Jason Tam (born June 28, 1982) is an actor and dancer, born in

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. He graduated from Punahou School for high school and went to CAP 21 in New York City for musical theatre. His most notable roles include

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on the daytime soap opera '' One Life to Live'', Paul in the 2006 revival of the Broadway musical ''

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'' (he was also featured in ''Every Little Step'', a documentary about the auditions and casting for that production), the SQUIP in both the

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and Broadway run of '' Be More Chill,'' of Xander in '' Lysistrata Jones'' on

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and Shoe on the teen drama ''

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''. His other stage performances include ''

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'' at The Guthrie Theatre, ''

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,'' '' Footloose'' the Sacramento Music Circus, and '' King and I'' at Casa Manana. He is also a frequent collaborator with musical theatre writer Joe Iconis. In 2014 he joined the original cast of the Tom Kitt and

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collaboration '' If/Then'' at the Richard Rodgers Theater as David. He played the role for the entire run of ''If/Then''. He can be heard on the 2014 ''Broadway’s Carols for a Cure'' album. On April 1, 2018, he appeared in the live televised concert rendition of

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'' as the

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. He starred as the SQUIP in the Off-Broadway run of Joe Iconis' '' Be More Chill'' from July through September of 2018, and again on Broadway starting on March 10, 2019, and ending on August 11, 2019.

Theatre credits

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'', Gavroche (replacement), 1990s *''

'', Paul, (2006–08) *'' Lysistrata Jones'', Xander, (2011–12) *'' Marry Me A Little'', (2012) *'' If/Then'', David, (2014–15) * '' KPOP (musical), Epic (2017) *''

'', Peter (2018) *'' Be More Chill'', The SQUIP (2018–2019)

Discography

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'' (revival Broadway cast recording) - 2006 *'' Marry Me A Little'' (Off-Broadway cast recording) - 2012 *'' If/Then'' (original Broadway cast recording) - 2014 (#19 on US charts) * ''Broadway's Carols for a Cure: 2014'' - 2014 *’’ Be More Chill’’ (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - 2019

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Broadway World Profile
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