Hunter Ryan Herdlicka

Within four short days after that audition, and a callback attended by Mr. Sondheim himself, Hunter was told he landed the coveted role of Henrik Egerman in Broadway’s first ever revival of the Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Tony Award winning masterpiece, A Little Night Music.

READ WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING ABOUT HUNTER:

“...Whose voice is akin to a heavenly trumpet, he plays Henrik as amusingly callow.” – Theatermania

“...Has hit a sweet spot in his performance.” - The Hollywood Reporter

“...Has found a loopy stylization for the repressed Henrik.” – Backstage

“...Hunter Ryan Herdlicka as the tortured seminarian is also new, and also great.” – New York Magazine

“...Herdlicka’s cherubic face makes Henrik’s raging torment funnier.” – Variety

“...Is a suitably naïve and impassioned Henrik.” - Bloomberg



With direction by Sir Trevor Nunn, Hunter has had the honor of performing alongside Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones, followed by Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch, to sold out crowds, eight times a week, since November 2009. The show concluded its run in January 2011, after 445 performances.

A performer since age 8, Hunter has appeared in concerts and regional productions across the country.  A classically trained actor, Herdlicka has spent a season with the Utah Shakespearean Festival and had the unique experience of appearing in six leading roles with the West Virginia Public Theatre. From Shakespeare, to Brecht, to Sondheim, his versatility has caught the eye of audiences and critics alike.

In less than a year, Herdlicka has had leading roles in Bubble Boy: The Musical, The Greenwood Tree, Master Harold…and the boys, and the reincarnation of the beloved musical, It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…It’s Superman, for which he worked with the legendary Lee Adams and Charles Strouse.

Hunter starred in Broadway Backwards 5 at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater alongside Florence Henderson, Lea Salonga, Mario Cantone, Douglas Sills and countless others, which benefited Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids. He has also performed at Joe's Pub, Birdland, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, as well as other NYC clubs. Just recently, Hunter debuted his one man show, “I Happen To Like New York", to a sold-out crowd at New York’s famed nightclub, Feinstein’s at Loews Regency. Last fall, Hunter returned to Feinstein’s for a second engagement, with an all new, sold-out show.

A native of Dallas, Texas, Hunter resides in New York City, with his newly adopted dog, Quincy.