Euan Morton career timeline

2002

Euan Morton and Boy George in the original West End production of Taboo, Andrew Crowley © 2002

29 January: Taboo premieres in London's West End at the Venue Theatre. Morton originates the role of Boy George.

7 July: Morton performs "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" at the Royal Albert Hall.

31 December: Morton performs at Edinburgh's Hogmanay, singing "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?".

2003

26 April: London production of Taboo plays its final performance after over a year run.

7 September: Morton performs "Stranger In This World" from Taboo at Broadway on Broadway.

28 October: Broadway previews of Taboo begin at the Plymouth Theatre.

13 November: Taboo officially opens on Broadway. Morton reprises his role as Boy George, moving to America for the first time.

Morton receives nominations for the Whatsonstage Awards and Laurence Olivier Awards for his London performance as Boy George.

2004

8 February: Taboo closes on Broadway after 100 performances.

Morton receives Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, and Drama League Award nominations for Taboo.

Morton wins Theatre World Award 🏆for Outstanding Debut Performer on Broadway.

Euan Morton receiving the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Debut Performer on Broadway, Ben Strothmann © 2004

30 May: Morton gives two solo performances at Joe's Pub, NYC.

14 June: Morton performs at Broadway by the Year 1963, singing multiple songs from Oliver! and other 1963 musicals.

14 September – 9 October: Morton plays the title role in Caligula: An Ancient Glam Epic at the inaugural New York Musical Theatre Festival at The Theatre at St. Clement's, winning the NYMF Award 🏆 for Outstanding Individual Performance and the Golden NYMFette award for Best Musical of the Festival.

20 September: Morton performs "Manchester, England" from Hair at Hair benefit concert.

27 September: Morton performs "Why God Why" from Miss Saigon at Broadway Unplugged.

1 November: Morton performs "Bless The Beast And The Children" at Only Make Believe benefit.

6 November: Morton performs at Jamie deRoy & friends, singing "Hold You (As Tight As I Can)" from Caligula and "Superstar" by the Carpenters.

9-14 November: Morton performs a solo concert series at The Zipper, NYC.

2005

11 April: Morton performs "If I sing" from Closer than ever at Rosie's Broadway Belters.

26 May: Morton performs at Jamie deRoy & friends, singing "All The Time", "She's Always A Woman To Me", and "American Tune".

19 September: Morton performs "On the Street Where You Live" from My Fair Lady at Broadway Unplugged.

22 October: Morton performs a solo concert at Town Hall, NYC.

11 November – 28 December: Morton appears in Tony Kushner's adaptation of Brundibár at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, California.

2006

20 February: Morton performs 2 solo concerts at Signature theatre, Arlington, VA.

6 March: Morton performs at Cabaret Gourmet gala, NYC Public Theater.

21 February – 26 March: Morton appears in Measure For Pleasure at The Public Theater - Anspacher Theater (previews begin 21 February, opening 8 March).

March: Morton releases his debut solo album, NewClear on CD Baby/Lyric Partners label.

20 March: Morton performs a solo concert at Joe's Pub, NYC.

3 April: Morton performs 2 solo concerts at Joe's Pub, NYC.

15 May: Morton performs a solo concert at Birdland, NYC.

22 May: Morton performs a solo concert at A Benefit for Friends In Deed.

8 July: Morton performs a solo concert at Bay Street Theatre, Euan Morton: Live at Bay Street.

13 June – 9 July: Morton plays the title role in The Who's Tommy at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, New York.

29 July: Morton performs at Bay Street Theatre's Summer Gala Benefit Bash, singing "Hallelujah", "Got To Get You Into My Life", and "Sensation".

6 November: Morton performs "At This Moment" and "Come On In From The Outside" at Only Make Believe benefit.

13 November: Morton performs "Not While I'm Around" from Sweeney Todd at 3rd Annual Broadway Unplugged!

27 November: Morton performs 2 solo concerts at Birdland, NYC.

Morton wins the 2006 Obie Award 🏆for his performance in Measure For Pleasure at The Public Theater.

