Josh Young

Josh Young is an American actor best known for appearing on Broadway in the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas and Amazing Grace, originating the role of John Newton.

Josh Young
Young at the 2012 Drama League Benefit Gala
Born
Joshua Paul Young

(1980-05-10) May 10, 1980
Wallingford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materSyracuse University
OccupationActor, singer
Spouse(s)
Emily Padgett (m. 2018)
Children1

Early life and education

Young was raised in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and his family is Conservative Jewish.[1] He trained at the Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts and holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University.[2]

Career

In 2005, Young performed as Tony in the 50th-anniversary international tour of West Side Story.[3][4]

He performed in several shows in the Stratford Festival, including The Grapes of Wrath (Connie), Evita (Che), and Kiss Me Kate (Paul). [5]

For his role as Che in Evita, he won the Broadway World Toronto Award for Best Actor in a Musical.[6] He then played Marius in a tour of Les Misérables.[7]

From 2011 to 2012, Young played the role of Judas in the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.[8] On May 8, 2012, he won the Theatre World Award for an outstanding Broadway debut performance for this role.[9]

In March 2013, Young performed "Bring On The Men" from the Broadway musical Jekyll and Hyde at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS fundraising concert Broadway Backwards [10]

In 2015, he starred in the musical Amazing Grace on Broadway in the role of John Newton.[11] He can be heard on the cast recording, which was released in February 2016.[12] He won a Broadway World Award for this role in the Chicago Premiere at Bank of America Theatre. [6]

In 2019, Young joined the faculty of Oakland University. [13]

Personal life

On January 12, 2017, Young got engaged to actress Emily Padgett.[14] They were married on June 3, 2018.[15][16]The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Adele May Young, on February 3, 2019.[17]

Discography
  • Amazing Grace: The Musical: Original Broadway Cast Recording[12]
  • Where the Sky Ends: The Songs of Michael Mott (Track: “Her Embrace” from Faustus )[18]
  • Still Dreaming of Paradise (solo album][19]
  • Josh Young (self titled debut album][20]

References
  1. Erik Piepenburg/The New York Times (February 23, 2012). "Josh Young and Patricia McGregor Among Theater Newcomers - Interactive Feature". NYTimes.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  2. "STAGE TUBE: Josh Young Visits WATCH WHAT HAPPENS!". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  3. "Josh Young Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. "Josh Young Biography - Broadway Buzz - Broadway.com". www.broadway.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  5. Logograph. "SOLD OUT ~ Broadway at the Movies: Celebrating 80 years of Movie Musicals Starring Josh Young & Kirsten Scott". The Lyric Theatre. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  6. "Josh Young Photos on BroadwayWorld.com". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  7. "Josh Young Biography on". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  8. Hetrick, Adam (January 31, 2019). "Jesus Christ Superstar Tony Nominee Josh Young to Perform Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in Concert". Playbill. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  9. "Theatre World Awards - Theatre World Awards". www.theatreworldawards.org. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  10. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (February 28, 2014). "Josh Young "Bring On The Men" - Broadway Backwards 2013". Retrieved May 7, 2019 – via YouTube.
  11. "Amazing Grace Broadway @ Nederlander Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  12. Viagas, Robert (February 26, 2016). "Broadway's Amazing Grace Releases Cast Album Today". Playbill. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  13. "Josh Young on Instagram: "THE YOUNGS ARE MOVING TO MICHIGAN! It is with great pleasure and excitement to announce that I will be joining the faculty at Oakland…"". Instagram. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  14. Gioia, Michael. "Josh Young and Emily Padgett Get Engaged" Playbill, January 11, 2017
  15. Fierberg, Ruthie (June 4, 2018). "Broadway's Emily Padgett and Josh Young Now Married". Playbill. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  16. "Broadway's Emily Padgett & Josh Young Tie the Knot". Broadway.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  17. "Emily Padgett & Josh Young Welcome Baby Girl Adele May". Broadway.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  18. "Josh Young". Discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  19. Desk, BWW News. "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR's Josh Young Releases Solo Album". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  20. "♫ Josh Young - Josh Young. Listen @cdbaby". Retrieved May 7, 2019 – via store.cdbaby.com.
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