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  • “Hunter Ryan Herdlicka gleams with wicked insouciance as the troublemaking Mordred.”

    NEW YORK TIMES

  • “...Herdlicka has a long and dazzling career ahead of him.”

    THE IMPROPER

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

    VARIETY

  • “...Has hit a sweet spot in his performance.”

    THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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

    THEATREMANIA

  • “...He has a muscular dancer’s body and an angel’s voice. It’s a grounded, but whirling portrayal.”

    D MAGAZINE

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A Dallas native and Carnegie Mellon graduate, Hunter is best known for his nearly two years starring on Broadway as Henrik in the Tony Award-winning revival of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury, followed by Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch. Other New York credits include the recent revival of Once Upon a Mattress (the Minstrel) starring Jackie Hoffman and Jerry Herman’s Dear World (Julian) starring opposite Tyne Daly. 

Hunter has appeared in around 20 regional productions including The Tempest (Ariel) at the Dallas Theater Center, Candide (Maximillian) at the Alliance Theatre with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Ragtime (Younger Brother) at Barrington Stage, The Pirates of Penzance (Frederic) at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle and at the Ordway Center in St. Paul, Cabaret (Cliff) at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Sacramento Music Circus, Fiddler on the Roof (Fyedka) and Titanic (Charles) both with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Othello (Clown) at the Utah Shakespearean Festival, Something's Afoot (Geoffrey) at the Goodspeed Opera House, Cinderella (Prince Topher) with Virginia Musical Theatre, 3 seasons with the West Virginia Public Theatre, as well as many workshops, readings, and concerts in New York working and singing alongside Liza Minnelli, Hugh Jackman, Michael Feinstein, David Hyde Pierce, Linda Lavin, Nathan Lane, Michael C. Hall, amongst others.

A close friend of legendary actress Elaine Stritch, Hunter appeared in and helped produce the award-winning documentary Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me and her new biography Still Here: Elaine Stritch by Alexandra Jacobs. Hunter has enjoyed two sold-out runs at New York's famed nightclub Feinstein's, appeared at the Café Carlyle, Birdland Jazz Club, and debuted his new show with a sold-out appearance at Feinstein’s/54 Below. 

As a teacher, Hunter teaches extensively in New York City and has taught masterclasses and workshops at some of the top schools in the country. He is also a private coach specializing in college audition prep, with students in attendance at every major university for Acting or Musical Theatre. Please contact Hunter to inquire about private coaching or masterclasses.