Morton receives a Drama League Award nomination for Distinguished Performance in Measure for Pleasure.

2007

13 January: Morton performs 2 solo concerts at Signature Open House Weekend, Arlington, VA (12:00 PM and 2:30 PM).

1 March – 6 May: Morton appears opposite Alfred Molina in Howard Katz at the Roundabout Theatre Company's Laura Pels Theater.

15 April, 22 April, 6 May, 13 May: Morton performs solo concerts at Metropolitan Room, NYC.

29 April: Morton performs "Hallelujah" at The Secret Life of Ps, A 13 Playwrights Cabaret Benefit, Joe's Pub, NYC.

18 May: Morton performs a solo concert at Westfield High School, Chantilly, VA.

19 May: Morton performs a solo concert at Chez Shugoll, Chantilly, VA.

11 June: Morton performs solo concerts at The Zipper Factory, NYC (7:30 and 9:30 PM).

11 July: Morton performs a solo concert at Norwegian Dawn, R Family Cruise, NYC.

12 October 2007 – 6 January 2008: Morton plays Ligniere in Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (previews begin 12 October, opening 1 November 2007).

5 November: Morton performs "The Weakness in Me" at Only Make Believe benefit, Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Hotel, NYC.

9 December: Morton performs "The Woeful Glaswegian" at The Eelwax Jesus Christmas Show, The Zipper Factory, NYC.

10 December: Morton performs "Matelot" at Noël! Noël! (A Noël Coward Celebration), The Oak Room, Algonquin Hotel, NYC.

Morton appears in the documentary film Show Business: The Road to Broadway.

2008

4 March – 29 March: Morton performs month-long solo residency Here and Now at the legendary Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel, NYC.

Flyer for Euan Morton's series of shows at the Algonquin Hotel, 2008

25 April – 26 April: Morton performs 2 solo concerts at Harlans ~ The Nevermore, New Hope, Pennsylvania.

5 October, 12 October, 19 October: Morton performs award-winning solo concerts at Metropolitan Room, NYC.

2009

14 January – 8 February: Morton appears in Leaves of Glass at Peter J. Sharp Theatre, Theater Row, New York (opening 18 January).

28 April: Morton performs at 2009 Bistro Awards, Gotham Comedy Club, NYC.

Morton wins Bistro Award for Outstanding Vocalist 🏆for his cabaret performances at Metropolitan Room in October 2008.

4 May: Morton performs at 2009 Spotlight Spectacular!, Sheraton Boston Hotel and Towers, Boston, MA.

11 June – 27 June: Morton performs solo concerts at Metropolitan Room, NYC (Thursdays through Saturdays, 9:45 PM).

28 June: Morton performs a solo concert at Cabaret at the Castle, Tarrytown, NY.

18-19 July: Morton performs solo concerts at Signature theatre, Arlington, VA (7:30 PM).

11 September – 4 October: Morton appears in Into The Woods as Narrator at Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Spencer Theatre.

3 October: Morton performs a solo concert at Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick, Maine (7:30 PM).

25 October: Morton performs at Harman Center for the Arts Annual Gala, Washington, D.C.

2 November: Morton performs "I Have Nothing" at Only Make Believe benefit, Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Hotel, NYC.

12-15 November: Morton performs a series of solo concerts at Centerstage Theatre, Baltimore, MD.

17-22 November: Morton performs with Natascia Diaz at Signature Sings: 1995-1999, Signature theatre, Arlington, VA.

Morton does voice work in the animated movie My Dog Tulip.

2010

25 January: Morton performs Burns' Night In America solo concert at The Millennium Stage, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C.

14 February: Morton performs a solo concert at Valentine's Concert, Cabaret at the Castle, Tarrytown, NY.

19 March – 27 June: Morton performs in the musical revue Sondheim on Sondheim, conceived and directed by James Lapine, at Studio 54 presented by the Roundabout Theatre (previews begin 19 March, opening 22 April).

