Will Branner

Latest News on Will Branner:
THE GREAT GATSBY National Tour Reveals Full Cast (Jan 7, 2026)

Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; GUYS & DOLLS Leads Best Musical! (Dec 29, 2025)

Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; Vintage Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre! (Dec 22, 2025)

BIO

Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. Primarily a stage actor Branner attended the University of Michigan majoring in Musical Theatre. It was there he found a love for film making. After graduating in 2016 he has worked as a producer, director, and writer on numerous projects. His last film SCHMIK screened at the Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles as part of the Holly Shorts Film Festival and in New York City at the Williamsburg Film Festival.

Photos

From Front to Back: Landen Gonzales and Will Branner

Date:

10/07/2024

From: Photos: AMERICAN IDIOT Starring Daniel Durant, Milo Manheim & More at Mark Taper Forum

Aaron Alcaraz, Nathaniel Hackmann, Will Branner, Casey Likes, and Evan Alexander Smit Photo

Aaron Alcaraz, Nathaniel Hackmann, Will Branner, Casey Likes, and Evan Alexander Smith

Date:

08/19/2024

From: Photos: Evan Alexander Smith & David Josefsberg in BACK TO THE FUTURE

Brendon Chan, Will Branner, Hugh Coles,Marc Heitzman and Daryl Tofa

Date:

07/27/2023

From: Photos: The Cast of BACK TO THE FUTURE Walks The Red Carpet For Their Gala Performance

Will Branner

Date:

07/27/2023

From: Photos: The Cast of BACK TO THE FUTURE Walks The Red Carpet For Their Gala Performance

Will Branner

Date:

07/27/2023

From: Photos: The Cast of BACK TO THE FUTURE Walks The Red Carpet For Their Gala Performance

Will Branner

Date:

07/27/2023

From: Photos: The Cast of BACK TO THE FUTURE Walks The Red Carpet For Their Gala Performance

The Cast of "Back to The Future" including: Mikaela Secada, Nick Drake, Emma Pittman, JJ Niemann, Kevin Curtis, Merritt David Janes, Samuel Gerber, Daryl Tofa, Nathaniel Hackmann, Amber Ardolino, Casey Likes, Liana Hunt, Jonalyn Saxer, Brendon Chan, Hugh Coles, Will Branner, Kimberly Immanuel, Hannah Kevitt, Marc Heitzman, Becca Petersen, Gabi Stapula, Jelani Remy

Date:

07/27/2023

From: Photos: The Cast of BACK TO THE FUTURE Walks The Red Carpet For Their Gala Performance

Date:

07/27/2023

From: Photos: The Cast of BACK TO THE FUTURE Walks The Red Carpet For Their Gala Performance

Daryl Tofa, Nathaniel Hackmann, Will Branner, Casey Likes, and Hugh Coles

Date:

07/25/2023

From: Photos: First Look at BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL on Broadway

JJ Niemann, Samuel Gerber, Will Branner

Date:

05/31/2023

From: Photos: BACK TO THE FUTURE Gears Up For Its Broadway Run

The Cast of "Back to The Future: The Musical" including Casey Likes, Lianna Hunt, Jelani Remy, Hugh Coles, Nathaniel Hackmann, Roger Bart, Merritt David Janes, Mikaela Secada, Amber Ardolino, Will Branner, Victoria Byrd, Brendon Chan, Kevin Curtis, Nick Drake, Samuel Gerber, Marc Heitzman, Kimberly Immanuel, Joshua Kenneth Allen Johnson, Hannah Kevitt, JJ Niemann, Becca Petersen, Emma Pittman, Jonalyn Saxer, Blakely Slaybaugh, Gabi Stapula and Daryl Tofa

Date:

05/24/2023

From: Photos: Casey Likes, Roger Bart, Jelani Remy & the Cast of BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL Meet the Press

Director John Rando, Music & Lyrics Alan Silvestri, Producer Colin Ingram and The Cas Photo

Director John Rando, Music & Lyrics Alan Silvestri, Producer Colin Ingram and The Cast of "Back to The Future: The Musical" including Casey Likes, Lianna Hunt, Jelani Remy, Hugh Coles, Nathaniel Hackmann, Roger Bart, Merritt David Janes, Mikaela Secada, Amber Ardolino, Will Branner, Victoria Byrd, Brendon Chan, Kevin Curtis, Nick Drake, Samuel Gerber, Marc Heitzman, Kimberly Immanuel, Joshua Kenneth Allen Johnson, Hannah Kevitt, JJ Niemann, Becca Petersen, Emma Pittman, Jonalyn Saxer, Blakely Slaybaugh, Gabi Stapula and Daryl Tofa

Date:

05/24/2023

From: Photos: Casey Likes, Roger Bart, Jelani Remy & the Cast of BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL Meet the Press

Nicholas Garr, Julianne Boyd, Tyler Hanes, Skyler Volpe, Darren R. Cohen Will Branner Photo

Nicholas Garr, Julianne Boyd, Tyler Hanes, Skyler Volpe, Darren R. Cohen Will Branner, Addie Morales, Robert La Fosse, Sean Ewing

Date:

08/09/2018

From: Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night WEST SIDE STORY at Barrington Stage Co.

