WHAT'S NEW:
December 18, 2008
Paul switches commercial representation. He is now represented by the commercial department at Don Buchwald and Associates.
November 16, 2008
Disney's High School Musical 2 ends its limited engagement at the Fox Theatre, Atlanta's Theatre of the Stars.
November 7, 2008
Disney's High School Musical 2 opens at the Fox Theatre, Atlanta's Theatre of the Stars.
November 1, 2008
Paul's first episode of As the World Turns airs on CBS.
October 31, 2008
Disney's High School Musical 2 gets its first out of town previewin Virginia.
October 8, 2008
Paul begins rehearsals for the world premire of Disney's High School Musical 2, in which Paul is originating the role of Zeke Baylor.
October 5, 2008
Twilight in Manchego ends its run at the ATA Theater on 54th street.
September 25, 2008
Twilight in Manchego opens at the ATA Theater on 54th street.
September 16, 2008
Paul begins filiming the role of Van on As the World Turns.
September 9, 2008
Paul will play the recurring role of Van on As the World Turns.
September 4, 2008
Paul made a special appearance in Josh Halloway's LOST at The Pit.
July 30, 2008
Paul joins the cast of Twilight in Manchego at the New York Musical Theatre festival. Directed by Billy Porter. More information at nymf.org!
June 23, 2008
Paul changes representation. He is now represented by Don Buchwald & Associates for all legit work.
May 15, 2008
Paul plays Dyllun von Ritter in the web series Cubby Bernstein - episodes can be viewsed at cubbybernstein.com.
April 16, 2008
Paul will originate the role of Zeke in High School Musical 2 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta this fall.
January 14, 2008
Paul finishes his run as Perchik in The Olney Theatre Center's Fiddler on the Roof.
December 5, 2007
Due to scheduling conflicts, Paul withdraws from the cast of The
Foreigner at Mill Mountain.
December 1, 2007
Fiddler on the Roof extends until January 6.
Saturday November 17, 2007
Fiddler on the Roof opens at The Olney Theatre Center in Maryland.
October 23, 2007
Paul begins rehearsal for Fiddler on the Roof at the Olney
Theatre Center in Maryland, playing the role of Perchik.
September 30, 2007
The Brain from Planet X ends its run at The Acorn Theatre on Theatre
Row.
September 28, 2007
Paul will take part for a second time in a reading of In This Corner
by Steve Drukman, set to premiere at the Old Globe in 2008.
September 21, 2007
Paul joins the cast of The Foreigner at Mill Mountain Playhouse
and will be assuming the role of Ellard in February 2008.
September 20, 2007
The Brain from Planet X opens at the Acorn Theatre.
September 12, 2007
Paul will play Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof at
The Olney Theatre Center Mainstage in
Maryland.
September 1, 2007
Tickets are now on sale for NYMF's The Brain from Planet X.
Click here to buy!
August 22, 2007
Paul joins the cast of The Brain from Planet X, assuming the role
of Rod, as part of the New York Musical Theater Festival.
August 5, 2007
Snakebit closes at the Women's Interart Theatre.
July 27, 2007
Snakebit, in which Paul plays the role of Gary, opens at the Women's
Interart Theatre on 52nd Street. Show times are below.
July 14, 2007
A behind-the-scenes teaser of Viral can be seen below (with Paul
appearing at the 3:28 time marking). Viral is a JoeyandDavid.com\Warner Brothers Internet Show in which Paul (barely) appears as
Julliard Dancer in the pilot episode.
July 1, 2007
Tickets are on sale for Snakebit by David Marshall Grant in which
Paul plays the role of Gary, opposite Todd Courson, Quinn Michael Mattfeld, and
Erin Roberts at The Women's Interart Theater (500 W 52nd St.). Show dates are
July 26, 27, 28 at 8PM, July 29 at 7 PM, August 2, 3, 4 at 8 PM and August 5 at
7 PM. Reservations can be made by calling 212.353.6068.
June 18, 2007
Paul will play the role of Gary in Snakebit by David Marshall
Grant, which begins its run on July 26 at The
Women's Interart Theater on
57th Street.
May 16, 2007
Paul joins the project of a Liz Swados piece entitled Atonement,
which will take place in June. The production will take place in October of
2007.
May 10, 2007
Paul graduates from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
May 4, 2007
There is an invited reading of Really Really by Paul Downs
Colaizzo featuring Keiko Greene, Xosha Roquemore, Kim Rosen, Dan Abeles, Justin
Nestor, Joey Manderino, and Mycah Hogan.
May 1, 2007
Paul takes part in a reading of Steve Drukman's In This Corner.
April 30, 2007
Rehearsals begin for an invite-only reading of Really Really, a
new play by Paul Downs Colaizzo.
April 28, 2007
Paul begins filming the pilot episode of Accepted, playing the
role of George Spiznetti.
April 27, 2007
Paul completes his run as Magwich\Jaggers in the first National Tour of
Great Expectations. He returns to New York City.
