Dan Domenech is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Jason Dean in Heathers: The Musical, Drew in the

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musical '' Rock of Ages (musical)'' and a recurring guest appearance on ''

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''. Domenech has also appeared in the pre-Broadway runs of ''

Wonderland (musical) ''Wonderland'', formerly called ''Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure'' or ''Wonderland: A New Alice'', is a musical theatre, musical play with a libretto, book by Jack Murphy (writer), Jack Murphy and Gregory Boyd, lyrics by Murphy, and mu ...

'' and '' Sister Act (musical)''. National/International tours include ''

Rent (musical) ''Rent'' is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson, loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera ''La Bohème''. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lo ...

'' and '' Rock of Ages (musical)''. He also played Che in Evita in Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival 2017.

Early life

Domenech grew up in Farmingdale, New York, and went to

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for computer graphics and web design. An active member of the Long Island theater community, he performed in multiple shows at The Cultural Arts Playhouse.

Acting career

Domenech began his acting career as part of the cast of the musical ''Rent'', and toured with the show from 2002 to 2006. He then acted in the pre Broadway run of ''Sister Act (musical)'' in 2006 and 2007 and the regional premier of '' Altar Boyz'' in 2007. For the next two years he served as an associate choreographer for television and film including ''

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'','' Semi-Pro'', '' Fame (2009 film)'' and the

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for

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which earned a 2008 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Choreography. He also was the understudy for JD in the Off-Broadway performance of Heathers The Musical. Domenech performed in the pre-Broadway run of ''Wonderland'' in 2009. He was part of the first national tour of ''Rock of Ages'' in 2010 and played Drew in the Broadway production for the next two years. In 2012 Domenech appeared as Chase Madison on Season 4 of Glee on Fox and performed in the

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workshop of ''Aladdin'' In 2013 Domenech played the title role in a stage adaptation of ''Tarzan The Stage Musical'' at Meralco Theater. Domenech understudied the role of Jason Dean, Kurt Kelly and Ram Sweeney in the off-Broadway production of

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Filmography

Television

Theatre

Personal life

When not on tour, Domenech lives in New York. He's been involved with several non-profit organizations including

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, Lollipop Theater Network which bring movies currently in theaters to children confined to hospitals due to chronic or life-threatening illnesses and award-winning non for profit Broadway Sings for Pride.

References

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