“My body and my voice needed a break.”Įven so, Pinkham was quite the trouper-known as “Iron Man” among those working on the show because he never missed a performance. “When you are onstage the entire time in a musical and losing a gallon of sweat a night, it wears on you,” he recounted. That’s quite a substantial run, not to mention the fact that Gentleman’s Guide is a two and a half hour-long sprint in a three-piece suit. “We opened in October, so it’s not like I left right away.” At the time of his departure, he’d been in the show for a year and four months. His role in Gentleman’s Guide as the murderous, unsuspecting social climber Monty Navarro was well received (earning him his first Tony nomination), so it came as quite the shock when his January departure was announced. Still, Pinkham embraced the demanding challenges seemingly effortlessly. This comes as no surprise, considering the stark contrast between the two works-one an energetic comedic musical, the other a heavy, feminist play. In fact, he equated his back-to-back nominations to entering a “weird Twilight Zone.” While excited, he admitted that it feels a little different for him this time around, less stressful. After performing in two different Broadway shows ( A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and The Heidi Chronicles) this past year and garnering multiple nominations for his performances, I was lucky enough to catch up with him just after he received his second Outer Critic’s Circle Award nomination and his first Drama League nomination for Distinguished Performance.Īlthough he was nominated last season for Gentleman’s Guide, Pinkham was quick to note that the nominations haven’t lost their magic yet.

It’s been a busy year… for Broadway star Bryce Pinkham, and there’s no stopping him now.

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