April 6, 2007
Paul signs with Kazarian, Spencer and Associates (KSA) for
representation in theatre, film, and television.
April 2, 2007
Paul will play the role of George Spiznetti in the pilot episode of
Accepted.
February 24, 2007
Paul shoots a spot for TLC (The Learning Channel) in New York.
February 1, 2007
Paul participates in the 6:30 PM showing of Kathleen Turner's Practical
Acting showcase at The Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre.
January 27, 2007
Paul leaves New York City and begins touring with Great Expectations.
January 13, 2007
Rehearsals begin for the First National Tour of Great Expectations,
directed by Will Pomerantz.
January 11, 2007
Paul joins Actor's Equity Association.
January 10, 2007
Paul will create the role of Magwich/Jaggers in the First National Tour
of Great Expectations, originally produced Off-Broadway at the Lucille
Lortel Theater in 2006. The tour begins January 27, 2007.
January 5, 2007
Paul will play the role of Tyler in a reading of True Story: A
Musical Fable in association with CAP21 at the HotINK festival on January
21, 2007.
January 1, 2007
Paul will take part in Kathleen Turner's Practical Acting Showcase
at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater on February 1. For Industry Tickets,
email ktmasterclass@gmail.com or
call 917-677-3466.
December 21, 2006
Paul will play the role of Sam in a reading of the new musical Rainy
Day People on January 15, 2007 at Playwrights Horizons Theater on 42nd
Street.
December 17, 2006
Paul completes his final semester at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
December 12, 2006
Suicycle: An Attempted Theatrical Rock Experiment,
written and directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo, opens at NYU's Shop Theater as
presented by the Tisch School of the Arts and the Experimental Theatre Wing.
December 9, 2006
Paul sings Crazy Love in his final concert with the N'Harmonics
November 2, 2006
Suicycle: An Attempted Theatrical Rock Experiment,
a song cycle by Paul Downs Colaizzo, will be mounted in conjunction
with the Tisch School of the Arts and The Experimental Theater Wing in the Shop
Theater December 12-16. More details to come.
November 1, 2006
Paul plays the role of Bruce for Room5001 Theater Company's reading of
Josh Gelb's The Most Learned Fool.
October 18, 2006
Hair opens at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
October 1, 2006
Paul will play the role of "Scott" in Episode 3 of the one-hour TV Drama
University Place.
September 20, 2006
Paul was selected through Tisch to study acting with Two Time Tony
Nominated Actress Kathleen Turner for a 6-week period. The program begins
September 26.
September 13, 2006
Tickets are now on sale for the
NYU Tisch Main Stage
and Theater Mitu production of Hair.
Click here to order your tickets.
September 5, 2006
Paul begins his final semester of training at NYU at the Experimental
Theater Wing.
September 4, 2006
Paul will take part in the 10th Annual "Broadway Blessing" at St. John
the Divine, singing a new song written by Liz Swados.
Click here for the
Playbill.com article.
August 22, 2006
Rehearsals for the Tisch Main Stage production of Hair, a
collaboration with artists from Theater Mitu, begin.
June 24, 2006
Paul begins his two month study with Tisch's International Theater
Workshop in Amsterdam, led by Department Head Kevin Kuhlke.
June 1, 2006
A rough cut of the 2004 film
Within the Ivory Tower, in which Paul plays the lead role of Brett, is
available on YouTube.com.
May 22 & 23, 2006
Paul records Taylor Mac's Red Tide Blooming with the original
cast of the PS 122 production.
May 18, 2006
Paul records the demo for the musical Fat Camp, by Randy Blair
and Wicked's Will Van Dyke, assuming to role of Brent, the twin brother
of Britta, played by Hairspray's Tracy Jai Edwards.
May 12, 2006
Paul will be on the recording of Taylor Mac's Red Tide
Blooming, a show produced at PS 122 in April 2006. Kris Kukul
music directs.
May 1 & 2, 2006
A staged reading of Last Days in Vegas, a new musical by Sophia
Chapadjiev and Allison Leyton-Brown, goes up at Playwrights Horizons.
April 27, 2006
Paul has joined the cast of the Tisch Main Stage Production of Hair,
directed by Ruben Polendo, to be performed at the Skirball Center for the
Performing Arts this Fall.
April 20, 2006
The Dybbuk opens at The Abe Burrows Theatre at The Tisch School of the
Arts @ 721 Broadway.
April 11, 2006
Tickets for the Tisch Main Stage Production of The Dybbuk are
available for reservation by calling (212) 998-1860. The show runs from April
20-23 @ 8 PM, April 25-28 @ 8PM, April 29 @ 2 & 8 PM.
April 8 & 9, 2006
The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things runs at the First Run Film
Festival.
March 15, 2006
There will be a screening
of The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things in The First Run Film
Festival at the Cantor Film Center on April 8, 2006 @ 2 PM and
April 9, 2006 @ 6:30 PM. Paul played the part of Will.
