Jeff Blumenkrantz

Acting

Jeff Blumenkrantz

Born 1965-06-03 · Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

Jeff Blumenkrantz (born June 3, 1965) is an American actor, composer and lyricist. His stage credits include roles in the Broadway productions Into the Woods (1987), The Threepenny Opera (1989), Damn Yankees (1994), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1995), A Class Act (2001), and Bright Star (2016). Blumenkrantz has also appeared in such television shows as Succession, Pose, Mr. Robot, The Blacklist, Fosse/Verdon, The Detour, Will & Grace, 30 Rock, The Good Wife, Ugly Betty, Just Shoot Me!, and Law & Order, and the films The Big Sick and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. As a songwriter, Blumenkrantz is most noted for his work on the 2003 musical adaptation of Urban Cowboy, which earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score (shared with Jason Robert Brown and others).

Acting credits

The Big Sick poster
7.3

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

The Big Sick

2017

The Thirteenth Floor poster
7.1

In Los Angeles, a wealthy man, known as Mr. Fuller, discovers a shocking secret about the world he lives in. Fearing for his life, he leaves a desperate message for a friend of his in the most unexpected place.

The Thirteenth Floor

1999

Amos & Andrew poster
5.5

When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in New England the police mistake him for a burglar. After surrounding his home with armed men, Chief Tolliver realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, Amos Odell a deal.

Amos & Andrew

1993

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic poster
8.1

In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd swears revenge on those that have wronged him and decides to take up his old profession. (Filmed live at the Lincoln Center with the New York Philharmonic from March 5–8, 2014.)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic

2014

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat poster
6.2

Joseph, the favored son of Jacob, is betrayed by his jealous brothers, sold into slavery, and driven to Egypt. Though beset with adversity, Joseph perseveres through wit and faith and becomes the Governor of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

1999

Dear Diary poster
6.5

A New York magazine art director, a married mother of two who just turned 40, decides to record the events of her day in a journal. The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Dear Diary

1996

Candide poster
7.2

Candide falls in love with the beautiful but materialistic Cunegonde. Her barron father doesn't approve of the affair so Candide wanders, meeting all the misfortunes along the way.

Candide

2005