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Josh Young is an American actor best known for appearing on Broadway in the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas and Amazing Grace, originating the role of John Newton. Early life and education Young was raised in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and his family is Conservative Jewish. He trained at the Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts and holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University. Career In 2005, Young performed as Tony in the 50th-anniversary international tour of West Side Story. He performed in several shows in the Stratford Festival, including The Grapes of Wrath (Connie), Evita (Che), and Kiss Me Kate (Paul). For his role as Che in Evita, he won the Broadway World Toronto Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He then played Marius in a tour of Les Misérables. From 2011 to 2012, Young played the role of Judas in the Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. On May 8, 2012, he won the Theatre World Award for an outstanding Broadway debut performance for this role. In March 2013, Young performed "Bring On the Men" from the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS fundraising concert Broadway Backwards. In 2015, he starred in the musical Amazing Grace on Broadway in the role of John Newton. He can be heard on the cast recording, which was released in February 2016. He won a Broadway World Award for this role in the Chicago Premiere at Bank of America Theatre. Young appeared as Dr. Neville Craven in the 2016 and 2017 Shakespeare Theatre Company and 5th Avenue Theatre productions of The Secret Garden. He was also in the 25th anniversary concert of The Secret Garden at the Lincoln Center in early 2016, appearing as Captain Albert Lennox. In 2019, Young joined the faculty of Oakland University. In 2023, Young joined the faculty of Missouri State University. Personal life On January 12, 2017, Young got engaged to actress Emily Padgett. They were married on June 3, 2018. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, in February 2019. They had a son in November 2020. Discography Amazing Grace: The Musical: Original Broadway Cast Recording Where the Sky Ends: The Songs of Michael Mott (Track: "Her Embrace" from Faustus) Still Dreaming of Paradise (solo album) Josh Young (self titled debut album) References External links Official website. Discover the Josh Young popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Josh Young books.

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  • The Kill synopsis, comments

    The Kill

    Jane Casey

    Detective Maeve Kerrigan is away for a colleague's wedding, and she's enjoying an excuse to spend a beautiful fall weekend relaxing in the English countryside. It's a muchneeded br...

  • Joshua Crosses the Jordan River synopsis, comments

    Joshua Crosses the Jordan River

    Crystal Bowman

    A Lesson in God’s HelpGod’s people face one of their biggest challenges yet! God promised them a new place to live, but the mighty Jordan River stands in their way. Will God grant ...

  • Josh Anvil and the Cypress Door synopsis, comments

    Josh Anvil and the Cypress Door

    Bruce E. Arrington

    Get ready for adventures with Josh Anvil! As a new freshman at East Eagles High school, Josh suddenly realizes that something has really changed when he conjures up a dragon by jus...

  • Secret of the Night Ponies synopsis, comments

    Secret of the Night Ponies

    Joan Hiatt Harlow

    Thirteenyearold Jessie Wheller is a girl who knows her heart and will do everything that she can to follow it. With her Newfoundland pony, Raven, and Newfoundland dog, Blizzard, Je...

  • The World of the Hunger Games synopsis, comments

    The World of the Hunger Games

    Kate Egan

    The definitive, richly illustrated, fullcolor guide to all the districts of Panem, all the participants in the Hunger Games, and the life and home of Katniss Everdeen.Welcome to Pa...

  • Bunheads synopsis, comments

    Bunheads

    Sophie Flack

    A vibrant and absorbing novel about the competitive world of professional ballet, written by a former New York City Ballet dancer. As a dancer with the ultraprestigious Manhattan ...

  • Judging Joshua synopsis, comments

    Judging Joshua

    Mary Anne Wilson

    Listen To Your HeartJoshua Pierce came home to Silver Creek with a little girl, a lot of heartache and every intention of picking up his life in the big city the moment his bedridd...

  • The Baseball 100 synopsis, comments

    The Baseball 100

    Joe Posnanski

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year“An instant sports classic.” New York Post “Stellar.” The Wall Street Journal “A true maste...

  • The Right Way to Play Chess synopsis, comments

    The Right Way to Play Chess

    David Pritchard

    Since its first publication in 1950, The Right Way to Play Chess has taught chess to generations of beginners, taking them to the standard expected of good club players.It gives fu...

  • Out of the Ballpark synopsis, comments

    Out of the Ballpark

    Alex Rodríguez

    Before he hit 400 home runs...Before he was named American League MVP...Before he was AROD to millions of fans...He was Alex.Just a kid who wanted to play baseball more than anythi...

  • Phoenix Island synopsis, comments

    Phoenix Island

    John Dixon

    WINNER OF THE BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL John Dixon’s critically acclaimed Phoenix Island reads like “Lord of the Flies meets Wolverine and C...

  • Josh synopsis, comments

    Josh

    Nicolas Maschke

    Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte eines jungen Mannes, der sich selbst neu finden muss. Unsicherheiten, das soziale Umfeld und Findungsprozesse spielen im Verlauf immer wieder eine g...

  • UCLA Football Encyclopedia synopsis, comments

    UCLA Football Encyclopedia

    Spencer Stueve & Johnathan Franklin

    The history of UCLA football is a continuous story of highs and lows, ups and downs. Every year from 1919 to today, UCLA has fielded a team, and though the expectations have change...

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    Saint Tamika and Josh

    Bidenia Hudson

    If you have ever thought about how we get to Heaven, Saint Tamika and Josh My Journey Home answer those questions. It is based on the Author’s real life awake vision...

