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J. Harrison Ghee (born June 16, 1989) [1] is an American actor, singer, and dancer, best known for their work on Broadway. [2] They [a] first received recognition for their performance as Lola in Kinky Boots. In December 2022, they originated the role of Jerry/Daphne in Some Like It Hot, a stage musical based on the 1959 film of the same name. [3]
J. Harrison Ghee’s performance in Broadway’s Some Like It Hot earned rave reviews — and a Tony Award win — after the characterization was partially informed by the actor’s real life.
J. Harrison Ghee, a Fayetteville native, was nominated for a Tony on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, for their performance in 'Some Like it Hot.' Ghee and another actor, Alex Newell, are the first nonbinary ...
Fayetteville native J. Harrison Ghee, who made history earlier this year by becoming one of the first openly nonbinary actors to win a Tony Award, has been named one of Out Magazine's Out100 for 2023.
[33] [34] [35] They and J. Harrison Ghee were the first openly non-binary actors to be nominated for and win a Tony Award. [2] [3] [4] In 2024, Newell performed their solo concert debut at Cadogan Hall in London, UK on September 1, 2024 for two performances. [36] These concerts featured a guest appearance from Marisha Wallace. [37]
The one to beat for lead actor in a musical is “Some Like It Hot” star J. Harrison Ghee, the nonbinary performer nominated for their empathetic, modern take on the role Jack Lemmon played in ...
Featuring musical performances from Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Kevin Del Aguila and the ensemble cast, who performed the original songs composed by Marc Shaiman who co-wrote it with Scott Wittman, the album was released through Concord Theatricals on March 10, 2023.
On a historic night for the 2023 Tony Awards, J. Harrison Ghee took home the prize for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, becoming the first nonbinary performer to win the category.