Aaron Zebede
| Aaron Zebede | |
|---|---|
 Aaron Zebede as 'Tevye' in Fiddler on the Roof (Panama, October 15, 2012) | |
| Born | Panama City, Panama |
| Occupation | Actor / Producer / Director |
Aaron Zebede is a Panamanian stage actor, director, and producer.[1] He has won the 'Premio Escena' Best Actor award in three different years for his role as 'Tevye' in Fiddler on the Roof (a role he has played in two different productions),[2] 'Otto Frank' in The Diary of Anne Frank and 'Toddy' in the musical Victor Victoria.[3][4] Zebede has also won several 'Best Production' awards in Panama as co-producer of Fiddler on the Roof, 40 Karats, The Diary of Anne Frank and the musical The Producers.[5]
In 2013 Zebede starred in Andrew Goffman's Off-Broadway show The Accidental Pervert (Spanish version) at Panama's famed Teatro La Quadra.[6] He then went to play the role of 'Georges' in the musical La Cage aux Folles and did a one week run as 'Shrek' in Shrek the Musical.[7]
As director, Zebede directed Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida at the National Theatre of Panama[8] as well as Lin-Manuel Miranda's In The Heights at the Teatro El Círculo[9][10] (both in 2013), Schönberg & Boublil’s Les Misérables in 2014,[11][12] Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar in 2015,[13] Larry Kramer's AIDS drama The Normal Heart,[14] the ABBA inspired hit Mamma Mia! at the Teatro Anayansi,[15] the rock musical Rock of Ages,[16] and The Phantom of the Opera.[17]
On the big screen Zebede worked in Escobar: Paradise Lost, with Benicio del Toro and Josh Hutcherson, directed by Andrea Di Stefano,[18][19] and in the 2015 biopic Hands of Stone as Roberto Duran's father in law, directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz.[20]
He is also the author, director and star of a brand new one-hour comedy show, 'Turning 50'.[21]
References
- ↑ "Biografia Aaron Zebede". teatrodepanama.com.
- ↑ "L'Chaim! 50 Facts About Fiddler on the Roof on the Musical's 50th Anniversary". Broadway.com.
- ↑ Crítica en Línea, Panama Archived April 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ El Panamá América, Panama
- ↑ La Prensa, Panama
- ↑ "The Accidental Pervert Will Open in Panama City With Aaron Zebede in Title Role". Playbill.
- ↑ "'Shrek' o el respeto a la unicidad del ser". Panamá América.
- ↑ "Un musical de valía". La Prensa.
- ↑ "Sobre el sentimiento de pertenencia". La Prensa.
- ↑ "Zebede le toma el gusto a dirigir". La Prensa.
- ↑ La Crítica, Panama Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Aplausos a la puesta de 'Los miserables'". La Prensa.
- ↑ "Jesus Christ Superstar llenó de música el Teatro Nacional". Periódico El Venezolano.
- ↑ "Un corazón normal es un grito de ¡alerta!". Critica.
- ↑ "El musical 'Mamma Mia!' al ritmo de la alegría". La Prensa.
- ↑ "Primeras fotos de 'Rock of Ages' en Panamá". Chotin.com.
- ↑ "Un clásico del teatro musical en Panamá, El Fantasma de la Opera". La Prensa.
- ↑ "Aaron Zebede: "No hay nada más divertido que hacer de uno mismo"". Periódico El Venezolano.
- ↑ "Elogió a extranjeros y panameños". Panamá América.
- ↑ Strambotix.com, Panama
- ↑ "Una noche de risoterapia fue 'Turning 50'". Crítica, Panamá.
External links
Media related to Aaron Zebede at Wikimedia Commons