Brandon Victor Dixon

Brandon Victor Dixon born September 23 1981 is an American actor singer and theatrical producer As an actor he is known for Tonynominated Broadway performances as Harpo in the 2005 musical The Color Purple and Eubie Blake in Shuffle Along or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed 2016 He originated both roles as well as the leading role of Berry Gordy Jr in Motown The Musical 2013 on Broadway which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album In 2016 Dixon assumed the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway company of Hamilton OffBroadway as well as in Londons West End Dixon played the role of Hayward Patterson in The Scottsboro Boys As a producer Dixons credits include Broadway revivals Of Mice and Men 2014 and Hedwig and the Angry Inch the latter won the 2014 Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for best revival of a musical In 2018 Dixon portrayed Judas Iscariot in NBCs live concert version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rices rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia