hiː pɚfˈɔːɹmd ɪn ɐ hˈændfəl ʌv smˈɔːl nˈuː jˈɔːɹk θˈiəɾɚ pɹədˈʌkʃənz æz wˈɛl æz ɹˈiːdʒənəl pɹədˈʌkʃənz lˈaɪk ðæt ʌvðə hˌuːz tˈɑːmi ɪn nˈuːɚk, nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ænd bˈɪɡ ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɪn pˈoːɹtsməθ, nˈuː hˈæmpʃɚ.
He performed in a handful of small New York theater productions as well as regional productions like that of The Who's Tommy in Newark, New Jersey in 2000 and Big River in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.