News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
Visit Official Website
Paul Alexander Nolan Headshot

Paul Alexander Nolan

Also Credited As: Paul Nolan

read more news

Get Paul Alexander Nolan Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

BIO

In 2016 he earned a Drama Desk nomination for his work in Bright Star on Broadway at the Cort Theatre; then went on to play Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady at Bay Street Theatre directed by Michael Arden. In 2015 he received an OCC nomination for his work in Dr. Zhivago. Other starring roles on Broadway include Once and Jesus Christ Superstar. In 2015 Paul made his off-Broadway debut with Daddy Long Legs directed by John Caird. He was most recently seen on Broadway as Billy Flynn in Chicago. His regional credits include Aida (Kansas City Starlight), Jesus Christ Superstar and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (LJP), and six seasons with the Stratford Festival. paulalexandernolan.com @_PaulNolan

Photos

STAGE CREDITS

Water for Elephants Water for Elephants
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2024
August
Parade Parade
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2023
Hugh Dorsey
Slave Play Slave Play
[Broadway]
Broadway Return, 2021
Jim [Replacement]
Slave Play Slave Play
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2019
Jim
Slave Play Slave Play
[Off-Broadway]
NYTW Off-Broadway World Premiere, 2018
Jim
Escape to Margaritaville Escape to Margaritaville
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2018
Tully
Escape to Margaritaville Escape to Margaritaville
[Regional (US)]
World Premiere Production at La Jolla Playhouse, 2017
Tully
Bright Star Bright Star
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2016
Jimmy Ray Dobbs
Daddy Long Legs Daddy Long Legs
[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Production, 2015
Jervis
Chicago Chicago
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1996
Billy Flynn [Replacement]

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Paul Alexander Nolan, Bright Star

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Paul Alexander Nolan, Doctor Zhivago

Videos

More Video

News


Photos: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Cast Signs Albums at Barnes & Noble Photo
Photos: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Cast Signs Albums at Barnes & Noble

Just yesterday, New York's Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue hosted a CD signing for the Water for Elephants: Original Broadway Cast Recording. Check out photos here!
Grant Gustin & More to Join WATER FOR ELEPHANTS CD Signing at Barnes & Noble Photo
Grant Gustin & More to Join WATER FOR ELEPHANTS CD Signing at Barnes & Noble

New York's Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue will host a CD signing for the Water for Elephants: Original Broadway Cast Recording. Learn how to attend.
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Cast Recording is Available Now on CD Photo
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Cast Recording is Available Now on CD

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the Broadway musical Water for Elephants, featuring a score by PigPen Theatre Co., is now available on CD! The album is also available in streaming and digital formats. Learn how to stream or purchase the album here!
Kyle Selig Will Replace Grant Gustin in WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Photo
Kyle Selig Will Replace Grant Gustin in WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

BroadwayWorld has just learned that WATER FOR ELEPHANTS will welcome Kyle Selig (Mean Girls) to the role of Jacob Jankowski beginning Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
Watch: 'The Road Don't Make You Young' Music Video From WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Photo
Watch: 'The Road Don't Make You Young' Music Video From WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

Watch the official music video for 'The Road Don't Make You Young' from Water for Elephants on Broadway.
Leslie Uggams, Andrea Martin, & More Join THE GILDED AGE Season 3 Photo
Leslie Uggams, Andrea Martin, & More Join THE GILDED AGE Season 3

A slew of new names have joined the third season of HBO's hit drama The Gilded Age. Bill Camp (Broadway's The Crucible), Merritt Wever, Leslie Uggams, and Lisagay Hamilton will all play key roles in Season 3's ensemble. Additionally, Tony Award winner Andrea Martin is set to portray a medium named Madame Dashkova. 
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS to Launch Tent Talkback Series This Month Photo
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS to Launch Tent Talkback Series This Month

