rory james o'malley ( born december 23 , 1980 ) is an american film , television , and musical theater actor , best known for his tony award-nominated performance as elder mckinley in the book of mormon .

he is a co-founder of the gay rights activism group broadway impact .

o'malley was featured in the dustin lance black play , ' 8 ' , on broadway as ryan kendall and in the los angeles premiere as dr. gregory m. herek — witnesses in the federal case that overturned california 's proposition 8 .

o'malley is currently performing the role of king george iii in the first u.s. national tour of hamilton , following his nine-month tenure in the role in the show 's broadway company at the richard rodgers theatre .

rory o ' malley

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pictured above is carnegie mellon alumnus and tony award nominee rory o ' malley .
rory o’malley might never have stepped foot on a stage if it hadn’t been for his… basement .
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watching the throne with rory o’malley . this episode is brought to you by marc maron : too real on netflix .
and rory o ' malley , aka , king george , says the money went toward broadway cares / equity fights aids .
rory o ' malley is an irish - american film , television , and theater actor . he portrays king george iii in hamilton .
rory o’malley is already famous for his tony award nominated turn as the lightly closeted mormon elder mckinley in the book of mormon on broadway .
rory o ' neill , famous for his drag queen persona panti bliss , . . .
rory o ' malley heads back to broadway as king george in the smash hit
hamilton .
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from mormon to monarch , carnegie mellon university grad rory o ' malley may have the monopoly on depicting the best comedically conflicted characters on broadway .
“cmu gave me so many tools to be better at my craft , ” o ' malley says .
rory o ' malley balances his role as a closeted missionary in the book of mormon with his work as cofounder of gay rights organization broadway impact .
cleveland ' s own rory o ' malley , center , leads the ultraclean mormon missionary chorus in broadway ' s
the book of mormon .
press release : carnegie mellon alumnus , tony award nominee rory o ' malley returns to campus for reading of the play
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hamilton ' s current king george , rory o ' malley , plays his final performance at broadway ' s richard rodgers theatre today . o ' malley is set to play king george in the musical ' s national tour . beginning january 17 , o ' malley will be replaced by saturday night live veteran taran killam , who will make his broadway debut in the production .
camp yatc is pleased to announced an exclusive master class with rory o’malley . tickets are available for purchase or you can enter for a chance to win tickets !
check out o’malley’s action - filled “hamilton” day below . for more information on “out of the basement , ” head here .
rory somehow convinced his mother to sit down and talk about the agony and ecstasy of raising a child who dreams of being an actor . gerry o ' malley . . .
press release : carnegie mellon alumnus , tony award nominee rory o ' malley returns to campus for reading of the play
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. on july 21 , 2013 , o ' malley announced that he is engaged to his boyfriend of five years , gerold schroeder .
o’malley’s mother , along with his boyfriend , will be accompanying him to the tony awards on june 12 . she’ll be sitting with the mother of fellow mormon star , and best actor nominee , josh gad—gad and o’malley were college roommates at carnegie mellon university . o’malley said his mother is ecstatic for gad’s nomination . “she came to our final workshop , which was her first introduction to the show . she said , “josh is going to get a tony ! ’” o’malley said . “she didn’t say , “oh , you were great , son ! ’”
o’malley’s irish ancestors made their parish along a stretch of land that later became known as irishtown . their local church was st . malachy’s .
o ' malley made a small cameo appearance in on the run in 2004 . his best known screen appearance was in the 2007 film adaptation of dreamgirls . o ' malley also performed the song
cadillac car
on the soundtrack , dreamgirls : music from the motion picture .
o ' malley assumed the role of king george iii from jonathan groff in the original broadway production of hamilton on april 11 , 2016 .
the character of charlie brown is typically the wallpaper against which the more vivacious characters stand out . here , rory o ' malley makes charlie pop in the funniest and most authentic turn of the show .
rory o ' malley , who convulsed audiences in his tony - nominated turn as the repressed , tap - dancing elder mckinley in the book of mormon , is on to something intriguing in pub crawl .
“i feel very strongly that there are kids out there making the same kinds of safe spaces and creative outlets that are carrying them through a lot as i did , ” rory o ' malley said .
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o ' malley , 35 , spends only nine minutes on stage at the richard rodgers theatre , six of it singing and humming by himself , but it is such quality time that it has o ' malley opining in agreement with mel brooks : “it ' s good to be king . ”
besides professional success , o ' malley has found personal happiness , marrying his longtime companion , gerold schroeder , in 2014 . o ' malley was brought up by a loving single mother , an accountant who also worked as a bartender . for o ' malley , who learned to crawl growing up in the tavern environment , it all served as grist for an acclaimed one - man show , “pub crawl , ” which he introduced in 2014 .
on july 21 , 2013 , o ' malley announced his engagement to boyfriend gerold schroeder via facebook , and they married on september 28 , 2014 .
for o ' malley , 33 , the road to
partners
begins with a second - grade christmas pageant . he played st . joseph .
actors josh gad , right , and rory o ' malley from ' the book of mormon ' pose for a portrait in new york , tuesday , may 31 , 2011 . ( ap photo / charles sykes )
“hamilton’s” rory o’malley was among the first to express his condolences on twitter . “devastating news . my condolences to his family and friends who clearly loved him so much . sending love your way , ” he wrote .
geraldine o ' malley enrolled her son in classes at lakewood ' s beck center for the arts . and that , as they say , was that .
in 2012 , o ' malley and his boyfriend gerold schroeder were featured in a gap ad , cheek to cheek , with the caption
be one .
whether chuckling or wiping away tears , geraldine o ' malley decided to support her son ' s interest . she enrolled him in classes at the beck center .
with : josh gad ( elder cunningham ) , andrew rannells ( elder price ) , nikki m . james ( nabulungi ) , rory o’malley ( moroni ) , brian tyree henry ( general ) and michael potts ( mafala hatimbi ) .
o ' malley also participates in the dustin lance black play , ' 8 ' , a chronicle reenactment of the federal case that overturned california ' s proposition 8 .
most kids beg to have their eight - year - old birthday parties at chuck e . cheese ,
o ' malley says in
pub crawl .
when not working in a play or before the cameras , o ' malley looks for places to perform his autobiographical one - man show ,
pub crawl .
“i ended up meeting my father for about 10 minutes . it was wild . it wasn’t planned . it was a major moment in my life , ” says o’malley .
more than a dozen industry folk request to meet with gad . no one calls o’malley . no one . while gad marches around manhattan for meetings , o’malley wanders the theater district , staring at broadway marquees that his name may never grace . they’ll get another shot at the los angeles showcase just two months later , but it’s little consolation for o’malley—he planned to move to new york after graduation . at the l . a . showcase , gad again gets a big response . this time , o’malley gets a few bites . with no choice but to head west , he settles in l . a . after he and gad earn their degrees from the school of drama in 2003 .
but not lost on o ' malley were the lessons he learned , absorbing as much as he could during his years as an undergrad . acting professor tony mckay “embodied all that was right with the faculty , ” o ' malley recalls , “helping us explore our craft in a new way beyond what we had learned in high school . ”
join film , television and musical theater actor rory o ' malley , known for his tony award - nominated performance as elder mckinley in
the book of mormon ,
when he comes to build to talk about his role as beloved king george in the broadway smash multiple tony - award winning musical
hamilton .
o ' malley is also a co - founder of the gay rights activism group broadway impact .
drowning in frequent - flier miles , gad calls o’malley . o’malley’s advice is clear : “you have to just choose a place and make that your home for a little bit , because it’ll ground you , and it’ll give you the opportunity to figure things out . ” gad listens . he leases an apartment near o’malley’s ; soon enough , gad is cast in a small play . besides the paycheck , there’s more good news in the role : he meets his future wife , who performs opposite gad as the lead actress .
video : tony ward , neil francis and ruaidhri o ' connor give . . .
rory o’malley is an american film , television , and musical theater actor , best known for his tony award - nominated performance as elder mckinley in the book of mormon . he is a co - founder of the gay rights activism group broadway impact .
but o ' malley believes an actor never stops learning , so he ' s looking at his experience on the fx comedy
partners
as a sort of graduate school .
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did you find rory o’malley hilarious in the book of mormon , rushers ? are you impressed with how he’s able to juggle both his life’s passions ? and what are the odds that he and college roommate josh gad would end up tony nominees for the same broadway show years later ? leave your thoughts in the comments below , and tune into this week’s episode of stage rush tv for an adorable piece with o’malley about his buddy gad .
“she fell for him and got pregnant and he went back to ireland as soon as he found out . that was the last time she ever saw him , ” o’malley says .
o ' malley made his broadway debut in “the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee” and had a starring role as richie cunningham in a los angeles stage adaptation of “happy days . ”
o ' malley was born in cleveland , ohio , and was brought up by his single mother , who is of irish ancestry . he grew up catholic . he graduated from saint ignatius high school in cleveland , ohio and carnegie mellon university . o ' malley became friends with josh gad and leslie odom , jr . at carnegie mellon university and remain good friends .
about 10 months later , gad and o’malley are asked to attend another mormon workshop . now there’s a complete show—two acts , 16 songs , and new characters , including one for o’malley , who impressed the creators so much that they developed a part just for him : “elder mckinley , ” a ruddy - cheeked , flamboyantly gay - but - closeted mormon missionary . he even has his own song , “turn it off , ” about the “nifty little mormon trick” of pushing negative thoughts like homosexuality out of his head . the role hits close to home for o’malley .
