Broadway BUZZ

Ali Louis Bourzgui is an award-winning actor, singer, and musician who is best known for his starring role as Tommy in the Tony Award nominated Broadway revival of The Who’s Tommy, where he made his Broadway debut to critical acclaim. Bourzgui received a Theatre World Award, a Jeff Award (Performer in a Leading Role), an Outer Critics Circle and a Drama League Award nomination for the role. Ali was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for We Live in Cairo at NYTW and most recently starred on Broadway as Orpheus in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Hadestown. Beyond acting, Ali is a musician and writer and just released his debut original album, Becomes A Home, with his band, Resident Lightweight. He is a proud son of a Moroccan immigrant and is actively working to increase representation in the media and the arts.