John Huntington

      John Huntington is one of Southern California's premier musical theatre artists, having won acclaim in roles as diverse as Bud Frump in "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and Cyrano de Bergerac in "Cyrano."  He has played Captain von Trapp in "The Sound of Music," Leadville Johnny Brown in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," and God in the recent West Coast premiere of Stephen Schwartz's new musical, "Children of Eden."  His vocal gifts are similarly varied and embrace the operatic, oratorio and concert repertoire, as well as folk, jazz, and church music.  He is a frequent soloist with symphonies and choirs.

      Mr. Huntington's long list of stage credits includes the Dons Magnifico (La Cenerentola), Quixote (Man of La Mancha), and Pasquale (Don Pasquale).  Other roles include Neville Craven in "The Secret Garden" which garnered him a Dramalogue Award, Fagin in "Oliver", Oberon in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Mr. Antrobus in "The Skin Of Our Teeth", and Starbuck in "110 in the Shade".  He also appeared in the National Company of "Phantom of the Opera" in San Francisco and young audiences will recognize him as "Hans" in the popular children's   video, "Rigoletto".

      Mr. Huntington's advanced training occurred in New York under the tutelage of noted director and teacher, Tad Danielewski.  Presently, Mr. Huntington divides his times as an actor/singer/director/costumer and operates a private voice studio in Mission Viejo, California, where he resides with his wife of 24 years and their seven children.