Our Favorite New Faces of Broadway

by Mickey Boardman

New York City is the live theater capital of the universe (sorry, London!) and every season Broadway delivers a crop of amazing, uber-talented newcomers. We’ve rounded up our favorite new faces you need to watch out for. Some are just making their Broadway debuts, while others have been around awhile but have recently given breakout performances that knocked our socks off.

Below, meet 11 of the most exciting new faces on Broadway.

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L Morgan Lee — "A Strange Loop"

L Morgan Lee is the first openly trans actor to receive a Tony nomination, as well as the first openly trans actor to originate a role in a Pulitzer Prize-winning work, A Strange Loop, which created a sensation on Broadway, winning Best Musical at the 2022 Tony Awards. She plays one of the Thoughts (Thought 1) who interact with Usher, a large, black, queer writer trying to come to terms with his identity. Lee has signed on to the musical adaptation of the book The Danish Girl, which is being workshopped in London, where she'll play the titular character.