despite beginning his mormon journey as only an ensemble member , there was one bright spot—o’malley didn’t have to audition . “they just called the whitest guys in town , and i’m one of them wherever i go , ” o’malley said . the growth of his part was gradual , but o’malley remembers reworking the second - act number “i am africa” in workshops and seeing how his role was evolving . “elder mckinley begins leading the boys to this choreographed dance of being african in africa . that’s when i realized it was really special , that my character had this arc . ”
o ' malley was born in cleveland , ohio , and was brought up by his single mother , who is of irish ancestry . he grew up catholic . he graduated from saint ignatius high school in cleveland , ohio and carnegie mellon university . o ' malley became friends with josh gad and leslie odom , jr . at carnegie mellon university and remains good friends with them .
encapsulates many of our american ideals that we pray will be maintained into the next administration . i feel lucky to share this interview with rory o’malley who reflects so many of them . he worked hard and achieved his goal of becoming a broadway star . he co - founded
cleveland native rory o ' malley , who grew up in west park and bay village , plays michael on
partners ,
the fx comedy starring kelsey grammer and martin lawrence . it premieres at 9 p . m . monday , aug . 4 . ( fx )
later when he was 19 , o’malley made a trip to ireland himself to see his ancestral homeland . on his way his mother warned him to watch out in case he met his dad .
cleveland , ohio - rory o ' malley is officially broadway royalty . starting april 11 , the cleveland native will don the crown of king george in
hamilton ,
the hip - hop musical about founding father alexander hamilton and the hottest ticket on the great white way .
before o’malley makes his “out of the basement” debut , huffpost asked him to share what it takes to embody king george iii eight times a week in “hamilton . ” he responded with 13 behind - the - scenes snapshots that make us feel lucky to be alive at a time when musical theater is making history . ( you can also follow more of o’malley’s adventures on instagram here ) .
tony award nominee for book of mormon and current king george iii in hamilton , rory o ' malley , takes the stage this week in the new hit musical , straight to bradway . this truly is a theatrical production about a theatrical production ! with songs like
3 true facts…
and what a story it is . in the show o’malley talks about how his mom fell in love with a fly by night irishman , fresh off the boat from ireland where he was visiting family .
with help from michael , o’malley was able to attend private school and develop in a way that eventually led to broadway . it completely changed his life . he hasn’t forgotten his roots or his debt .
< p > rory somehow convinced his mother to sit down and talk about the agony and ecstasy of raising a child who dreams of being an actor . gerry o’malley talks us through the ups and downs of having an actor son and why her favorite job rory ever had was at a financial firm . rory also gives an update on the first national tour of hamilton now that he is in san francisco and in the last week of rehearsal . < / p >
this particular workshop piqued my interest and was my first introduction to yatc . i was intrigued because , well , it ' s rory o ' malley . before king george , he was best known as elder mckinley in the original broadway cast of book of mormon . o ' malley took to the stage to thunderous applause and a room full of wide - eyed adoration , kept in check only by ryan ' s warning that they were all peers and to keep the fangirl swooning to 10 minutes .
through his association with marshall , o ' malley met boyett , who asked him to audition for
partners .
as with that christmas pageant in the second grade , it was all about those contacts .
< p > rory somehow convinced his mother to sit down and talk about the agony and ecstasy of raising a child who dreams of being an actor . gerry o ' malley talks us through the ups and downs of having an actor son and why her favorite job rory ever had was at a financial firm . rory also gives an update on the first national tour of hamilton now that he is in san francisco and in the last week of rehearsal . < / p >
, she suggested that he double check . “she said , ‘are you sure ? how do you know ? ’” o’malley recalled . “i said , ‘it was on tv , mom . ’” despite the momentary disbelief , o’malley cites sharing the news with his supportive mom as the highlight of his tony journey . “she certainly worked just as hard , if not harder , on my dreams by being who she is and raising me . ”
tony - award nominee and current king george iii in hamilton , rory o ' malley joins the guys this week to dive deep into his catholic school upbringing , surviving a long ( long ) distance relationship , and having matt bomer as a classmate . plus , the guys chat real world , gaga , …
“with irish drama things are told with humor . i love that people come in for a pub night of fun and that’s what they’re going to get , but there are a few tears too , ” says o’malley .
“we did a reading of it at cmu , ” says o ' malley , citing one of many trips he has taken back to campus and the city over the years “to talk to students and also perform . ”
living the dream with rory
listeners get their chance to ask rory questions like
who inspired you to become an actor ?
