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1121: 151: 25: 510:, at the Century Center Theater For The Performing Arts in New York, garnering numerous Drama Desk, Drama League and Lucille Lortel Award nominations (including Best Lyrics, Music, and Musical) and winning the Outer Critics Circle Award as Best Musical of 2004. The Musical has had over 30 subsequent productions around the country. 53: 489:(the largest and oldest outdoor theatre in America), The Starlight in Kansas City, The Fox in Atlanta, Cape Cod Playhouse, etc. He returned to Broadway in 1991–92 to star as "Stone/Stein" in 392:, playing Edward W. Stratton III, the childlike son of one of the country's richest industrialists. In the show's opening, he learned he has a twelve-year-old son, played by 417:. The series did not fare well in the ratings, and expired after its short tryout run. He continued to guest star on numerous television series since that time. 943: 504:
which debuted at New Jersey's George Street Playhouse before transferring to the Aldwych Theatre on London's West End. He also co-wrote and directed
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Higgins continued to perform throughout the 1990s and 2000s in several theaters around the country including
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in charge of Entertainment. Following his Army days, he and several friends wrote a musical revue called
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Higgins made the transition from daytime to primetime in 1979, with a starring role in the short-lived
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During the late 1970s and 1980s, he also appeared in several movies, including
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and was stationed at Camp Casey in Korea, serving as the Special Services
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In 1973, Higgins landed the role of Vince in the first national tour of
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All the while continuing to write, Higgins co-wrote and starred in
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to help pay his way through school. After leaving with a degree in
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from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
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International Fraternity, Higgins initially performed in
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Two years later, he starred in the ABC sitcom 819:Episodes: "Love's Labor Lost: Parts 1 & 2" 783:Episode: "Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book?" 531:under his full name, Joel Franklin Higgins. 386:Higgins signed to star in a new NBC series, 801:Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and Graduation" 1119: 149: 56:about living persons that is unsourced or 677:Episode: "The Day Everything Went Wrong" 452:on Broadway, as well as writing over 200 403:Higgins returned to ABC in a new comedy, 127:Learn how and when to remove this message 318:for his role in the Broadway version of 446:at the Music Center in Los Angeles and 1134: 1042: 1040: 1038: 990: 988: 986: 984: 982: 980: 472:'s unsuccessful ABC comeback series, 270:, Higgins went to Europe to perform. 1046: 974:The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 3, p. 50. 873:Episode: "Death, Debt & Dating" 293:in a regional theater production of 18: 1035: 855:Episode: "Pandora's Trunk: Part 1" 13: 977: 793:Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place 245: 14: 1188: 1162:People from Bloomington, Illinois 1097: 944:"The secret life of Joel Higgins" 898:Dante and Beatrice: A Family Film 273:In 1968, Higgins enlisted in the 1167:Michigan State University alumni 744:Monsignor Joseph "Mac" MacKenzie 350:nomination for his performance. 23: 1157:American male soap opera actors 1152:American male television actors 266:and working for six months for 1066: 1020: 1004:. 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