an educator, stage director, and author of Before the Parade Passes By: Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical. A graduate of New York University's doctoral program in Educational Theatre, he is a noted authority on the Broadway musical.
Press Reviews:
Jerry Orbach was special. We knew it from the first minute he auditioned for The Fantasticks in 1960. Broadway audiences knew it for decades after that, and film and television audiences around the world came to know it, too. But to understand just how special he really was--how interesting, how funny, and how courageous--you have only to read this book. It is a treasure. --Tom Jones, lyricist/librettist of The Fantasticks
Jerry Orbach was not only a great actor, he was a great person. There was nothing he could not do, and do superbly. Prince of the City captures him perfectly; it's a wonderful biography. --Chita Rivera, actress, Jerry Orbach's co-star in Chicago
Jerry Orbach was a consummate professional, incredible performer, and one of the nicest guys in the business. He was loved by all. As Lennie Briscoe on Law & Order, he was a huge part of the show's success. John Gilvey's biography captures the essence of Jerry Orbach. --Dick Wolf, creator and executive producer of Law & Order
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