Jaygee Macapugay
Biography
Broadway (OBC): Here Lies Love, Shucked, School of Rock. Off-Broadway: Suffs, Soft Power, Wild Goose Dreams, Here Lies Love. Recent Regional: Griswolds’ Broadway Vacation (5th Avenue), Hair (Old Globe), The Unofficial Bridgerton Concert (Kennedy Center). TV/Film: False Positive (Hulu), Kennedy Center 50th Anniversary Concert (PBS). Special thanks & love to Leigh, Jeremy, David, & my Barkada.
Credits
Suffs, Here Lies Love, Shucked, School of Rock - The Musical
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