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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Young actor to be on ‘Private Practice’
Joey Luthman, 12, who got his start in Dayton area theater and has racked up roles in more than two dozen independent films, will appear in the Thursday, Nov. 19, episode of the television series “Private Practice” (10 p.m. ABC).
He plays Evan Dawson, the same character he played in a previous episode, which earned him a 2009 Young Artist Award.
“Evan is a diabetic and formerly homeless boy who was kidnapped by his dad from an abusive boyfriend of his mother,” said Joey. He’s a sixth-grader at a school in Studio City, Calif., “which is really cool because it’s for actors and athletes who need to be dismissed early for rehearsals and auditions. The school day is from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.,” he said.
He said it was “great” to get the chance to do another episode on “Private Practice,” adding that a recurring role may be a possibility. “It’s a lot of fun working with everyone on the set.”
The son of Tess and Rick Luthman will also be seen as Dave in the Nickelodeon movie “I Quit iCarly” at 8 p.m. Dec. 5.
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New Lebanon actor stars on Broadway
New Lebanon native Todd Gearhart, who made his Broadway in October as a cast member of the revival of the musical “Bye Bye Birdie,” played the show’s leading male role during performances on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 17 and 18.
He went on for John Stamos, who was in Hollywood for dedication of his star on the Walk of Fame.
Gearhart, a graduate of Dixie High School and the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, made his professional stage debut with Dayton’s Human Race Theatre Company.
He is a member of the off-Broadway Actors Theatre Company and has done considerable work on television, from the soaps “All My Children” and “As the World Turns” to “Law and Order,” and “Lipstick Jungle.”
He plays several ensemble roles in “Bye Bye Birdie.” Stamos’s part is Albert Peterson, the manager of Conrad Birdie, an Elvis-like rock ‘n’ roll heartthrob.
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