,
how do you get . . .
join film , television and musical theater actor rory o ' malley , known for his tony award - nominated performance as elder mckinley in
the book of mormon ,
when he comes to build to talk about his role as beloved king george in the broadway smash multiple tony - award winning musical
hamilton .
o ' malley is also a co - founder of the gay rights activism group broadway impact . for full schedule and more videos go to urltoken follow us : twitter : urltoken facebook : urltoken instagram : urltoken snapchat : buildseriesnyc
last weekend , in the intimate san francisco playhouse , about 100 students had the privilege of attending a master class put on by the young actors ' theatre camp ( yatc ) . the featured artist was rory o ' malley , who is currently in san francisco playing king george iii in the national tour of hamilton .
rory talks about the previous night ' s tony awards and gushes over his friend gavin creel ' s win . then rory talks to raymond j . lee ( groundhog day , . . .
josh gad ( the book of mormon , frozen , rory ' s college roommate ) finally gets on the podcast after months of begging . he confesses to rory that his iconic . . .
o’malley is proud of where he comes from and who he is . a cleveland native with a firm irish catholic background , o’malley knew he was gay from an early age and went on to co - found the gay rights organization broadway impact shortly after california’s proposition 8 was passed in 2008 . the non - profit , which he formed with two - time tony nominee gavin creel , aims to educate about marriage equality with involvement from the broadway community .
he also participated in the broadway sings for pride concert in june 2011 . on july 9 , 2011 , o ' malley joined mary tyler moore , bernadette peters and others in the 2011 broadway barks adopt - a - thon .
however , the part that has earned o’malley raves and a tony nomination for best featured actor for his first major broadway role wasn’t originally in the show . o’malley began as an ensemble mormon character , and throughout the show’s three years of workshops , creators trey parker and matt stone ( of south park ) and robert lopez ( avenue q ) kept expanding his duties until he became elder mckinley , the mormon mission leader in uganda who carries “turn it off . ”
work begets work ; after 21 , gad lands a lead in the tv sitcom back to you , while o’malley enjoys consistent work in off - broadway and regional musicals . in early 2008 , their agents ask whether they’d be interested in helping develop an irreverent new musical comedy written by trey parker and matt stone , creators of the wildly successful television cartoon south park , with music by robert lopez , co - creator of the smash hit broadway musical avenue q . for gad and o’malley—huge fans of south park — the decision is a no - brainer . giddy for the workshop to start , o’malley even brings a dvd of team america —the south park duo’s latest film—for parker and stone to sign .
on july 18 , 2011 , o ' malley participated in a reading of george bernard shaw ' s play , fanny ' s first play , a satire of theater critics , at the players club in manhattan , new york city .
rory has talks with his friends in show business about staying grounded and happy while living the dream .
best wishes to david and his family . rory , your generosity and sweet spirit are an inspiration .
rory o’malley ( the book of mormon , hamilton ) didn’t come out of the closet , he came out of the basement . he survived childhood in the midwest by escaping to his subterranean rec room to perform musicals…by himself…for himself . he’s finally ready to premiere his campy masterpieces in the most famous basement on broadway , feinstein’s / 54 below !
o ' malley was eight when he told his mother that he wanted to be in showbiz after getting a taste of the spotlight in a second grade christmas pageant where he played st . joseph . ( in a 2014 interview with the plain dealer ' s mark dawidziak , o ' malley chalked up the gig to nepotism , as his aunt was the second - grade teacher .
in show business , it ' s always about who you know ,
he said . )
, a grassroots organization that fought for marriage equality . as an actor , he commands the stage whenever he’s on it . when he’s not , the audiance wants more . o’malley is living the dream and wants to help you achieve yours .
ronan o gara is an ambassador for haven , an irish ngo working to better the lives of those in haiti .
rory o ' malley shares his testimonial for it gets better broadway . this interview explains part of his survival skills in high school in terms of being yourself . this is part of a series on dealing with bullying and what happened as he grew older and his pride in living in a city where people stand together against hate . ( 03 : 25 )
now , as king george iii ( the fourth to take the role ) in the revolutionary pulitzer prize - winning “hamilton , ” o ' malley excels as the english scepter - bearer who isn ' t fazed a bit by the disapproval of colonials .
“the show is about my being raised irish catholic in cleveland . my mom was a single mother . she had six siblings in a big irish family , all descended from shanty irish folks who arrived after the famine , ” o’malley told the irish voice .
o ' malley then moves into even more emotionally poignant territory . at 19 , he takes a vacation to ireland and treks to a small village in an effort to track down the man who fathered him and disappeared 20 years earlier . the climax is gripping and tear - inducing , although things never grow too severe — not with o ' malley ' s reassuringly magical smile . the show seems a likely prospect for a future life , perhaps in a theatrical setting . while the eight musicians clearly help fuel the evening , they could easily be pared down to three or so . what ' s important in pub crawl is not the music or the musical atmosphere ; it ' s the story of struggle , acceptance , community and love that o ' malley spins .
the co - founder of broadway impact , a grassroots theater - community organization supporting marriage equality , o ' malley announced last month that he and his partner , gerald schroeder , are engaged . they live in the hell ' s kitchen area of manhattan .
