Max Kumangai
Biography
he/him. Broadway: Jagged Little Pill, Waitress. Off-Broadway: What’ s That Smell, Lysistrata Jones, The Civil War. Tour: Waitress, Hair and Joseph.... Five shows at Encores! TV: “Boardwalk Empire” and “Vinyl.” BFA from UMich. Endless gratitude to creatives, SW Casting and Nicolosi and Co. Love to BT and my family!
Credits
Hadestown, Waitress, Jagged Little Pill
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