The Off-Broadway smash Celebrity Autobiography, created by Eugene Pack, will make its Broadway premiere at the Shubert Theatre featuring an all-star, constantly-expanding, rotating cast.
Learn more at the link in our bio.
To all our Chris Jackson fans, he’s back!!
✨CHRIS JACKSON I Actor ✨
Chris Jackson is an American actor, singer, musician, and composer. He began his career in 1995 starring in the Off-Broadway musical Time and the Wind by composer Galt MacDermot at the age of 20. He made his Broadway debut in 1997 as an ensemble member in the original Broadway cast of Disney’s The Lion King. He remained with the show for several years, ultimately taking over the role of Simba. He went on to pertorm leading roles in several more Broadway musicals and plays, including After Midnight, Bronx Bombers, Holler If Ya Hear Me, and Memphis. He drew critical acclaim in several projects with Lin-Manuel Miranda: originating the roles of Benny in In the Heights and George Washington in the smash hit Hamilton. For the latter role he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He also collaborated with Miranda on the Disney film Moana in which he provides the singing voice of Chief Tui. His other film work includes secondary roles in After. Life and Tracers.
Jackson currently stars as Chunk Palmer in the main cast of the CBS television drama Bull. His other television work includes the recurring role of Perry.
Loftus in the HBO prison drama Oz and guest appearances on Fringe, Gossip Girl, Nurse Jackie, The Good Wife and White Collar. Also active as a film and television composer, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for “What I Am” for the children’s television program Sesame Street.
He has also written music for LL Cool J, Sean Kingston, and will.i.am. [3] In 2018, Jackson received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia.
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I’ve only ever been in complete AWE of you. Your voice literally took my breath away the moment we met. Seeing you shine again… not JUST as the Amazing Mother of our children… not JUST as the World-Class Singer you are… not JUST as the grounded Actor you are… or the Heart and Soul Leader you are… But that you took that Step… Rolled up your sleeves, and left us for a little while and went back into a world you helped build 20 years ago. The Courage it takes to do what you’ve done…and a couple thousand miles from home(!)… “Proud is not the word I’m looking for!” Congratulations Baby! Our babies Finally got to see their Mama SHINE! So Honored to be your partner and your Biggest Fan✨✨✨✨✨✨✨❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
From The Vaults: When You’re Home, Mandy Gonzalez and Chris Jackson in our Spring 2006 workshop of In The Heights. No set yet, just rolling flats. Don’t know why the tempo is SO slow but we were still figuring things out.
We will surely have our eyes on Christopher Jackson on The Festival stage! 🎶
From originating the role of George Washington in Hamilton, Christopher has also brought his incredible talent to In the Heights, Freestyle Love Supreme, and screens across the country, captivating audiences with his commanding presence and powerhouse vocals.
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The Festival (@TheBroadwayFest )! The Festival! The Kingston Festival! Your theatre favorites are headed to the Hudson River waterfront for a special weekend celebration!
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As we start the new year, APO would love to look back and thank some of the most exciting artists we've worked with in our past seasons. 📆
APO had the pleasure of performing with Christopher Jackson (Hamilton, In the Heights, Moana) at the State Department's music diplomacy initiative kickoff back in 2023. We also reunited with him on the stage for Broadway's Leading Men in 2024, performing a powerful rendition of "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" from "Oklahoma!".
Be sure to go to pbs.org or the free @PBS app to watch the full performance and our other past concerts.
“You have to give yourself applause or you’re going to keep chasing that dragon” - @jmiglehart
A literal masterclass of a conversation between two iconic men that have made history on Broadway.✨
And some additional wise words from @cjack930 , too! 😉
Tune in to the full episode only on the And That’s Showbiz YT channel. 💫
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When the @sunshinekidsorg wanted to meet a Broadway star, I called my friend Christopher Jackson—and he showed up right away. He spent time with each of them, made them laugh, and even FaceTimed Lin-Manuel Miranda. Pure kindness and heart. Thank you for an experience they’ll never forget.
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