Osmond on the same day he was offered the role of Alan Spaulding on Guiding Light. He decided to take the TV role. He appeared in the Kennedy Center production of Follies from May 7, 2011 through June 19, 2011, as Ben Stone, with Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Elaine Paige. He had played this role previously in the 1988 Michigan Opera production (with Juliet Prowse and Nancy Dussault). He reprised his role in the Broadway engagement at the Marquis Theatre from August 7, 2011 (in previews) through January 22, 2012. Raines continued with this production in the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, California engagement, from May 3, 2012 through June 9, 2012. Raines received a Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for this role. He appeared in the Broadway musical Newsies as Joseph Pulitzer from October 9, 2012 through December 16, 2012, as a temporary replacement for John Dossett. He also appeared in the Broadway revival of Annie as Daddy Warbucks from December 10, 2013 until it closed on January 5, 2014 as a replacement for Anthony Warlow. Concerts and recordings As a concert performer, Raines has appeared as soloist with the symphony orchestras in Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland, Columbus, Utah, Dallas, Minnesota, Omaha, Pittsburgh (with Marvin Hamlisch), Philadelphia Pops (with Peter Nero), San Diego, San Francisco, Tulsa and Washington D.C.. He also appeared with the Boston Pops (with John Williams and Keith Lockhart). He has performed with BBC Concert Orchestra in London, the Royal Philharmonic, the Jerusalem Symphony and the Israeli Philharmonic. Raines has appeared in several PBS Great Performances specials and has recorded two solo albums: So In Love With Broadway (2004) and Broadway Passion, along with several musicals including Man of La Mancha and Pajama Game on the Jay Records album label. Personal life Raines and his wife Dona D. Vaughn have a daughter, Charlotte. He is a cousin to best-selling self-help author, Jaclyn Johnston. References External links Ron Raines Online 1949 births Male actors from Texas American male musical theatre actors American male soap opera actors Living people People from Nacogdoches, Texas People from Texas City, Texas 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors