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On this episode I talked to Damon about the moment he realized he really wanted to pursue theatre as career, how he decided to go to the school he went to to study theatre, getting cast in a dance heavy show like Newsies and making his Broadway debut at age 20, maintaining the stamina needed to perform and dance eight times a week, being in Disney’s Aladdin, being part of the beginning stages of shows like The Prom and Dear Evan Hansen and how much shows change in those beginning stages, his experience playing Robbie on NBC’s Rise, his upcoming projects “Bringing You Broadway” & Netflix’s “Tiny Pretty Things”, and MORE!
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Damon grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he performed at Chattanooga Theatre Center and attended the Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts and then went on to study theatre in college at and Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts.
Damon made his Broadway debut in Disney’s Newsies musical during his sophomore year of college, Newsies. He’s also been in Disney's Aladdin on Broadway, as well as a West Side Story production at Carnegie Hall.
In 2018 Damon starred in NBC's Rise playing Robbie Thorne, the high school’s star quarterback who gets cast in the school play. He's now set to star in Netflix's new series "Tiny Pretty Things" and is working on a project with friends called "Bringing You Broadway".