  • The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates synopsis, comments

    The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates

    Susan Shreve

    In this Knopf Paperback reissue, Joshua is devastated to learn that he must repeat third grade. But he manages to survive the taunts of former classmates, learn something important...

  • Unlocking The Joshua Anointing synopsis, comments

    Unlocking The Joshua Anointing

    Ayeisha Kirkland

    God wants to use His people. According to Joel 2:28, God is empowering people to do His will on the Earth. You are not disqualified from this based on your gender, your race, or ev...

  • Josh and the Magic Vial synopsis, comments

    Josh and the Magic Vial

    Craig Spence

    Josh Dempster fantasizes about achieving material success with the comic book series that he is drawing from visions in his sleep. But this streetsavvy twelve year old is unaware t...

  • Josh and the River synopsis, comments

    Josh and the River

    Robert Maciejewski Jr.

    This is a story of my grandson, Josh, the great fisherman. He loved to go fishing with his Grampa. We would have some great advantages on our fishing trips together. This is about ...

  • Operation Josh Taylor synopsis, comments

    Operation Josh Taylor

    Melody Fitzpatrick

    To see teen idol Josh Taylor in concert, Hannah Smart is prepared to face bullies, learn terrible secrets, and discover hidden talents. When thirteenyearold Hannah Smart finds out ...

  • Courting Mr. Lincoln synopsis, comments

    Courting Mr. Lincoln

    Louis Bayard

    Includes a special preview chapter of Jackie & Me, coming June 14 from Louis Bayard “Riveting . . . Enticing.” The Washington Post “Exquisite.” People “A triumph of a nove...

  • Uncle Joshua and the Grooglemen synopsis, comments

    Uncle Joshua and the Grooglemen

    James D. Macdonald & Debra Doyle

    "In the First Year came the Plague, and in the Tenth Year the Burning, and afterwards came the Grooglemen out of the Dead Lands...."A History of the New World From the Beginning to...

  • Tech Panic synopsis, comments

    Tech Panic

    Robby Soave

    From awardwinning journalist and author of the “methodical, earnest, and insightful” (The Guardian) Panic Attack, an examination of recent kneejerk calls to regulate Big Tech from ...

  • Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast synopsis, comments

    Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast

    Jack Prelutsky

    HardBoiled Bugs for Breakfast is guaranteed to make readers laugh, imagine, write, and dream.“A quickwitted delight.”Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Perfectly in pitch.”Publishers ...

  • Josh Baxter Levels Up synopsis, comments

    Josh Baxter Levels Up

    Gavin Brown

    Video game lover Josh Baxter knows that seventh grade at a new school may be his hardest challenge yet, but he's not afraid to level up and win!Josh Baxter is sick and tired of hit...

  • Josh the Robot synopsis, comments

    Josh the Robot

    Peter William Rowe

    Join the adventure as Josh the Robot teaches the other toys in Andrews room, the important lessons of kindness, including others and that it’s ok to be different. Find out how Josh...

  • Josh Allen synopsis, comments

    Josh Allen

    Ted Coleman

    The best quarterbacks take charge on the field, make amazing throws and thrilling runs, and lead their teams to victory. Learn more about Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills, one of th...

  • The Circle Maker Student Edition synopsis, comments

    The Circle Maker Student Edition

    Mark Batterson

    According to Pastor Mark Batterson in his book, The Circle Maker, “Drawing prayer circles around our dreams isn’t just a mechanism whereby we accomplish great things for God. It’s ...

  • A House at the Bottom of a Lake synopsis, comments

    A House at the Bottom of a Lake

    Josh Malerman

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie comes a haunting tale of love and mystery, as the date of a lifetime becomes a madd...

  • Midnight Rider synopsis, comments

    Midnight Rider

    Joan Hiatt Harlow

    It's 1775 and the American colonies are on the brink of revolution. Boston is swarming with soldiers, spies, and secrets. Tempers are flaring between the Whigs and the Tories. Four...

  • Wrestling With His Angel synopsis, comments

    Wrestling With His Angel

    Sidney Blumenthal

    The “magisterial” (The New York Times Book Review) second volume of Sidney Blumenthal’s acclaimed, landmark biography, The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, reveals the future pre...

  • Josh Carter und der Meister des Labyrinths synopsis, comments

    Josh Carter und der Meister des Labyrinths

    Kian Talyn

    Kaum aus den USA nach Deutschland gezogen, lernt der 14jährige Josh bei einer Erkundungsaustour die gleichaltrigen Jungen PJ und Gordo kennen, die der verrückten Trudie nachspionie...

  • Joshua T. Bates Takes Charge synopsis, comments

    Joshua T. Bates Takes Charge

    Susan Shreve

    Tommy Wilhelm and his gang of bullies have never let fifthgrader Joshua forget that he was held back in the third grade. Now Tommy has started picking on a dorky new kid and Joshua...

  • Truly Like Lightning synopsis, comments

    Truly Like Lightning

    David Duchovny

    From the New York Times–bestselling author David Duchovny, an epic adventure that asks how we make sense of right and wrong in a world of extremesFor the past twenty years, Bronson...

  • For Josh synopsis, comments

    For Josh

    Patty Mepham

    Trish had dreams once: dreams of graduating high school, getting into ballet school, and becoming a renowned dancer, with her parents and big brother cheering her on all the while....