
Music Mondays ∙ August 18, 2025 ∙ 8:00pm
Tony Yazbeck
Award-winning Broadway Star and Dancer, Tony Yazbeck brings his signature charm and powerhouse talent to Bay Street Theater for an unforgettable night of music and movement. Known for his roles in On the Town, Gypsy, and Prince of Broadway, Yazbeck will light up the stage.
Broadway star and Tony Award nominee Tony Yazbeck brings a dazzling career to the stage, filled with acclaimed performances, iconic roles, and unforgettable musical moments. From his breakout at age 11 in Gypsy to his award-winning turn in On the Town and recent acclaim in Flying Over Sunset, Yazbeck’s Broadway journey is both dynamic and inspiring.
Tony Yazbeck most recently starred as Cary Grant in the new musical Flying Over Sunset on Broadway at Lincoln Center Theatre. He began his career at the age of 11 on Broadway in Gypsy with Tyne Daly. For the 2014 Broadway revival of On the Town, he won the Astaire Award and was nominated for the Tony, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle awards for his virtuosic performance. He also starred in the Susan Stroman/Harold Prince–helmed Japan and Broadway productions of Prince of Broadway for which he received the Chita Rivera Award as well as Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations.
His other Broadway credits include Finding Neverland (J.M. Barrie), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Phil Davis), Gypsy with Patti LuPone (Tulsa; Outer Critics Circle nomination), A Chorus Line (Al), Oklahoma!, and Never Gonna Dance. Off-Broadway credits include A Chorus Line (City Center), The Cradle Will Rock (Classic Stage), The Beast in the Jungle (Vineyard Theatre), The Scarlet Pimpernel and Crazy For You (both at David Geffen Hall), Fanny Hill (York Theatre), and for New York City Center Encores! he has appeared in Little Me, On the Town, Gypsy, The Apple Tree, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Pardon My English.
Regional theatre credits include Alliance, Barrington, Williamstown, Hartford Stage, Goodman, The Muny (St. Louis), Goodspeed (Connecticut Critics Circle Award), Signature (Helen Hayes Award), Trinity Rep, Paper Mill, and Old Globe. Mr. Yazbeck starred internationally in Kiss Me, Kate at the Royal Albert Hall in London under the baton of John Wilson.
His television and film credits include American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, The Good Fight, Billions, Smash, and the feature documentary Every Little Step.
In concert, he has appeared with the San Francisco Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas; Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops under the baton of Steven Reineke; with National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap with Michael Barrett; he was featured on the PBS Great Performances special The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood with the Boston Symphony Orchestra; he was recently featured on PBS with The Kennedy Center at 50; and he was most recently a soloist with the LA Philharmonic at The Hollywood Bowl.
Mr. Yazbeck frequently stars in his own song and dance show. He recently premiered his sold out solo concert at Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series. His debut album, The Floor Above Me, is available digitally and on CD by PS Classics.
He made his New York directorial debut at David Geffen Hall in 2024 with Stephen Schwartz’s Children of Eden and will be directing Jane Eyre in concert at Lincoln Center in February 2026.