Santino Fontana

Santino Fontana (born 1982) is an American stage actor, director, and composer. Fontana graduated Richland High School in Richland, WA in 2000.^[1] His Broadway debut was Sunday in the Park with George in 2007. Fontana originated the role of Tony in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot from October 1, 2008 to July 4, 2009. He was awarded the 2010 Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his work in Brighton Beach Memoirs. He starred as Prince Topher in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella on Broadway, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program, class of 2004.^[2]

Broadway credits

• "Prince Topher" in Cinderella (2013)^[3]
• "Algernon Montcrieff" in The Importance of Being Earnest (revival) (2011)
• "Rodolfo" in A View From The Bridge (2010)
• "Stanley Jerome" in Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound (revival) (2009)
• "Tony Elliot" in Billy Elliot the Musical (2008) (originated role)
• "Alex/Bather/Soldier", "George" understudy Sunday in the Park with George Roundabout Theatre Company (2007) (Broadway debut)

Other stage credits

• "Joseph" in Sons of the Prophet (2011) ^[4]
• Perfect Harmony Off-Broadway, Theatre Row (2008)
• "Matt" in The Fantasticks original Off-Broadway revival cast (2006) *cast recording^[5]
• "Hamlet" in Hamlet Guthrie Theater (March 4-May 7, 2006)
• "Simon Bliss" in Noël Coward's Hay Fever Old Globe Theatre, San Diego (July 14 – August 19, 2007) ^[6]
• Loves Labour's Lost Chautauqua Theater Company
• On the Verge Chautauqua Theater Company
• 9/11 Project Chautauqua Theater Company
• Once in a Lifetime Chautauqua Theater Company
• As You Like It Guthrie Theater
• Death of a Salesman Guthrie Theater and Gaiety Theatre (Dublin Theater Festival)
• La Traviata Washington East Opera
• Six Degrees of Separation Guthrie Theater (2003)
• A Christmas Carol Guthrie Theater

Non-stage credits

• "Aaron Miller" in web series Submissions Only (2011-2012)
• "Prince Hans" in Disney's Frozen (2013).^[7]

Trivia

For his audition for Prince Hans (from Frozen) he sang a cover of "I Feel Pretty" from the musical West Side Story, though had altered lyrics, turning the song into a self-centered, narcisistic, yet funny chant. [citation needed]

References

External links

• Santino Fontana at the Internet Broadway Database
• Santino Fontana at the Internet Movie Database
• Santino Fontana biography for The Neil Simon Plays
• Off Off Broadway Online interview, 2006
• A new prince takes the 'Hamlet' throne MNDaily.com, 2006
• Article on Fontana from the U of M
• Santino Fontana's thread on Friends of Billy Elliot