Hugh Panaro

Philadelphia-born Hugh Panaro has been described as the "leader of Broadway’s dwindling supply of great leading men." As a boy, he dreamed of a career as a veterinary medicine. His early love of music led him to pursue a career in theatre, beginning with a role in a Bucks County Playhouse production of "The Sound of Music" when he was thirteen. He worked his way up through regional and off-Broadway shows before originating the role of Marius Pontmercy in the first national tour of "Les Miserables.