“you better believe i ' m still living my dream because of the support of josh and leslie and a number of other people i met at cmu , ” o ' malley says . “for years after graduation , we had each other ' s back . ”
not long after moving in , o’malley comes to the rescue of his new roommate . gad is having trouble memorizing the weekly speech assignment . every freshman acting student has to recite a memorized poem with perfect diction , followed by an immediate critique from the professor—in front of the entire class . “i knew i was going to get lambasted , ” says gad . not if o’malley can help it . he listens to gad’s recital over and over , helping him whenever he loses his place . gad passes the exam , avoiding the professor’s wrath .
although
partners
is his first gig as a series regular , o ' malley has made guest appearances on showtime ' s
nurse jackie ,
the nbc drama
law & order : svu
and the short - lived nbc comedy
1600 penn .
o ' malley has a podcast , “living the dream , ” about the realities of the profession after the glitter loses its luster . “i started it as a service to myself , ” he says , “and was amazed that other actors were interested in joining the conversation .
cleveland , ohio - - rory o ' malley learned a ton about theater at the beck center for the arts in lakewood , then at st . ignatius high school , then at carnegie mellon university ' s school of drama . the cleveland native took that learning to broadway , where he earned a 2011 tony nomination for his portrayal of elder mckinley in
the book of mormon .
o ' malley ' s first appearance on broadway was in the musical the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee , replacing actors in the roles of
leaf coneybear
,
william barfee
, and
douglas panch
. regionally , he has appeared in kiss of the spider woman as valentin , a marxist revolutionary . other work includes charley ' s aunt as charlie and santa claus is coming to motown as kris kringle . o ' malley ' s first appearance off - broadway was the 2009 revival of newsical , directed by mark waldrop .
o ' malley , who also appeared in this past season ' s nobody loves you and little miss sunshine , enters in a blue / green plaid shirt and jeans , sporting sunglasses and wrapped in the tricolor flag of ireland . after getting things off to a rousing irish - bar musical start , o ' malley presents his milieu : the angle , a blue - collar , shanty irish neighborhood along the cuyahoga river where the folks work hard and drink hard . he explains how he was conceived during a drunken one - night - stand on st . patrick ' s day , 1980 , with the man in question fleeing long before he was born , thus making o ' malley
the biggest mick bastard you have ever met .
but he also had
the best mother imaginable ,
and an extended community of irish neighbors .
o’malley’s mother’s hard working friends called themselves the weekend warriors . “they surrounded her and they helped raise me . my mom worked at the pub on top of her 50 hours a week at an accounting firm . so it’s really a story about her and everyone who raised me . ”
which has now arrived at the paper mill playhouse . fans of the small - screen hit - - and almost no one else - - will be mildly interested to know that the two - act tuner focuses not on the sitcom ' s main character , richie cunningham ( rory o ' malley ) , but on the popular motorcycle - riding , tough - talking fonzie ( played by joey sorge ) .
he originated the role of elder mckinley in the musical the book of mormon , which opened on broadway on march 24 , 2011 . the new york times reviewer wrote ,
but allow me to single out my personal favorites .
turn it off
is a hilarious chorus - line piece about repression , performed by the ( all - male mormon ) missionaries and destined to make a star of its lead singer and dancer , rory o ' malley ( whose character is repressed in his own special way ) .
for this role , o ' malley was nominated for the 2011 drama desk award for outstanding featured actor in a musical , and was also nominated for a tony award .
the roommates know they’ve got a good thing going , so they decide to move into an off - campus apartment together for sophomore year . just seven days into their new living arrangement , o’malley tells gad there is something he must tell him . it sounds serious : “i’m gay . ”
after that play , i sat my mom down and told her that i decided what i wanted to do with my life ,
o ' malley said .
i wanted to be an actor . now my mom probably didn ' t know whether to laugh or cry .
o ' malley and his mom moved from west park to bay village when he was in the third grade , and , over the next 10 years , the fledgling actor also appeared in productions at the rocky river community theater , clague playhouse and , of course , st . ignatius .
their fall semester brings them closer together , a result of their groggy walks to mandatory 8am yoga classes and late - night post - rehearsal treks home . after an autumn of self - discovery and new routines , winter ushers in a geographical change in their friendship . gad’s roommate drops out , which hardly leaves him disappointed—he’ll be perhaps the only freshman on campus with his own room . o’malley , though , has other plans for the vacant top bunk . despite gad’s best rebuttals , o’malley carts his boxes down the hall and tacks up posters on the walls of his new digs .
