As an actor, Jerold was most
recently in FACE THE MUSIC for the ENCORES series at NY's
City Center and the national tour of with LITTLE SHOP OF
HORRORS. He has appeared on Broadway in HOW TO SUCCEED IN
BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, with Matthew Broderick,
Sarah Jessica Parker and in the musical AIN'T BROADWAY
GRAND. He was on the national tour A FUNNY THING HAPPENED
ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM starring Rip Taylor (standing by
for Mr. Taylor) and co-starred with Dick Van Patten in
SCANDALS. Jerold played Chico Marx in both ANIMAL CRACKERS
at Arena Stage, Washington and THE COCOANUTS at the Actors
Theatre of Louisville. He won Philadelphia's
prestigious Barrymore Award for his performance in GUN
METAL BLUES at the Wilma Theatre, was in the Kennedy
Center's long-running production of SHEAR
MADNESS.
As a writer
and composer, Jerold's shows (written with William Squier)
have been performed around the country. They
include: BABALU and MUSIC IS MY FIST, their
holiday musical THE THREE SCROOGES and their newest
musical, ROUTE 66 (music: Fred Stark). Individual songs
that he has composed include ‘Garland of Hope,’ featured at
the Palace Theater in the BC/EFA Easter Bonnet Competition,
and ‘Where’s the Party Tonight?’ (Lyrics: W. Squier) the
theme song for the ABC-TV late night show, WHERE’S THE
PARTY?
For more info: www.JeroldGoldstein.com