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BIO

Josh Young (John Newton). John Newton in the world premiere of Amazing Grace at Chicago’s Bank of America Theatre (Broadway World Award). Broadway/National Tour: Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar (Tony® Award Nomination & Theatre World Award); Che in Evita (Broadway World Award); Marius in Les Miserables; and Tony in The 50th Anniversary International Tour of West Side Story. Two seasons at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival including Connie Rivers in Grapes of Wrath (Broadway World Award). BFA Syracuse University. Solo albums available at Amazing Grace’s merchandise stand / iTunes. www.josh-young.com

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STAGE CREDITS

[Houston, TX (Regional)]
Regional Revival Production, 2017
Dr. Neville Craven


[Regional (US)]
5th Avenue Theatre Revival, 2017


[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Concert Productions Concert, 2016
Captain Albert Lennox


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
John Newton


[Chicago]
World Premiere Production, 2014


[US Tour]
Touring Revival, 2013
Che


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2012
Judas Iscariot


[US Tour]
2nd National Tour, 1988
Marius [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Canada]
Stratford Shakespeare Festival Production, 2010
Che


[Canada]
Stratford Shakespeare Festival Production, 2011
Judas Iscariot


[Canada]
Stratford Shakespeare Festival Production, 2011
Connie Rivers


[UK Tour]
International Tour, 2005
Tony [Replacement]

[Replacement]

Awards and Nominations


winner
Theatre World Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Debut Performance

Josh Young, Jesus Christ Superstar

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Josh Young, Jesus Christ Superstar

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News


Starring Buffalo to Present BROADWAY AT THE BREWERY Cabaret at Wayland Brewing Co.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 20, 2025

Starring Buffalo will present Broadway at the Brewery, a summer cabaret featuring Broadway and Buffalo talent at Wayland Brewing Company on July 23. The intimate concert will take place in the private event room at Wayland Brewing Company (3740 N Buffalo Road), with doors opening at 6:30pm.
Upper Darby Summer Stage Celebrates 50th Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2025

Upper Darby Summer Stage has announced its 50th Season Gala Weekend, taking place at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center and Drexelbrook Event Center.
A History of EVITA and the Women Who Have Played Eva Perón
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2025

With the Jamie Lloyd production of Evita in the works, we're revisiting some of the most iconic Evas to grace the stage and screen, from Elaine Paige to Patti LuPone, most recently Auli'i Cravalho, and of course, Madonna.
Josh Young & Emily Padgett-Young to Lead CAROUSEL in Concert With the Springfield Symphony
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 22, 2024

In a collaboration that aims to redefine the staged concert experience, Missouri State University’s acclaimed Theatre and Dance Department is teaming up with the Springfield Symphony for a concert version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved Carousel. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Tony-Award Nominee Josh Young to Mentor Students at Union for Reform Judaism Camp This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 18, 2024

Tony-award Nominee Josh Young will serve as the Musical Theater Arts Mentor at URJ 6 Points Creative Arts Academy for Session 1 & 2 this summer.
Photos: Broadway Bets Raises $540,600 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2024

Broadway Bets, the annual evening of Texas Hold ’em poker at Sardi’s, one of the theater district’s most legendary restaurants, raised a record $540,600 on June 3, 2024. See photos!
Photos: The Gasp Collection
by Stephen Mosher - Dec 31, 2023

After four years at Broadway World Cabaret, quite a collection of photos has been amassed. These are the gasp-worthy pics.
Previews: Alyssa Wray in SISTER ACT at Starring Buffalo at Shea's 710 Theatre
by Michael Rabice - Oct 25, 2023

STARRING BUFFALO returns for it's 5th season and has programmed the outrageously fun musical, SISTER ACT. The unique concert style production has a found a perfect home at Shea's 710 Theatre, and the stars are in town for a short three-show run  on November 3 and 4, 2023
Alyssa Wray And Sidney DuPont to Lead SISTER ACT at Starring Buffalo
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2023

