Paulo Szot was born in São Paulo and raised in Ribeirão Pires, Brazil. He began his musical training at the age of five, first studying piano and later adding violin and dance. Szot studied at the Jagiellonian University in Poland, the country from which his parents had emigrated following World War II. He began singing professionally in 1989 with the Polish National Song and Dance Company Slask, and in 1997 he made his operatic debut as Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia in a production of the Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, directed by Enzo Dara and conducted by Luiz Fernando Malheiro.
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Paulo Szot, South Pacific
Paulo Szot, South Pacific
Paulo Szot, South Pacific
Paulo Szot, South Pacific
Paulo Szot, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Paulo Szot has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
Paulo Szot has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.
Paulo Szot's first West End show was South Pacific which opened in 2011
Paulo Szot has been nominated for the following awards: Best Actor In A Musical at the Olivier Awards for South Pacific, Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for South Pacific, Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for South Pacific, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific.
Paulo Szot has won several awards for his performances, including Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "South Pacific." He also won the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific."
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