Alex Puette
Biography
Broadway debut! Tours: Legally Blonde, Young Frankenstein, A Christmas Story, Riff in West Side Story (Int’l). Favorite regional: Jersey Boys (Nick Massi), Singin’ In The Rain (Don Lockwood), Joseph… (Pharaoh), A Chorus Line (Greg). BFA: University of Michigan. Endless gratitude to Mom and Dad, Brad and Margo, Archie, and Billy. For JoJo.
Credits
Hadestown
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