Jake Lucas is an American child actor with credits in musical theatre,
film and television. After appearances in the children's chorus of the
Metropolitan Opera and in other musicals on and off-Broadway, he
appeared as Louis Leonowens in the Broadway revival of The King and
I, which won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.Born in
Atlanta, Georgia to Ed and Karri Lucas, Lucas moved with his family to
New York City when he was three years old. His parents own and run a
software consulting company. He performed at an early age with the New
York Boys Choir and Metropolitan Opera's children's chorus. He has
appeared in three operas at the Met, Hansel and Gretel (), Billy Budd
(), and Tosca ().Lucas made his Broadway debut in September as Les in
Newsies. He then appeared in as David Whitaker in Scott Frankel and
Michael Korie's musical Far from Heaven, which ran Off-Broadway at
Playwrights Horizons. The mother of his character in the show was
portrayed by Kelli O'Hara. He also starred as Ralphie in A Christmas
Story: The Musical at Madison Square Garden () and on tour. Lucas also
played the son of O'Hara's character in two subsequent projects: first
in his television debut as John Darling to O'Hara's Mrs. Darling in
NBC's Peter Pan Live! (), and then as Louis Leonowens to O'Hara's Anna
Leonowens in the Broadway revival of The King and I by Rodgers and
Hammerstein, which won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a
Musical.Lucas' younger sister is actress Sydney Lucas. Jake and Sydney
appeared together in a commercial for Campbell's cream of mushroom
soup and alongside Jennifer Aniston in the movie She's Funny That Way,
which was released in .
film and television. After appearances in the children's chorus of the
Metropolitan Opera and in other musicals on and off-Broadway, he
appeared as Louis Leonowens in the Broadway revival of The King and
I, which won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.Born in
Atlanta, Georgia to Ed and Karri Lucas, Lucas moved with his family to
New York City when he was three years old. His parents own and run a
software consulting company. He performed at an early age with the New
York Boys Choir and Metropolitan Opera's children's chorus. He has
appeared in three operas at the Met, Hansel and Gretel (), Billy Budd
(), and Tosca ().Lucas made his Broadway debut in September as Les in
Newsies. He then appeared in as David Whitaker in Scott Frankel and
Michael Korie's musical Far from Heaven, which ran Off-Broadway at
Playwrights Horizons. The mother of his character in the show was
portrayed by Kelli O'Hara. He also starred as Ralphie in A Christmas
Story: The Musical at Madison Square Garden () and on tour. Lucas also
played the son of O'Hara's character in two subsequent projects: first
in his television debut as John Darling to O'Hara's Mrs. Darling in
NBC's Peter Pan Live! (), and then as Louis Leonowens to O'Hara's Anna
Leonowens in the Broadway revival of The King and I by Rodgers and
Hammerstein, which won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a
Musical.Lucas' younger sister is actress Sydney Lucas. Jake and Sydney
appeared together in a commercial for Campbell's cream of mushroom
soup and alongside Jennifer Aniston in the movie She's Funny That Way,
which was released in .
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