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Back to School 9 Performers Who Made Their Broadway Debuts While in High School

From Natalie Portman to Andrew Barth Feldman, we take a look at some of the actors who had their debuts on Broadway before they even had a high school diploma.

Andrew Barth Feldman and cast in Dear Evan Hansen Matthew Murphy

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!

9 Performers Who Made Their Broadway Debuts While in High School

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.

See Jefferson Mays Celebrate The Music Man’s 21 Broadway Debuts

 
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