William "Will" Swenson (born October 26, 1973) is an Americanactor, writer, film director and singer best known for his work in musical theatre. He also has developed a film career, primarily in LDS cinema.
A grandson of Nathan and playwright and actress Ruth Hale, Will Swenson was born in Utah and moved around a lot throughout the United States during his childhood. He attended Brigham Young University and later served as a Mormon missionary in Ecuador. However, he is no longer a practicing Mormon.
Broadway star Will Swenson talks playing Neil Diamond in new musical
Swenson and the cast of “A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical on Broadway” treat us to a special performance.
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published: 08 Dec 2022
Will Swenson @ 54 Below with guest Ramin Karimloo "The Confrontation" / "A Little Fall of Rain"
published: 19 Sep 2015
Broadway Couple Audra McDonald and Will Swenson Sing a STUNNING Rendition of “Smile”
Broadway stars Audra McDonald and husband Will Swenson chat and sing "Smile" on the one-night-only return of "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," a benefit for The Actors Fund to support members of the entertainment industry in need during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Watch full show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sePAgItK9sM
Produced by Erich Bergen with Broadway.com and Revelations Entertainment
Hosted by Rosie O’Donnell
Directed by Paul Wontorek
Casting by Telsey + Company/Craig Burns, CSA
Graphics & Animation by Ryan Casey
published: 23 Mar 2020
Will Swenson Had Framed Picture of Neil Diamond In Childhood Home | New York Live TV
Will Swenson talks with Sara Gore about playing Neil Diamond in the hit Broadway musical, “A Beautiful Noise.”
#NewYorkLiveTV #WillSwenson #NeilDiamond #ABeautifulNoise
published: 23 Aug 2023
Will Swenson Sings Neil Diamond's "Cracklin' Rosie" From A Beautiful Noise Broadway Musical
Hear Will Swenson sing the classic Neil Diamond song "Cracklin' Rosie" from the new Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise.
published: 28 Sep 2022
Will Swenson (Part 1) - Broadway Actor Talks About Failed Shows and Leaving the Mormon the Church
Actor and singer Will Swenson is a Tony nominee for his outstanding work in the revival of the musical HAIR back in 2009. He's someone I’ve known since the late 90s when we were working at Disney World in Orlando, both sharing the role of Gaston in Beauty and the Beast. We are both baritone leading man, who grew up in the church, and both had first marriages that didn’t last.
We have shared so much in common that one of my initial reasons for bringing him on the podcast was to figure out what I could’ve done differently, what are the one or two things I could’ve done that would’ve let me mirror his career path (and possibly successes). But instead, what I came away with was a greater understanding of shared experience, of commonalities we all have, both professional and personal, that go ...
published: 06 Sep 2021
Medal of Honor awarded to former Army Capt. William Swenson
Former Army Capt. William Swenson received the Medal of Honor on Tuesday from President Obama at the White House for his extraordinary courage during a firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan. David Martin speaks with Swenson about the harrowing battle.
published: 16 Oct 2013
Hanging with Will Swenson (and Andrew Kober!?) | The Hang podcast
It's the return of #KoberLoo! This episode is a special threesome hang with Will Swenson, Andrew Kober, and Ramin.
Get more information about The Hang via http://bpn.fm/thehang.
Will Swenson is currently starring as Neil Diamond (Then) in A Beautiful Noise, on Broadway. He is known as one of Broadway’s most versatile leading men and has been seen on Broadway in roles across a wide character spectrum. Will received critical acclaim for his performance as the subversive hippie Berger in the 2009 revival of Hair for which he received Tony, Drama Desk and Drama League Nominations. He went on to perform the role in London’s West End as well. He starred as Inspector Javert in the 2014 revival of Les Miserables, which gave him the (mis)fortune of becoming bestieas with Ramin and Andrew. He play...
published: 27 Feb 2023
2013 Tony Awards: Families of Broadway - Audra McDonald and Will Swenson
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The Tony Awards celebrates all families. Watch as spouses Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald and Tony Award Nominee Will Swenson tell us why their family has been such an important element in their Tony stories.
Watch this year's 2013 Tony Awards, Sunday, June 9 only CBS.
