Santino Fontana
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BIO
Fontana was last seen starring on Broadway in his tour de force dual role in Tootsie for which he received the 2019 Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Tony Awards®.
He is perhaps best known to audiences as the voice of villainous Prince Hans in the Academy Award winning Disney film Frozen. Television audiences saw him on the most recent season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and recognize him from “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Shades of Blue,” “Mozart In The Jungle,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “Royal Pains,” “Nurse Jackie,” and more.
His other Broadway credits include Hello, Dolly!, Act One, Cinderella, The Importance of Being Earnest (Clarence Derwent Award), Brighton Beach Memoirs (Drama Desk Award), Billy Elliot, and Sunday in the Park with George. He also received Lortel and Obie Awards for his Off-Broadway performance in Stephen Karam’s Sons of the Prophet.
As an interpreter of the American Songbook, he won the renowned Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival when he was 18 and has sung with orchestras, big bands, and smaller ensembles including the New York Philharmonic, NY Pops, National Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Master Voices, Westchester Philharmonic, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Sesame Street Muppets, Phoenix Symphony, and at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Birdland, and the Bravo Festival at Vail.
Photos
Lee Roy Reams, Anna Zavelson, Samantha Williams, Ashley D. Kelley, Santino Fontana, Ephraim Sykes, Andrew Barth Feldman, J. Harrison Ghee, Alysha Umphress, Marilyn Maye, Kate Baldwin, Katie Finneran, Gracie Lawrence, Kecia Lewis, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Ann Harada, Barbara Walsh, Thom Sesma, Christopher Sieber, Hannah Elless, Nikki Renée Daniels, Lauren Blackman
From: Photos: Inside Transport Group's Star-Studded HELLO, DOLLY! at Carnegie Hall
Ruth Gottschall, Michele Pawk, Thom Sesma, Santino Fontana, Michael Berresse, Jennifer Holliday, Nikki Renée Daniels, Kate Baldwin, Katie Finneran, Carolee Carmello, Christine Ebersole, Beth Leavel, Alexandra Billings, Ryan McCartan, Barbara Walsh, Stephen Bogardus, Norm Lewis, Marc Kudisch, Adriane Lenox, Isabel Keating, Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso
From: Photos: Norm Lewis, Kate Baldwin & More Perform FOLLIES Concert at Carnegie Hall
STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Movies
[ 2012 ] Charlie
[ 2013 ] Hans
[ 2014 ] Running Banker
[ 2015 ] Mr. Geernt
[ 2018 ] Joel Flanagan
[ 2019 ] Rich
[ 2020 ] AM Radio DJ
[ 2024 ] Gary Lucarelli
TV Shows
Greg Serrano
Mozart
David Saperstein
Aaron Miller
Dr. Witticomb
Performer
Awards and Nominations
Santino Fontana, I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Santino Fontana, I Can Get It for You Wholesale
winner
Santino Fontana, Tootsie
Santino Fontana, Tootsie
winner
Santino Fontana, Tootsie
winner
Santino Fontana, Tootsie
Santino Fontana, Cinderella
Santino Fontana, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Santino Fontana, Sons of the Prophet
Santino Fontana, Sons of the Prophet
winner
Santino Fontana, Sons of the Prophet
winner
Santino Fontana, Sons of the Prophet
Santino Fontana, Sons of the Prophet
winner
Santino Fontana, Sons of the Prophet
winner
Santino Fontana, Brighton Beach Memoirs
Videos
Video: Joshua Henry, Shaina Taub, & Ben Levi Ross Record 'He Wanted to Say' From RAGTIME
by Michael Major - 2026-02-06 12:30:02
Video: Watch Norm Lewis, Joy Woods, More in SETH RUDETSKY & FRIENDS Carnegie Hall Highlights
by Gillian Blum - 2026-01-17 17:24:40
Exclusive: Alysha Umphress Sings 'Love is Only Love' from HELLO, DOLLY!
by Joey Mervis - 2025-06-18 15:39:31
Video: Christian Borle Sings 'Chip on My Shoulder' from LEGALLY BLONDE on the Broadway Cruise
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-03-24 14:25:40
Video: Final Stephen Sondheim Musical HERE WE ARE to Release Cast Recording This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2024-01-10 14:38:14
Video: Watch the Trailer for MOMENT TO MOMENT: THE MAKING OF THE VIOLET HOUR STUDIO CAST RECORDING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-12-15 11:41:19
Video: Eden Espinosa Performs 'Time For Starting Over' From 17 AGAIN; Cast Recording Available Now!
by Stephi Wild - 2023-12-01 10:09:47
Video: High School Students Perform 'Let It Go' to Celebrate 10 Years of FROZEN
by Stephi Wild - 2023-11-27 11:06:21
Exclusive: Watch Santino Fontana, Sarah Stiles & More in New Horror Comedy Trailer
by Michael Major - 2023-05-18 10:32:32
Video Exclusive: Solea Pfeiffer Sings 'The Truth Is' From THE VIOLET HOUR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2022-11-02 09:00:20
WATCH: Hannah Corneau Stars in 'Getting Closer' Music Video
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2022-06-03 12:10:46
VIDEO: Jeremy Jordan Sings From THE VIOLET HOUR in Sneak Peek of Cast Recording
by Stephi Wild - 2022-05-05 08:10:25
VIDEO: STARS IN THE HOUSE FOR UKRAINE Raises Over $139,000
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2022-03-30 11:34:53
VIDEO: Watch Liz Callaway, Norm Lewis & More Tribute Maltby & Shire at Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala
by Nicole Rosky - 2021-11-05 11:50:03
VIDEO: Ariana DeBose Sings Reimagined 'Shall We Dance?' For R&H Goes Pop!
