Born: June 6 1954

Died: July 21 2001

Family: Denny Berry (wife), Edward (son)

Education: University of Texas

• most well-known for originating the role of Raoul in both London and Broadway

• Originated the role of Count von Krolock in the German musical "Tanz der Vampire"

• choreographed productions of West Side Story and Guys and Dolls in Europe.

This is his bio from the Phantom of the Opera as Raoul in 1989:

After performing exclusively in Europe for the past ten years, he returns home to make his Broadway debut as Raoul, a role he originated in London. A native Arkansan but a "naturalized Texan", Steve attended the University of Texas as a mutli-scholarship student, where he appeared in over 30 productions before moving to Switzerland to join the Stadttheater St. Gallen (director - Dr. Wolfgang Zoerner) with his wife, dancer and choreographer Denny Berry. No stranger to the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Steve appeared as Munkustrap in Cats for Gillian Lynne in Vienna, as Magaldi in Hal Prince's production of Evita in Munich, and in Jesus Christ Superstar for Helmut Baumann in both Vienna and Berlin. Other credits include Curly in William Hammerstein's production of of Oklahoma! in Berlin and leading roles in the European productions of La Cage aux Folles, Camelot, On the Town, Godspell, The Fantasticks, Romeo and Juliet, Company, and the Berliner Kurt Weill Revue. He has appeared on numerous TV specials in Germany and has directed and choreographed productions of Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, and the ballet Zergliederung Einer Frau.

See his bio in BroadwayStars.com

See his bio in IMDB.com

I'm trying to find the time to make a biography about him, but right now, I can't. If you want to know more about him, you could try going to the links page or you can e-mail me. 

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