Ryan Bonn

Ryan Keith Bonn, age 52, of Kerrville, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018 at his residence. He was born in San Antonio on January 26, 1966, and adopted by James and Etta P. (Polly) Bonn when he was 10 days old.\r\n \r\nRyan attended Incarnate Word in San Antonio and in 1990, American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York. He worked as a singer, actor, pianist most of his life and studied voice with Paul Gavert and acting with Betty Buckley among others. Ryan was a genius musician who taught himself to play piano and sight read and accompany himself and other singers. In 1994 Ryan won Star Search two weeks in a row. He was in musicals Off Broadway, Summer Stock and Regional Theatre, including Tony in West Side Story, Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin in Pippin, the Tin Man in Wizard of Oz and Freddie in My Fair Lady. In Kerrville Ryan portrayed Frankenfurter, in Rocky Horror Picture Show at Schreiner U., and was Music Director for 9 to 5 at the Point. Since 2013 Ryan was Music Director for PTBT Productions and played piano and sang in three concerts of A Diva & A Dude.\r\n \r\nRyan is survived by his adopted parents, James and Polly Bonn in Helotes and newly adopted mother, Joan C. Bryson and his dog, Roxie of Kerrville.\r\n \r\nAn open house memorial will be held where Ryan lived and worked at 131 Four Bears Trail, March 10, 2-8pm. Memorial contributions may be given to ASPCA.\r\n \r\nA quote from Jasmin Wellinghoff's review of Ryan's show at Alamo City Theater at the Josephine in San Antonio perhaps mirrors Ryan's complex and beautiful internal world in that through his songwriting and soul bearing performances he was never afraid to explore "themes of regret, loneliness and fragility of love and life, as he creates intensely resonant ballads that appeal to both the heart and mind."\r\n