gad is speechless . it seems to him that o’malley has charmed every female on campus with his boyish smile—he’s gay ? gad’s loss for words doesn’t last long . he tells his best friend that being honest with himself and his friends is both courageous and the right thing to do . o’malley , who had a “very catholic upbringing , ” is relieved that he can count on gad’s friendship . campus support follows . “cmu was a great place for me—to have great role models , other faculty members , students who were proud of themselves . … i made a decision to be one of them , to be proud of who i was . ” gad says he should have realized o’malley was gay the moment he decorated their hamerschlag room freshman year . “he had a poster of sarah mclachlan and bono on his wall . those two don’t mix in any straight community , ever ! ”
openly gay , o ' malley came out at the age of 19 . in an april 2011 interview with brandon voss , o ' malley said ,
life comes before the business . . . maybe some actors haven ' t gotten a role because they came out , but who gives a shit if you aren ' t happy ? i do have it easier because i ' m not a leading man , but i can ' t imagine having the energy to be in the closet . besides , gay actors who start up gay organizations can ' t exactly get away with it .
having started the evening with a strong musical component — musical director stephen oremus , also from the book of mormon , leads a group of eight musicians ( including two vocalists ) — and moved into a dandy stream of funny anecdotes , o ' malley turns serious . as a nine - year - old third grader , he learns that michael is dying from aids . in a puzzling development , the supportive fireman marries rory ' s mother — so that she can collect his pension and death benefits — and dies two months later . before he does , he makes rory ' s mom promise to take the boy to new york to see a broadway show . michael clearly understood where rory was headed .
written by
south park ' s
trey parker and matt stone with
avenue q ' s
robert lopez ,
the bom
leads all 2011 tony contenders with 14 nominations , including the coveted best musical prize and - - for o ' malley - - best supporting actor in a musical .
we spent so much time at paddy ' s pub ,
o ' malley said .
my mom worked a second job there two nights a week as a bartender . fridays always meant fish fries and live music . and a lot of irish music is storytelling . i just absorbed all of that .
i have a buddy who likes to do an impression of me ,
o ' malley said .
and his one line is : ' i ' m rory and i ' m from cleveland and i ' m grateful . ' and if the two things i ' m known for is that i ' m proud to be from cleveland and i ' m grateful , i ' ve done my job . people know who i am .
pub crawl is o’malley’s hilarious and deeply moving new show about being raised in the irish pub culture of cleveland , ohio . using traditional irish pub songs ( including a blast of the pogues ) , it tells the story of how his single mother and her circle of friends and family at the pub helped raise him .
i always thought i would move to new york after graduation , but , instead , i moved to los angeles ,
o ' malley said .
i realized i was more scared of that choice than i was of new york , and i thought , at 22 , i should get it over with .
o ' malley starred as charlie brown in the 2004 falcon theatre production of snoopy ! the musical , which ran from june 24 to july 18 , 2004 , in los angeles . he also starred as
richie cunningham
in the 2006 los angeles premiere of happy days , as well as the 2007 goodspeed opera house production .
during the next two years , the former roommates’ careers inch forward , barely . ironically , gad’s struggles reassure o’malley , who sees gad’s career as a benchmark for his own . “in those first few years when josh wasn’t really working a lot , i thought ‘ok , good , i have some time . i’m still on my way . ’”
o ' malley , 30 , grew up in west park and bay village and graduated from st . ignatius high school and carnegie mellon university in pittsburgh . he went west to los angeles and appeared in the
dreamgirls
film , then east to the replacement cast of gotham ' s
the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee .
tentatively titled , the book of mormon , the show follows a pair of young mormons on their missionary trip to uganda . gad is cast as “elder cunningham , ” a loveable , misguided mormon missionary , and a lead in the show . o’malley is in the ensemble , whose members play missionaries , prophets , devils , hobbits , and others . the show is shrouded in secrecy , and it’s far from complete , containing only one act and fewer than 10 songs . at the end of the workshop , they turn in their scripts , and o’malley is just thankful for the experience : “it’ll probably never happen , or it’ll be a movie without all of us , but at least i got them to sign my dvd . ” gad heads back to l . a . , where more work awaits him , and o’malley continues working in musicals and plays in new york . meanwhile , the creative team heads off to write new songs and scenes for what may become a broadway musical , a motion picture , or an utter waste of time .
rory tells how he and josh groban got into a friendly competion to collect the most money for broadawy cares and how it escalated quickly . . .
< p > rory talks about his final performance in hamilton on broadway and passing the torch to taran killam before startinf the tour . then joel grey ( oscar , tony , and golden globe award winner ) chats with rory about life in show biz . he’s a broadway legend . < / p >
i ' ve always said that ' the book of mormon ' always would be the greatest creative experience of my life , but this certainly has been equal to it , in terms of learning ,
o ' malley said .
just sitting around , listening to the stories these people have to tell , has made this an incredible experience .
a few days later , before he even has a chance to pick up an lsat study guide , gad’s agent calls him . spelling bee needs a replacement for the role of william barfee . they want to see him . he auditions , and o’malley’s prediction comes true . instead of completing law - school applications , gad starts memorizing lines for his broadway role .
rory celebrates his homecoming to la after a year and a half away with hamilton and talks to fellow castmate raymond baynard . ray is a . . .
