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| name = Alex Brightman | birth_name = Alexander Michael Brightman | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|02|05}} | birth_place = Santa Clara, California | occupation = Actor, musician, writer | years_active = 2008–present | known_for = Originating the role of Dewey Finn in School of Rock on Broadway. }}Alexander Michael "Alex" Brightman is an American stage actor, best known for originating the role of Dewey Finn in School of Rock on Broadway.[1] Early lifeBrightman grew up in Saratoga, California. His father founded Apple's Worldwide Disabilities Solutions Group, and his mother worked at a dialysis clinic. His brother, Jesse Brightman, is a startup executive. [2] He attended Bellarmine College Preparatory, an all-male Jesuit high school in San Jose, California, and graduated in 2005.[3] CareerBroadwayBrightman first worked on Broadway in 2008, as an understudy in the ill-fated production of Glory Days, which ended after its first non-preview performance. Brightman never performed in the show. Thereafter, Brightman was cast as the munchkin Boq and made his Broadway debut in Wicked. He stayed with the show for two years. He obtained his next Broadway role in 2013 in Big Fish as an ensemble member and an understudy for a main role. Later in 2013, Brightman was cast as Michael Wormwood in Matilda the Musical.[4] In 2015, Brightman joined the newest musical endeavor of Andrew Lloyd Webber', School of Rock, adapted from the 2003 film of the same name. Initially, Brightman played various roles that were meant to be played by child actors but were performed by adults for the workshops. Brightman was cast in the starring role of Dewey, first, in the show's concert performances, and then, in his first starring role, in the Broadway production. Brightman performed as Dewey Finn at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway.[5] For this performance, Brightman received a nomination for the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.[6] Brightman played his final performance as Dewey on November 6, 2016 and returned to reprise the role for a limited run in April 2017.[7] Other workBrightman is a member of the comedy group, The (M)orons, along with fellow Broadway actors/writers, Andrew Kober, F. Michael Haynie, and Drew Gasparini. Brightman is currently developing two new musicals entitled The Whipping Boy and It's Kind of a Funny Story (based on the novel of the same name), with Gasparini, for which Brightman co-wrote the lyrics. Brightman made an appearance on Impractical Jokers during Brian "Q" Quinn's musical punishment that's based on the latter's real-life experience as a firefighter. Stage credits
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References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/person/alex-brightman-vault-0000032901|title=Alex Brightman {{!}} Playbill|website=Playbill|access-date=2016-03-17}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/theater/alex-brightman-rides-a-school-of-rock-wave.html|title=Alex Brightman Rides a ‘School of Rock’ Wave|date=4 January 2016|work=The New York Times}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bcp.org/news/article/index.aspx?LinkId=16272&ModuleId=194|title=Bellarmine Theatre Alumnus Receives Tony Award Nomination|date=9 May 2016|work=Bellarmine College Preparatory}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/theater/alex-brightman-rides-a-school-of-rock-wave.html|title=Alex Brightman Rides a ‘School of Rock’ Wave|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|date=2016-01-03|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-03-18}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Interview-Hes-Ready-to-Rock-Meet-Broadways-New-Leading-Man-SCHOOL-OF-ROCKs-Alex-Brightman-20150721|title=BWW Interview: He's Ready to Rock! Meet Broadway's New Leading Man, SCHOOL OF ROCK's Alex Brightman|last=Rosky|first=Nicole|website=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=2016-03-18}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2016-Tony-Awards-Nominations-And-the-Nominees-Are-20160503|title=2016 Tony Awards Nominations - HAMILTON Breaks Record with 16! And the Nominees Are...|last=Coverage|first=BWW Special|website=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=2016-05-03}} 7. ^{{cite web|last1=Gans|first1=Andrew|title=Alex Brightman Returns to Broadway’s School of Rock|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/alex-brightman-will-return-to-broadways-school-of-rock|website=Playbill|accessdate=20 April 2017}} External links
6 : 1987 births|Living people|American male stage actors|Place of birth missing (living people)|People from Santa Clara, California|People from Saratoga, California |
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