Josh Young

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Josh Young
Young at the 2012 Drama League Benefit Gala
Born
Joshua Paul Young

(1980-05-10) May 10, 1980 (age 44)
Wallingford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materSyracuse University
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, educator
Known forJesus Christ Superstar
Amazing Grace
Evita
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) (6'0)
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
Children2

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.

Early life and education

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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]

Career

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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]

In 2003, He played Marius in the US national tour of Les Misérables.[7] After his stint in that show, he started as Tony in the European and Asian tour of West Side Story.[8]

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.[9] On May 8, 2012, he won the Theatre World Award for an outstanding Broadway debut performance for this role.[10]

In late 2012, he reprised his role of Che in Evita for the United States revival tour.[11]

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.[12] In the summer of that same year he played Lt. Cable in The Muny production of South Pacific.[13]

In 2015, he starred in the musical Amazing Grace on Broadway in the role of John Newton.[14] He can be heard on the cast recording, which was released in February 2016.[15] 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.[16] He was also in the 25th anniversary concert of The Secret Garden at the Lincoln Center in early 2016, appearing as Captain Albert Lennox.[17][18]

In 2019, Young joined the faculty of Oakland University.[19] In 2023, Young joined the faculty of Missouri State University.

In June 2022, he returned to the stage opposite Emily Padgett in Sunday in the Park with George as the title role at Shea's 710 Theatre.[20]

Personal life

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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] They had a son in November 2020.[25]

Discography

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  • Amazing Grace: The Musical: Original Broadway Cast Recording[15]
  • Where the Sky Ends: The Songs of Michael Mott (Track: "Her Embrace" from Faustus)[26]
  • Still Dreaming of Paradise (solo album)[27]
  • Josh Young (self titled debut album)[28]

References

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  1. ^ Erik Piepenburg/The New York Times (February 23, 2012). "Josh Young and Patricia McGregor Among Theater Newcomers - Interactive Feature". The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "STAGE TUBE: Josh Young Visits WATCH WHAT HAPPENS!". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  3. ^ "Josh Young Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Josh Young Biography - Broadway Buzz - Broadway.com". www.broadway.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  5. ^ Logograph. "SOLD OUT ~ Broadway at the Movies: Celebrating 80 years of Movie Musicals Starring Josh Young & Kirsten Scott". The Lyric Theatre. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Josh Young Photos on BroadwayWorld.com". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "Josh Young Biography on". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  8. ^ West Side Story Europe/Asia tour
  9. ^ Hetrick, Adam (January 31, 2019). "Jesus Christ Superstar Tony Nominee Josh Young to Perform Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in Concert". Playbill. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "Theatre World Awards - Theatre World Awards". www.theatreworldawards.org. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  11. ^ First Look at Josh Young in Evita National Tour
  12. ^ Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (February 28, 2014). "Josh Young "Bring On The Men" - Broadway Backwards 2013". Retrieved May 7, 2019 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ South Pacific Muny
  14. ^ "Amazing Grace Broadway @ Nederlander Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  15. ^ a b Viagas, Robert (February 26, 2016). "Broadway's Amazing Grace Releases Cast Album Today". Playbill. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  16. ^ Gans, Andrew (October 4, 2016). "Daisy Eagan, Josh Young, Michael Xavier Cast in Secret Garden". Playbill.
  17. ^ Rosky, Nicole (January 28, 2016). "BREAKING NEWS: Telly Leung, Josh Young, Nikki Renée Daniels, Quentin Earl Darrington & More Join MCP's THE SECRET GARDEN Concert!". BroadwayWorld.
  18. ^ Garcia, Kevin Thomas (February 22, 2016). "Hot Photos! First Look at the Starry THE SECRET GARDEN Concert at Lincoln Center!". BroadwayWorld.
  19. ^ "Josh Young on Instagram: "THE YOUNGS ARE MOVING TO MICHIGAN! It is with great pleasure and excitement to announce that I will be joining the faculty at Oakland…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  20. ^ Emily Padgett and Josh Young Star in Sunday in the Park With George in Buffalo June 10–11
  21. ^ Gioia, Michael. "Josh Young and Emily Padgett Get Engaged" Playbill, January 11, 2017
  22. ^ Fierberg, Ruthie (June 4, 2018). "Broadway's Emily Padgett and Josh Young Now Married". Playbill. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  23. ^ "Broadway's Emily Padgett & Josh Young Tie the Knot". Broadway.com. June 4, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  24. ^ "Emily Padgett & Josh Young Welcome Baby Girl Adele May". Broadway.com. February 17, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  25. ^ "Theater Couple Emily Padgett & Josh Young Welcome Baby Boy". November 12, 2020.
  26. ^ "Josh Young". Discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  27. ^ BWW News Desk. "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR's Josh Young Releases Solo Album". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  28. ^ "♫ Josh Young - Josh Young. Listen @cdbaby". Retrieved May 7, 2019 – via store.cdbaby.com.
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