Exclusive: Myles Frost, the moonwalking star of Broadway’s Mj The Musical who recently, at age 22, became the youngest-ever recipient of the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, has signed with UTA in all areas.
UTA will help expand Frost’s career across a variety of verticals, including film, television, brand endorsements and more.
Frost became a breakout Broadway star this year with his critically lauded performance as Michael Jackson in the bio-musical. Frost was a college junior studying audio engineering before he was discovered during the Covid pandemic by his online acting coach Lelund Durond Thompson.
Thompson, who found a video of Frost performing the Jackson hit “Billie Jean” at a high school talent show five years earlier, shared the clip with his partner, Jason Michael Webb, the musical director for Mj. Frost’s performance of “The Way You Make Me Feel” and “Smooth Criminal” on...
UTA will help expand Frost’s career across a variety of verticals, including film, television, brand endorsements and more.
Frost became a breakout Broadway star this year with his critically lauded performance as Michael Jackson in the bio-musical. Frost was a college junior studying audio engineering before he was discovered during the Covid pandemic by his online acting coach Lelund Durond Thompson.
Thompson, who found a video of Frost performing the Jackson hit “Billie Jean” at a high school talent show five years earlier, shared the clip with his partner, Jason Michael Webb, the musical director for Mj. Frost’s performance of “The Way You Make Me Feel” and “Smooth Criminal” on...
- 6/29/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Doing justice to a real-life person, as an actor, comes with its own set of pressures. Embodying a cultural icon, however, can be downright overwhelming. When Aretha Franklin personally gave Jennifer Hudson her blessing to portray her in the biopic Respect, the Oscar winner was elated by the vote of confidence. Then reality set in. “Those are huge, huge, huge shoes to fill,” Hudson says. “But if she said I can do this, I’m going to do my best.” Ultimately, the challenges of stepping into Franklin’s rich, complex legacy had a deeply beneficial effect on Hudson: “It inspired me to want to own my voice that much more.”
Deadline: To portray a real-life icon over the course of a lifetime must feel like a huge task. What are the challenges in that?
Jennifer Hudson: Well, first of all, when you consider what she represents to us all—and,...
Deadline: To portray a real-life icon over the course of a lifetime must feel like a huge task. What are the challenges in that?
Jennifer Hudson: Well, first of all, when you consider what she represents to us all—and,...
- 12/3/2021
- by Carita Rizzo
- Deadline Film + TV
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