Hugh Panaro, born February 19 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of Broadway's leading tenors. He began performing at the age of 13. His pre-Broadway and regional roles include Mary Sunshine in Chicago and the lead in Jesus Christ Superstar. He made his Broadway debut as Marius in Les Misérables, a role he originated in the first U.S. national touring company. Hugh created the roles of Buddy in Side Show and Julian in Jule Styne's last musical, The Red Shoes. He made his West End debut in the original London company of Harold Prince's Show Boat as Ravenal, the role he played on Broadway and in Toronto. At Avery Fisher Hall, he performed with the Radio City Rockettes in Jerry Herman's Mack and Mabel and also in The Stephen Sondheim Gala, the culmination of the Kennedy Center's "Summer of Sondheim," where Hugh played Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd. In Los Angeles, Hugh played Franklin Shepard in M

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