Phil Johnson

PHIL JOHNSON played in Les Miserables on Broadway & on tour; the Canadian production of Sunset Boulevard; & the first national company of Miss Saigon.

Last year, his solo show ‘A Jewish Joke’ received ‘Best Drama’ at the United Solo Fest NYC. Directed by David Ellenstein and co-written by Marni Freedman, it is currently touring around the country. He recently cofounded his own company in San Diego, The Roustabouts Theatre Company, debuting his new play with Omri Schein, ‘Withering Heights’. In 2015 he performed his original comedy She-Rantulas from Outer Space in 3D! at the NY Fringe Festival, since published by StageRightsLA, and co-written with Ruff Yeager, for Diversionary Theatre.

He is a two-time winner of the San Diego Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for acting, for Midsummer Night’s Dream at Intrepid Shakespeare Company, and The Man Who Came to Dinner in Coronado. So. California theatres include: North Coast Rep (Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Spelling Bee, Don’t Dress for Dinner), Old Globe (How the Grinch…), Cygnet (Mistakes Were Made, Little Shop of Horrors, Pageant), South Coast Rep, and San Diego Rep. Other original works include: Mistletoe, Music & Mayhem and Say Cheese (L.A. Dramalogue award, co-writer).
www.philjohnson.net
www.theroustabouts.org