Gregory Lucas Malek-Jones (born May 12, 1990) known professionally as Gregori Lukas is an American recording artist, singer, dancer and actor. Gregori released his debut single "Stay", in March 2013, to rave reviews. He has appeared with the

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in numerous productions and is best known for playing the title role in

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's '' Nutcracker'' at the

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Life and career

Born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey, Malek-Jones attended the

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in New York City alongside Taylor Momsen and

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, where he studied musical theater and dance. While in attendance at the Professional Performing Arts School, he was nominated for the New Jersey Theater Alliance's NJACT Perry Award for Best Male Ensemble actor in a musical for his role in the Montclair Operetta Club's Children of Eden. Gregori also attended the

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from the years 2001–2007. During his term with the

he performed in various shows with the

, including Harlequinade, Swan Lake, Vienna Waltzes, Sleeping Beauty and

The Nutcracker. While in production with

The Nutcracker, he was featured in the film, ''The Nutcracker Family : Behind the Magic'', directed by Virginia Loring Brooks. Malek-Jones also starred in the film adaptation for the independent film ''Tap Dreams'', directed by Anthony Giordano. Malek-Jones appeared with the Paper Mill Playhouse in various theater productions such as ''

The King And I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childre ...

'' and ''

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''. He also sang alongside

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winner Ben Vereen for the New Voices concert in April 2003. In 2005, Malek-Jones appeared with New York City's Camp Broadway with " Melissa & Joey" star

Joey Lawrence Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Jr. (born April 20, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and game show host. He got his start as a child star in the early 1980s and is best known for his role as Joey Russo in '' Bl ...

in the

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singing " Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive". In February 2010, Gregory and his longtime friend formed the pop music group Closet Boys and digitally released their debut single, "I Wanna Go", worldwide under

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. Gregory now resides in

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and New York City.

Discography

Singles

* " Stay" (2013) * "

Belong Belong may refer to: Music * Belong (band), an American experimental music duo Albums * ''Belong'' (Kevin Walker album) or the title song, 2013 * ''Belong'' (The Pains of Being Pure at Heart album) or the title song, 2011 * ''Belong'', by Sa ...

" (2015)

Filmography

References

External links

* *http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/01/arts/city-ballet-review-come-on-valiant-toys-let-s-fight-evil-mice.html *http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-12-09/dance/upcoming/1/ *http://danceviewtimes.com/dvny/reviews/2003/nycbnuts.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20110714185525/http://www.njtheater.com/perry/perry2003.asp *http://www.mandy.com/1/film3.cfm?id=4425 *http://www.papermill.org/press-releases/current-season/199-paper-mill-playhouse-announces-the-cast-of-qcurtainsq-april-27-may-22-.html *http://makeadifferencexp8.blogspot.com/2013/01/lukas-very-talented-young-musician-has.html *http://www.worldcat.org/title/nutcracker-family-behind-the-magic/oclc/182581948#details-allauthors *https://web.archive.org/web/20150905230513/http://www.newtownbee.com/news/news/2014/05/10/recording-artist-coming-play-and-stay-year-s-relay/205727 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lukas, Gregori 1990 births Living people American male singer-songwriters American male pop singers American singer-songwriters American male ballet dancers American LGBT musicians American LGBT rights activists People from Montclair, New Jersey 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers