Patrick Kinser-Lau

Patrick Kinser-Lau, sometimes called Patrick Kinser, was an American theater actor. He was born in California on February 21, 1953, to parents Nancy and Lloyd Kinser. He was a speech and drama major at Edison High School . His broadway debut was in the original all-Asian cast of Pacific Overtures in 1976 where he played several roles: Dutch Admiral, the Shogun's Companion, one of the Kanagawa girls and a British Sailor. "Pretty Lady" is often included in Stephen Sondheim revues and tributes, such as Side by Side by Sondheim. Reviews for the show were mixed, and it closed after 6 months. After Pacific Overtures finished its West Coast tour, Kinser-Lau appeared off Broadway in The King and I. In 1978, he appeared in the revival of Stop the World – I Want to Get Off starring Sammy Davis Jr. His last Broadway appearance was in the short-lived Got Tu Go Disco in 1979. He later appeared in the ensemble of the 1981 National Tour of The King and I, starring Yul Brynner.

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