Podgorodinskiy Gleb

People's Artist of Russia, State Prize of the Russian Federation laureate

Gleb Valeryevich Podgorodinsky was born on April 3, 1972 in Moscow. He made hisstage debut as a child when he studied at the Young Muscovite Theatre at the Pioneer Palace on the Lenin Hills). Following that he won his first award – becoming a laureate of Moscow’s contest of children and youth performances for portraying Ivan in the eponymous play by Vladimir Bogomolov.

Gleb was awarded the Veteran of Labor Medal, the Medal in Memory of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow

In 1989-93 Gleb Podgorodinsky studied at the Mikhail Semyonovich Shchepkin Higher Theatre School (the course of V.A. Safronov). In 1993, he joined the company of the Maly Theatre.

Right from the very beginning Podgorodinsky managed to set a high bar professionally and artistically. His acting, characterized by incredible charisma, allure, stage presence, charm, contagious temperament, sense of humor, positive energy is highly appreciated by both spectators and theatre professionals.

The turning point in Podgorodinsky’s career came in 2000, when he was cast as Chatsky in the famous production of «Woe from Wit» by Alexander Griboedov, directed by Sergey Zhenovach. Zhenovach lays emphasis on the theme of the first love, thus reducing the revolutionary accusatory pathos of previous interpretations of Griboyedov's comedy, which enables us to see the main character in a completely different light. Podgorodinsky’s character turned out to be angular, ingenuous, awkward, but at the same time very sincere and most importantly - an absolutely living person. Such an unusual interpretation of Griboyedov's character caused a highly controversial debate and also led to intense discussion among the audience and critics, but no one remained indifferent.

To date, Gleb Podgorodinsky is one of the most sought-after young artists of the Maly Theatre. His brilliant performance of Platon in the play «Truth Is Good, but Happiness Is Better» brought him the title of laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation.

Podgorodinsky is also engaged in private theatrical enterprises and takes part in productions of the Center for Drama and Directing directed by M. Roshchin and A.Kazantsev. Diploma winner of the All-Russian Festival of Dostoevsky's works in Staraya Russa, 1994.

Laureate and prize winner of festivals in Pskov, St. Petersburg, Perm, winner of Crystal Cylinder - for best work based on Alexander Pushkin's works on television, 1999.

He received «The Crystal Rose of Victor Rozov» Award (Russian annual literary and theater prize) for the role of Chatsky in the play «Woe from Wit», 2001.

Laureate of the «Moskovsky Komsomolets» newspaper award in the nomination «SemiMaestro» for the best male actor of the season 2004/05 for the role of Tarelkin in «The Death of Tarelkin» by Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, directed by Aleksey Kazantsev (Center for Drama and Directing)

In 2005 Podgorodinsky was awarded the honorary title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

Roles in the Maly Theatre:

1994 - Léon, «The Guilty Mother, or the Other Tartuffe» by Pierre Beaumarchais, directed by Boris Morozov

1995 - Tsarevich Fyodor, «Tsar Boris» by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, directed by Vladimir Beylis

1995 - Fyodor Ioannovich, «Tsar Ivan the Terrible» by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, directed by Vladimir Dragunov

1996 - Kai, «The Snow Queen» by Evgeny Schwartz, directed by Vitaliy Ivanov

1996 - Vasya Turitsyn, «Queer People» by Maxim Gorky, directed by Alexander Korshunov

1998 - Pavel Gruntsov, «Hard-earned Bread» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Alexander Korshunov

1998 - Jakob Israel, «King Gustav Vasa» by August Strindberg, directed by Alexander Nordström (Sweden)

1999 - A Learned Cat, «The Tale of Tsar Saltan» by Alexander Pushkin, directed by Vitaliy Ivanov

2000 - Chatsky, «Woe from Wit» by Alexander Griboedov, directed by Sergey Zhenovach

2002 - Poppleton, «Corsican» by Jiří Hubač, directed by Vladislav Konstantinov

2002 - Platon, «Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Sergey Zhenovach

2004 - Baron Nikolaj Lvovich Tuzenbach, «Three Sisters» by Anton Chekhov, directed by Yuri Solomin

2004 - Lomov, «Wedding! Wedding! Wedding» by Anton Chekhov, directed by Vitaliy Ivanov

2005 - Cléante, «The Imaginary Invalid» by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, Molière, directed by Sergey Zhenovach

2007 - Dmitry the Pretender, «Dmitry the Pretender and Vasily Shuisky» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Vladimir Dragunov

2008 - Dmitry Sergeevich Vagin, «The Children of the Sun» by Maxim Gorky, directed by Adolf Shapiro

2012 - Pavel Sergeevich Shchetkin, «Vanyushin’s Children» by Sergei Naidenov, directed by Vitaliy Ivanov

2013 - Ivan Mizinchikov, «The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants» by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, directed by Anton Yakovlev

2013 - Giroux, «How to Cheat the State» by Louis Verneuil and Georges Berr, directed by Vladimir Beylis

