This year鈥檚 Ensemblist Award winners鈥�Kim Faur茅, Gregory Haney, Dennis Stowe, and Kevin Worley鈥攚ere chosen by last year鈥檚 winners, Cameron Adams, Jeffrey Schecter , Ryan Steele, and Betsy Struxness for 鈥渆mbodying the ensemblist spirit, on and off the stage.鈥�
Details about each of the winners follow:
Kim Faur茅 plays Demeter in the Broadway revival of Cats. Adams names her as 鈥渢he modern Broadway gypsy and a true triple threat! She can bounce from leggy showgirl, to quirky character roles to cats! I was lucky enough to be in a show with Kim and she always made me a better performer.鈥�
Gregory Haney is a current company member of Hamilton, one of his five Broadway credits. He began 2016 by performing in the ensemble of Grease: Live on Fox. Struxness calls him 鈥渁 true triple threat: a gorgeous dancer, fabulous singer, and can absolutely hold his own as an actor in a play.鈥�
Dennis Stowe made his Broadway debut in the 2002 revival of Man of La Mancha. Since then he has performed in ten Broadway shows, including Disney鈥檚 Aladdin, where he was bestowed the Gypsy Robe. 鈥淗e inspires me as a person, artist and professional working in the industry,鈥� says Steele.
Kevin Worley was seen in three Broadway shows in 2016: Dames at Sea, Something Rotten!, and Holiday Inn. 鈥淲hat I love about Kevin is he鈥檚 just a down-to-earth guy who wants to do great work. He鈥檚 just one of those people that I鈥檓 always excited to see and know that I am in the company of great talent and integrity,鈥� says Schechter.
The four actors, all former guests of the podcast, can be heard on the 鈥淟istener Questions 2016鈥� episode of The Ensemblist podcast. All episodes of The Ensemblist are now available through Stitcher, TuneIn, Podbean, or the iOS Podcasts app.
The Ensemblist, according to press notes, 鈥済ives listeners the opportunity to get to know new performers and the great work they do onstage, while also shedding light on some of the hidden inner workings of Broadway.鈥�
