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William "Will" Swenson (born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, writer, film director and singer best known for his work in musical theatre. He also has developed a film career, primarily in LDS cinema. ==Career== Swenson was born in Provo, Utah. He is best known among Mormons for his role as Jonathan Jordan in the LDS Cinema movie ''The Singles Ward'' (2002) and its sequel, ''The Singles 2nd Ward'' (2007).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd )〕 Swenson co-wrote, directed and acted in the LDS Cinema feature film, ''Sons of Provo'' (2004). A grandson of Nathan and playwright and actress Ruth Hale, Will Swenson was born in Utah and moved around a lot throughout the United States during his childhood. He attended Brigham Young University and later served as a Mormon missionary in Ecuador. However, he is no longer a practicing Mormon. Swenson appeared on Broadway in ''Lestat'', ''110 in the Shade'' and ''Brooklyn''. Off-Broadway, he played the role of Stacee Jaxx in the musical ''Rock of Ages'' but did not go on to perform the role on Broadway because he was offered the starring role of Berger in the Broadway revival of ''Hair''. He played Sir Sagramore in ''Camelot'' at Lincoln Center and Chris in the second national tour of ''Miss Saigon''. He played the role of Berger in the Off-Broadway 40th Anniversary Concert of ''Hair'' opposite Karen Olivo. In 2008, Swenson was again cast as Berger in The Public Theater's revival of the show in Central Park. He went on to reprise the role when the production moved to Broadway in March 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Hair, with Swenson, Creel, Allen, Levy, Case and Sheik, Returns to Broadway March 6 )〕 He received critical acclaim for his performance on Broadway and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. He played the role of Berger again in the West End revival of ''Hair'' which began performances on April 1, 2010,〔Shenton, Mark. ("Broadway's Hair to Let It All Hang Out at West End's Gielgud Theatre" ), playbill.com, November 12, 2009〕 and ended his limited engagement on May 29, 2010.〔Hetrick, Adam. ("EXCLUSIVE: Burkhardt to Succeed Swenson in London's Hair" ), playbill.com, May 21, 2010〕 Audra McDonald and Swenson reprised their roles in ''110 in the Shade'' in the Hale Center Theater Orem's production. On October 8, 2009, Swenson appeared as in the guest cameo slot for the extension performance of Katie Thompson's ''R.R.R.E.D.: A Secret Musical'', as part of the 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival. In 2010, Swenson played the lead role of "Tick"/"Mitzi" in the pre-Broadway North American company of ''Priscilla: Queen of the Desert'' in Toronto, Canada.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Swenson & Sheldon Lead Pre-Broadway PRISCILLA in Toronto; Opens Oct. 26 )〕 In October 2013, Swenson was cast as Inspector Javert in the 2014 Broadway revival of ''Les Misérables'', which opened in March 2014 at New York's Imperial Theatre, where the musical had previously run for 13 years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Utah’s Will Swenson lands role in ‘Les Miz’ revival )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Will Swenson (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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