rory tells the crazy tale of his broadway show nerds getting canceled only three weeks into rehearsal and then finding himself in hamilton days later . . . .
o ' malley , 35 , has always tipped his cap to his beginnings in cleveland , including his one man show
pub crawl ,
a musical tribute to growing up in west park and in the irish pub culture , specifically paddy ' s pub on ridge road in parma , where his mom , an accountant , worked a second job as a bartender .
yet for this “great story , ” there was one person that o’malley had to prepare prior to seeing it—his mother . “well , my family—they go to church every sunday . definitely , i told my mom specific lyrics , specific things that i wanted her to be aware of , ” o’malley said . “i wanted to start the conversation with her before the show , which everyone else has when they’re leaving the show . i didn’t want her to be totally stunned . but she loved the show . she’s seen it five times since we’ve opened in the past two months . she’s driven from cleveland a few times already , and she’s coming back in june . it’s a great feeling that she’s embraced it the way that she has . ”
< p > rory talks about his final performance in hamilton on broadway and passing the torch to taran killam before startinf the tour . then joel grey ( oscar , tony , and golden globe award winner ) chats with rory about life in show biz . he ' s a broadway legend . < / p >
mormon creators parker and stone have a reputation for offending every religious group and ethnicity under the sun with their long - running cartoon series south park . being that o’malley helms a socially - aware activism group , his involvement with the masters of envelope - pushing material had to be addressed . “i had friends who asked , ‘are gays going to be upset ? ’ it never occurred to me that people would think [ the show ] could be offensive to gay people , ” o’malley said . “it never was to me and i’ve seen it through the entire process . when you’re working with people who are so smart and gifted at being funny , you don’t have to worry too much about that . they’re also just telling a great story . ”
siobhan talks to rory about making her way from the london theatre scene to sunset boulevard on broadway opposite glenn close and eventually to los angeles . . . .
joseph leo bwarie , who played frankie valli in jersey boys on broadway and all over the country , reminisces with rory about the old days while . . .
alex boniello fills rory in on his journey from school athlete to broadway performer in last seasons beloved revival of spring awakening . his story of why . . .
rory talks about his wild nerves before doing his show at 54 below last week and then speaks with his crazy and hilarious pal chris leary ! . . .
this week rory talks about the audience reaction during the first performance of hamilton after the election and is joined by guest andrew briedis , the man . . .
o ' malley is an active supporter of gay rights , establishing the activism group broadway impact in 2009 with gavin creel and jenny kanelos . o ' malley said of the group in late 2010 :
[ s ] ince its first year , broadway impact has held massive rallies for equality in new york city , made thousands of calls through phone banks and even organized 25 buses to washington , d . c . so that 1 , 400 people could attend the national equality march for free . this year we were honored to receive the 2010 human rights campaign community award and even participated in the ing new york city marathon as a charity team . our team of 12 runners , including myself , raised $ 38 , 440 for broadway impact !
< p > edi patterson ( vice principals on hbo ) talks with rory about coming up in the comedy world through the groundlings and how she became a master at improvisation and sketch . edi and rory worked together on the tv show partners with kelsey grammer and martin lawrence , and quickly became pals . < / p >
the book of mormon from left , josh gad , nikki m . james and andrew rannells in this musical by trey parker , matt stone and robert lopez at the eugene o’neill theater .
partners ,
which premieres at 9 p . m . monday , aug . 4 ( a second episode following at 9 : 30 ) , stars sitcom veterans kelsey grammer (
frasier
) and martin lawrence (
martin
) as two vastly different chicago lawyers . o ' malley plays michael , the witty office assistant who never seems to do any actual work .
i feel like i ' m getting to attend television university , learning from the best professors you could ask for ,
o ' malley said during a recent visit home .
i want to keep pushing myself and learning , and in terms of learning a new medium from tv legends , it just doesn ' t get any better than kelsey grammer and martin lawrence .
o ' malley made his broadway debut in the musical
the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee ,
replacing the actors who played leaf coneybear , willliam barfee and douglas panch . that was followed by the off - broadway revival of
newsical .
then , on march 24 , 2011 , he began his acclaimed run as elder mckinley in
the book of mormon .
