Stephen DeRosa explained

Stephen DeRosa
Birth Date:	10 June 1968
Birth Place:	New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1993–present

Stephen DeRosa (born June 10, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Eddie Cantor in the television series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2013).

Education

He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., as an undergraduate, and graduated from the Yale School of Drama in New Haven, Connecticut, with a Master of Fine Arts in 1995.

Career

Although DeRosa's career has primarily been in the theatre, he has also made several television appearances.^[1] These include the television film The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000), guest appearances on the television series Law & Order, Third Watch, and Ugly Betty,^[2] a recurring role as Eddie Cantor on Boardwalk Empire, and his appearance in the miniseries Wormwood (2017).

He appeared at a staged reading of You Can't Take It with You for The Acting Company at Playwrights Horizons, with F. Murray Abraham.^[3]

Theatre credits

Broadway

• The Man Who Came to Dinner as Metz, u/s Banjo (2000)
• Into the Woods as the Baker (2002)
• Henry IV as Bardolph, u/s Shallow and Silence (2003)
• Twentieth Century as Max Jacobs (2004)
• Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad (2005-2007)
• On the Town as Ensemble, u/s Judge (2014)
• as standby Gary (2019)
• Mr. Saturday Night as u/s Bobby/Mr. Jacovitti/Ramon/Larry Myereson & Others (2022)

Touring

• Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad (2004 - 2005)
• West Side Story as Gladhand, u/s Krupke/Doc (2011)

Off-Broadway

• Measure for Measure (1993)
• Love's Fire: Fresh Numbers by Seven American Playwrights (1998 - 1999)
• The Mystery of Irma Vep (1998 - 1999)
• Newyorkers (2001)
• The It Girl (2001)
• Walmartopia (2007)
• Little Shop of Horrors as Mushnik (2023-2024)^{[4] [5]}

Regional

• Falsettos as Mendel (1995), Arden Theater Company
• Into the Woods as the Baker (2002), Ahmanson Theatre
• Peter Pan as Captain Hook (2008), Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts
• Assassins as Charles Guiteau (2017), Yale Repertory Theatre
• Boop! The Musical as Grampy (2023), CIBC Theatre
• The Queen of Versailles as John (2024), Colonial Theatre

External links

• • • • Artist's website
• "Stephen DeRosa: Master of the QuickChange ..., Actor With a Mile High Comic Flair", Curtain Up, Elyse Sommer

Notes and References

1. http://www.broadway.com/buzz/stephen-derosa/{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. Web site: Stephen DeRosa - Yahoo! TV . 2017-01-18 . 2012-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121009005527/http://tv.yahoo.com/stephen-derosa/contributor/333138 . dead .
3. News: F. Murray Abraham Featured in YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Reading, 2/8. BWW News Desk. BroadwayWorld.com. 2018-01-01. en.
4. https://www.playbill.com/article/check-out-photos-of-skid-rows-latest-denizens-as-joy-woods-joins-matt-doyle-and-more-in-little-shop-of-horrors Check Out Photos of Skid Row's Latest Denizens as Joy Woods Joins Matt Doyle and More in Little Shop of Horrors
5. https://ew.com/darren-criss-evan-rachel-wood-little-shop-of-horrors-exclusive-first-look-photos-8559861 Suddenly Seymour! See an exclusive first look at Darren Criss and Evan Rachel Wood in Little Shop of Horrors