Brandon Sean Wardell (born March 25, 1975) is an American actor, producer, and singer from

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. He has won a

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from five nominations for his production work in

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, and has been nominated for four

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in his recording career. Wardell served as a producer for the haunted play ''Delusion: The Blood Rite'', alongside with

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, his wife Sarah Glendening, and Hollywood stuntman Jon Braver. In 2016, Wardell appeared on Broadway as Agent Johnny Dollar in ''

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'' at the

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. Since 2017, he has performed as part of the touring rock band Under the Streetlamp.

Career

Wardell has appeared in productions of ''

'', ''

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'', '' Evil Dead The Musical'' (

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nomination), ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Thoroughly Modern Millie ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' is a 1967 American musical romantic comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews. The screenplay by Richard Morris, based on the 1956 British musical ''Chrysanthemum'', follows a naïve young ...

'' and '' James Joyce's The Dead''. Brandon has performed, produced and recorded at a wide variety of venues and events including The

Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is an amphitheatre and Urban park, public park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California. It was named one of the 10 best live music venues in the United States by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2018 and was listed on ...

Merlefest MerleFest is an annual "traditional plus" music festival held in Wilkesboro, North Carolina on the campus of Wilkes Community College. The festival, which is held the last weekend in April, was hosted by Grammy Award winner Doc Watson prior to ...

Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall (also known as Radio City) is an entertainment venue and Theater (structure), theater at 1260 Sixth Avenue (Manhattan), Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York C ...

Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March22, 1930November26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. He received Lis ...

’s Birthday Celebration at

Avery Fisher Hall David Geffen Hall is a concert hall at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. The 2,200-seat auditorium opened in 1962, and is the home of the New York Philharmonic. The facility, designed by Max Abramovitz, was o ...

with the

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Whisky a Go Go The Whisky a Go Go (informally nicknamed The Whisky) is a historic nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States. It is located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip, corner North Clark Street, opposite North San Vicente Boulev ...

, The Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration. His film and television credits include ''The Devil You Know'', ''Punk'd'', ''Circle of Fury'', ''The Turing Love Affair'', ''The Rooster'' (Slamdance Film Festival), the 2005

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Celebration, where he sang live for over a million people, and multiple appearances on ''

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'', ''

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'' (as Julian), and ''

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'' (guest star). Brandon is a film, theatre and album Producer in addition to his acting and singing career. His Broadway Producing credits include: ''

'', '' Evita'' (with

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), '' The Best Man'' (starring,

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and

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), ''

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever ''On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'' is a musical with music by Burton Lane and a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner based loosely on ''Berkeley Square'', written in 1926 by John L. Balderston. It concerns a woman who has ESP and has been ...

'' (starring Harry Connick, Jr.) and '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' which opened with

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and

John Larroquette John Bernard Larroquette (; born November 25, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in the NBC military drama series '' Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (1976–1978), the NBC sitcom ''Night Court'' (1984–1992; 2023–2025) for ...

in the leading roles. Wardell served as a producer for the haunted play ''Delusion: The Blood Rite'', with

, his wife Sarah Glendening, and Hollywood stuntman Jon Braver. Album Production credits include:

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of the 2011 revival of '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'', starring

,''

Fela! ''Fela!'' is a jukebox musical with a book by Bill T. Jones and Jim Lewis, based on music and lyrics by the late Nigerian singer Fela Kuti, with additional music by Aaron Johnson and Jordan McLean and additional lyrics by Jim Lewis. It is based ...

'', '' Annie: 30th Anniversary Cast Recording'', '' Evil Dead: The Musical'', '' Ain't Misbehavin''', ''

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'', and Paul Scott Goodman's ''Rooms''. His Grammy-nominated albums include: ''How to Succeed'', ''Fela!'', ''Ain't Misbehavin, and The Revival of ''Gypsy'', starring

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. Brandon has Produced and/or performed in films, on albums, or onstage with a diverse group of artists including Carol Burnett, Wayne Brady, Roger Rees, Neil Patrick Harris, Denis O'Hare, Nicole Scherzinger, Tom Wopat, Vanessa Hudgens, Daniel Radcliffe, Mario Cantone, John Larroquette, Kathy Lee Gifford, Harry Connick Jr., Sutton Foster, Matthew Morrison, Christian Borle, Richard Kind, Christopher Walken, Sally Struthers, Aaron Tveit, Ricky Martin, Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones, Michael McKean, Eric McCormack, Candice Bergen and Brooke Shields.

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