Alex Boniello (born October , ) is an American actor and Tony
Award-winning producer best known for his portrayal of the voice of
Moritz in the Broadway revival of Spring Awakening. In , he replaced
Mike Faist in the role of Connor Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen on
Broadway.Boniello grew up in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey and attended
Wood-Ridge High School, where he began acting with roles like Lumiere
in Beauty and the Beast and Mark Cohen in Rent. He enrolled at Wagner
College, majoring in drama.His start in professional theatre came with
the touring company of American Idiot. He was in ensemble and
understudied the roles of Johnny and St. Jimmy, played by stars John
Gallagher, Jr. and Billie Joe Armstrong, respectively, during the
Broadway run. In and , Boniello has appeared in many TV and film
roles, including: Alien Dawn, Contest, Floored, Unrelated, and
Happyish. He appeared in an episode of Jessica Jones in late as "punk
kid."Boniello returned to theatre in , when he performed in the
Off-Broadway production of Brooklynite. He was also a member of the
cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Chump Street and can be heard on
the show's original cast album. Later in the year, he was cast as the
"Voice of Moritz" in the Deaf West Production of Spring Awakening, and
stayed with the company with its transfer to Broadway. He completed
his run at the Brooks Atkinson theatre on January , . On April , it
was announced that Boniello would be replacing Mike Faist as Connor
Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway. He made his debut in the role
on May , .
Award-winning producer best known for his portrayal of the voice of
Moritz in the Broadway revival of Spring Awakening. In , he replaced
Mike Faist in the role of Connor Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen on
Broadway.Boniello grew up in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey and attended
Wood-Ridge High School, where he began acting with roles like Lumiere
in Beauty and the Beast and Mark Cohen in Rent. He enrolled at Wagner
College, majoring in drama.His start in professional theatre came with
the touring company of American Idiot. He was in ensemble and
understudied the roles of Johnny and St. Jimmy, played by stars John
Gallagher, Jr. and Billie Joe Armstrong, respectively, during the
Broadway run. In and , Boniello has appeared in many TV and film
roles, including: Alien Dawn, Contest, Floored, Unrelated, and
Happyish. He appeared in an episode of Jessica Jones in late as "punk
kid."Boniello returned to theatre in , when he performed in the
Off-Broadway production of Brooklynite. He was also a member of the
cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Chump Street and can be heard on
the show's original cast album. Later in the year, he was cast as the
"Voice of Moritz" in the Deaf West Production of Spring Awakening, and
stayed with the company with its transfer to Broadway. He completed
his run at the Brooks Atkinson theatre on January , . On April , it
was announced that Boniello would be replacing Mike Faist as Connor
Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway. He made his debut in the role
on May , .
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