Andrew O'Shanick

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Andrew O’Shanick is an NYC-based actor and singer. As an accomplished violinist, classically trained opera singer, multi-time national champion horseman, and a four-year member of the Meisner-based Matthew Corozine Studio in NYC, Andrew is equally at home in front of a camera or an audience. Recently, Andrew returned Off-Broadway in the long-awaited New York premiere of Harmony: A New Musical, directed by Warren Carlyle. This season, he’ll be appearing in Ryan Murphy and Blumhouse Productions’ film Mr. Harrigan’s Phone based on the book by Stephen King. Additionally, Andrew will also be performing the role of Will in What Passes for Comedy at Chain Theatre, and the Beast in Beauty and the Beast at Bob Jones University.

The Beast is not Andrew’s first foray into the mysterious leading man. He has shown off booming voice as the charming Emile de Becque in South Pacific at Flat Rock Playhouse. Thanks to his classical training, he fits perfectly into the world of Golden Age, appearing in Sunday in the Park with George at Huntington Theatre Company, showed off his guitar skills in The Sound of Music, and understudying the pretentious Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music at Huntington Theatre Company. Andrew is also a champion of new works, making his 54 Below debut in John Riley’s murderous A Girl I Know.

O’Shanick’s acting skills are not limited to just musical theatre, appearing as Van in Dog Sees God. Andrew combined his love for singing and screen in the final season of The Office, as a Musician in Pitch Perfect, and as a rude bass player in Killian and the Comeback Kids. You may have also seen Andrew as a recurring co-star NBC’s The Blacklist, where he appeared as a caring EMT with a mysterious secret.

After earning his Master’s Degree in Opera Performance from the Boston Conservatory, Andrew moved to New York City to pursue his newly minted dream of becoming a theater actor. He quickly realized he knew exactly nothing about acting and enrolled in the Matthew Corozine Studio where he would study Matt for the next 4 fours, finding his NYC homebase and building his foundation in a Meisner-based technique. Since then, Andrew has studied many wonderful techniques with many beloved teachers, including: Chekhov workshops with John McManus, On Camera Technique with the Matt Newton Studio, and ongoing class with the inimitable Lesly Kahn & Co.

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