Neil Patrick Harris hosts the American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. #TonyAwards www.TonyAwards.com
published: 08 Jun 2013
Ask a Star: Will Swenson
The Hair hottie gets down and dirty with reader questions.
Swenson and the cast of “A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical on Broadway” treat us to a special performance.
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Swenson and the cast of “A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical on Broadway” treat us to a special performance.
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Broadway stars Audra McDonald and husband Will Swenson chat and sing "Smile" on the one-night-only return of "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," a benefit for The Actor...
Broadway stars Audra McDonald and husband Will Swenson chat and sing "Smile" on the one-night-only return of "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," a benefit for The Actors Fund to support members of the entertainment industry in need during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Watch full show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sePAgItK9sM
Produced by Erich Bergen with Broadway.com and Revelations Entertainment
Hosted by Rosie O’Donnell
Directed by Paul Wontorek
Casting by Telsey + Company/Craig Burns, CSA
Graphics & Animation by Ryan Casey
Broadway stars Audra McDonald and husband Will Swenson chat and sing "Smile" on the one-night-only return of "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," a benefit for The Actors Fund to support members of the entertainment industry in need during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Watch full show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sePAgItK9sM
Produced by Erich Bergen with Broadway.com and Revelations Entertainment
Hosted by Rosie O’Donnell
Directed by Paul Wontorek
Casting by Telsey + Company/Craig Burns, CSA
Graphics & Animation by Ryan Casey
Will Swenson talks with Sara Gore about playing Neil Diamond in the hit Broadway musical, “A Beautiful Noise.”
#NewYorkLiveTV #WillSwenson #NeilDiamond #ABeau...
Will Swenson talks with Sara Gore about playing Neil Diamond in the hit Broadway musical, “A Beautiful Noise.”
#NewYorkLiveTV #WillSwenson #NeilDiamond #ABeautifulNoise
Will Swenson talks with Sara Gore about playing Neil Diamond in the hit Broadway musical, “A Beautiful Noise.”
#NewYorkLiveTV #WillSwenson #NeilDiamond #ABeautifulNoise
Actor and singer Will Swenson is a Tony nominee for his outstanding work in the revival of the musical HAIR back in 2009. He's someone I’ve known since the late...
Actor and singer Will Swenson is a Tony nominee for his outstanding work in the revival of the musical HAIR back in 2009. He's someone I’ve known since the late 90s when we were working at Disney World in Orlando, both sharing the role of Gaston in Beauty and the Beast. We are both baritone leading man, who grew up in the church, and both had first marriages that didn’t last.
We have shared so much in common that one of my initial reasons for bringing him on the podcast was to figure out what I could’ve done differently, what are the one or two things I could’ve done that would’ve let me mirror his career path (and possibly successes). But instead, what I came away with was a greater understanding of shared experience, of commonalities we all have, both professional and personal, that go far deeper than who is better than who or who has a better life or career.
There’s a lot to digest here, and so I decided to split up our conversation into two parts. In this episode you’re basically getting an intimate conversation between old friends, celebrating the big moments and successes like his Broadway debut, the Mormon films he made, and of course his Tony nomination. But more importantly there’s a lot of listening, learning, and healing as we discuss the low points as well.
Listen to Part Two of our conversation - https://youtu.be/_p1iaAAy5Ug
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Actor and singer Will Swenson is a Tony nominee for his outstanding work in the revival of the musical HAIR back in 2009. He's someone I’ve known since the late 90s when we were working at Disney World in Orlando, both sharing the role of Gaston in Beauty and the Beast. We are both baritone leading man, who grew up in the church, and both had first marriages that didn’t last.
We have shared so much in common that one of my initial reasons for bringing him on the podcast was to figure out what I could’ve done differently, what are the one or two things I could’ve done that would’ve let me mirror his career path (and possibly successes). But instead, what I came away with was a greater understanding of shared experience, of commonalities we all have, both professional and personal, that go far deeper than who is better than who or who has a better life or career.
There’s a lot to digest here, and so I decided to split up our conversation into two parts. In this episode you’re basically getting an intimate conversation between old friends, celebrating the big moments and successes like his Broadway debut, the Mormon films he made, and of course his Tony nomination. But more importantly there’s a lot of listening, learning, and healing as we discuss the low points as well.
