Andrew Barth Feldman

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Andrew Barth Feldman
Feldman in 2023
BornAndrew Barth Feldman
(2002-05-07) May 7, 2002 (age 21)
Manhasset, New York, U.S.
EducationHarvard University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2018–present

Andrew Barth Feldman (born May 7, 2002) is an American actor and singer. He began his acting career in musical theater by participating in local productions as a child.[1] Feldman won a Jimmy Award for his high school's production of the musical Catch Me If You Can in 2018. In 2019, he played the title role in the musical Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway. Feldman has also played a guest role in the television musical series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series in 2021 and expanded to films in 2023 with a supporting role in A Tourist's Guide to Love and a leading role in No Hard Feelings.

Early life and education[edit]

Feldman was born in Manhasset, New York, to David N. Feldman and Barbara Barth.[2] He was raised with an older sister and closely with his cousins, whom he calls his brothers. They grew up near his mother's childhood hometown. He and his family are Jewish.[3] Feldman became a fan of musical theater at a very young age after watching a production of Beauty and the Beast at age three.[1] He went on to star in various local and school productions, including Annie, Grease, and Rent.[4] He started a YouTube channel in high school to do projects for school.

He also founded his own musical theater company in middle school, Zneefrock Productions, as part of his Bar Mitzvah project to raise money for autism research.[1] He and a friend wrote and directed a Star Wars parody musical for the company, which would later be put on at 54 Below with professional actors. He attended Lawrence Woodmere Academy, where his mother worked as an administrator before her death in August 2019.

After taking time off of high school to star in Dear Evan Hansen, Feldman initially decided to attend Harvard University in the fall of 2020, but he deferred his enrollment a year to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] In 2022, he had to take a semester off from Harvard when he booked the co-lead role in the film No Hard Feelings opposite Jennifer Lawrence.[6]

Career[edit]

Acting career[edit]

In 2018, his sophomore year of high school, Feldman portrayed Frank Abagnale Jr. in his high school's production of the musical Catch Me If You Can.[7] After winning his regional awards program for this performance, he was invited to perform at the Jimmy Awards,[8] where he won the award for best actor. Stacey Mindich, the lead producer of Dear Evan Hansen, saw his performance and asked him to audition for the role of Evan Hansen on Broadway. On January 30, 2019, at the age of 16, Feldman assumed the role of Evan Hansen, taking over for Taylor Trensch.[1] His performance was lauded,[9] with Sarah Bahr in the New York Times writing, "Andrew Barth Feldman made me forget where I was, who I was, that I was anything other than part of the world onstage...I'm pretty sure I didn't draw breath the entire first act."[10] He exited the role on January 26, 2020, upon which Jordan Fisher took over the role.

Feldman began a fundraiser for the Actor's Fund called Broadway Jackbox in March 2020, alongside former Dear Evan Hansen co-star Alex Boniello. This fundraiser streamed on Twitch, with famous Broadway and screen actors each week. He additionally created a murder mystery series called Broadway Whodunit, which stars Broadway and theatre actors.[11] During his run in the show, he had his own Broadway.com vlog and he has his own YouTube channel under his name. He began his own theatre company, Zneefrock Productions, to raise money for autism awareness. He can be heard playing himself in As the Curtain Rises, an original Broadway soap opera podcast from the Broadway Podcast Network.[12]

On December 28, 2020, it was announced that Feldman would star as Linguini in a benefit concert presentation of Ratatouille the Musical, an internet meme that originated on TikTok, inspired by the 2007 Disney/Pixar film. The concert streamed exclusively on TodayTix on January 1, 2021.[13] His performance was celebrated, with Jesse Green writing in The New York Times that Feldman "seems to have animated his face to match Pixar's version: He's instantly adorable while looking like he still might gnaw your toe."[14]

On February 11, 2021, it was announced that Feldman would make his television acting debut in the Disney+ show, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, as a recurring guest star for season 2, where he played Antoine, a French exchange student.[15]

On May 7, 2021, Feldman appeared in 2019 Jimmy Award finalist Casey Likes' short film Thespians.[16]

Feldman made his feature film acting debut in April 2023 in Netflix film A Tourist's Guide to Love as Alex, a college-bound vlogger.[17][18] He starred opposite Jennifer Lawrence in No Hard Feelings in June 2023 as Percy, a soon-to-be college student who is also socially clueless.[19][20]

Music[edit]

On July 8, 2021, Feldman released his first single "Every Pretty Girl" about falling in love as a teenager with OCD.[21][22] On Christmas Eve 2021, Feldman released his second single "Emma". Also in July 2021, Feldman was featured on American actress and singer Cozi Zuehlsdorff's single "The Old Me and You". On September 23, 2022, Feldman and Joe Serafini released "In My Head", a duet written by songwriters Daniel Mertzlufft and Jacob Ryan Smith about the budding romance between two young men.[23]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Details
Penn Station

Cast recordings[edit]

Title Details
SW: A New(sical) Hope
(Original Cast Recording)
(with Adrian Dickson)
  • Released: November 3, 2017
  • Label: Zneefrock Productions
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles[edit]

Title Year Album
"Every Pretty Girl" 2021 Non-album singles
"Emma" 2022
"The College Breakup" 2023

Featured singles[edit]

Title Year Album
"Me and Mr. Popularity" 2021 In Pieces: A New Musical (Highlights)
"The Old Me & You"
(Cozi Zuehlsdorff featuring Andrew Barth Feldman) 		Non-album single
"Archie's All-American"
(Joe Iconis & Family featuring Andrew Barth Feldman) 		2022 Album
"Second Star"
(with Ben Ward) 		Non-album single
"In My Head"
(Smith & Mertzlufft featuring Andrew Barth Feldman
and Joe Serafini) 		Non-album single
"Popular"
(Third Reprise featuring Andrew Barth Feldman) 		2023 Non-album single

