Jason Forbach is known for his Broadway portrayals of Rapunzel's Prince and the Baker in Into the Woods, Enjolras in Les Miserables, and Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera.
18 Facts About Jason Forbach
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Jason Forbach went on to complete his Masters with academic distinction at New England Conservatory in Boston.
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In 2006, Jason Forbach joined the Las Vegas cast of The Phantom of the Opera understudying the roles of Raoul and Monsieur Reyer.
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In 2009, Jason Forbach played the dual role of Rapunzel's Prince and The Wolf in Into the Woods at the Wells Fargo Pavilion.
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In 2012, Jason Forbach joined the 25th Anniversary national tour cast of Les Miserables as Feuilly and an understudy for Enjolras.
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Jason Forbach later took over the role of Enjolras playing opposite his real-life husband Joseph Spieldenner as Grantaire until the tour closed.
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In March 2014, Jason Forbach returned to Les Miserables in the second Broadway revival.
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Jason Forbach briefly took over the role of Enjolras again in October 2014 and left the role in November of that same year.
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Jason Forbach continued with the production playing Feuilly and the Factory Foreman.
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Jason Forbach appeared as Captain Albert Lennox in the 2016 and 2017 Shakespeare Theatre Company and 5th Avenue Theatre productions of The Secret Garden.
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Jason Forbach is an award winning playwright having placed in the 2019 New Works of Merit Playwriting Competition with his play Heathen Hill, which received an industry reading directed by Kevin Newbury with Dan Amboyer starring.
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Jason Forbach played Rapunzel's Prince many times during the production's run on Broadway.
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On November 21,2022, Jason Forbach returned to The Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway for a limited run through December 5 playing the role of Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny.
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Jason Forbach had been a vacation swing in Phantom at the Majestic Theatre for several years, primarily understudying the roles of Raoul, Reyer, Marksman, and Hairdresser.
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In 2023, Jason Forbach went on tour across the United States to ten cities with the Broadway production of Into the Woods playing Rapunzel's Prince and understudying the Baker.
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Jason Forbach starred opposite Gavin Creel, Stephanie J Block, Montego Glover, and Sebastian Arcelus all reprising their Broadway roles.
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Jason Forbach played the Baker during the production's closing weekend at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, Tennessee with Lopez playing Rapunzel's Prince in his place.
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In 2024, it was announced that Jason Forbach will make his film directorial debut with the short thriller film The Delicate Medium from a screenplay he wrote, with his Into the Woods co-star Sara Bareilles executive producing alongside filmmaker Max Hechtman.