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 |
| Height | 5’5 |
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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 Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and his family is Conservative Jewish. [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 2005, Young performed as Tony in the 50th-anniversary international tour of West Side Story . [3] [4]
He performed in several shows in the Stratford Festival, including The Grapes of Wrath (Connie), Evita (Che), and Kiss Me Kate (Paul). [5]
For his role as Che in Evita , he won the Broadway World Toronto Award for Best Actor in a Musical. [6] He then played Marius in a tour of Les Misérables . [7]
From 2011 to 2012, Young played the role of 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. [8] On May 8, 2012, he won the Theatre World Award for an outstanding Broadway debut performance for this role. [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 2015, he starred in the musical Amazing Grace on Broadway in the role of John Newton. [11] He can be heard on the cast recording, which was released in February 2016. [12] He won a Broadway World Award for this role in the Chicago Premiere at Bank of America Theatre. [6]
Young appeared as Dr. Neville Craven in the 2016 and 2017 Shakespeare Theatre Company and 5th Avenue Theatre productions of The Secret Garden . [13] He was also in the 25th anniversary concert of The Secret Garden at the Lincoln Center in early 2016, appearing as Captain Albert Lennox. [14] [15]
In 2019, Young joined the faculty of Oakland University. [16] In 2023, Young joined the faculty of Missouri State University.
On January 12, 2017, Young got engaged to actress Emily Padgett. [17] They were married on June 3, 2018. [18] [19] The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, in February 2019. [20] They had a son in November 2020. [21]
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