PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Jesus Christ Superstar's "Judas," Josh Young

By Matthew Blank
03 Apr 2012

Josh Young
Josh Young

Josh Young, currently starring as Judas in the new Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

Other theatre credits include Grapes of Wrath and Evita at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Marius in the U.S. tour of Les Miserables, Tony in West Side Story and Henrik in A Little Night Music.

Josh's debut solo album, "Still Dreaming of Paradise," is available on iTunes.



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Full given name: Joshua Paul Young
Where you were born/where you were raised: I was born in Columbia, SC, but moved to Wallingford, PA, at age 2 and was raised there.
Zodiac Sign:Taurus
What your parents did/do for a living:My father is a dentist, and my mother is a nurse and the owner of Lice Lifters in Chadds Ford, PA.
Siblings: My brother Doug is in law school and my sister Dena is a lawyer. Both of them are in Philadelphia.

I'm the oldest... which, if you know us, is hard to believe

Something you're REALLY bad at: Taxes!
First Broadway show you ever saw: The Who's Tommy
If you could go back in time and catch any performance, what would it be? Actually, of all things, I'd like to go all the way back to 1996 and see the original cast of Rent.
Current show you have been recommending to friends: Jersey Boys
Favorite showtune of all time: "Finishing the Hat" from Sunday in the Park with George
"Soliloquy" from Carousel
"Gethsemane" from Jesus Christ Superstar
Some favorite modern musicals: In the Heights, Les Miserables, Ragtime, Parade
Some favorite classic musicals: West Side Story
Carousel
Broadway or screen stars of the past you would most have loved to perform with: There are so many people of the present that I'd love to work with but of those who are no longer with us, I'd have loved to work with Judy Garland.
Your personal vocal idols, living or dead: Colm Wilkinson, Billy Porter, Placido Domingo, Michael Jackson, Mandy Patinkin, Barbra Streisand
The one performance – attended - that you will never forget: Original Broadway cast of In the Heights
Music that makes you cry, any genre: Jason Robert Brown music always gets me.
MAC or PC? PC but I use my iPad more
Last book you read: "Judas" by Susan Gubar
Must-see TV show(s): "Chopped" on the Food Network
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" on FX
"Walking Dead" on TMC
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