Listen to Part Two of our conversation - https://youtu.be/_p1iaAAy5Ug
Learn more about WINMI Podcast at https://whyillnevermakeit.com
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As WINMI continues to grow, your support is greatly appreciated. So consider becoming a monthly subscriber and get exclusive bonus episodes available nowhere else - https://winmi.supercast.com
Former Army Capt. William Swenson received the Medal of Honor on Tuesday from President Obama at the White House for his extraordinary courage during a firefigh...
Former Army Capt. William Swenson received the Medal of Honor on Tuesday from President Obama at the White House for his extraordinary courage during a firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan. David Martin speaks with Swenson about the harrowing battle.
Former Army Capt. William Swenson received the Medal of Honor on Tuesday from President Obama at the White House for his extraordinary courage during a firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan. David Martin speaks with Swenson about the harrowing battle.
It's the return of #KoberLoo! This episode is a special threesome hang with Will Swenson, Andrew Kober, and Ramin.
Get more information about The Hang via http...
It's the return of #KoberLoo! This episode is a special threesome hang with Will Swenson, Andrew Kober, and Ramin.
Get more information about The Hang via http://bpn.fm/thehang.
Will Swenson is currently starring as Neil Diamond (Then) in A Beautiful Noise, on Broadway. He is known as one of Broadway’s most versatile leading men and has been seen on Broadway in roles across a wide character spectrum. Will received critical acclaim for his performance as the subversive hippie Berger in the 2009 revival of Hair for which he received Tony, Drama Desk and Drama League Nominations. He went on to perform the role in London’s West End as well. He starred as Inspector Javert in the 2014 revival of Les Miserables, which gave him the (mis)fortune of becoming bestieas with Ramin and Andrew. He played the conflicted drag queen Tick in Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, (Drama League Nomination). In Waitress Will performed opposite the show’s creator Sara Bareilles. Other Broadway: Disaster!, Lestat, Brooklyn: The Musical, and his sentimental favorite 110 in the Shade: the production where he met his wife, actress Audra McDonald.
Will played Philo Barnum in the movie musical “The Greatest Showman”, and can be seen in the feature films “This is Where I Leave You”, “The Kitchen” and “The Switch”. Will spent a season on the Netflix series “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” as the evil Professor Carcosa. He played opposite his wife in the Covid/Zombie thriller series “The Bite”. He has guest-starred on “Law & Order (SVU & CSI)”, “The Good Wife”, “No Tomorrow”, and “The Code.” He played Henry Donnenfeld on the Netflix crime drama series “Hit and Run”, and later this year will be seen as the father of the Vampire clan The Fairmont’s in the new Netflix drama “First Kill”. Some of Will’s earliest memories involve listening to his Dad’s 8-track copy of “Hot August Night”. Will can’t remember not having most of Neil Diamond’s songs permanently imprinted on his brain. And he’s super happy about that.
Oh, and Neil Diamond gave Will one of his guitars. An actual Neil Diamond guitar. WHAT!?
Interested in your own phone "dongle" ? Check this out: https://amzn.to/3IUD2qJ
Produced by Alan Seales.
It's the return of #KoberLoo! This episode is a special threesome hang with Will Swenson, Andrew Kober, and Ramin.
Get more information about The Hang via http://bpn.fm/thehang.
Will Swenson is currently starring as Neil Diamond (Then) in A Beautiful Noise, on Broadway. He is known as one of Broadway’s most versatile leading men and has been seen on Broadway in roles across a wide character spectrum. Will received critical acclaim for his performance as the subversive hippie Berger in the 2009 revival of Hair for which he received Tony, Drama Desk and Drama League Nominations. He went on to perform the role in London’s West End as well. He starred as Inspector Javert in the 2014 revival of Les Miserables, which gave him the (mis)fortune of becoming bestieas with Ramin and Andrew. He played the conflicted drag queen Tick in Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, (Drama League Nomination). In Waitress Will performed opposite the show’s creator Sara Bareilles. Other Broadway: Disaster!, Lestat, Brooklyn: The Musical, and his sentimental favorite 110 in the Shade: the production where he met his wife, actress Audra McDonald.
