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A trailblazing veteran of the NY stage, Russell was recently featured in the dual roles of Boo Radley and Link Deas in the hit Broadway adaptation of "Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird." He can soon be seen in the upcoming Lila Neugebauer film, "Red, White and Water," opposite Jennifer Lawrence. ...
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A trailblazing veteran of the NY stage, Russell was recently featured in the dual roles of Boo Radley and Link Deas in the hit Broadway adaptation of "Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird." He can soon be seen in the upcoming Lila Neugebauer film, "Red, White and Water," opposite Jennifer Lawrence.Russell starred at Playwrights Horizons in "I Was Most Alive with You" in a role that acclaimed playwright, Craig Lucas, wrote specifically for him. It earned him a Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel nominations, with the NY Times praising his "standout performance." He then played the Duke of Cornwall opposite Glenda Jackson in Sam Gold's landmark Broadway production of "King Lear". Russell starred in Pasadena Playhouse's "Our Town", Open Circle's "The Who's Tommy", and Deaf West's acclaimed Broadway revival of "Spring Awakening". In 2012, he made his off-Broadway debut in "Tribes", earning a Theatre World award and receiving Drama League, Outer Critics and Lucille Lortel nominations.
Russell also has a large online following where he showcases his versatile interpretive style for translating and performing popular songs in American Sign Language ranging from rock, dance to Broadway favorites.
Russell Harvard Awards and Nominations
Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Actor in a Play | ||
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Drama League Awards - 2012 - Distinguished Performance Award | ||
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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Actor in a Play | ||
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The Lortels - 2012 - Outstanding Lead Actor | ||
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Theatre World Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Debut Performance ![]() |
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Russell Harvard News

by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2022
The final standings have been announced as of Tuesday, December 27th for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

by BWW Awards - Dec 19, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

by BWW Awards - Dec 12, 2022
Voting is now open for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

by Bobby Patrick - Nov 4, 2022
Using a mixture of live piano & musical tracks, and employing the deaf theatre technique of Shadowing, this Halloween festival was more than a treat to the eyes and ears - it was a total blast, a party!

by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 29, 2022
Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 3, 2022
This month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. See Linda Eder, Hugh Panaro, a celebration of the Jennas of Waitress and more. See the full month's programming here!

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2022
54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Broadway SIGNs! Halloween Spooktacular on October 31st, 2022 with headliners from Spring Awakening Deaf West Revival alums Russell Harvard and more.

by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 18, 2022
54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Broadway SIGNs! Halloween Spooktacular with headliner Russell Harvard (To Kill A Mockingbird, Spring Awakening Deaf West revival) and an ensemble cast of rockers, actors and pop artists. Expect a Twilight Zone-inspired night of musical storytelling and Halloween classics in American Sign Language (ASL).

by Evan Henerson - Sep 15, 2022
Koons' moody production at the Fleishman is trying to tap into a noirish whodunnit vibe in which the story’s professed detective is the one person in the building (or in this case, the amphitheatre) who doesn’t realize that he is himself is also the murderer.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 1, 2022
Performances of Getty Museum and Los Angeles’s Tony Award-winning Deaf West Theatre’s thrilling fresh take on Sophocles’ Oedipus begin Thursday, September 1st at 8:00pm PT, featuring a bilingual production in American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken English.
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by BroadwayWorld TV - Jan 6, 2022
Last night, To Kill a Mockingbird welcomed Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Greg Kinnear as he made his Broadway debut as “Atticus Finch.” Written by Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin with direction by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher, To Kill a Mockingbird also stars Baize Buzan as “Scout Finch.”


by Team BWW - Oct 6, 2021
Just last night, To Kill a Mockingbird celebrated its return to Broadway at the Shubert Theatre, playing its first performance since the shutdown in March 2020. Watch a video featuring the new cast celebrating their return to Broadway.


by Robert Diamond - Sep 6, 2020
In honor and celebration of Nick's memory, over 150 of his friends, colleagues, and family from all over the world came together to sing the song that will keep Nick in our hearts forever 'One of the Great Ones' from A Bronx Tale. The resulting video was featured during the streaming of the memorial.


by BroadwayWorld TV - Feb 25, 2020
The Broadway production of To Kill a Mockingbird, Aaron Sorkin's new play, directed by Bartlett Sher, and based on Harper Lee's classic novel, will become the first-ever Broadway play to perform at The World's Most Famous Arena, New York's Madison Square Garden, in front of approximately 18,000 New York City public school students.


by BroadwayWorld TV - May 19, 2019
This weekend, Glenda Jackson was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lillys, an organization that honors women in the theater. Jackson was honored onstage following a performance of King Lear, by her costar Elizabeth Marvel.


by Stage Tube - Apr 11, 2019
'King Lear' star Ruth Wilson was a guest on last night's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. During the interview, Wilson recalled when she was in the show 'Header' at the National Theatre and she had to think fast during a live performance when someone from the audience called out, 'Is there a doctor in the house?'


by TV - Opening Night Special - Apr 5, 2019
One of Shakespeare's greatest dramas officially returned to Broadway last night. Led by two-time Academy Award winner, two-time Emmy Award winner, and 2018 Tony Award winner Glenda Jackson, King Lear, under the direction of Sam Gold, opened at the Cort Theatre, where it will play through Sunday, July 7, 2019.
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 12, 2016
The cast of SPRING AWAKENING reunited for an epic medley of 'Mama Who Bore Me' and 'Bitch of Living' on the 70th Annual TONY AWARDS. Watch the performance below!
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 23, 2015
This morning's GOOD MORNING AMERICA went behind-the-scenes of Broadway's SPRING AWAKENING with the help of the show's stars Marlee Matlin, Camryn Manheim and director Michael Arden.
by Stage Tube - Dec 21, 2015
This history-making Broadway revival of SPRING AWAKENING, performed simultaneously in American Sign Language and spoken English by a cast of 28, is breaking boundaries yet again. But this time, their new cast members could have stumbled straight out of THE WALKING DEAD. Below, watch a new spoof (written and directed by Alex Wyse) about how a fatal autocorrect error led to 'Dead' West's undead SPRING AWAKENING!
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@russellwharvard - 6/19/22 05:39pm Same project. Same school. Different time. 1968-1998. Happy Father’s Day! ?? @ Austin, Texas https://t.co/bqFhX7GkoN
@russellwharvard - 6/19/22 10:45am Happy Father’s Day! Thank you for all the adventures! I love you. @ Austin, Texas https://t.co/vHUnWgisIW
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