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Subsequently, he was chosen by Hal Prince and Lloyd Webber to play the leading role in the World Premiere of Whistle Down the Wind. Other Broadway and National Tour credits include Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera, Cornelius Hackl in Hello, Dolly! (with Carol Channing), Camelot (with Richard Burton) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (with Alexis Smith).
In Los Angeles, Gaines received Best Actor awards for his portrayals of Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha and Hannibal Lecter in SILENCE! The Musical. Film and television work includes Warlock: The Armageddon, Sweeney Todd, “Desperate Housewives,” “Charmed,” “Chicago Hope,” “Veronica’s Closet,” “Bodies of Evidence” and “Murder, She Wrote.” Additionally, Gaines has sung for six US presidents and is a frequent singer of our National Anthem for the Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers, Kings and Dodgers.