Quotes by Josh Young

About Josh Young:

Josh Young is an American stage actor. Young had performed in several shows in the Stratford Festival, including The Grapes of Wrath (Connie), Evita (Che), and Kiss Me Kate (Paul). For his role as Che in Evita, he won the Broadway World Toronto Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He also played Marius in a tour of Les Misérables. Young was raised in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and his family is Conservative Jewish. He trained at the Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts and holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University. Young played the role of Judas in the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar from 2011-2012, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. On May 8, Young won the Theatre World Award for an outstanding Broadway debut performance.
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'Amazing Grace' is about the man who wrote 'Amazing Grace,' John Newton. It's a really great show - I have been workshopping it for a while now, actually.

Josh Young

As an artist, I think you always have to take care of yourself as a person probably even more than the average person because your body is so important to your art.

Josh Young

I knew that I wanted to meet girls, so I joined a fraternity, and I did yoga.

Josh Young

'Tommy' was the first show I ever saw on Broadway. I was 14. It wasn't 'the show' that started that flame in me or anything, but it did excite me in a way no other show had. I'd never seen a show so brilliantly cast and directed.

Josh Young

I think Judas was a very devout religious Jewish person. He realizes that Jews had been persecuted and enslaved for thousands of years, and he wants to keep his people from going through that anymore.

Josh Young

I was raised Jewish. I didn't know anything about Christianity.

Josh Young

I am never happy with what I do, so I try not to watch stuff that is filmed with me in it because I am always like, 'Oh, I could have done that a little bit better,' or, 'I could have done that differently - that riff could have been a little better....

Josh Young

My favorites growing up were always Billy Joel, Michael Jackson... and Placido Domingo.

Josh Young

I really, really love new work, and that's why, you know, I produced a concert series supporting new musicals and stuff like that. I hope to do more things like that.

Josh Young

I was completely unhealthy, obese, so I committed to running three miles every morning for six months and following a strict diet, and 100 pounds came off.

Josh Young

I was lucky enough to see the original cast of 'In the Heights.' This one blew my mind. The infusion of Latin, hip hop and rap with musical theatre, great storytelling and talent was a powerful combination to me during a time when I'd not been moved ...

Josh Young

Usually, if I want to just listen to something or sing along to something, I'll put on some Gavin DeGraw or some Billy Joel. Occasionally, if I am feeling vocally in really great shape, I will sing Jean Valjean's soliloquy from 'Les Miz' or something...

Josh Young

I lost 100 pounds and embraced theater and music as what I was going to make for the rest of my life.

Josh Young

I will sing whatever I'm given to sing. Growing up, I would sing anything that I was given. If the choir needed a first tenor, I would sing first tenor. If they needed a bass, I would sing bass. Throughout my life, I just figured out ways to hit note...

Josh Young

I would love to play Bobby in 'Company.' Also, I would love to play George in 'Sunday.'

Josh Young

During one performance of 'Les Miserables,' the barricade didn't leave the stage, so we had to actually end up finishing the second act with the barricades on the stage, which was very strange... doing the love scene on the barricade.

Josh Young

I've forgotten lines all the time. Sometimes I switch verses in a song. It's just hard not to when you're doing the same thing all the time.

Josh Young

I would have been a visual artist. When I was in high school, that was one of the things... I had to make a decision what I was going to go to college for, and at the time, I also painted and sculpted. I got more attention for my performing, so I tho...

Josh Young

I have a half an hour warm-up I do that my voice teacher gave me. I exercise at least for an hour during the day. I don't have any superstitious rituals or anything like that.

Josh Young

Author Bio

  • NameJosh Young
  • DescriptionTheatre actor
  • CountryUnited States Of America