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Cedric Leiba Jr

Also Credited As: Cedric Leiba, Jr.

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BIO

Cedric Leiba Jr is an award-winning stage, film and television actor, singer, poet, dancer, writer and producer. He has toured the U.S. and Canada with theatrical productions of Rent and Miss Saigon as well as performed at the prestigious Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris in a production of Carmen la Cubana.
Featured on the soundtrack of Spielberg’s West Side Story, Cedric’s TV/Film credits include HBO’s High Maintenance, Fashion One Television’s The Switch and movies Millie and the Lord, Elliot Loves and the lead role of Manny in the 2020 Tribeca Nominated Best Narrative Short Gets Good Light. On September 30, 2022, Cedric was part of history by being included in Billy Eichner’s BROS released by Universal Pictures which became the first gay, rom-com, with an all LGBTQI cast, produced by a major studio.
In 2020, Cedric reached the milestones of releasing original music under his singer/songwriter name Ceddy and founding DominiRican Productions, a production company, with his fiancé Pierre Jean Gonzalez.
The Advocate selected Cedric and Pierre as “Champions of Pride 2021” in recognition of their mission with DominiRican Productions to create opportunities for Afro-Latinx and Indigenous Latinx representation in TV and film in the rooms making the casting decisions, in the writers’ rooms, on-screen and in the director’s chair.
Good Morning America similarly included Cedric and Pierre in their “Inspiration List 2021” of people making LGBTQ+ history. Nominated by Nicco Annan, who wrote, “They remain collaborative visionaries that continue to create for those who so often don’t see themselves on stage or the big screen. Their projects illuminate a part of our community that deserves more light. Two promising trailblazers bringing healing and much-needed conversations.”
DominiRican Productions was selected to feature “Rhythm Is Gonna Get Who?” in the Latino Film Market Festival, the BiteSize Film Festival and won Best LGBT Short Film at the Uruvatti International Film Festival. Along with “Rhythm Is Gonna Get Who?”, “release,” an experimental short inspired by Cedric’s poem of the same title, was selected for Queer 2 Queer Fest, BiteSize Film Festival, Cherry Groves Archive Collection Film Festival and received an Honorable Mention at the London Seasonal Short Film Festival. “release” won Best NYC Film at the NYC Downtown Film Festival, the Gold Award at the Hollywood Gold Awards, Best Experimental Short at the Fargo Moorhead LGBT Film Festival, Best Experimental Short at the Uruvatti International Film Festival and Best Experimental Film and Best LGBT Film at the Florence Film Awards.
Cedric has performed regionally and Off-Broadway in such houses as The Public and The Old Globe, and has been favorably reviewed by The New York Times in Goodspeed’s La Cage Aux Folles, New Haarlem Arts’ Sweet Charity and The Lucille Lortel’s Yellow Brick Road. A proud Afro-Boricua, Gay artist, Cedric is an ensemble member of Pregones/PRTT as well as Bombazo Dance Company where he showcases his Afro-Latinx roots as well as represent the LGBTQ+ community through his art.
A 2023, 2022 and 2021 Featured Poet in the Latino Book Review, Cedric received a Bachelor of Music from Stetson University and a MFA from The Boston Conservatory. Cedric was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico and currently resides in New York City.

STAGE CREDITS

[Regional (US)]
Regional Revival, 2005
Daggoo


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DOMINO EFFECT Will Premiere at A.R.T./New York Theaters
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2025

This spring, People’s Theatre Project, LatinX Playwrights Circle, and Boundless Theatre Company will debut the world premiere of Domino Effect, a new play written by award-winning playwright Marco Antonio Rogriguez, and devised by immigrant artists.
Photos: Stars Arrive at the N'Kenge Foundation Gala
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Nov 24, 2024

The N'Kenge Foundation hosted its inaugural benefit gala on Friday, November 22, 2024, at The Cutting Room. Check out photos of the stars as they arrive below!
The National Jazz Museum To Host Broadway Express Y Más
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 21, 2024

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem will welcome Cedric Leiba Jr and Pierre Jean Gonzalez as panelists for the Artistry Panel Discussion at Broadway Express y Más!
Roger Q. Mason's THE PINK Will Receive an Industry Reading at Caveat Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024

Acclaimed Black Filipinx playwright and Kilroys List honoree Roger Q. Mason will receive a staged reading of THE PINK, directed by Kevin Newbury.
Cast Set For Rodgers & Hammerstein's PIPE DREAM at Berkshire Theatre Group
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2024