18 April: Morton performs "Pie in the Sky" from Taboo at Broadway Recycled, Joe's Pub, NYC.

20 June: Morton performs "The Best Game in Town" at Broadway Bares, Roseland Ballroom, NYC.

17 July: Morton performs "Anthem" from Chess at Signature's Target Open House, Signature theatre, Arlington, VA.

10 August – 26 September: Morton plays Anatoly Sergievsky in Chess at Signature Theatre, Arlington, VA, receiving critical acclaim for his performance.

16 August: Morton performs a solo concert at Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick, Maine (7:30 PM).

14-17 October: Morton performs a series of solo concerts at Centerstage Theatre, Baltimore, MD.

15 November: Morton performs "Anthem" from Chess at 7th Annual Broadway Unplugged!, Town Hall, NYC.

2011

10-11 February: Morton performs solo concerts Where Have I been (All Your Lives) ? at Signature theatre, Arlington, VA (8:30 PM and 7:30 PM).

May: Morton releases his second solo studio album Caledonia – The Homecoming.

29 May: Morton performs a solo concert at Birdland, NYC.

15 July: Morton performs a solo concert at Troubadour Series concert, Birmingham, AL (8:00 PM).

25 July: Morton performs a solo concert at Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, Colorado (7:00 PM).

27 July: Morton performs a solo concert (private gig), Chicago, IL.

31 July: Morton performs a solo concert at The New Huntington Theater, Huntington, Indiana.

7 August: Morton performs at 2nd Annual O'Neill Follies: An Evening in Two Acts, The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, CT (6:00 PM).

15 August: Morton performs a solo concert at Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick, Maine (7:00 PM).

23 September – 30 October: Morton wins a Helen Hayes Award 🏆for his performance as Leo Frank in Parade at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

28 October: Morton performs a solo concert, Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Euan Morton, at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC (7:30 PM).

21 November: Morton performs "What'll I Do" at 20th Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre, The Edison Ballroom, NYC.

Morton sings the role of Renfield in the studio recording of Frank Wildhorn's Dracula, the Musical.

2011-2012: Morton appears in web series Outside the box.

Morton begins voice work for the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic video game, voicing the male Sith Inquisitor.

2012

17 January – 4 March: Morton appears in The Two Gentlemen of Verona as Launce at Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington D.C.

24 January: Morton performs a solo concert Days of Auld Lang Syne: Euan Morton Sings Songs of Scotland at The Morgan Library & Museum, NYC (7:30 PM).

3 May: Morton performs a solo concert Hands Up Together at Dorothy Jemison Day Theater at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham, AL (7:00 PM).

7 July – 5 August: Morton appears in Divine Rivalry as Michelangelo at The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego (previews begin 7 July, opening 12 July).

2013

25 January – 16 February: Morton appears in Stones in his Pockets as Charlie Conlon at Yale Repertory Theatre (previews begin 25 January, opening 31 January, two-hander with Fred Arsenault).

3 April – 28 April: Morton appears in Being Earnest as Algernon Moncrieff at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts (TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, opening 6 April, world premiere of the musical adaptation).

10 July – 21 July: Morton appears in Hapgood as Ridley at Williamstown Theatre Festival.

10 September – 26 October: Morton appears in The Film Society as Jonathon Balton at Clurman Theatre, Theatre Row, New York (previews 10-30 September, opening 1 October, first NY revival since 1988).

12 December: Morton performs a solo concert at 54 Below, NYC (9:30 PM).

2014

27 January: Morton performs 2 solo concerts at The Players, New York, NY (7:00 and 9:30 PM).

13 July – 16 August: Morton appears in the musical Atomic at the Acorn Theatre, playing J. Robert Oppenheimer.

December 2014 – March 2015: Morton appears in The Heart of Robin Hood, written by David Farr, playing Prince John in productions in Winnipeg and Toronto.

2015

10 April: Morton performs a solo concert A Ruby Cabaret at The Grand Lodge of Maryland, Hunt Valley, MD (6:30 PM).

30 July - 30 August: Morton plays Sherlock Holmes in Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California (previews begin 24 July, opening 30 July).

Morton appears in the film The Night Before.