Jerry Dixon (actor)

Jerry Dixon
Jerry Dixon
Born	October 15; Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation	Actor, Singer, Director, Choreographer
Years active	1990–present

Jerry Dixon is an American actor, director, lyricist, choreographer, and composer best known for his work on the Broadway stage.

Personal life

Dixon was born in Chicago. He married Mario Cantone in 2011. The two met in 1991. The two have worked together in An Evening With Mario Cantone and Laugh Whore.

Broadway Credits

Acting

Once on This Island, Daniel Beauxhomme, Oct. 18, 1990 - Dec. 1, 1991
Once on This Island, Daniel Beauxhomme, 2002, reunion concert
Five Guys Named Moe, Nomax, Apr. 8, 1992 - May 2, 1993
If/Then, Stephen, Mar. 30, 2014 - Mar. 22, 2015

Other

An Evening With Mario Cantone, Music/Lyrics/Musical supervisor, 2002
Laugh Whore, Music/Lyrics/Musical supervisor/Music arrangements/Assistant Director, 2004
Rock of Ages, Music/Lyrics, 2009

Regional Theatre

Crowns
Two Gentlemen of Verona, director
The Full Monty as director/choreographer
Take Me America as director
Show Boat director, at the Village Theatre
Bernarda Alba, director
Barnstomer at the Red Mountain Theatre Company
Ain't Misbehavin
The Thing About Time, director, NYC workshop
Reunion in Bartersville, director, NYC workshop
Great Wall, director, Village Theatre
Buddy's Tavern
Dig Lenny Bruce
21
Ragtime (musical), Coalhouse
Dreamgirls, Curtis
Funked Up Fairy Tales, director/choreographer

off-Broadway Credits

The River, 1988, Acolytes/Man #1 (u/s)/Man #2 (u/s)
Once on This Island, Daniel Beauxhomme, 1990
Bright Lights, Big City, Tad, 1999
Taking a Chance on Love, Performer, 2000
The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, Lucas, 2000 (also jazz teacher and dance captain)
Tick, Tick... Boom!, Michael, 2001
Newyorkers, Performer, 2001
Romantic Poetry, Frankie, 2008
Steve, 2015

Film and Television Credits

TV

Beverly Hills, 90210, Beach Club Director, 1 episode, 1996
Seinfeld, Customer, 1 episode, 1997
Law & Order, Detective Alvin Roberts, 1 episode, 2004
Everwood, Piano Player, 1 episode, 2005
Mario Cantone: Laugh Whore, TV movie, 2005 (composer)
The Broadway.com Show, Jerry Dixon, 3 episodes, 2014
He's With Me, Lyle Pressman, 2 episode, 2015
Gotham, Mr. Thatch, 1 episode, 2016

Film

The Peacemaker, Sniper #2, 1997

Other Work

Dixon also teaches classes in workshopping shows, auditioning, and adapting stories. In concert form, Dixon has performed and worked with such performers as Idina Menzel, Julia Murney, Norm Lewis, LaChanze, Marin Mazzie, and Raul Midon.