the Manhattan Theatre Club production of To Be or Not to Be but withdrew from the production August 29, 2008 for creative differences. He starred as Sky Masterson in the Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls which began performances at the Nederlander Theatre on February 5, 2009, and officially opened on March 1, 2009. It closed on June 14, 2009 after 113 performances. He performed the role of Peter in the acclaimed 2011 New York Philharmonic production of Stephen Sondheim's Company with Neil Patrick Harris, Patti Lupone and Stephen Colbert. Bierko replaced Bertie Carvel as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical at the Shubert Theatre along with Jill Paice as Miss Honey on September 3, 2013 but could not start performances until September 17 following a neck and shoulder injury he suffered rehearsing a gymnastic flip. Despite the injury Bierko continued rehearsing, eventually performing the role for about a month before the shoulder injury - along with a foot injury sustained during performance - made it impractical to continue. In 2022, Conor McPherson cast Bierko as Mr. Burke in his Girl from the North Country (featuring music by Bob Dylan) opposite Luba Mason and Mare Winningham The Tony Award winning limited engagement played its final performance June 19, 2022. Filmography and stage work Film Television Stage Awards and recognition Shorty Award for Humor (Nominee) (2014) 100 Most Creative People in Entertainment "It" List, 2003 Entertainment Weekly Sexiest Broadway Star - People (2000) Theatre World Award (Winner) (2000) Broadway.com Audience Awards (Winner) (2000) Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for The Music Man (Nominee) (2000) Drama Desk Award for Best Actor in a Musical for The Music Man (Nominee) (2000) Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Musical for The Music Man (Nominee) (2000) References External links 1964 births Living people Jewish American male actors Jewish singers Male actors from New York (state) American male film actors American people of Polish descent American male musical theatre actors American male television actors Boston University College of Communication alumni Northwestern University School of Communication alumni People from Rye Brook, New York 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Theatre World Award winners 21st-century American Jews