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VIDEO: Broadway Alum Brian Justin Crum Moves On to AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Top 36

By: Jul. 26, 2016
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Broadway alum Brian Justin Crum is among the top 36 contestants on this season of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT. The talented 28-year-old, who hails from San Diego, CA, appeared on Broadway in GREASE and NEXT TO NORMAL, and starred in the national tours of WICKED, THE ADDAMS FAMILY and WE WILL ROCK YOU.

The top 36 acts now move on to the live performance segment of the competition, which begins tonight at 8 pm/ET on NBC. Below, watch the AMERICA'S GOT TALENT audience go wild for Brian Justin Crum's stunning cover of Queen's "Somebody to Love."

At 17, Brian Justin Crum joined the cast of WICKED as the Universal Swing, performing in all of the US productions of the show. Soon after, he joined the off-Broadway cast of Altar Boyz as Mark, and then appeared in GREASE on Broadway. He went on to play the role of Doody on the first National Tour of the production. In 2012, Crum became the standby for Gabe and Henry in Broadway's NEXT TO NORMAL.

Brian has starred in many regional productions including Tarzan, Jesus Christ Superstar and Snapshots, where he met his mentor Stephen Schwartz. He has performed along side Mr. Schwartz all over the country. He toured with THE ADDAMS FAMILY as Lucas Beineke and most recently as Galileo Figaro in Queens rock theatrical WE WILL ROCK YOU. He sang with the original members of the band Brian May and Roger Taylor.

Now living in LA, the actor is perusing a career in Pop music. He can be seen in the acclaimed For the Record series in West Hollywood playing Gatsby in the Baz Lurhman and The Athlete in Dear John Hughes.

Source: Brian Justin Crum official web site




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