Davis Gaines
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Davis Gaines (born January 21, 1954, Orlando, Florida) is an American stage actor and baritone. He has performed as The Phantom in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera over 2,000 times, on Broadway, on tour, in Los Angeles, and in San Francisco. (He had previously played Raoul in the Broadway production.) He won the Bay Area Critics' Award for Best Actor. He performed the role for a Phantom segment for the Kennedy Center Honors in 1994.
He originated the lead role of The Man in Whistle Down the Wind (1996). Gaines was also the singing voice of Chamberlain in The Swan Princess (1994). He guested in "Murder in White", a 1993 episode of Murder, She Wrote. He was also a musical guest star for Broadway on Ice, a touring ice show with live music. Gaines played the role of Anthony Hope in Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in concert, alongside George Hearn as Todd, Patti LuPone as Lovett, Timothy Nolen as Turpin, and Neil Patrick Harris as Tobias. He has since reprised the role of Anthony in numerous productions. He also played the Old Confederate Soldier and Judge Roan in Parade at the Lincoln Center in 2015.
He's also known for his performances in regional productions of Les Misérables, Parade, Damn Yankees, and Hello, Dolly!. He received an Ovation Award for his performance in the role of Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes in Man of La Mancha. He was also in the original Off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins as an understudy for the roles of the Balladeer and Charles Guiteau. In 2000, he was in a concert version of The Frogs opposite Nathan Lane and Brian Stokes Mitchell at the Library of Congress.
One of his first jobs was as a costumed character at Walt Disney World theme park; as a high school student, he played Pinocchio character J. Worthington Foulfellow.
- Something's Coming (From "West Side Story") - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Maria (From "West Side Story") - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Tonight (From "West Side Story") - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- I Have a Love (From "West Side Story") - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: II. Somewhere - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: III. Scherzo - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: IV. Mambo - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: V. Cha-cha - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: VI. Meeting Scene - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: VII. Rumble - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: VIII. Finale - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Fancy Free: I. Big Stuff - Enter The Sailors - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Fancy Free: II. Scene at the Bar - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Fancy Free: III. Enter Two Girls - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Fancy Free: IV. Pas de Deux - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Fancy Free: V. Competition Scene - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Fancy Free: VI. Variation 1, Galop - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Fancy Free: VII. Variation 2, Waltz - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Fancy Free: VII. Variation 3, Danzon - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Fancy Free: VIII. Finale - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town": I. The Great Lover Displays Himself - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town": II. Lonely Town, Pas de Deux - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town": III. Times Square, 1944 - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Candide: Overture - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Candide, Act I: Glitter and Be Gay - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Candide, Act I: I Am Easily Assimilated - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Chichester Psalms: II. Psalm 23, Entire & Psalm 2, vs. 1-4 - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Chichester Psalms: III. Psalm 131 Entire & Psalm 133, vs. 1 - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Act I: The President Jefferson March - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Act II: Duet for One - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: I. The Prologue (Lento moderato) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: IIa. The Seven Ages, Var. I (L'istesso tempo) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: IIb. The Seven Ages, Var. II (Poco più mosso) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: IIc. The Seven Ages, Var. III (Largamente, ma mosso) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: IId. The Seven Ages, Var. IV (Più mosso) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: IIe. The Seven Ages, Var. V (Agitato) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Prelude, Fugue and Riffs: I. Prelude for the Brass - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Prelude, Fugue and Riffs: II. Fugue for the Saxes - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Prelude, Fugue and Riffs: III. Riffs for Everyone - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Wonderful Town: Overture - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Wonderful Town, Act I: Christopher Street (Guide, Tourists, Villagers, Violet) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Wonderful Town, Act II: Ohio (Ruth, Eileen) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Divertimento for Orchestra: I. Sennets and Tuckets (Allegro non troppo, ma con brio) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Divertimento for Orchestra: II. Waltz (Allegretto, con grazia) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Divertimento for Orchestra: III. Mazurka (Mesto, molto moderato) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Divertimento for Orchestra: V. Turkey Trot (Allegretto, ben misurato) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish": I. Invocation (Adagio) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish": II. Kaddish 1 (L'istesso tempo - Allegro molto) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish": III. Din-Torah (Di nuovo adagio) - Leonard Bernstein 100 Years - Davis Gaines
- Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Rhapsody in Blue - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Rodeo: I. Buckaroo Holiday - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Old American Songs, Set 2: No. 4, At the River - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Nocturne, Op. 33 "Homage to John Field" - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- A Set of Pieces for Theater or Chamber Orchestra: No. 1, The Cage - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- An American in Paris - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: I. To a Wild Rose - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: II. Somewhere - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: IV. Mambo - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: V. Cha-cha - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Piano Concerto in F Major: I. Allegro - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Piano Concerto in F Major: II. Adagio - Andante con moto - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Piano Concerto in F Major: III. Allegro agitato - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Violin Sonata No. 4 "Children's Day at the Camp Meeting": III. Allegro - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: I. The Prologue (Lento moderato) - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- 5 Improvisations for Piano, Op. 148: No. 1, Lento, molto tranquillo - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- 5 Improvisations for Piano, Op. 148: No. 2, Allegretto grazioso e capriccioso - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- 5 Improvisations for Piano, Op. 148: No. 3, Allegro con delicatezza - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Fanfare for the Common Man - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- 2 Fantasiestücke, Op. 17: II. Hexentanz (Witch's Dance) - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Porgy and Bess, Act 2: It Ain't Necessarily So - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Appalachian Spring - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- String Quartet No. 2 "Company": I. Quartet Note = 96 - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- String Quartet No. 2 "Company": II. Quartet Note = 160 - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- String Quartet No. 2 "Company": III. Quartet Note = 96 - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- String Quartet No. 2 "Company": IV. Quartet Note = 160 - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- 114 Songs: No. 101, My Native Land - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- 114 Songs: No. 114, Two Little Flowers - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Imaginary Landscape No. 1 - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Bacchanale - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Holiday Symphony: II. Decoration Day (Excerpt: Conclusion) - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Harmonielehre: I. First Movement - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Harmonielehre: II. The Anfortas Wound - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Credo in Us - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- A Virgin Unspotted - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- New York Counterpoint - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Eight Lines - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: The President Jefferson March - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- New England Idyls, Op. 62: I. An Old Garden - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- New England Idyls, Op. 62: II. Mid-summer - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- New England Idyls, Op. 62: III. Mid-winter - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- The Man I Love - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Cello Sonata, Op. 6: I. Allegro ma non troppo - 55 American Classical Hits - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Candide: Overture - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Facsimile - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 1, Prologue - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 2, Somewhere - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 3, Scherzo - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 4, Mambo - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 5, Cha-cha - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 6, Meeting Scene & No. 7, Cool. Fugue - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 8, Rumble - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 9, Finale - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra: I. Sennets and Tuckets - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra: II. Waltz - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra: III. Mazurka - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra: IV. Samba - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra: V. Turkey Trot - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra: VI. Sphinxes - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra: VII. Blues - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra: VIII. March "The BSO Forever" - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act 1: Overture - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Act I: The President Jefferson March - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Act II: Duet for One - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Prologue - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Ages. Variation I - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Ages. Variation II - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Ages. Variation III - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Ages. Variation IV - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Ages. Variation V - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Ages. Variation VI - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Ages. Variation VII - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Stages. Variation VIII - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Stages. Variation IX - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Stages. Variation X - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Stages. Variation XI - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Stages. Variation XII - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Stages. Variation XIII - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: The Seven Stages. Variation XIV - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 2: The Dirge - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 2: The Masque - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 2: The Epilogue - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Fancy Free: No. 1, Enter Three Sailors - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Fancy Free: No. 2, Scene at the Bar - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Fancy Free: No. 3, Enter Two Girls - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Fancy Free: No. 4, Pas de deux - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Fancy Free: No. 5, Competition Scene - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Fancy Free: No. 6a, Galop Variation - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Fancy Free: No. 6b, Waltz Variation - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Fancy Free: No. 6c, Danzon Variation - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Fancy Free: No. 7, Finale - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish": I. (a) Invocation - The Sound of Bernstein - Davis Gaines
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