Guest appearances[edit]

Title Year Album
"Maneater" (Live) 2023 No Hard Feelings
(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Acting credits[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall Himself Concert film; cameo
2023 A Tourist's Guide to Love Alex
2023 No Hard Feelings Percy Becker
TBA SNL 1975 Neil Levy Filming

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2020–2021 Stars in the House Anthony, Himself Special guest; 3 episodes
2020 The 2020 Roger Rees Awards Himself - Host TV special
2021–2023 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Antoine/Andy Recurring guest role

Stage[edit]

Year Production Role Category
2018 Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale Jr. Lawrence Woodmere Academy
2019–2020 Dear Evan Hansen Evan Hansen Broadway
2020 SW: A New(sical) Hope Han Solo/Darth Vader 54 Below
2021 Ratatouille the Musical Alfredo Linguini Benefit Concert
2022 7 Sacrilege Street Composer Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club
2022 Park Map Composer/Performer 54 Below

Music video[edit]

Year Title Artist
2021 "Me and Mr. Popularity" (from In Pieces: A New Musical)[24] Joey Contreras

Awards[edit]

Year Awards Category Work Result
2018 Roger Rees Awards Best Actor Catch Me If You Can Won
National High School Musical Theatre Awards Best Actor Won
2019 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards Favorite Replacement Dear Evan Hansen Nominated[25]
Broadway.com Star of the Year Star of the Year Nominated[26]
2021 New York Emmy Awards Education/Schools – Long Form Content Roger Rees Awards Won[27]
2022 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards Best Show Park Map Won[28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Paulson, Michael (2019-01-16). "He's 16 Going On Stardom: Meet Broadway's Next 'Evan Hansen'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. ^ Schuler, Barbara (24 January 2019). "LI teen Andrew Barth Feldman takes the lead in 'Dear Evan Hansen' on Broadway". Newsday.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Broadway teen actor opens up about his Jewish heritage, role of a lifetime". 20 February 2019.
  4. ^ Fierberg, Ruthie (January 30, 2019). "New Dear Evan Hansen Star Andrew Barth Feldman Brings Something Brand-New to Evan". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  5. ^ "Andrew Barth Feldman Joins High School Musical: The Musical: The Series". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  6. ^ Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘No Hard Feelings’ Co-Star Had to ‘Look Her in the Eyes’ and Say ‘Let’s F—‘ For Their Chemistry Read, Then Left Harvard to Go Film
  7. ^ "Going from Woodmere to the Broadway stage". Herald Community Newspapers. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  8. ^ "Participation Guidelines | The National High School Musical Theatre Awards". www.jimmyawards.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  9. ^ Green, Jesse (30 August 2021). "Review: 'Dear Evan Hansen,' With A Real Teenage Evan". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  10. ^ Bahr, Sarah (August 29, 2019). "Discount Me In: How I Saw 30 Shows on a Student Budget". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Broadway Whodunit? Creator Andrew Barth Feldman Wants to Write a Murder Mystery for Patti LuPone". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  12. ^ Araujo, Roberto (2020-11-25). "Watch Lillias White, James Monroe Iglehart, and Andrew Barth Feldman in a Sneak Peek of Broadway-Themed Soap Opera As the Curtain Rises". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  13. ^ Evans, Greg (2020-12-28). "'Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical' All-Star Cast To Include Wayne Brady, Tituss Burgess & Adam Lambert". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  14. ^ Green, Jesse (3 January 2021). "'Ratatouille' Review: What's Small and Hairy With Big Dreams?". The New York Times. No. January 3, 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  15. ^ "'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' Adds Andrew Barth Feldman and Asher Angel to Season 2 Cast: Exclusive". www.billboard.com. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  16. ^ Almost Famous Standout Casey Likes Releases Thespians, Featuring Rob McClure and Young Stage Stars Broadway.com.
  17. ^ "Ben Feldman, Missi Pyle & More Round Out Cast of Netflix's Romance 'A Tourist's Guide to Love'". 6 May 2022.
  18. ^ Howard, Courtney (April 21, 2023). "'A Tourist's Guide to Love' Review: Rachael Leigh Cook Gets a Heart-Stamped Passport in a Conventional but Charming Rom-Com". Variety. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  19. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 15, 2022). "Andrew Barth Feldman To Star Opposite Jennifer Lawrence In Sony R-Rated Comedy 'No Hard Feelings'". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  20. ^ Hipes, Patrick (March 9, 2023). "'No Hard Feelings' Red-Band Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence Gets A Job In First Look At Edgy Comedy". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  21. ^ Brethauer-Hamling, Taylor. "Andrew Barth Feldman Releases Debut Single 'Every Pretty Girl'". Broadway World. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  22. ^ Andrew, Barth Feldman (20 April 2020). "Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  23. ^ "Andrew Barth Feldman & Joe Serafini Share New Single 'In My Head'".
  24. ^ Sullivan, Lindsey (February 3, 2021). "See Andrew Barth Feldman Perform Joey Contreras' 'Me and Mr. Popularity'". Broadway.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  25. ^ Wontorek, Paul. "Fan-Picked 2019 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Nominations Announced; Be More Chill Leads With 12". broadway.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  26. ^ Moynihan, Caitlin. "Who Will Be the 2019 Broadway.com Star of the Year? Vote Now!". broadway.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  27. ^ "64th Annual New York Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF).
  28. ^ "Winners Announced For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards".

External links[edit]

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