Berkshire Theatre Group has announced the cast for its upcoming production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Pipe  Dream, a musical tale of love and hope from John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row & Sweet Thursday.
Pierre Jean Gonzalez & Cedric Leiba Jr Star in BARRIO BOY On Peacock And Apple TV
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2024

Actors Pierre Jean Gonzalez and Cedric Leiba Jr from DominiRican Productions star in the feature film BARRIO BOY, now streaming on Peacock and Apple TV.
Nicholas Barasch & More to Lead THE VIOLIN Industry Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 11, 2024

THE VIOLIN, by The Francis Sisters (Kami Nishima and Kara Dudley), will receive a special industry presentation on Wednesday, July 12, 2024, at Open Jar Studios. Learn more!
MOST LIKELY NOT TO… Cast Album to be Released Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 29, 2024

Center Stage Records will release Most Likely Not To… tomorrow, March 1st, 2024 on all digital platforms. Learn more about the album and see how to stream!
Jaime Lozano to Celebrate Christmas At Lincoln Center With Special Guests Krystina Alabado, Shereen Pimentel & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 15, 2023

Mexican musical multi-hyphenate Jaime Lozano is set to take the stage at Lincoln Center for his highly anticipated show, Navidad en Familia.
Photos/Video: First Look at WEST SIDE STORY at The Muny
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 16, 2023

Check out photos and video from The Muny's production of West Side Story starring Christian Douglas, Kanisha Feliciano, Jerusha Cavazos, Yurel Echezarreta, Sean Harrison Jones, and Ken Page!
DominiRican Productions Expands Involvement and Visibility
by Stephi Wild - Jul 13, 2023

The award-winning DominiRican Productions expands their involvement and visibility as producers of original content, investors in content with a shared mission, and creators of content for organizations with a shared mission.
DominiRican Productions Partners With The Latiné Musical Theater Lab For 4xLatiné 2023
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 11, 2023

DominiRican Productions, an award-winning BIPOC + LGBT-owned production company will partner with The Latiné Musical Theater Lab to present the second edition of 4xLatiné of 2023!
Meet the Full Cast and Production Team of West Side Story at The Muny
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 3, 2023

Full cast, design and production teams have been set for one of the greatest and most powerful musicals of our time, West Side Story, playing at The Muny July 15 - 21. Learn how to purchase tickets!
MADAME CLICQUOT: A REVOLUTIONARY MUSICAL Studio Cast Recording Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2023

MADAME CLICQUOT: A Revolutionary Musical – Studio Cast Recording, which features highlights from the sweeping and romantic new stage musical, is available in streaming and digital formats now.
Pierre Jean Gonzalez Will Receive The Award For Artistic Excellence And Inspiration From GALA Hispanic Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2023

GALA Hispanic Theatre will host its annual Noche de Estrellas benefit event honoring three extraordinary leaders at St. Francis Hall on Monday, May 8th at 6:30 pm.
DominiRican Productions Announces Details of Film Projects
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 19, 2023

The award-winning DominiRican Productions has announced details for two forth-coming short films and two shorts scheduled for pre-production.
Exclusive: First Listen to New Single 'Life on the Edge' From CLICQUOT: A REVOLUTIONARY MUSICAL
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 12, 2023

BRAINSTORM RECORDS, YELLOW SOUND LABEL and 35th PARALLEL PRODUCTIONS have announced that the second single from CLICQUOT: A Revolutionary Musical – Studio Cast Recording, which features highlights from the sweeping and romantic new stage musical, will be available on all streaming services on Monday, March 13. Get an exclusive first listen here!
Paolo Montalban, Victoria Frings & More to be Featured on CLICQUOT: A REVOLUTIONARY MUSICAL Studio Cast Recording
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 3, 2023

CLICQUOT: A Revolutionary Musical – Studio Cast Recording, which features highlights from the sweeping and romantic new stage musical, will be released on Friday, April 14.
Developmental Readings of IT HAPPENED IN KEY WEST to be Presented by Amas Musical Theatre This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 19, 2022

Amas Musical Theatre and the Amas Musical Theatre Lab, in association with Jeremiah James and Rashad V. Chambers, will present developmental lab readings of It Happened In Key West in the Elaine Castilla Orbach Studio at The Theater Center. There will be two performances: Thursday, October 27th at 2:00 and Friday, October 28th at 1:00pm.
THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY Comes to TheatreSquared
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2022

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, a hilarious, incisive satire that takes on the world of professional wrestling—while, in the process,  powerbombing racism, xenophobia, and the American appetite for spectacle—opens at TheatreSquared on April 13 and will run through May 8. 

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