< p > rory’s husband makes fun of him for an entire episode ! gerold schroeder joins us on ltd to talk about what it’s like to be a “civilian” in a relationship with an actor . rory and gerold have been together for nine years and stuck it out through good times like < em > the book of mormon < / em > and through bad times like “that census job . ” gerold and rory discuss how they have managed the long distance relationship between ny and la over the last 8 months with humor and plane travel . rory also thanks the entire broadway community for all of their support over the last week ! < / p >
producer craig zadan ( chicago , jesus christ superstar live ) tells rory what his definition of being a producer is and how he excelled as one on . . .
edi patterson ( vice principals on hbo ) talks with rory about coming up in the comedy world through the groundlings and how she became a master at . . .
rory answers listener ' s questions and replays his converation with his buddy josh gad . josh is currently starring in the movie marshall about thurgood marshall and . . .
lauren kias is an extremely talented dancer and member of the hamilton ensemble . she also happens to be rory ' s scene partner in the pivotal moment . . .
seth rudetsky ( siruis xm broadway , disaster the musical ) and his husband james wesley talk to rory about their concert for america this saturday june 24th . . .
rory talks about his final performance in hamilton on broadway and passing the torch to taran killam before startinf the tour . then joel grey ( oscar , . . .
here comes the general ! christopher jackson talks to rory during the final week of his tony nominated performance as george washington in hamilton . christopher ( in . . .
on august 15 , 2010 , o ' malley performed in the benefit concert sing for the cure , at don ' t tell mama in new york city . he was also featured in a broadway impact fundraiser on november 2 , 2010 , hosted by gavin creel . another concert , also benefiting broadway impact , had been held prior to that , taking place on july 25 , 2010 .
< p > jimmy is the host of the very successful podcast never not funny and his new podcast playing games with jimmy pardo . jimmy started as a stage actor but found his calling in standup comedy and began touring the country eventually ending up at the tonight show with conan o’brien . he tells rory about his early days in the business and how juggles his comedy career and family life . jimmy has a real love of broadway and explains to rory how they were almost in the movie dreamgirls together . < / p >
she ' s the furthest thing from a stage mom you could find ,
o ' malley said of his mother , who retired after 41 years as an accountant and still lives in bay village .
but she was never anything but completely supportive . she ' s seen every play i ' ve ever been in . she probably saw ' book of mormon ' 20 times .
he ended up working for television comedy legend garry marshall (
the odd couple ,
laverne & shirley
) . o ' malley was cast as richie cunningham in the 2006 los angeles stage production of
happy days ,
a musical based on the long - running abc series created by marshall . he reprised the role for a 2007 production at connecticut ' s goodspeed opera house .
featuring musical direction by grammy and tony winner stephen oremus , “out of the basement” offers o’malley’s signature wit in abundance , with songs from “beauty and the beast , ” “sister act” and “beaches . ” if there’s a message , it’s “that you can be fabulous as a pudgy , pasty - white gay kid in the midwest , and be anything that you want , ” he told the huffington post .
patti murin ( frozen , lysistrata jones ) talks with rory about what if feels like to lead a big juggernaut blockbuster show . she is incredibly open about . . .
nicole parker ( madtv , wicked , fame becomes me ) talks with rory about her path to success in the improv and sketch comedy world which landed her . . .
mo brady ( the addams family , smash , the ensemblist ) talks with rory about his move from broadway ensemble to video and social media producer for a . . .
marilu henner ( taxi , evening shade , chicago on broadway ) talks to rory about her amazing career and how she went from the first ever production of . . .
the very funny alex wyse ( spring awakening , lysistrata jones , masters of sex ) talks to rory about his beautiful experience in spring awakening from la to . . .


the entrepreneur ( italian : l'industriale ) is a 2011 italian drama film directed by giuliano montaldo .

the film premiered out of competition at the 2011 rome film festival .

it won three italian golden globes for best film , cinematography and best music and the special jury prize to pierfrancesco favino .

it was also nominated to four nastro d'argento awards ( for best script , best actress , best cinematography and best scenography ) .

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while medical cannabis is already available in more than half of american states and recreational cannabis nears its cusp of national legalization , cannabis culture still strongly values self - sufficiency . even though this generation of stoners likely won ' t have to worry about macguyvering their bongs together from household implements or growing their own herb instead of buying it from the corner dispensary , there are still plenty of diy projects that they can take on .
with : with : pierfrancesco favino , carolina crescentini , eduard gabia , elena di cioccio , elisabetta piccolomini , andrea tidona , mauro pirovano , gianni bissaca , roberto alpi , francesco scianna .
production : a 01 distribution release of a bibi film , rai cinema presentation of a bibi film production in collaboration with rai cinema . ( international sales : rai trade , rome . ) produced by angelo barbagallo . directed by giuliano montaldo . screenplay , andrea purgatori , montaldo .
crew : camera ( color ) , arnaldo catinari ; editor , consuelo catucci ; music , andrea morricone ; production designer , francesco frigeri ; costume designer , elisabetta montaldo . reviewed at casa del cinema , rome , jan . 10 , 2012 . ( in 2011 rome film festival - - noncompeting . ) running time : 97 min .
cast : with : pierfrancesco favino , carolina crescentini , eduard gabia , elena di cioccio , elisabetta piccolomini , andrea tidona , mauro pirovano , gianni bissaca , roberto alpi , francesco scianna .
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we don ' t have a culinary background ,
nick says .
we just made a product that tasted really good .
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