Get ready for a powerful and hilarious performance as Alyssa Wray and Sidney DuPont take the stage in Starring Buffalo's production of Sister Act at Shea's 710 Theater. Don't miss this sparkling tribute to friendship, filled with gospel music and outrageous comedy.
Jerry Torre's THE MARBLE FAUN OF GREY GARDENS Film Adaptation in the Works
by Michael Major - Mar 29, 2023

A film adaptation of Jerry Torre and Tony Maietta's The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens memoir is in the works. Torre was named 'The Marble Faun' by Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale, mostly known as Big Edie and Little Edie through the iconic 1975 documentary, Grey Gardens.
Brett Boles, Creator of 'The M Tea' on TikTok, to Launch The M Tea Songwriting Studio This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 2, 2022

Brett Boles, the creator of The M Tea on TikTok with 350,000 followers, is launching The M Tea Songwriting Studio this Spring and is looking for students interested in taking their songwriting skills to the next level in any genre.
Lena Hall, Robi Hager & Nicholas Rodriguez to Lead EVITA at Starring Buffalo
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 19, 2022

Casting has been announced and tickets are now on sale for Starring Buffalo's EVITA, November 4-5 at Shea's 710 Theater. Tony Award-Winner Lena Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Kinky Boots) will play Eva, joining Robi Hager (Spring Awakening, Little Duende) as Che, and more.
BICA And Starring Buffalo Present Sondheim-Inspired COLOR AND LIGHT Art Exhibit
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2022

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art and Starring Buffalo are excited to present Color and Light, an exhibition in the lobby of Sheas 710 Theater that will accompany Starring Buffalo's production of Sunday in the Park with George. The exhibition takes the characters, songs, and script of the acclaimed musical as a point of departure and connection between works by contemporary artists.
World Premiere Musical TIME STOPS is Coming to the Kravis Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 26, 2022

A poignant and powerful story of love and loss will make its theatrical debut this summer when TIME STOPS – A World Premiere New Musical comes to the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts on July 15 – 17, 2022.
BWW Review: Josh Young and Emily Padgett Invigorate VALJEAN, COSETTE AND A STRING QUARTET at The Green Room 42
by Stephen Mosher - Apr 13, 2022

For one special night the married Broadway stars present the Broadway music of the Eighties.
Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney & More This April at The Green Room 42
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2022

The Green Room 42 has announced their April line-up for in-person performances. Located inside YOTEL Times Square (570 Tenth Avenue, Fourth Floor), The Green Room 42 is Broadway's newest and most spacious cabaret club.
Josh Young and Emily Padgett Will Bring VALJEAN, COSETTE AND A STRING QUARTET to the Green Room 42
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 29, 2022

On April 9 (7pm), join Tony Award Nominee Josh Young and his wife, Broadway Star Emily Padgett at the Green Room 42, as they celebrate the decade that gave us Les Miserables, Phantom of The Opera and Cats - the decade where Stephen Sondheim and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber reached the pinnacle of their creative mastery: the 1980’s.
Josh Young And Emily Padgett to Lead Starring Buffalo's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 24, 2022

Tony Award Nominee Josh Young and five-time Broadway actress Emily Padgett will lead Starring Buffalo's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, presented in Starring Buffalo's signature staged concert format June 10 at 7:30pm and June 11 at 2pm and 7:30pm at Shea's 710 Theatre.
Broadway Veteran Emily Padgett-Young Joins the Faculty at Oakland University
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 3, 2021

Emily Padgett-Young, a veteran of six Broadway shows, recently joined the faculty in the Department of Dance and Department of Theatre in the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich.
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Single Tickets On Sale September 16 for Concerts in First Half of Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 16, 2021

Single tickets to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's previously announced 2021/22 season will go on sale September 16, for concerts through to February 2022. Single tickets for the remainder of the season will go on sale at a later date when there are updated capacity limits during the winter/spring months. The first half of the season will feature shorter concerts with no intermission and works selected for smaller ensembles to allow for distance on stage.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Josh Young been in?

Josh Young has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Josh Young been in?

Josh Young has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Josh Young been nominated for?

Outstanding Debut Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Jesus Christ Superstar and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Jesus Christ Superstar .

What awards has Josh Young won?

Josh Young won the Outstanding Debut Performance award from the Theatre World Awards for his role in Jesus Christ Superstar.

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