March 10, 2006
Paul has joined the cast of a staged reading of a new musical Last
Days in Vegas playing a principal role of the Salesman. The musical, by
Sophia Chapadjiev and Allison Leyton-Brown, will be presented on May 1 and 2 at
Playwrights Horizons.
March 1, 2006
The Yellow Wood, a musical by Danny Larsen and Michelle Elliott, has
received the Richard Rogers Award. Paul work shopped and originated the role of
Casserole in the musical and is a featured soloist on the recording of Dive
In, which was among the songs submitted for the award.
February 24&25, 2006
Spider Opera performs at PS 122 February 24 @ 7 PM and February 25 @ 7 &
10 PM. Admission is free.
February 6, 2006
Rehearsals began for The Tisch Mainstage of The Dybbuk. Pictures
to come soon.
January 29, 2006
Paul read the role of Joshua Stone in The Laws of Motion at Makor
as part of the "EYE SPY" Artist's in Residence Evening.
January 24, 2006
Paul has been cast in the NYU main stage production of
The Dybbuk, adapted and directed by Liz Swados and music directed by Kris
Kukul. The show will have a two week run in late April at the Abe Burrows
Theater.
January 24, 2006
Paul will be playing the role of Josh in a reading of a new play
entitled The Laws of Motion at Makor this Sunday, January 29th @ 7 PM.
January 8, 2006
Paul has joined the cast of The Spider Operas, a collaboration
between Liz Swados and Mabou Mines, which will be performed at PS 122 in late
February.
December 11, 2005
Missionaries, written and directed by Liz Swados, finished its
anniversary run at St. Luke's in Times Square.
December 10, 2005
Paul performed with the N'Harmonics at the Kimmell Center for in their
Crunk Holiday Concert.
December 8, 2005
Paul performed with the N'Harmonics at the Eisner-Lubin Auditorium for a
sample set of their upcoming concert.
December 4, 2005
Paul has been accepted into the ITW Amsterdam Summer Program through
NYU's Tisch School of The Arts Experimental Theatre Wing.
December 4, 2005
Paul began workshopping Waterplay for an intensive 10 day
workshopping period.
December 3, 2005
Paul performed in Liz Swados' Missionaries at St. John the Divine
for the 25th Anniversary memorial concert.
November 22, 2005
Paul has joined the workshop of a new piece which will explore
relationships through physical control, as well as the cosmic connection between
three seemingly unrelated scenarios. Rehearsals begin in early December.
November 17, 2005
Something More Pleasant opens off-off-Broadway at The Linhart Theatre on
Lafayette Street.
October 29, 2005
Tickets are now on sale for Something More Pleasant. Performance
dates are November 17, 18, and 19 @ 8 PM and November 19 @ 2 PM. Tickets can be
reserved at www.ticketcentral.com or
by calling 212-279-4200
October 28, 2005
Paul has joined the opera-type project
Missionaries,
written by Liz Swados and musically directed by Kris Kukul. Performance dates
are December 3 and December 11 2005.
October 15, 2005
Paul sings as part of the N'HARMONICS at The Kimmel Center @ 9PM.
Tickets at the door.
September 16, 2005
Paul has joined the cast of the new play Something More Pleasant, a
new play by Josh Gelb based on the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale Little Brother,
Little Sister. Paul will be work shopping and originating the role of Little
Brother.
August 18, 2005
Merrily We Roll Along opens at The Brea Olinda Performing Arts Center.
July 19, 2005
Paul began rehearsals for Merrily We Roll Along.
June 26, 2005
Paul has joined the cast of the West Coast mounting of Merrily We Roll
Along, directed by Ryan Mekenian, running in Los Angeles in
mid-August.
June 18 & 19, 2005
Paul originated the role of Casserole in The Yellow Wood, a new
musical by Michelle Elliott and Danny Larsen, directed by Ryan Mekenian, at the
NYU Grad Dance Theatre.
May 7 & 8, 2005
Paul performed the role of Joseph Kennedy Junior is the NYU GMTWP reading of
Run, Teddy, Run.
April 22, 2005
Paul has joined the cast for the staged musical reading of Run, Teddy,
Run - a musical created through the NYU Graduate Musical Theater Writing
Program which will be performed on May 6 and May 8.
April 20, 2005
The film Within the Ivory Tower, in which Paul plays the principal
character BRETT, premiered at Yale University.
CLICK HERE TO
SEE THE TRAILER
April 16, 2005
Paul sang as part of THE N'HARMONICS @ Princeton University.
April 13, 2005
Paul was cast in the upcoming NYU Graduate Musical Theater workshop of
The Yellow Wood, playing the supporting role of Casserole.
April 10, 2005
The first reading of the play Survivor (based off of the novel) in
which Paul played multiple roles.
March 30, 2005
Opening night for Women and Wallace by Jonathon Marc Sherman in which
Paul played the title character of Wallace.