Broadway BUZZ

Tony and Grammy Award nominated Joshua Boone most recently seen on Broadway playing the “absolute scene-stealing” role of Dally in Danya Taymor’s The Outsiders, for which he also received a Drama League nomination for Distinguished Performance. He starred as the lead of Netflix's A Jazzman’s Blues, written, directed, and produced by Tyler Perry, which premiered worldwide at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. The film received a roaring 7-minute standing ovation and was nominated for several 2023 NAACP Awards. Josh himself received nominations for Outstanding Actor in A Motion Picture and the Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture. He’ll next be seen in the indie psychological drama, Blow the Horn, written and directed by Nacho Arenas, and starring Tracee Ellis Ross. He also starred opposite André Holland, Nicole Beharie, and DeWanda Wise in the feature film, Love, Brooklyn, which premiered at Sundance, executive produced by Steven Soderbergh. He was seen on stage in Dominique Morisseau’s Broadway show Skeleton Crew, starring opposite Phylicia Rashad and Chante Adams for Tony-winning director Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Joshua previously starred in Premature for director Rashaad Ernesto Green opposite Zora Howard. He can also be seen in indie release Wheels for writer/director Paul Starkman. He also starred on stage at MCC in All the Natalie Portmans and before that, he starred in Ivo van Hove’s highly acclaimed Broadway production of Network opposite Bryan Cranston. In 2018, he completed a guest star role on Seven Seconds for Netflix. Additional stage credits include Artney Jackson (Williamstown), Actually (MTC, Williamstown), and Mother Courage and Her Children (Classic Stage Company), Holler If Ya Hear Me (Broadway).