Alex Brightman

Alex Brightman Biography

Alexander Michael "Alex" Brightman (born February 5, 1987) is an American stage actor, best known for originating the role of Dewey Finn in School of Rock on Broadway.

Early life

Brightman grew up in Saratoga, California. His father founded Apple's Worldwide Disabilities Solutions Group, and his mother worked at a dialysis clinic.

Career

Broadway

Brightman first worked on Broadway in 2008, as an understudy in the ill-fated production of Glory Days, which ended after its first non-preview performance. Brightman never performed in the show. Thereafter, Brightman was cast as the munchkin Boq and made his Broadway debut in Wicked. He stayed with the show for two years. He obtained his next Broadway role in 2013 in Big Fish as an ensemble member and an understudy for a main role. Later in 2013, Brightman was cast as Michael Wormwood in Matilda the Musical.

In 2015, Brightman joined the newest musical endeavor of Andrew Lloyd Webber', School of Rock, adapted from the 2003 film of the same name. Initially, Brightman played various roles that were meant to be played by child actors but were performed by adults for the workshops. Brightman was cast in the starring role of Dewey, first, in the show's concert performances, and then, in his first starring role, in the Broadway production. Brightman is currently performing as Dewey Finn at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway. For this performance, Brightman received a nomination for the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

Other Work

Brightman is a member of the comedy group, The (M)orons, along with fellow Broadway actors/writers, Andrew Kober, F. Michael Haynie, and Drew Gasparini. Brightman is currently developing a new musical entitled The Whipping Boy, with Gasparini, for which Brightman co-wrote the lyrics.

Stage credits

Broadway

Year	Production	Role	Location
2008	Glory Days	u/s Will; u/s Jack	Circle in the Square Theatre
2008-10	Wicked	Boq	Gershwin Theatre
2013	Big Fish	Zacky Price, Ensemble; u/s Will Bloom	Neil Simon Theatre
2013	Matilda the Musical	Michael Wormwood	Shubert Theatre
2015-present	School of Rock	Dewey Finn	Winter Garden Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work
2016	Fred and Adele Astaire Awards	Fred and Adele Astaire Award for Best Male Dancer	School of Rock
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actor in a Musical
	Tony Award	Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance
	Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards	Favorite Leading Actor in a Musical
		Favorite Funny Performance
		Favorite Onstage Pair (with Sierra Boggess)
		Favorite Breakthrough Performance

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