Ron Bohmer (born August 15, 1961) is an American actor and singer best known for his musical theatre roles on Broadway and as a recording artist and singer-songwriter.
He has starred in numerous Broadway productions, including The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy,[1][2] Les Misérables as Enjolras,[3][4] Ragtime as the Father[4] and Fiddler on the Roof as Fyedka,[3] and toured the United States playing such parts as The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera,[5][6] Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard, Alex Dillingham in Aspects of Love and Joseph Smith in The Book of Mormon.
He thought a stage actor's name with the word "bomb" in it might prove a temptation for critics and a distraction from his work.
[7] Bohmer's stage career spans over twenty years of Broadway productions, regional theatre and national tours.
In its review of the production The New York Times described Bohmer as an actor with "a charmingly quiet spark of glee in his eyes and a shimmery, excellent voice.
[9][14] In 2010–11 he took over the role of Frid in the revival of A Little Night Music, where he played opposite Elaine Stritch and Bernadette Peters.
[2][8][12] In 2010 he played El Gallo in The Fantasticks at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park for which he received an Acclaim Award for Best Actor.
[8] Bohmer has appeared in several television shows, including Law & Order: SVU, Rescue Me, Ryan's Hope, One Life to Live, and As the World Turns.