Josh Young | |
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 Young at the 2012 Drama League Benefit Gala | |
| Born | Joshua Paul Young May 10, 1980 |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, educator |
| Known for | Jesus Christ Superstar Amazing Grace Evita |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) (6'0) |
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| Children | 2 |
Josh Young is an American actor best known for appearing on Broadway in the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas and Amazing Grace , originating the role of John Newton.
Young was raised in a Conservative Jewish family in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. [1] He trained at the Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts and holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University. [2]
In 2003, Young played Marius in the US national tour of Les Misérables . [3] Afterwards, he starred as Tony in the European and Asian tour of West Side Story . [4] [5] [6]
From 2011 to 2012, Young played Judas in the Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar , for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical [7] and won the 2012 Theatre World Award for outstanding Broadway debut performance. [8]
In late 2012, he reprised his role of Che in Evita for the United States revival tour. [9]
In March 2013, Young performed "Bring On the Men" from the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS fundraising concert Broadway Backwards. [10] In the summer of that same year he played Lt. Cable in The Muny production of South Pacific. [11]
In 2015, he created the role of John Newton in the musical Amazing Grace on Broadway; [12] the cast recording was released in February 2016. [13] He won a Broadway World Award for this role in the Chicago Premiere at Bank of America Theatre. [14]
Young appeared as Dr. Neville Craven in the 2016 and 2017 Shakespeare Theatre Company and 5th Avenue Theatre productions of The Secret Garden . [15] He was also in the 25th anniversary concert of The Secret Garden at the Lincoln Center in early 2016, appearing as Captain Albert Lennox. [16] [17]
He performed in several shows in the Stratford Festival, including The Grapes of Wrath (Connie), Evita (Che), and Kiss Me Kate (Paul). [18] For his role as Che in Evita , he won the Broadway World Toronto Award for Best Actor in a Musical. [14]
Young joined the faculty of Oakland University in 2019, [19] and the faculty of Missouri State University in 2023.
In June 2022, he co-starred with Emily Padgett in Sunday in the Park with George at Shea's 710 Theatre, playing the title role. [20]
On January 12, 2017, Young got engaged to actress Emily Padgett; [21] they were married on June 3, 2018. [22] [23] The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, in February 2019, [24] and a son in November 2020. [25]
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