Nicholas Adams (born June 10, 1983) is an American actor, singer, and dancer, known for starring as Adam/Felicia in the original

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production of '' Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' and starring as Whizzer Brown in the first national tour of the

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revival of ''

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''.

Career

In 2005, Adams earned a BFA in musical theatre with a minor in dance from the

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. In New York, he joined the international tour of the musical ''

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'', later joining the Broadway cast. He was also in the original Broadway cast of ''

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''. In 2007 he co-starred with Mario Lopez as Larry in the Broadway revival of ''

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''. In June 2009 he was in the original cast of the Broadway revival of ''

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''. In 2010, Adams played Angelique in the original

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-winning revival cast of '' La Cage aux Folles'' on Broadway at the

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, starring

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. He also starred as Adam/Felicia in '' Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'', which opened at the Palace Theater on March 20, 2011 after a short run in

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at the

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. On February 4, 2014, Adams joined the first national tour of ''

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'' and was the final actor to star in the role of

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. In 2016, Adams appeared in season two of the sketch

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''. In 2019, he appeared on the first season of the

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series ''

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'' as Dallas Drake, and starred as Whizzer Brown in the first national tour of the Lincoln Center Theater revival of ''

''. His other TV and film credits include: ''

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'', '' Smash'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''It Could Be Worse'', the

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, and multiple telecasts of the

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. Adams, who is gay, was a part of a

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campaign with cast members from ''Priscilla Queen of the Desert'' in 2010. In December 2012, Adams was a backing dancer in

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's video for his single, ''Don't Wanna Know''.

Awards and nominations

In 2011, Adams won two Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, for "Favorite Breakthrough Performance" and "Favorite Diva Performance" for his role in ''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert''. Adams was also nominated for the 2011 Astaire Award for Best Dancer on Broadway and honored by the American Theatre Hall of Fame for his role in ''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Nick 1983 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Pennsylvania American male musical theatre actors American male television actors Actors from Erie, Pennsylvania American gay actors LGBT people from Pennsylvania Boston Conservatory at Berklee alumni