Fiddler on The Roof In Concert

Shuler’s film credits include the hit musical THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, with his long-time friend Hugh Jackman; Universal studio’s VAN HELSING in which he played Frankenstein’s Monster; THE LEGEND OF ZORRO, alongside Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Steven Spielberg MONDAY NIGHT MAYHEM, playing the role of sport’s commentator Keith Jackson in the docu-drama about the early days of Monday Night Football; ODD THOMAS, alongside the late Anton Yelchin and Willem Dafoe; the romantic comedy SOMEONE LIKE YOU; OPA! with Matthew Modine; and MURDER OF A PRESIDENT, in which he played President James Garfield for PBS.

Shuler’s TV credits include recurring roles in the hit series “The O.A.” for Netflix, Cartoon Network’s “Neon Joe Werewolf Hunter”, and the NBC comedy series “Ed”; numerous guest star roles on shows including “Shades of Blue” with Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta; “Banshee”; “The Americans” with Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys; “Elementary “; “Law and Order : Special Victims Unit”; “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”; Barry Levinson’s “The Jury”.

Beginning his career in the Theatre, Shuler was cast by Susan Stroman and Trevor Nunn as Jud Fry in London in the National Theatre’s revival of “Oklahoma!”. Shuler wowed critics and theatre-goers alike for his haunting interpretation of Jud, and he received the coveted Olivier Award– London theatre’s equivalent of the Tony – for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical.

Shuler subsequently made his Broadway debut in November 2000 portraying the relentless Inspector Javert in Les Misérables. In February 2002, the Trevor Nunn version of Oklahoma! was transferred to Broadway, and with it the opportunity for Shuler to reprise his critically acclaimed performance of Jud Fry. Shuler again became a proud award winner, this time of Broadway’s “Triple Crown”– the Tony, the Drama Desk, and the Outer Critics’ Circle.

Shuler has also starred on Broadway in Disney’s Tarzan and Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, in which he originated the role of The Monster.

Equally comfortable in dramatic plays, Shuler was most recently seen on Broadway in Jez Butterworth’s Tony Award-winning play The Ferryman, directed by Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes, and alongside Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and Billy Crudup in Waiting for Godot and No Man’s Land.

Other notable Theatrical performances include the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic The Phantom of the Opera (Hamburg, Germany); Julian Marsh in 42nd Street (MUNY St Louis); Judge Pitkin in Bernstein’s On the Town( Boston, San Francisco); the lead in the horror rock musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, written by Stephen King, with music by John Mellencamp and musical direction by blues legend T-Bone Burnett(Atlanta’s Alliance Theater).

Off-Broadway, Shuler has starred in The Whale, for which he received the Lucille Lortel and Obie Awards, as well as OCC, Drama League, and Drama Desk nominations (his role was named “Stage Performance of the Year” by New York Magazine); Sweet and Sad (Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble); That Hopey Changey Thing; The Great American Trailer Park Musical; and Sweet Charity, (with Sutton Foster).

Shuler has performed in operas and with symphony orchestras throughout the United States, including the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Detroit Symphony and the New World Symphony. He has played leading roles in operas such as Don Giovanni, La Boheme, Wozzeck and The Magic Flute.

He graduated from the Manhattan School of Music with a degree in vocal performance, then earned a Master’s Degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He also holds an Honorary Doctorate-of Musical Arts from the Manhattan School of Music.

Shuler is also the annual host of the Georgia High School Musical Theater Awards, known as the Shuler Awards. He is currently the Artistic Director at City Springs Theatre Company, and on the founding advisory board for the new Musical Theatre Program at The Manhattan School of Music.