As the new school year begins and students head back to classes, we're taking a look at young actors who made their Broadway debuts while still at a high school age. From Natalie Portman in The Diary of Anne Frank to Andrew Barth Feldman in Dear Evan Hansen—how many of these teenage debuts do you know?
Flip through the gallery below to find out!
Broadway's The Music Man added several high school-aged Broadway debuts to the rosters this year. Of the 21 actors who made their debuts with the production, Emma Crow (17), JT Church (16), Kayla LaVine (17), and Tanner Quirk (15) were in high school! See the production celebrate all of their Main Stem debuts below.
Jefferson Mays
Benjamin Pajak
Jefferson Mays and company
Jefferson Mays
Phillip Boykin, Nicholas Ward, Daniel Torres, and Eddie Korbich
Jefferson Mays and company
Company of The Music Man
Kayla LaVine
Emily Jewel Hoder
Audrey Cardwell