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Jon Rua

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BIO

Jon is the choreographer of Dance Sequences for Floyd Collins, and an Associate Choreographer for BOOP!; both musicals open on Broadway this Spring 2025.



Other credits include: 3 Summers of Lincoln, The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson musical, PHISH’s ‘Send in the Clones’, numbers for Broadway’s SpongeBob Squarepants, The Cher Show, SpongeBob Musical Live on Nick, Isn’t It Romantic, Macbeth & Rent (Osf), West Side Story (Mil Rep), Godspell (PCLO), The Hombres (Two River), Jesus Christ Superstar & Aida (Muny), Coheed & Cambria (“Old Flames”), Lawrence (“More”), the New York Lotto.

As an Actor, Jon is an original cast member of the Award-Winning musicals Hamilton, SpongeBob, Hands on a Hardbody, and In The Heights. On the screen, he has appeared in Smile 2, Blacklist, Blue Bloods, Law & Order, Fall to Rise, First Reformed.

As a Writer, his new play First Gen, is currently in development with La Jolla Playhouse, and his explorative short film Unknown was selected for the New York Latino Film Festival.

All is done to honor everyday I have on this earth, for my mother, family, and my Jana.

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STAGE CREDITS

[St. Louis, MO (Regional)]
Muny Production, 2018
Rooster

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2017
Ensemble

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015

Hamilton (Understudy) [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
World Premiere Production, 2015
Ensemble

[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Company Production, 2014
Performer

[Broadway]
La Jolla Playhouse Broadway Transfer, 2013

[Off-Broadway]
Second Stage Theatre Production, 2010
Macedonio Guerra (Understudy)

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Summer Stars Revival, 2008
Ensemble

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2008
Graffiti Pete [Replacement]

Sonny [Replacement]

Performer (Swing) [Replacement]

Grafitti Pete (Understudy) [Replacement]

Usnavi (Understudy) [Replacement]

Sonny (Understudy) [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2007
Ensemble [Replacement]

Productions

 
[Broadway, 2025]
Choreographer
 
[St. Louis, MO (Regional), 2017]
Choreographer

Additional Credits

Actor Credits:

2022 The Hombres (Two River Theater) : Beto

2011 Somewhere (The Old Globe) : Alejandro

Choreographer Credits:

2025: Floyd Collins (dance sequences)

2025: 3 Summers of Lincoln (co-choreographer)

2025: BOOP! on Broadway (associate)

2023 Boop! The Betty Boop Musical (CIBC) (associate)

2023 The Unauthorized Untitled Hunter S. Thompson Musical (La Jolla Playhouse) 

2023 Rent (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)

2022 Godspell (PCLO)

2022 The Hombres (Two River Theater)

2019 West Side Story (Milwaukee Repertory Theater)

2018 The Cher Show (Neil Simon Theater) :  Co-Choreographer "Believe"

2017 SpongeBob Squarepants (The Palace Theater): Co-Choreographer "When The Going Gets Tough"

2016 Aida (The Muny)

 

Movies

Fall to Rise
[ 2014 ] Magic
First Reformed
[ 2017 ] 1st Repairman
Isn't It Romantic
[ 2019 ] Dancer
Hamilton
[ 2020 ] Charles Lee, Ensemble
Smile 2
[ 2024 ] Anton

Videos

News


Review: THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL at Signature Theatre
by David Friscic - Jun 16, 2025

What can one say about Hunter S. Thompson, the infamous “Gonzo” journalist who wrote about the Hell’s Angels, The Kentucky Derby, who wrote prolifically in Rolling Stone Magazine and who plunged into Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (with drug -fueled adrenalin) and who embraced political passions in Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail? It seems quite a hell of a lot ---especially if one witnesses the jam-packed minutiae and layers of Hunter J. Thompson’s musically embellished narrative, --where autobiography, history and psychological facets of consciousness collide and converge in the explosive Signature Theatre production of The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical.
Photos: THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL At Signature Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 11, 2025

Signature Theatre has revealed first look photos of the DC premiere of The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical, with music and lyrics by Joe Iconis (Be More Chill, NBC’s Smash) and a book by Joe Iconis and Gregory S. Moss (Indian Summer, Reunion).
GYPSY, DEATH BECOMES HER and More to Perform at the 78th Annual Tony Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 2, 2025

The 78th Annual Tony Awards will feature performances from the casts of some of this season's most celebrated new musicals and revivals including Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Outlaw, Death Becomes Her, and more.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Jon Rua been in?

Jon Rua has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has Jon Rua been in?

Jon Rua has not appeared in the West End.

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