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is launching the Tent Talkback Series. Learn more about the series and see how to attend.
BROADWAY BARKS Announces Celebrity And Shelter Participants Photo
BROADWAY BARKS Announces Celebrity And Shelter Participants

Broadway Barks has announced its celebrity and shelter participants for the event on Saturday, August 3. The annual event, co-founded by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore, promotes pet adoption.
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Cast Recording To Be Released On CD In August Photo
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Cast Recording To Be Released On CD In August

The circus comes home! The Water for Elephants: Original Broadway Cast Recording will be released on CD this month.
Grant Gustin Will Depart WATER FOR ELEPHANTS on September 1 Photo
Grant Gustin Will Depart WATER FOR ELEPHANTS on September 1

Grant Gustin will play his final performance as 'Jacob Jankowski' in WATER FOR ELEPHANTS on Broadway on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre.
Photos: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Celebrates 100th Broadway Performance Photo
Photos: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Celebrates 100th Broadway Performance

See photos of Water for Elephants celebrating its 100 Broadway performance!
Photos: Go Inside WATER FOR ELEPHANTS' Tony Party Photo
Photos: Go Inside WATER FOR ELEPHANTS' Tony Party

See photos from Water for Elephants' Tony party!
Photos: Inside the 2024 Tony Awards Ceremony Photo
Photos: Inside the 2024 Tony Awards Ceremony

Last night, the curtain was raised on the 77th Annual Tony Awards! Take a look inside the CBS broadcasts and Pluto TV pre-show below, including photos of the casts of The Outsiders, Suffs, Hell's Kitchen, The Who's Tommy, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, and more.
Video: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Composers Perform 'The Road Don't Make You Young' Photo
Video: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Composers Perform 'The Road Don't Make You Young'

Check out video of Pigpen Theatre Company, composers of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS on Broadway, perform ‘The Road Don’t Make You Young’.
Listen: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Original Broadway Cast Recording is Available Now Photo
Listen: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Original Broadway Cast Recording is Available Now

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is now available in streaming and digital formats. A physical CD will be available later this summer.
Exclusive: Get a First Listen to 'Anywhere/Another Train' From WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Photo
Exclusive: Get a First Listen to 'Anywhere/Another Train' From WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

BroadwayWorld has your exclusive first listen to 'Anywhere/Another Train from Water for Elephants!
St. Louis' Jack Lane Notches His 7th Tony Nomination for Producing WATER FOR ELEPHANT Photo
St. Louis' Jack Lane Notches His 7th Tony Nomination for Producing WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

For the second year in row and the seventh time in his career St. Louisan Jack Lane has been nominated for a Tony Award, this time for his work on WATER FOR ELEPHANTS.  In addition to his nomination for Best Musical, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS was nominated for Best Direction of a Musical, Book of a Musical, Choreography, Scenic Design, Costume Design, and Lighting Design.  
Photos: See Steven Spielberg and Mike Faist at WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Photo
Photos: See Steven Spielberg and Mike Faist at WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

Check out photos of Mike Faist and Steven Spielberg visiting Water for Elephants on Broadway! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Listen: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Releases 'The Road Don't Make You Young' Photo
Listen: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Releases 'The Road Don't Make You Young'

Water for Elephants: Original Broadway Cast Recording has released its third single – “The Road Don’t Make You Young'. Listen here!
Video: Watch the Cast of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Perform 'The Lion Has Got No Teeth' Photo
Video: Watch the Cast of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Perform 'The Lion Has Got No Teeth'

Watch Paul Alexander Nolan and the cast of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS perform 'The Lion Has Got No Teeth' in the video here.
More News

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Paul Alexander Nolan been in?

Paul Alexander Nolan has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

How many West End shows has Paul Alexander Nolan been in?

Paul Alexander Nolan has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Paul Alexander Nolan been nominated for?

Paul Alexander Nolan has been nominated for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Bright Star and at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Doctor Zhivago.

Get Paul Alexander Nolan Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Videos