Will played Philo Barnum in the movie musical “The Greatest Showman”, and can be seen in the feature films “This is Where I Leave You”, “The Kitchen” and “The Switch”. Will spent a season on the Netflix series “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” as the evil Professor Carcosa. He played opposite his wife in the Covid/Zombie thriller series “The Bite”. He has guest-starred on “Law & Order (SVU & CSI)”, “The Good Wife”, “No Tomorrow”, and “The Code.” He played Henry Donnenfeld on the Netflix crime drama series “Hit and Run”, and later this year will be seen as the father of the Vampire clan The Fairmont’s in the new Netflix drama “First Kill”. Some of Will’s earliest memories involve listening to his Dad’s 8-track copy of “Hot August Night”. Will can’t remember not having most of Neil Diamond’s songs permanently imprinted on his brain. And he’s super happy about that.
Oh, and Neil Diamond gave Will one of his guitars. An actual Neil Diamond guitar. WHAT!?
Interested in your own phone "dongle" ? Check this out: https://amzn.to/3IUD2qJ
Produced by Alan Seales.
http://tonyawards.com
The Tony Awards celebrates all families. Watch as spouses Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald and Tony Award Nominee Will Swenson tell us w...
http://tonyawards.com
The Tony Awards celebrates all families. Watch as spouses Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald and Tony Award Nominee Will Swenson tell us why their family has been such an important element in their Tony stories.
Watch this year's 2013 Tony Awards, Sunday, June 9 only CBS.
Neil Patrick Harris hosts the American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. #TonyAwards www.TonyAwards.com
http://tonyawards.com
The Tony Awards celebrates all families. Watch as spouses Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald and Tony Award Nominee Will Swenson tell us why their family has been such an important element in their Tony stories.
Watch this year's 2013 Tony Awards, Sunday, June 9 only CBS.
Neil Patrick Harris hosts the American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. #TonyAwards www.TonyAwards.com
Swenson and the cast of “A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical on Broadway” treat us to a special performance.
SUBSCRIBE to GMA3's YouTube page:
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Broadway stars Audra McDonald and husband Will Swenson chat and sing "Smile" on the one-night-only return of "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," a benefit for The Actors Fund to support members of the entertainment industry in need during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Watch full show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sePAgItK9sM
Produced by Erich Bergen with Broadway.com and Revelations Entertainment
Hosted by Rosie O’Donnell
Directed by Paul Wontorek
Casting by Telsey + Company/Craig Burns, CSA
Graphics & Animation by Ryan Casey
Will Swenson talks with Sara Gore about playing Neil Diamond in the hit Broadway musical, “A Beautiful Noise.”
#NewYorkLiveTV #WillSwenson #NeilDiamond #ABeautifulNoise
Actor and singer Will Swenson is a Tony nominee for his outstanding work in the revival of the musical HAIR back in 2009. He's someone I’ve known since the late 90s when we were working at Disney World in Orlando, both sharing the role of Gaston in Beauty and the Beast. We are both baritone leading man, who grew up in the church, and both had first marriages that didn’t last.
We have shared so much in common that one of my initial reasons for bringing him on the podcast was to figure out what I could’ve done differently, what are the one or two things I could’ve done that would’ve let me mirror his career path (and possibly successes). But instead, what I came away with was a greater understanding of shared experience, of commonalities we all have, both professional and personal, that go far deeper than who is better than who or who has a better life or career.
There’s a lot to digest here, and so I decided to split up our conversation into two parts. In this episode you’re basically getting an intimate conversation between old friends, celebrating the big moments and successes like his Broadway debut, the Mormon films he made, and of course his Tony nomination. But more importantly there’s a lot of listening, learning, and healing as we discuss the low points as well.
Listen to Part Two of our conversation - https://youtu.be/_p1iaAAy5Ug
Learn more about WINMI Podcast at https://whyillnevermakeit.com
----------
As WINMI continues to grow, your support is greatly appreciated. So consider becoming a monthly subscriber and get exclusive bonus episodes available nowhere else - https://winmi.supercast.com
Former Army Capt. William Swenson received the Medal of Honor on Tuesday from President Obama at the White House for his extraordinary courage during a firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan. David Martin speaks with Swenson about the harrowing battle.
