Tony Yazbeck is an American actor, singer, and dancer, best known for
his work on the Broadway stage including the revival of On the Town
for which he received Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle Award
nominations for lead actor in a musical. Yazbeck is also known for his
principal roles on Broadway including J.M. Barrie in the Broadway
production of Finding Neverland, Tulsa in Gypsy starring Patti LuPone,
Billy Flynn in Chicago, Phil Davis in White Christmas, Al Deluca in A
Chorus Line and the original casts of Broadway's Never Gonna Dance and
Oklahoma ( revival). In he appeared in a concert version of Kiss Me,
Kate with the John Wilson Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, London
as part of that season's Promenade Concerts. In , Yazbeck will
originate a leading role in the new musical Flying Over Sunset,
directed by James Lapine. The production will begin in at the Vivian
Beaumont Theatre. Production delayed because of the Covid shutdown of
Broadway. Yazbeck made his Broadway debut at the age of eleven playing
a newsboy in the revival of Gypsy starring Tyne Daly. On television he
was featured on NBC's Smash, and he appeared in the feature
documentary Every Little Step about the casting process for the
revival of A Chorus Line on Broadway. Yazbeck is on the board of the
YOUNG/ARTS program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the
Arts.Born in Riverside California, he grew up in Pennsylvania and
Florida before moving to New York. He attended University of
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Point Park University.On
October , , Yazbeck married Katie Huff, actress, dancer, singer,
choreographer.
his work on the Broadway stage including the revival of On the Town
for which he received Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle Award
nominations for lead actor in a musical. Yazbeck is also known for his
principal roles on Broadway including J.M. Barrie in the Broadway
production of Finding Neverland, Tulsa in Gypsy starring Patti LuPone,
Billy Flynn in Chicago, Phil Davis in White Christmas, Al Deluca in A
Chorus Line and the original casts of Broadway's Never Gonna Dance and
Oklahoma ( revival). In he appeared in a concert version of Kiss Me,
Kate with the John Wilson Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, London
as part of that season's Promenade Concerts. In , Yazbeck will
originate a leading role in the new musical Flying Over Sunset,
directed by James Lapine. The production will begin in at the Vivian
Beaumont Theatre. Production delayed because of the Covid shutdown of
Broadway. Yazbeck made his Broadway debut at the age of eleven playing
a newsboy in the revival of Gypsy starring Tyne Daly. On television he
was featured on NBC's Smash, and he appeared in the feature
documentary Every Little Step about the casting process for the
revival of A Chorus Line on Broadway. Yazbeck is on the board of the
YOUNG/ARTS program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the
Arts.Born in Riverside California, he grew up in Pennsylvania and
Florida before moving to New York. He attended University of
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Point Park University.On
October , , Yazbeck married Katie Huff, actress, dancer, singer,
choreographer.
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