NEW YORK, NY (WTAQ) – A Green Bay graduate will soon be making his Broadway debut.
Felix Torrez-Ponce, a 2018 graduate of Southwest High School, has been cast as an ensemble member in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Torrez-Ponce gives a lot of credit to his time at Southwest; where he participated in five musicals and played Jean Valjean in Les Miserables his senior year.
“My whole experience at Southwest really shaped me,” said Torrez-Ponce. “It turned theater from a hobby into something I could see myself pursuing and making a career out of.”
However, he said his passion for the arts really started while being in the choir at Lombardi Middle School.
When he went on to college at UW-Stevens Point, he continued his passion for the arts by studying acting. It was at UW-Stevens Point during a student showcase that his current management company noticed him and brought him onto their team and helped him find auditions.
The original production of Sweeney Todd won eight Tony Awards in 1980.
Sweeney Todd opens at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on March 26, 2023, with Torrez-Ponce acting alongside Josh Groban, Jordan Fisher, Gaten Matarazzo, and more.
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