It's the return of #KoberLoo! This episode is a special threesome hang with Will Swenson, Andrew Kober, and Ramin.
Get more information about The Hang via http://bpn.fm/thehang.
Will Swenson is currently starring as Neil Diamond (Then) in A Beautiful Noise, on Broadway. He is known as one of Broadway’s most versatile leading men and has been seen on Broadway in roles across a wide character spectrum. Will received critical acclaim for his performance as the subversive hippie Berger in the 2009 revival of Hair for which he received Tony, Drama Desk and Drama League Nominations. He went on to perform the role in London’s West End as well. He starred as Inspector Javert in the 2014 revival of Les Miserables, which gave him the (mis)fortune of becoming bestieas with Ramin and Andrew. He played the conflicted drag queen Tick in Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, (Drama League Nomination). In Waitress Will performed opposite the show’s creator Sara Bareilles. Other Broadway: Disaster!, Lestat, Brooklyn: The Musical, and his sentimental favorite 110 in the Shade: the production where he met his wife, actress Audra McDonald.
Will played Philo Barnum in the movie musical “The Greatest Showman”, and can be seen in the feature films “This is Where I Leave You”, “The Kitchen” and “The Switch”. Will spent a season on the Netflix series “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” as the evil Professor Carcosa. He played opposite his wife in the Covid/Zombie thriller series “The Bite”. He has guest-starred on “Law & Order (SVU & CSI)”, “The Good Wife”, “No Tomorrow”, and “The Code.” He played Henry Donnenfeld on the Netflix crime drama series “Hit and Run”, and later this year will be seen as the father of the Vampire clan The Fairmont’s in the new Netflix drama “First Kill”. Some of Will’s earliest memories involve listening to his Dad’s 8-track copy of “Hot August Night”. Will can’t remember not having most of Neil Diamond’s songs permanently imprinted on his brain. And he’s super happy about that.
Oh, and Neil Diamond gave Will one of his guitars. An actual Neil Diamond guitar. WHAT!?
Interested in your own phone "dongle" ? Check this out: https://amzn.to/3IUD2qJ
Produced by Alan Seales.
http://tonyawards.com
The Tony Awards celebrates all families. Watch as spouses Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald and Tony Award Nominee Will Swenson tell us why their family has been such an important element in their Tony stories.
Watch this year's 2013 Tony Awards, Sunday, June 9 only CBS.
Neil Patrick Harris hosts the American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. #TonyAwards www.TonyAwards.com
<img class="Image" alt="Will Swenson, left, stands with Neil Diamond at a Boston Red Sox game ... Will Swenson, left, stands with Neil Diamond at a Boston Red Sox game ... Now, Utah’s Will Swenson is playing him on Broadway.
Swenson will join a Scott Heather-led program that went 22-26 overall in the spring ... His big brother and former teammate at East Pennsboro, Brady Swenson, will begin his sophomore year as a left-handed pitcher for the Bison in February.
<img class="Image" alt="Will Swenson, left, stands with Neil Diamond at a Boston Red Sox game ... Will Swenson, left, stands with Neil Diamond at a Boston Red Sox game ... Growing up, Will Swenson couldn’t have escaped Neil Diamond even if he had tried.
MadisonWille and Gracie Swenson each had 9 kills to lead the Falls and Bella Wille had 6 kills ... No sports on the local schedule today, but there will be section championship football games played this evening ... This will be just the second trip to St.
On the local schedule for today, all the area football teams will be in action ...The International Falls Broncos will take the long trip to Rush City take on the 6-0 Tigers ... Gracie Swenson had 9 kills and 3 aces and BellaWille had 7 kills and 2 blocks.
For the match, MadisonWille 13 kills and 3 blocks, Gracie Swenson 9 kills and 3 blocks, Bella Wille 8 kills and 2 aces, and Aubrey Pavleck 18 set assists ...Indus will back on the floor this Saturday in the MahnomenTournament.
MadisonWille had another monster match as she had 20 kills and 4 blocks. Bella Wille 13 kills and 2 aces and Gracie Swenson 12 kills and 3 blocks ... The Bronco cross country teams will be in Ely for a 4 p.m.