Chad Carstarphen
Biography
CHAD CARSTARPHEN (Ray/Ensemble/u/s Davis). Broadway debut! Off-Broadway: Hell’s Kitchen (Public); Between the Bars (HERE Arts Center); Evensong (APAC); The Conscientious Objector (Theatre Row); El Bolero Was My Downfall, Neon Baby (Pregones/PRTT). National tour: In the Heights (first national tour). Regional: Kiss My Aztec!, Broke-ology. Film: Landing Up, Dumped. TV: "Sesame Street”, “The Equalizer”. Love to Mom, Ivan, and Wade! This one is for Dad, the late Victor Carstarphen. Many thanks to Alicia Keys, Michael Greif, Kristoffer Diaz, and Camille Brown. “HK!!!”
Credits
Hell’s Kitchen
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