Jess LeProtto's incredible voice, energy, razor sharp dance technique, and jaw-dropping jumps and turns have earned him a place in the Great White Way spotlight. He started singing and dancing at age 5, and performed in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in Nashville as a kid. He went on to get his BFA in Musical Theatre from Pace University and shuffle ball changed his way into the company of The Boy From Oz, where he made his Broadway debut in 2003 followed by Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and Bye Bye Birdie. 

He played the role of Buttons in the original Broadway cast of Disney’s Newsies, and it was that show that truly solidified his Broadway veteran status. Fun fact - Jess is the logo for the US national tour of Newsies. If you do a search for "Newsies US tour poster," you’ll see him!

Other Broadway credits include On the Town, the revival of CATS where he played Mungojerrie, Hello, Dolly!, Carousel, and is currently in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, where he performs 8 shows a week and also serves as the dance captain.

You can also see Jess's work on film and television where he recently played A-Rab in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” for 20th Century Fox, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios. He was also in Isn’t It Romantic, Smash, Law & Order: SVU, One Life to Live, MTV’s “Video Music Awards," and in 2011, he made it to the Top 8 on "So You Think You Can Dance!”

Please welcome - a man who galloped as a waiter on the town while carrying the banner to the Heaviside layer where he’s making a beautiful noise (see what we did there?) - Scott's pal, Jess LeProtto!

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