Jay Armstrong Johnson

Jay Armstrong Johnson (born September 1, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and dancer, known for starring roles on Broadway in musicals like Parade, On the Town, and The Phantom of the Opera, and for his portrayal of Will Olsen in the ABC television series Quantico.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2014)

In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lonny Price
CAST:  Emma Thompson  •  Bryn Terfel  •  Jeff Blumenkrantz  •  Christian Borle

In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lonny Price
CAST:  Emma Thompson  •  Bryn Terfel  •  Jeff Blumenkrantz  •  Christian Borle

Straight Outta OZ (2016)

This visual album features artists Nicole Scherzinger, Jordin Sparks, Perez Hilton, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Amber Riley, Raven Symoné and Tamar Braxton among others, telling the emotional story of Broadway star Todrick Hall's upbringing and rise to fame as a gay ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Todrick Hall
CAST:  Todrick Hall  •  Joseph Gordon-Levitt  •  Nicole Scherzinger  •  Jordin Sparks

This visual album features artists Nicole Scherzinger, Jordin Sparks, Perez Hilton, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Amber Riley, Raven Symoné and Tamar Braxton among others, telling the emotional story of Broadway star Todrick Hall's upbringing and rise to fame as a gay ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Todrick Hall
CAST:  Todrick Hall  •  Joseph Gordon-Levitt  •  Nicole Scherzinger  •  Jordin Sparks

I Put a Spell on You: The Sanderson Sisters Break the Internet (2020)

I Put a Spell on You was created by and stars Johnson. The annual show is a spoof of and tribute to the beloved cult classic movie Hocus Pocus. This year’s COVID-safe digital film is not your average stream: it’s complete with larger-than-life performances and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Armstrong Johnson  •  Ahmad Simmons
CAST:  Jay Armstrong Johnson  •  Allison Robinson  •  Amanda Williams Ware  •  Nick Rashad Burroughs

I Put a Spell on You was created by and stars Johnson. The annual show is a spoof of and tribute to the beloved cult classic movie Hocus Pocus. This year’s COVID-safe digital film is not your average stream: it’s complete with larger-than-life performances and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Armstrong Johnson  •  Ahmad Simmons
CAST:  Jay Armstrong Johnson  •  Allison Robinson  •  Amanda Williams Ware  •  Nick Rashad Burroughs

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (2020)

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a celebration of the lives lost to AIDS told in free-verse monologues with a blues, jazz and rock score.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Russell  •  Justin Ross Cohen
CAST:  Lena Hall  •  Nathan Lane  •  Brooks Ashmanskas  •  Jay Armstrong Johnson

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a celebration of the lives lost to AIDS told in free-verse monologues with a blues, jazz and rock score.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Russell  •  Justin Ross Cohen
CAST:  Lena Hall  •  Nathan Lane  •  Brooks Ashmanskas  •  Jay Armstrong Johnson