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Nicholas Yenson

Birth Place: Washington, DC

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Nicholas Yenson trained at American Conservatory Theater, where he was a SFS scholarship recipient. After completing his studies, he appeared in the world premiere of Port City at A.C.T. Other stage credits include Touchstone in As You Like It (SF Playhouse, SF Critics Circle Award nomination), The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare Theatre Company), Anything Goes (Arena Stage), Picnic (Hampton Theatre Company), A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre Center), A Chorus Line (San Francisco Playhouse), Pacific Overtures (Signature Theatre) and boom (Wellesley Repertory Theatre). Concert appearances include Radio City Music Hall, Qantas Arena, Espaço das Américas, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and Broadway Backwards at the New Amsterdam Theatre, appearing as a taxi dancer in the evening's showstopper, Big Spender from Sweet Charity.

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AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Comes to Theater J
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2025

Theater J will bring Amy Herzog's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People to the stage. Learn more about the upcoming production and how to get tickets here!
Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at Folger Shakespeare Theater
by Roger Catlin - May 20, 2025

When it came to gender fluid plays, William Shakespeare was way ahead of the curve even 400 years ago. At the time, young males routinely played the female roles anyway. He had already made cross-dressing  hidden identity a part of “The Merchant of Venice” and would do so again in “As You Like It.” 
TWELFTH NIGHT to Close Folger Theatre 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2025

Folger Theatre today announced the cast and creative team of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, directed by Mei Ann Teo, on stage at the Folger Shakespeare Library on Capitol Hill. Learn more!
Photos: SOFT POWER at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 14, 2024

Get a first look at photos of Soft Power at Signature Theatre. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Exclusive Video: First Look at SOFT POWER at Signature Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Aug 13, 2024

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at Soft Power at Singature Theatre, a musical fantasia with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Henry Hwang. Check out the cast in action!
Video: 'Democracy' from SOFT POWER At Signature Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2024

Go inside Signature Theatre's DC premiere of Soft Power with a performance of the song 'Democracy'. Watch the video!
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals & Learn About Signature Theatre's Revised SOFT POWER
by Joshua Wright - Jul 31, 2024

Go inside rehearsals and learn more about Signature Theatre's DC premiere of Soft Power. Soft Power is a musical fantasia with music by Jeanine Tesori (Kimberly Akimbo, Fun Home) and book and lyrics by David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly, Yellow Face).
Exclusive: 'I'm With Her' from Signature Theatre's Revised SOFT POWER
by Joshua Wright - Jul 24, 2024

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at the cast of Signature Theatre's DC premiere of Soft Power in rehearsal. Soft Power is a musical fantasia with music by Jeanine Tesori (Kimberly Akimbo, Fun Home) and book and lyrics by David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly, Yellow Face).
Signature Theatre Announces Cast And Creative Team Of SOFT POWER
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 12, 2024

Signature Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for SOFT POWER.
Theater Resources Unlimited and Leviathan Lab to Present Benefit Reading of Scott C. Sickles' MARIANAS TRENCH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2023

Join Theater Resources Unlimited and Leviathan Lab for a special benefit reading of Scott C. Sickles' MARIANAS TRENCH. This one-night-only event, taking place on November 6th, 2023, features a talented cast and supports Leviathan Lab's showcase production of MARIANAS TRENCH in Late Spring 2024.
Leviathan Lab and TRU Diversity to Present Benefit Reading of Scott Sickles' MARIANAS TRENCH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 23, 2023

Join Leviathan Lab and TRU Diversity for a benefit reading of MARIANAS TRENCH, written by Scott Sickles. Don't miss the opportunity to support Leviathan Lab's showcase production of MARIANAS TRENCH in Late Spring 2024. Get your pay-what-you-wish tickets now!
Review: KING OF THE YEES at Signature Theatre
by Ken Kemp - Sep 25, 2023

A delightfully funny and poignant homage to all things Asian, set in San Francisco's iconic Chinatown.
Photos: First Look at KING OF THE YEES at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2023

Get a first look at photos of King of the Yees, written by Lauren Yee at Signature Theatre! Learn how to purchase tickets!
Signature Theatre Announces Cast & Creative Team of KING OF THE YEES
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 19, 2023

Signature Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the play King of the Yees, written by Lauren Yee (Cambodian Rock Band, The Great Leap) and directed by Jennifer Chang (Round House's The Great Leap, LA Opera's On Golden Mountain). Performances run September 12 – October 22, 2023 in Signature's ARK Theatre.
Photos: First Look At A CHORUS LINE At San Francisco Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2023

First look photos! San Francisco Playhouse concludes its 20th Anniversary Season with the hit Broadway musical A Chorus Line. In this groundbreaking work, twenty-four hopeful dancers undertake a grueling audition for eight coveted spots in the back-up chorus of an unnamed Broadway show.
Exclusive Photos: First Look at PACIFIC OVERTURES at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2023

Get a first look at photos of Pacific Overtures at Signature Theatre!
Video: First Look at PACIFIC OVERTURES at Signature Theatre
by Alan Henry - Mar 14, 2023

Signature Theatre is presenting Pacific Overtures with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman. Get a first look at the cast in action!
Video: Cast of PACIFIC OVERTURES at Signature Theatre Sings 'Someone in a Tree'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 21, 2023

Watch cast members from Signature Theatre's Pacific Overtures perform 'Someone in a Tree'!
Cast & Creative Team Announced for PACIFIC OVERTURES at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2023

Signature Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the musical Pacific Overtures with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman.
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at San Francisco Playhouse Offers a Vision of a Truly Inclusive Community
by Jim Munson - Dec 20, 2022

What did our critic think of AS YOU LIKE IT at San Francisco Playhouse? BroadwayWorld reviews Shaina Taub & Laurie Woolery's fanciful musical adaptation of Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' running through January 14 at San Francisco Playhouse.

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