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2011-2016: Violet, concerts and more leading roles on Broadway. Henry performed the role of Jake in the American Repertory Theater 's production of Porgy and Bess, which began previews August 17, 2011, at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Joshua Henry is best known for portraying Haywood Patterson in Kander and Ebb's 2010 musical The Scottsboro Boys, for which he received a Tony Award nomination.
Joshua Henry was most recently seen on Broadway as the iconic 'Billy Bigelow' in the revival of CAROUSEL produced by Scott Rudin and directed by Jack O'Brien, for which he received a coveted third Tony nomination and first Grammy nom. Joshua is also know for his star turn as 'Aaron Burr' in the cultural phenomenon, HAMILTON, in Los Angeles.
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May 10, 2018 · Joshua Henry is not the first black actor to play Billy Bigelow in “Carousel” on Broadway; he is the first to star in the role.
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Joshua Henry is a Grammy-nominated performer and recording artist best known for his Tony-nominated leading roles in Carousel, The Scottsboro Boys and Violet, as well as for his...
Apr 13, 2018 · “Carousel” is sheer bliss in this immaculate revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 1945 dramatic musical starring Jessie Mueller, Renee Fleming, and the thrilling Joshua Henry.
Most recently, Henry starred in the Broadway revival of Into The Woods, for which he won a Grammy Award for his performance as a principal vocalist on the 2022 Broadway revival cast recording. His other Broadway credits include In the Heights, Waitress, Shuffle Along, American Idiot, Porgy and Bess, and Bring It On: The Musical.