Steven Taliaferro
| Steven Taliaferro | |
|---|---|
| Musical theatre actor · Singer | |
| Personal information | |
| Also known as | Stephen Gregory; Steven Gregory |
| Based in | South Florida |
| Performance | |
| Notable roles | Big Bud Dean and Kurt's Dad (Heathers, 2019) Benjamin Coffin III (Rent, 2019) |
| Companies | Showtime Performing Arts Theatre |
| Recognition & links | |
| Website | |
Steven Taliaferro is an American musical theatre actor and singer from South Florida. He was a regular performer in teen and adult productions at Showtime Performing Arts Theatre in Boca Raton, where he was known for comic and character roles. He has also been credited as Stephen Gregory.
Career
Taliaferro appeared in many productions at Showtime Performing Arts Theatre, the musical theatre and performing arts school at Royal Palm Place in downtown Boca Raton run by Marilyn Perry. One reviewer called him "a regular at Showtime".[1]
Rent (2019)
In Showtime's teen and adult production of Rent (March 30 – April 14, 2019), directed by Emily Mittleman, he played the landlord Benjamin Coffin III, credited as Stephen Gregory. The reviewer wrote that he "was the perfect villain and 'person who cared' while sternly showing his affection for this difficult band of characters all the while belting and acting his way out of and into the audience's hearts."[2]
Heathers (2019)
In Showtime's Heathers (December 7–22, 2019), directed by Emily Freeman, Taliaferro played two fathers: Big Bud Dean, the "very twisted dad" of the lead character Jason Dean, and Kurt's Dad. The reviewer wrote that he played them "perfectly rendering the hilarious characters of two dads-gone-wrong", and that his "hippy-like, totally demented character revealed his versatile acting skills". In the second-act opener, "I Love My Dead Gay Son", he and Zaylin Yates, as Ram's Dad, "go through an entire transformation – several times over – during one rip-roaring song which had the audience rolling on the floor with laughter". The reviewer called it "the most lively and hilarious number of the entire musical".[1]
Both casts included Sarah Lash and Luanda de Hilster.[2][1]
Selected credits
| Year | Production | Role | Venue / company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rent (school edition) | Benjamin Coffin III | Showtime Performing Arts Theatre |
| 2019 | Heathers | Big Bud Dean; Kurt's Dad | Showtime Performing Arts Theatre |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 David de Hilster.""Heathers": Off-Broadway at Its Very Best in Downtown Boca". luanda.dehilster.com(2019-12-24).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 David de Hilster."Luanda Thrives in First All Adult Cast". luanda.dehilster.com(2018-10-22).
External links
- Steven Taliaferro on Facebook