Zachary James Broadway, West End, film and tv actor and opera singer is a 2022 Grammy Award winner for Best Opera Recording. He was named the BroadwayWorld Vocalist of the Decade 2010-2020, Classical Post’s Most Innovative Artist, Verismo Magazine’s Breakout Artist of the Year and is among Opera Wire’s 30 Most Influential LGBTQ+ Artists. He starred as Hades in the original West End cast of Hadestown in London, as Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame in the West End, created the role of Lurch in The Addams Family on Broadway, was in the original Broadway cast of the Tony Award winning South Pacific at Lincoln Center, made his Broadway debut in the play, Coram Boy, and played Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl. Off-Broadway credits include creating the role of Karl in the world premiere of Jen Silverman’s play, Spain, at 2nd Stage, Pasquale in The Most Happy Fella and Jo-Jo in Irma la Douce, both with Encores at New York City Center. On screen Zach has appeared in Succession, Law & Order: Organized Crime, The Blacklist, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, Murphy Brown, Holmes: The Myth of Whitechapel, the Tony Awards live from Radio City Music Hall, PBS Great Performances, Live from Lincoln Center, the Late Show with David Letterman and The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and in the films Repercussions, Dangerous Wine Club, Girly Pop, Midway Therapy and more. He has been deemed “a true stage animal” (Opera News) known for his “tremendous power and presence” (The Arts Desk, London) and “intrinsically beautiful, cavernous bass” with “oomph and range” (Opera News). He created the roles of Abraham Lincoln in the world premiere of Philip Glass’s opera The Perfect American at the Teatro Real in Madrid, London’s English National Opera and Australia’s Opera Queensland, Oberon in the world premiere of Il Sogno at the Teatro Citta della Pieve in Umbria, Lucius in the world premiere of Edward Tulane at Minnesota Opera, the role of Terry in the world premiere of Breaking The Waves at Opera Philadelphia and Amenhotep in the Olivier and Grammy Award winning production of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten shown in cinemas worldwide. Zach has starred in productions at The Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, English National Opera, Teatre Liceu, Teatro Real, Opera Queensland, LA Opera, Opera Omaha, Minnesota Opera, Dallas Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Opera Saratoga, On Site Opera, Virginia Opera, Nashville Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Arizona Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Opera Roanaoke, Opera Ithaca, Shreveport Opera, Anchorage Opera, Union Avenue Opera, Teatro Citta della Pieve, Central City Opera, Ash Lawn Opera, Knoxville Opera and more. His visual album, Call Out, received accolades at dozens of film festivals worldwide, was commended by London’s Classical Music Digital Awards and praised as “the direction that opera needs to go” (Opera Box Score), “protean”, “astonishing” and “jaw-dropping” (Parterre Box) and “a brilliantly executed mash-up that’s exciting and intelligent...all worth watching.” (Opera Wire). His solo show, On Broadway, has played venues around the United States, was filmed for Des Moines Metro Opera and was released as an album available on all streaming platforms. Concert engagements include performances with National Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, The New York Philharmonic, Netherlands Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, NYC Ballet, American Symphony Orchestra, Symphony of the Mountains, MasterVoices NYC and Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. He has performed in cabaret clubs around the world including Birdland, Don’t Tell Mama, Medicine Show, Joe’s Pub, Gorilla Tango, Noce Jazz Club, Crazy Coqs and many more. He is a winner of the Kurt Weill Foundation’s Lotte Lenya Competition and a graduate of the Ithaca College musical theatre program.