Clyde Alves is a

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dancer, actor and singer. Alves appeared on Broadway in ''

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'' in the

Susan Stroman Susan P. Stroman (born October 17, 1954) is an American theatre director, choreographer, and performer. Her notable theater productions include ''Oklahoma!'', ''The Music Man'', ''Crazy for You (musical), Crazy for You'', ''Contact (musical), Co ...

revival (2000) as Tommy Djilas, and was nominated for the

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Award for Best Male Dancer. He repeated his role in the

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special of ''

'' which aired in 2003. He has also appeared on Broadway in '' Wicked'', ''

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'', ''

Oklahoma! ''Oklahoma!'' is the first musical theater, musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs's 1931 play, ''Green Grow the Lilacs (play), Green Grow the Lilacs''. Set in farm country outside the town of ...

'' as Jess (2002) and as Mike in the 2008-09 tour of ''

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''. Alves also appeared in the

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musical '' Boobs! The Musical''Jones, Kenneth
"Boobs! The Musical Busts Its Way Into NYC Theatre District Dec. 19; Clyde Alves Joins Cast"
playill.com, December 19, 2003 and '' Altar Boyz'' as Juan. Alves was in the Tony winning revival of '' Anything Goes'' with

Sutton Foster Sutton Lenore Foster (born March 18, 1975) is an American actress. She is known for her work on the Broadway stage, for which she has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical seven times, winning in 2002 for her role as ...

and

Joel Grey Joel Grey (born Joel David Katz; April 11, 1932) is an American actor, singer, dancer, photographer, and theatre director. He is best known for portraying the Master of Ceremonies in the musical ''Cabaret (musical), Cabaret'' on Broadway theatre, ...

. He most recently starred in the 2014 Broadway revival of '' On The Town''. He is married to Robyn Hurder.

Awards and nominations

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