2013 - Victor, «The Last Idol» by Alexander Zvyagintsev, directed by Vladimir Dragunov

2015 - Konstantin Lukich Karkunov, «The Heart is Not a Stone» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Vladimir Dragunov

2016 - Ippolit, «It's Not All Shrovetide for the Cat» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Vitaliy Ivanov

2017 - The Fool, «King Lear» by William Shakespeare, directed by Anton Yakovlev

2017 - Dulebov, «Talents and Admirers» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Vladimir Dragunov

2019 - Tartuffe, «Tartuffe» by Molière, directed by Vladimir Dragunov

2019 - Uteshitelniy, «The Gamblers» by Nikolai Gogol, directed by Vladimir Dragunov


Private theatrical enterprises

1994 Alyosha Karamazov - «The Brothers Karamazov. Trial Hearing will be Tomorrow» by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, directed by Valeriy Sarkisov. Sarkisov Theatre Company

1995 Nelkin - «Krechinsky's Wedding» by Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, directed by Valeriy Sarkisov. Sarkisov Theatre Company

1998 Mono performance «Ruslan and Lyudmila» by Alexander Pushkin, directed by Nika Kosenkova

2005 Tarelkin «The Death of Tarelkin» by Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, directed by Aleksey Kazantsev (Center for Drama and Directing)

Filmography

1998 «Tsar Ivan the Terrible» (film-play)

1999 «Mother»

1999 «Hardearned Bread» (film-play)

2000 «Queer People» (film-play)

2002 «Leading Roles»

2002 «Woe from Wit» (film-play)

2003 «Return of Mukhtar-1»

2003 «The Shadow of Salieri»

2005 «The Agent in love. Do not give up hope, maestro!»

2005 «The Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better» (film-play)

2005 «Three Sisters» (film-play)

2006 «Demons»

2006 «The Imaginary Invalid» (film-play)

2006 «Taxi Driver-3»

2009 «Playing Bridge»

2010- 2012 «Vazhnyak»

2010 «Advocatess»

2010 «Kidnapping»

2010 «Acid»

2010 «The Mystery of the Name»

2010 «Entourage with a Fatal Outcome»

2010 «Natural Phenomena»

2011 «The Garnet Bracelet»

2011 «The House»

2011 «Lavrova’s Method»

2011 «Sting Operation. The Inquisitors»

2011 «Police Comrades»

Gleb Valeryevich Podgorodinsky was born on April 3, 1972 in Moscow. He made hisstage debut as a child when he studied at the Young Muscovite Theatre at the Pioneer Palace on the Lenin Hills). Following that he won his first award – becoming a laureate of Moscow’s contest of children and youth performances for portraying Ivan in the eponymous play by Vladimir Bogomolov.

Gleb was awarded the Veteran of Labor Medal, the Medal in Memory of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow

In 1989-93 Gleb Podgorodinsky studied at the Mikhail Semyonovich Shchepkin Higher Theatre School (the course of V.A. Safronov). In 1993, he joined the company of the Maly Theatre.

Right from the very beginning Podgorodinsky managed to set a high bar professionally and artistically. His acting, characterized by incredible charisma, allure, stage presence, charm, contagious temperament, sense of humor, positive energy is highly appreciated by both spectators and theatre professionals.

The turning point in Podgorodinsky’s career came in 2000, when he was cast as Chatsky in the famous production of «Woe from Wit» by Alexander Griboedov, directed by Sergey Zhenovach. Zhenovach lays emphasis on the theme of the first love, thus reducing the revolutionary accusatory pathos of previous interpretations of Griboyedov's comedy, which enables us to see the main character in a completely different light. Podgorodinsky’s character turned out to be angular, ingenuous, awkward, but at the same time very sincere and most importantly - an absolutely living person. Such an unusual interpretation of Griboyedov's character caused a highly controversial debate and also led to intense discussion among the audience and critics, but no one remained indifferent.

To date, Gleb Podgorodinsky is one of the most sought-after young artists of the Maly Theatre. His brilliant performance of Platon in the play «Truth Is Good, but Happiness Is Better» brought him the title of laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation.

Podgorodinsky is also engaged in private theatrical enterprises and takes part in productions of the Center for Drama and Directing directed by M. Roshchin and A.Kazantsev. Diploma winner of the All-Russian Festival of Dostoevsky's works in Staraya Russa, 1994.

Laureate and prize winner of festivals in Pskov, St. Petersburg, Perm, winner of Crystal Cylinder - for best work based on Alexander Pushkin's works on television, 1999.

He received «The Crystal Rose of Victor Rozov» Award (Russian annual literary and theater prize) for the role of Chatsky in the play «Woe from Wit», 2001.

