Ron DeStefano Biography ((?)-)

Full name, Ronald DeStefano; born December 13, in Clewiston, FL; son of Ronald, Sr. (a research chemist) and Karen (a nurse) DeStefano. Addresses:Agent: Bloc, 137 Varick St., Suite 603, New York, NY 10013.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: December 13,; Clewiston, Florida, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Member of ensemble, The Boys from Syracuse (musical), Seaside Music Theatre, Daytona Beach, FL, 1993
Member of ensemble, On the Twentieth Century (musical), Seaside Music Theatre, 1993
Member of ensemble, The Rothschilds (musical), Seaside Music Theatre, 1993
Messenger, Mame (musical), Seaside Music Theatre, 1993
Weasel Ford, The Wind in the Willows (musical), Seaside Music Theatre, 1993
Alistair, The Reluctant Dragon (musical), Seaside Music Theatre, 1995
Member of ensemble, The Goodbye Girl (musical), Seaside Music Theatre, 1995
Member of ensemble, Iolanthe (operetta), Seaside Music Theatre, 1995
Member of ensemble, The Secret Garden (musical), Seaside Music Theatre, 1995
Reuben's waiter, The New Yorkers (musical), Seaside Music Theatre,1995
Charlie Dalrymple, Brigadoon (musical), Mac-Haydn Theatre, Chatham, NY, 1996
Dopey, Snow White (musical), Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1996
Hysterium, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (musical), Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1996
Issachar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (musical),Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1996
Lon Smith, Meet Me in St. Louis (musical), Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1996
Mingo, Crazy for You (musical), Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1996
Roger, Grease (musical), Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1996
Ryan, Sandcastles (staged reading of musical), New Jersey, 1996
Understudy for Max, The Sound of Music (musical), Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1996
Title role, Wilbur, the Not-So-Big, Not-So-Bad Wolf (musical), Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1996
Bob Cratchit and Ghost of Christmas Past, Scrooge (musical), Whiting Auditorium, Flint, MI, 1997, then Lamb's Theatre, New York City, 1998
Barnaby, Hello, Dolly! (musical), Galveston Island Outdoor Musicals, Galveston, TX, 1998
Doody, Grease (musical), Galveston Island Outdoor Musicals, 1998
Featured singer, On My Way to You (concert), Lincoln Center, ClarkStudio Theater, New York City, 1998
Mailman, 1942 (staged reading of musical), New Dance Group, New York City, 1998
A Musical Christmas Present (concert), Donnell Library Theatre, New York City, 1998
Dickon, The Secret Garden (musical), North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA, 1999
Marcellus (guard at Elsinore), Playing the Palace (staged readingof musical), Little Theatre at St. Paul's, New York City, 1999
Simple Simon, Babes in Toyland (operetta), Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1999
Understudy for Tom Trainor, No, No, Nanette (operetta), GoodspeedOpera House, East Haddam, CT, 1999

Songbook: Lewis Flinn and Clay Zambo (concert), Donnell Library Theatre, 1999
Songbook Reprise: James Merillat (concert), Donnell Library Theatre, 1999
Eugene and Teen Angel, Grease (musical), Westchester Broadway Theatre, New York City, 2000
Linus, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (musical), Lycian Center for the Performing Arts, Sugar Loaf, NY, 2000
Abelard and Heloise (staged reading of musical), New Dance Group,2000
Ethan and young Vince, Convenience (musical), selections producedat staged readings at John Houseman Theatre and Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, both New York City, 2000, then produced at Mainstage, GeVa Theatre, Rochester,NY, 2000, also produced in 2002
Brian, The Joys of Sex (staged reading of musical), New York University, Black Box Theatre, New York City, 2001
First man, The World Goes 'Round (musical), Seven Angels Theatre and Polka Dot Playhouse, both CT, 2001
Roderigo, Babes in Toyland (operetta), Avery Fisher Hall, LincolnCenter, 2001, then Stamford Center for the Arts, Stamford, CT, 2002, 2003, and Avery Fisher Hall, 2003
Buzz the bee, The Lolli-Pops (concert program), Florence Gould Hall, New York City, 2001, then Kaye Playhouse, New York City, 2002-2004
Buzz the bee, The Orchestra (A Happy Family) (concert program), Kaye Playhouse, 2002
Entertainer at Saddam's palace, "Stand Up to Saddam," and Walter (title role), "The Monkey of Oz," both Raw Impressions Music Theatre #7 (staged reading of music theatre), Club LaMaMa, New York City, 2002
John, I Love You, Jimmy Valentine (staged reading of musical), Donnell Library Theatre, 2002
Larry, Gabriel, Blow Your Horn (staged reading of musical), West End Theatre, New York City, 2002
Mad Hatter, Selections from Alice (song presentation), BMI Workshop, New York City, 2002
Selections from Warsaw (song presentation), BMI Workshop, 2002, 2003
Billy Lawlor, 42nd Street (musical), Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Hilton Head, SC, 2003
First man, SEX! The Musical (staged reading of musical), John Houseman Studio Theatre, New York City, 2003
Member of ensemble, Enter: The Musical (staged reading of musical), BMI Workshop, 2003
The purser, Anything Goes (musical), Riverside Theatre, FL, 2003
Third man and understudy for Ahmed, Suddenly, Hope (musical), NewDenver Civic Theatre, Denver, CO, 2003
Beryl, C. J., and others, Little Buckets: The Music of Marshall and AlPailet (concert), The Tank, New York City, 2004
Beryl and Zach, Like, Oh My God! (staged reading of musical), later known as Swimming Upstream, CAP21 Studios, New York City, 2004
Man on the street, Selections from Depression: The Musical (stagedreading of musical), BMI Workshop, 2004
Member of ensemble, Miss Chicken Little (concert), Collegiate School, Bronfman Theater, New York City, 2004
Ron Southborn, Greed: The Musical (staged reading of musical), John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 2004
Simon, Selections from Wanda's World (song presentation), BMI Workshop, 2004
Snoopy, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (musical), Lucille LortelTheatre, New York City, 2004
Tobias, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (musical; also known as Sweeney Todd), Head Theatre, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD,2004
Voice of Vernon, They're Playing Our Song (musical), Berkshire Music Hall, Pittsfield, MA, 2004
Gaiety tenor and understudy, Sugar Babies (musical), Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Bridgeport, CT, beginning 2004
Harry Witherspoon, Lucky $tiff (musical; also known as Lucky Stiff), Astoria Performing Arts Center, beginning 2005
Appeared in concerts and benefit performances.
Major Tours
Member of ensemble, Evita (musical), European cities, 1997
Alexander and Ira, Story Salad 10 (musical), U.S. cities, 1997-98
Mendel and understudy for Motel, Fiddler on the Roof (musical), U.S. cities, 2001-2002
Television Appearances
Episodic
Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2003
RECORDINGS
Videos
Buzz the bee, Lolli-Pops Concerts: The Orchestra--A Happy Family,Mister Maestro, 2002
Albums
Scrooge (original cast recording), 1999
Convenience (original cast recording), 2000
Letters and Love (demo recording), 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

Ron DeStefano Online, http://www.rondestefano.com, October 21, 2004

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