Andrew Keenan-Bolger is an American actor. He is best known for originating the roles of Crutchie in '' Newsies'', and Jesse Tuck in ''

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'' on Broadway. His other Broadway credits include Robertson Ay in ''

Mary Poppins It may refer to: * ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character. * Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers. * ''Mary Poppins'' (film), a 1964 Disney film sta ...

'', Jojo in ''

Seussical ''Seussical'' is a musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, based on the many children's stories of Dr. Seuss, with most of its plot being based on ''Horton Hears a Who!'', '' Gertrude McFuzz'', and ''Horton Hatches the Egg'' while inc ...

'', Chip in ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

'' and Young Scrooge in ''

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''. In 2010, Keenan-Bolger co-created the web series ''

Submissions Only ''Submissions Only'' is a comedy web series about the casting and audition process for Broadway theater. It centers around aspiring actress Penny Reilly (Kate Wetherhead) and her friend, casting agency director Tim Trull (Colin Hanlon), and their ...

'' with

Kate Wetherhead Kate Wetherhead is an American actress, writer and director known for her work on '' Submissions Only,'' ''Legally Blonde'', and the ''Jack and Louisa'' book series. Early life and education Kate was born in Burlington, Vermont, to Christine a ...

. He serves as the series' director and editor. He has also directed two short films, ''Sign'' and ''The Ceiling Fan''.

Early life and education

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native, Keenan-Bolger is the brother of

Celia Keenan-Bolger Celia Keenan-Bolger (born January 26, 1978) is an American actress and singer. She is known for portraying Scout Finch in the play ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (2018), which earned her a Tony Award. She has also won three Drama Desk Awards and an ...

and Maggie Keenan-Bolger. He graduated from

Renaissance High School Renaissance High School is a public high school in the city of Detroit, Michigan. Renaissance is one of four magnet high schools in the Detroit Public Schools district; (the others being Cass Technical High School, Detroit School of Arts, and C ...

and the

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, where he received with a

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, in musical theatre, in 2007.

Career

As a teenager, Keenan-Bolger was in the original 2000 cast of ''

'' on Broadway, as an alternate Jojo. He has also appeared on Broadway in ''

'' as Chip, and ''

'' as Young Scrooge. The actor was featured in the first national tours of ''

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'' as Leaf Coneybear, ''

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'' as the Little Boy, and ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' as Young Max. Other theater credits include ''

High School Musical on Stage! ''High School Musical on Stage!'' is a musical based on the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie ''High School Musical'', with music and lyrics by Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, Ray and Greg Cham, Drew Seeley, Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn, Andy Do ...

'' at

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and ''Perez Hilton Saves the Universe'' at the 2008

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. He has also been seen on television as Christophe on the series '' The Naked Brothers Band'' and as a weekly commentator on

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. His film credits include '' Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas'' and ''

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''. Keenan-Bolger created a video blog to promote

's production of ''High School Musical'' in which he starred. Keenan-Bolger was a regular on fellow web series "The Battery's Down". He is noted for his performance of the song 'You're in Vegas' which is available for download on

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. In 2010, Keenan-Bolger co-created the web series ''

'' with fellow Broadway performer

. He serves as the series' director and editor. On October 12, 2010, he took over the role of Robertson Ay in the Broadway production of Disney's ''

'' and later played the part on the National tour. He created the role of Omar in the 5th Avenue Theater production of Disney's ''

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'' (July 2011) and played Crutchie in Disney's '' Newsies'' (March 2012), a role he originally created at the

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(September 2011). His last performance date as Crutchie was on March 11, 2013, so he could begin rehearsal for his role in the musical adaptation of ''

''. He was supposed to star as Jesse Tuck, with performances beginning on July 28, 2013, at Boston's Colonial Theatre, but the show was delayed due to the lack of availability of a suitable theatre for its subsequent transfer to New York. He next performed in

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's drama ''Family Furniture'', which ran from November 12 to December 22, 2013, at

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in the

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section of

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. He played the part of Billy Frazier in the 2014 romantic comedy film ''

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'', starring

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and

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. He revisited the role of Jesse Tuck in the

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production of ''

'' which opened on April 26, 2016, and ran until May 29, 2016. On May 23, 2017, Bolger revisited his role of Crutchie in the Newsies Musical Film.

Personal life

Keenan-Bolger married Scott Bixby, the White House reporter for ''

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'', on October 13, 2018.

Filmography

Film and television

Broadway and Off-Broadway

Tour

Regional and other theatre

Concerts

Web

Scripted podcasts

Bibliography

*''Jack and Louisa: Act 1'' (w/

), 2015 *''Jack and Louisa: Act 2'' (w/

), 2016 *''Jack and Louisa: Act 3'' (w/

), 2017

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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YouTube
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