1. Joshua Anthony Charlton Henry was born on September 2,1984 and is a Canadian-American actor and singer of stage and screen.
36 Facts About Joshua Henry
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Joshua Henry is best known for starring as Billy Bigelow in the third Broadway revival of Carousel and as Haywood Patterson in Kander and Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys, both of which earned him Tony Award nominations.
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Joshua Henry has received a Tony Award nomination for his role of Flick in Violet.
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Joshua Henry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Zadoc Joshua Henry, and raised in Miami, Florida, United States.
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Joshua Henry had originally wanted to be an accountant, like his mother.
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Joshua Henry studied theatre at the University of Miami, graduating in 2006.
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Joshua Henry married his college sweetheart, Cathryn Stringer, in October 2012.
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Joshua Henry was set to star in a 2008 Broadway transfer opposite Gavin Creel as Jesus and Diana DeGarmo, but the project was cancelled.
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In 2007, Joshua Henry appeared in the ensemble of the Off-Broadway musical In the Heights, re-joining the cast for the show's Broadway production.
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Joshua Henry starred in Serenade, which played off-Broadway from December 9,2007, to December 15,2007.
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In June 2009, Joshua Henry contributed original music to the off-Broadway musical Shafrika, The White Girl at the Vineyard Theatre.
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Joshua Henry then joined the Broadway cast of The Scottsboro Boys, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman with a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb.
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Joshua Henry portrayed Haywood Patterson, for which he achieved critical praise.
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Joshua Henry attended and performed at a MCC Miscast Gala in New York, held on March 15,2011.
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Joshua Henry performed the role of Flick in the Roundabout Theatre production of Violet which began in April, 2014.
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Joshua Henry performed in a one-night concert performance of Parade at the Lincoln Center.
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Joshua Henry starred as Jim Conley opposite Jeremy Jordan as Leo Frank, Ramin Karimloo as Tom Watson, and Laura Benanti as Lucille Frank.
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Joshua Henry appeared in the role of Noble Sissle in the 2016 production of Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway.
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Joshua Henry starred as Jamie alongside Cynthia Erivo in a one-night benefit concert performance of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years on September 12,2016.
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Joshua Henry originated the roles of Hercules Mulligan, James Madison, and King George III in the 2013 Vassar College workshop of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton.
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In 2016 and 2017, Joshua Henry starred in the lead role of Aaron Burr in the Chicago production of Hamilton: An American Musical at the CIBC Theatre.
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Joshua Henry reprised the role in the first United States national tour in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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In 2018, Joshua Henry starred and gained wide-spread acclaim as Billy Bigelow alongside Jessie Mueller in the third Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, for which he received a Tony Award nomination.
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In 2021, Joshua Henry became the first African-American actor to play Dr Pomatter in Waitress.
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Joshua Henry starred alongside Ciara Renee as Jenna in the restaged production.
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Joshua Henry would stay with the production until its final performance on January 8,2023.
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In 2023, Joshua Henry co-wrote and co-starred in The Conversation opposite Julia Harriman at Power Station at BerkleeNYC.
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Joshua Henry appeared in the role of Corporal Quincy Montclair on season 7 of the Lifetime series Army Wives.
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Joshua Henry starred in the film adaptation of the musical tick, tick.
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Joshua Henry starred alongside Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesus, Vanessa Hudgens.
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Joshua Henry received a Black Reel Award nomination for his performance.
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In December 2022, Joshua Henry starred as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.
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On September 23,2008, Joshua Henry performed in a concert performance titled Party Worth Crashing in New York City.
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On September 10,2021, Joshua Henry released his debut album Grow.
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On December 13,2022 Joshua Henry released his single Can't Nobody Tell Us Nothin'.
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Joshua Henry sang the role of Wanya of The Bizzies.