Bio
Bryan Young is a singer and actor who moved to New York last March after graduating from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. While in school, he had the opportunity to explore a wide variety of roles in a diverse set of productions. On the main stage, Bryan appeared in Waa-Mu: Skylines; a revue of student-written music in its 61st year. In addition to Waa-Mu, Bryan also took part in two American Musical Theatre Project (AMTP) readings: Moby Dick and Not Wanted on the Voyage.
Bryan also performed with many of NU's student theatre groups. With The Jewish Theatre Ensemble, he played Seth/Shem in Children of Eden, Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Steve in Hair, and The Mayor in Seussical. Other highlights include playing Gabe in Dinner with Friends, and originating multiple roles in A Room Embodied, a student-created exploration of Virginia Woolf's life. Throughout school, he studied voice with Pamela Hinchman and Bruce Hall, both members of Northwestern's vocal performance faculty. He also studied musical theatre performance with Amanda Dehnert and David Bell, and was chosen for Northwestern's 2009 Musical Theatre Showcase.
Before college, Bryan participated in over 40 professional and community productions in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. He has performed with Cincinnati Children's Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park, CCM's drama, opera, and musical theatre departments, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Playwright's Initiative Series, Downtown Theatre Classics, Cincinnati Music Theatre, Cincinnati Opera Company, Xavier University Theatre Department, Clear Stage Cincinnati, Showboat Majestic, Mariemont Young People's Theatre, and Anderson High School. Favorite roles include Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees, Hero in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Curly in Oklahoma!, Sid in The Pajama Game, Marius in Les Misérables, Clive in Cloud 9, Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Colin in The Secret Garden (twice), and Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors (twice).
In addition to performance, Bryan has also been extensively involved in graphic design and publicity for theatre. He has designed the posters for over 50 productions, examples of which can be seen on his design website, www.allbybryan.com. He is currently Design Associate at Art Meets Commerce, a Broadway marketing firm with clients as varied as Fela!, Rock of Ages, Finian's Rainbow, and the upcoming revivals of A Little Night Music, The Miracle Worker, and Promises, Promises.
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