Laureate of the «Moskovsky Komsomolets» newspaper award in the nomination «SemiMaestro» for the best male actor of the season 2004/05 for the role of Tarelkin in «The Death of Tarelkin» by Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, directed by Aleksey Kazantsev (Center for Drama and Directing)

In 2005 Podgorodinsky was awarded the honorary title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

Roles in the Maly Theatre:

1994 - Léon, «The Guilty Mother, or the Other Tartuffe» by Pierre Beaumarchais, directed by Boris Morozov

1995 - Tsarevich Fyodor, «Tsar Boris» by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, directed by Vladimir Beylis

1995 - Fyodor Ioannovich, «Tsar Ivan the Terrible» by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, directed by Vladimir Dragunov

1996 - Kai, «The Snow Queen» by Evgeny Schwartz, directed by Vitaliy Ivanov

1996 - Vasya Turitsyn, «Queer People» by Maxim Gorky, directed by Alexander Korshunov

1998 - Pavel Gruntsov, «Hard-earned Bread» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Alexander Korshunov

1998 - Jakob Israel, «King Gustav Vasa» by August Strindberg, directed by Alexander Nordström (Sweden)

1999 - A Learned Cat, «The Tale of Tsar Saltan» by Alexander Pushkin, directed by Vitaliy Ivanov

2000 - Chatsky, «Woe from Wit» by Alexander Griboedov, directed by Sergey Zhenovach

2002 - Poppleton, «Corsican» by Jiří Hubač, directed by Vladislav Konstantinov

2002 - Platon, «Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Sergey Zhenovach

2004 - Baron Nikolaj Lvovich Tuzenbach, «Three Sisters» by Anton Chekhov, directed by Yuri Solomin

2004 - Lomov, «Wedding! Wedding! Wedding» by Anton Chekhov, directed by Vitaliy Ivanov

2005 - Cléante, «The Imaginary Invalid» by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, Molière, directed by Sergey Zhenovach

2007 - Dmitry the Pretender, «Dmitry the Pretender and Vasily Shuisky» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Vladimir Dragunov

2008 - Dmitry Sergeevich Vagin, «The Children of the Sun» by Maxim Gorky, directed by Adolf Shapiro

2012 - Pavel Sergeevich Shchetkin, «Vanyushin’s Children» by Sergei Naidenov, directed by Vitaliy Ivanov

2013 - Ivan Mizinchikov, «The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants» by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, directed by Anton Yakovlev

2013 - Giroux, «How to Cheat the State» by Louis Verneuil and Georges Berr, directed by Vladimir Beylis

2013 - Victor, «The Last Idol» by Alexander Zvyagintsev, directed by Vladimir Dragunov

2015 - Konstantin Lukich Karkunov, «The Heart is Not a Stone» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Vladimir Dragunov

2016 - Ippolit, «It's Not All Shrovetide for the Cat» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Vitaliy Ivanov

2017 - The Fool, «King Lear» by William Shakespeare, directed by Anton Yakovlev

2017 - Dulebov, «Talents and Admirers» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Vladimir Dragunov

2019 - Tartuffe, «Tartuffe» by Molière, directed by Vladimir Dragunov

2019 - Uteshitelniy, «The Gamblers» by Nikolai Gogol, directed by Vladimir Dragunov


Private theatrical enterprises

1994 Alyosha Karamazov - «The Brothers Karamazov. Trial Hearing will be Tomorrow» by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, directed by Valeriy Sarkisov. Sarkisov Theatre Company

1995 Nelkin - «Krechinsky's Wedding» by Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, directed by Valeriy Sarkisov. Sarkisov Theatre Company

1998 Mono performance «Ruslan and Lyudmila» by Alexander Pushkin, directed by Nika Kosenkova

2005 Tarelkin «The Death of Tarelkin» by Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, directed by Aleksey Kazantsev (Center for Drama and Directing)

Filmography

1998 «Tsar Ivan the Terrible» (film-play)

1999 «Mother»

1999 «Hardearned Bread» (film-play)

2000 «Queer People» (film-play)

2002 «Leading Roles»

2002 «Woe from Wit» (film-play)

2003 «Return of Mukhtar-1»

2003 «The Shadow of Salieri»

2005 «The Agent in love. Do not give up hope, maestro!»

2005 «The Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better» (film-play)

2005 «Three Sisters» (film-play)

2006 «Demons»

2006 «The Imaginary Invalid» (film-play)

2006 «Taxi Driver-3»

2009 «Playing Bridge»

2010- 2012 «Vazhnyak»

2010 «Advocatess»

2010 «Kidnapping»

2010 «Acid»

2010 «The Mystery of the Name»

2010 «Entourage with a Fatal Outcome»

2010 «Natural Phenomena»

2011 «The Garnet Bracelet»

2011 «The House»

2011 «Lavrova’s Method»

2011 «Sting Operation. The Inquisitors»

2011 «Police Comrades»

Publications

THE OPENING NIGHT OF THE GAMBLERS

​Dear friends, On September 22, Gogol's The Gamblers has premiered on the stage of the Maly Theatre. Details are in the news coverage

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ANNIVERSARY PERFORMANCE

​On November 25, 2018 «Wedding, Wedding, Wedding!» will be played for the 200th time on the Maly Theatre's stage.

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