By George Lee Andrews

My first job ever was in 1960, a $16 week (non-union local jobber), in SONG OF NORWAY, which was at a small professional theater in Milwaukee, called The Fred Miller Theater. I had been hired as a last resort by a producer/director/choreographer named Bob Simpson. I was very green, just out of high school, but Bob saw some potential in me and kept me working from then on for some years. I actually became a viable singer/dancer under his tutelage and from then on I have worked as a professional actor. During my time with him, I worked in theater, stock, nightclub reviews and industrials (business theater) all over the Midwest. It was for an industrial, for American Standard in Chicago, that I finally received my Equity Card. I was very excited to get it. It was probably 1961 or 62, so that's almost 45 years as a proud Equity member. I just celebrated 18 years in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - the longest running show in Broadway history.