by Stephi Wild - 2021-03-24 10:50:20
VIDEO: Santino Fontana's Concert With Seth Rudetsky Re-Airs Today; Watch a Preview Now!
by Stephi Wild - 2021-02-21 18:58:30
VIDEO: Santino Fontana Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - 2021-02-21 12:01:00
VIDEO: Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana Perform a Mashup of 'Ten Minutes Ago' and 'You Are Never Away'
by Stephi Wild - 2020-11-19 10:23:00
News
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2026
Oscar Wilde's beloved comedy, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, is now available for streaming, offering audiences a chance to enjoy this classic play from home.
by - Feb 11, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 11, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2026
Lamb of God, the dramatic concert work by composer Rob Gardner, will be presented for one-night-only at the Metropolitan Opera House, featuring Jessie Mueller, Joy Woods and more.
by Michael Major - Feb 6, 2026
Ragtime has released a video of Joshua Henry, Shaina Taub, and Ben Levi Ross recording 'He Wanted to Say' from the acclaimed revival. The track is featured on the recently released cast recording, which dropped in January.
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Feb 3, 2026
The Kleban Foundation presented the 36th annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre on Monday, February 2 at 4PM in a private ceremony hosted by ASCAP and BMI at ASCAP. See photos!
by - Jan 30, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 30, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2026
The Kleban Foundation will present the 36th annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre on Monday, February 2 at 4PM in a private ceremony (by invitation only) hosted by ASCAP and BMI at ASCAP. Learn more about the lineup here!
by Ettore Farrattini - Jan 25, 2026
TOOTSIE at TEATRO SISTINA? UN GRADITO ANCHE IN QUESTA STAGIONE DEL MUSICAL TRATTO DAL CELEBRE FILM CON DUSTIN HOFFMAN
by Gillian Blum - Jan 17, 2026
Check out a video of highlights from Seth Rudetsky & Friends' November 25 Molloy University and Cap 21 Carnegie Hall performance, featuring Broadway favorites.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2026
Broadway Loves MSC will return on January 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM for a one-night-only celebration at the Manhattan School for Children Auditorium. The event brings together Broadway performers, musicians, and the MSC community to champion arts education at P.S. 333, the Manhattan School for Children (MSC).
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2026
A new production of the beloved musical The Fantasticks, reimagined as a contemporary gay love story, is now in development for Broadway under the direction and choreography of Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli.
by Jennifer Broski - Dec 9, 2025
New York Stage and Film held its 40th Anniversary Gala, commemorating 40 years of developing new works and a reunion of acclaimed artists at SAF. The event honored Board Member Douglas Harmon and Founding Board Member Jane Harmon for their contributions to New York Stage and Film and the American Theater. Check out photos here.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 8, 2025
Red Bull Theater has revealed the full cast of the one-night-only, benefit performance of the beloved musical The Boys From Syracuse, starring Santino Fontana, Nikki Renee Daniels and more.
by Sharon Ellman - Nov 26, 2025
Seth Rudetsky as he united with Molloy University to present his Broadway friends on 11/25. The songs, the vocals and the performers all had this reviewer craving more by the end of the night.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2025
New York Stage and Film's 40th Anniversary Gala, commemorating 40 years of developing new works and a reunion of acclaimed artists at SAF, will honor Board Member Douglas Harmon and more.
by Gregory Fletcher - Nov 24, 2025
If Encores can transfer many of its productions to Broadway, why not MasterVoices—starting with its current revival of Sweet Smell of Success? If you missed its brief run (November 21–22), keep an eye out for future MasterVoices offerings. The show proved to be an electric, full-throttle performance within the grand Frederick P. Rose Hall, part of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
by Jennifer Broski - Nov 18, 2025
CSC’s 2025 Gala was held at City Winery. The evening raised funds for Classic Stage's mission of creating thought-provoking theater. See photos of Christopher Sieber, Andrew Durand and many more on the red carpet!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2025
A staged reading of Moss Hart’s Light Up the Sky is coming to Symphony Space next month. The one-night-only reading is set for December 16. Learn more about the production here!
by Jared Fessler - Nov 9, 2025
Broadway favorite Santino Fontana returned to his Minnesota roots this weekend with a lively and heartfelt concert at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 5, 2025
The Tribeca Film Festival welcomed members and Broadway favorites for a special screening and Q&A of Lost & Found in Cleveland at Regal Union Square. See photos from the event below!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Santino Fontana has appeared on Broadway in 10 shows.
Santino Fontana has not appeared in the West End.
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical (The Lortels) for I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Tootsie, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Tootsie, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Tootsie, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Tootsie, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cinderella, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Sons of the Prophet , Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Sons of the Prophet, Performance (Obie Awards) for Sons of the Prophet, Performance (Obie Awards) for Sons of the Prophet, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Sons of the Prophet, Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for Sons of the Prophet and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Brighton Beach Memoirs.
Santino Fontana has won several awards, including Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Tootsie, Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Tootsie, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Tootsie. He also received the Performance award at the Obie Awards for Sons of the Prophet, Outstanding Lead Actor at The Lortels for Sons of the Prophet, and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Brighton Beach Memoirs.
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