Back to School9 Performers Who Made Their Broadway Debuts While in High School
From Natalie Portman to Andrew Barth Feldman, we take a look at some of the actors who had their debuts on Broadway before they even had a high school diploma.
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Nathan Skethway
September 05, 2022
Andrew Barth Feldman and cast in Dear Evan HansenMatthew Murphy
As the new school year begins and students head back to classes, we're taking a look at young actors who made their Broadway debuts while still at a high school age. From Natalie Portman in The Diary of Anne Frankto Andrew Barth Feldman in Dear Evan Hansen—how many of these teenage debuts do you know?
Flip through the gallery below to find out!
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9 Performers Who Made Their Broadway Debuts While in High School
9 Performers Who Made Their Broadway Debuts While in High School
Broadway's The Music Man added several high school-aged Broadway debuts to the rosters this year. Of the 21 actors who made their debuts with the production, Emma Crow (17), JT Church (16), Kayla LaVine (17), and Tanner Quirk (15) were in high school! See the production celebrate all of their Main Stem debuts below.
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See Jefferson Mays Celebrate The Music Man’s 21 Broadway Debuts
See Jefferson Mays Celebrate The Music Man’s 21 Broadway Debuts
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Phillip Boykin, Nicholas Ward, Daniel Torres, and Eddie Korbich
From Natalie Portman to Andrew Barth Feldman, we take a look at some of the actors who had their debuts on Broadway before they even had a high school diploma.
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