Tony Yazbeck

Tony Yazbeck
Tony Yazbeck
Born	March 14, 1979 (age 45); Riverside, California
Education	Point Park University; University of Cincinnati (BFA)
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, dancer
Spouse	Katie Huff (m. 2014)

Tony Yazbeck (March 14, 1979) is an American actor, singer, and dancer, best known for his work on the Broadway stage, including the revival of On the Town, for which he received 2015 Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for lead actor in a musical. Yazbeck is also known for his principal roles on Broadway, including J.M. Barrie in the Broadway production of Finding Neverland, Tulsa in Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, Billy Flynn in Chicago, Phil Davis in White Christmas, Al Deluca in A Chorus Line and the original casts of Broadway's Never Gonna Dance and Oklahoma (2002 revival). In 2014 he appeared in a concert version of Kiss Me, Kate with the John Wilson Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, London as part of that season's Promenade Concerts. In 2020, Yazbeck originated a leading role in the musical Flying Over Sunset, directed by James Lapine. The production began in 2021 at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Production was delayed because of the COVID-19 shutdown of Broadway.^[1]

Yazbeck made his Broadway debut at the age of eleven playing a newsboy in the revival of Gypsy starring

Smash, and he appeared in the feature documentary Every Little Step

about the casting process for the 2006 revival of A Chorus Line on Broadway. Yazbeck is on the board of the YOUNG/ARTS program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.

Personal life

Born in Riverside, California, he grew up in Pennsylvania and Florida before moving to New York. He attended

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Point Park University

.

On October 20, 2014, Yazbeck married Katie Huff, an actress, dancer, singer, and choreographer.[2]

Yazbeck is of Lebanese descent through his father, and has German, Irish, Ukrainian and Romanian ancestry on his mother's side.^[3]

Broadway

Year	Title	Role	Location
1989	Gypsy	Newsboy	Marquis Theatre
2002	Oklahoma!	Swing	Gershwin Theatre
2003-04	Never Gonna Dance	Ensemble (replacement)	Broadhurst Theatre
2006-07	A Chorus Line	Al DeLuca	Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
2008-09	Gypsy	Tulsa	St. James Theatre
2009	White Christmas	Phil Davis	Marquis Theatre
2011, 2012, 2017	Chicago	Billy Flynn	Ambassador Theatre
2014-15	On The Town	Gabey	Lyric Theatre
2016	Finding Neverland	J.M. Barrie	Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
2017	Prince of Broadway	Various	Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
2021	Flying Over Sunset	Cary Grant	Vivian Beaumont Theatre

Other theatre

Year	Title	Role	Location	Notes
2000-01	Annie Get Your Gun	Ensemble (replacement)	—	National tour
2003	Thoroughly Modern Millie	Ensemble	—
2005	Doctor Dolittle	Matthew Mugg	—
2006	Fanny Hill	Charles Waneigh	York Theatre Company	Off-Broadway
2007	On The Town	Gabey	New York City Center	Encores!
2009	Animal Crackers	Wally Winston/Monsieur Doucet	Goodman Theatre	Chicago, IL
2010	Sycamore Trees	Andrew	Signature Theatre	Washington, D.C.
2011	My One and Only	Billy	Goodspeed Musicals	East Haddam, Connecticut
2014	Little Me	George Musgrove	New York City Center	Encores!
2018	A Chorus Line	Zach	New York City Center	Annual Gala Presentation
2019	The Scarlet Pimpernel	Sir Percy Blakeney	Lincoln Center	Concert

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2008	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	Gypsy	Nominated
2015	Tony Award	Best Actor in a Musical	On the Town	Nominated
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		Nominated
	Astaire Award	Best Male Dancer		Won
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actor in a Musical		Nominated
2018	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	Prince of Broadway	Nominated
2018	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	Prince of Broadway	Nominated

References

^ Paulson, Michael (August 20, 2019). "Tripping on Broadway: A New Musical Explores LSD Use by Cary Grant and More". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ Kennedy, Mark (2015-06-07). "Theater: Tony Yazbeck finds perfect role — and wife". Retrieved 2015-06-28.
^ Joseph F. Panarello (June 25, 2015). "BWW Interview: ON THE TOWN's Tony Yazbeck on His Birdland Concert and Debut Album!". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.

External links

[1] Paulson, Michael (August 20, 2019). "Tripping on Broadway: A New Musical Explores LSD Use by Cary Grant and More". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved August 20, 2019.

[2] Kennedy, Mark (2015-06-07). "Theater: Tony Yazbeck finds perfect role — and wife". Retrieved 2015-06-28.

[3] Joseph F. Panarello (June 25, 2015). "BWW Interview: ON THE TOWN's Tony Yazbeck on His Birdland Concert and Debut Album!". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.

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