Ryan Vandenboom
Biography
Ryan is honored to be sharing the MJ stage with some of the most talented and gracious humans he’s ever met. You may have caught him in the television series Fosse/Verdon on FX, and he also can be seen dancing in the Coen Brother’s farce Hail, Caesar! On stage Ryan has performed in the most recent Broadway revival of Annie, Something Rotten! (OBC), Bandstand (OBC), and in the Chicago company of Hamilton. Other stage work has found Ryan performing with the physical comedy troupe Parallel Exit, and in the immersive theatre show Acoustica Electronica. Ryan has been featured as a soloist with multiple symphony orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony and Pittsburgh Symphony. Special thanks to our producers and Lia Vollack for their vision and guidance in bringing this group together and this show to fruition.
Credits
MJ The Musical, Bandstand, Something Rotten!, Annie
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Grateful is an understatement. Broadway: Once Upon a One More Time, Carousel, Newsies, Matilda, West Side Story, Billy Elliot. Off-Bway/Tour: Only Gold, An American In Paris. Film/Television: Maestro, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, “Fosse/Verdon,” Ted 2.
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Matte Martinez
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Lloyd A. Boyd III
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Michael Harmon
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is excited to be making his Broadway debut! Tour: Hairspray. Regional: Mamma Mia!, A Christmas Carol. Michael would like to thank his mother, Celeste, for her support. With God, all things are possible.
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