Primarily known as one of the Jonas Brothers, the hit band he formed with his two siblings in 2005, Nick Jonas made his West End stage debut as Marius in Les Miserables in 2010 and was recently seen in the Hollywood Bowl staging of Hairspray as Link Larkin.
Prior to his fame as a Disney Channel icon and as part of the Jonas Brothers, Nick Jonas appeared in the Broadway casts of Annie Get Your Gun, Beauty and the Beast and as Gavroche in the final Broadway cast (of the original run) of Les Miserables.
Jonas will take on the role of charming corporate chameleon Finch beginning Jan. 24, 2012, and continuing through July 1. He will succeed "Glee" star Darren Criss, who is scheduled to play a limited engagement in the revival Jan. 3-22, 2012. Tickets are now on sale for both replacements.
(via Playbill.com)
For those who haven't yet had the opportunity I highly recommend catching "How to Succeed..." before Daniel Radcliff's final performance Dec. 31st. Radcliff is spectacular. I'm not a fan of stunt casting because too often entertainers who have had little, or no, stage work are very disappointing and rely on the cast to carry them through. This is absolutely NOT the case with Radcliff - his singing is excellent (don't base this on the CD where his voice is not nearly as good) as is his acting. While his dancing skills are not top notch they are certainly nothing to be ashamed of and he does everything that is asked of him as a performer and keeps up quite well with the professional trained dancers. A terrific evening of musical comedy.
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