Will Branner, Addie Morales, Robert La Fosse

Date:

08/09/2018

From: Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night WEST SIDE STORY at Barrington Stage Co.

Julianne Boyd, Darren R. Cohen, music director, Will Branner, Addie Morales, Robert L Photo

Julianne Boyd, Darren R. Cohen, music director, Will Branner, Addie Morales, Robert La Fosse, Choreography

Date:

08/09/2018

From: Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night WEST SIDE STORY at Barrington Stage Co.

Will Branner & Julianne Boyd, director

Date:

08/09/2018

From: Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night WEST SIDE STORY at Barrington Stage Co.

Will Branner & Addie Morales

Date:

08/09/2018

From: Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night WEST SIDE STORY at Barrington Stage Co.

Will Branner & Addie Morales

Date:

08/09/2018

From: Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night WEST SIDE STORY at Barrington Stage Co.

Will Branner & Addie Morales, Curtain Call

Date:

08/09/2018

From: Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night WEST SIDE STORY at Barrington Stage Co.

Addie Morales and Will Branner

Date:

08/07/2018

From: Photo Flash: First Look at Barrington Stage's WEST SIDE STORY

Will Branner

Date:

08/07/2018

From: Photo Flash: First Look at Barrington Stage's WEST SIDE STORY

Addie Morales and Will Branner

Date:

08/07/2018

From: Photo Flash: First Look at Barrington Stage's WEST SIDE STORY

Addie Morales and Will Branner

Date:

08/07/2018

From: Photo Flash: First Look at Barrington Stage's WEST SIDE STORY

Will Branner and Tyler Hanes

Date:

08/07/2018

From: Photo Flash: First Look at Barrington Stage's WEST SIDE STORY

STAGE CREDITS

The Great Gatsby: A New Musical

[US Tour]

US Tour, 2026

Tom Buchanan ()

Back to the Future: The Musical

[Broadway]

Original Broadway Production, 2023

Ensemble

Mean Girls

[US Tour]

First National Tour, 2021

Performer

Bat Out of Hell

[Off-Broadway]

NY City Center Production, 2019

Videos

Video: First Look at DCPA's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS With Ben Fankhauser

by Michael Major - 2025-04-25 09:30:09

Video: Ben Fankhauser & Gizel Jiménez Sing 'Suddenly Seymour' in Rehearsals at Denve Video

Video: Ben Fankhauser & Gizel Jiménez Sing 'Suddenly Seymour' in Rehearsals at Denver Center

by Joshua Wright - 2025-04-02 11:49:06

Video: 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' From Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT at Center Theatre Video

Video: 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' From Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT at Center Theatre Group

by Stephi Wild - 2024-11-08 06:54:54

Video: See 'Holiday' from Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT At Center Theater Group

by A.A. Cristi - 2024-10-15 21:23:27

Video: Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT at the Mark Taper Forum

by Joshua Wright - 2024-10-11 15:01:31

Video: BACK TO THE FUTURE Reveals Special Performance To Celebrate Back to the Future Video

Video: BACK TO THE FUTURE Reveals Special Performance To Celebrate Back to the Future Day

by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-10-13 12:45:59

Video: Watch BACK TO THE FUTURE Perform 'It Works' on THE VIEW

by Michael Major - 2023-09-28 14:51:15

Video: Roger Bart Shares Christopher Lloyd's 'Big Question' About the BACK TO THE FUT Video

Video: Roger Bart Shares Christopher Lloyd's 'Big Question' About the BACK TO THE FUTURE Musical on CBS MORNINGS

by Michael Major - 2023-08-17 09:51:16

Video: Casey Likes Performs 'Johnny B. Goode' in BACK TO THE FUTURE

by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-08-03 13:53:19

Video: Stars Turn Out For A BACK TO THE FUTURE Gala Performance

by A.A. Cristi - 2023-07-29 16:00:19

Video: Go Inside BACK TO THE FUTURE's Gala Opening

by Red Carpet - 2023-07-28 13:50:07

Video: See How BACK TO THE FUTURE Brings the DeLorean Time Machine to Broadway on GOO Video

Video: See How BACK TO THE FUTURE Brings the DeLorean Time Machine to Broadway on GOOD MORNING AMERICA

by Michael Major - 2023-07-25 13:08:58

Video: Watch Highlights from BACK TO THE FUTURE on Broadway

by Show Highlights - 2023-07-25 10:11:14

Video: BACK TO THE FUTURE Company Is Getting Ready for Broadway

by Nicole Rosky - 2023-05-25 11:17:15

TV: Get to Know the Cast of MEAN GIRLS on Tour! (They're Like So Fetch)

by Julie Musbach - 2019-08-29 14:01:00

TV: Get A First Look At A New Version of 'Fearless' From The MEAN GIRLS Tour

by Julie Musbach - 2019-08-29 11:42:07

VIDEO: Meatloaf Joins the Cast of BAT OUT OF HELL in Performance

by Julie Musbach - 2019-08-20 23:21:27

Full Cast Announced For MEAN GIRLS on Tour

by Alan Henry - 2019-08-15 13:14:27

VIDEO: Stars on BAT OUT OF HELL Perform 'I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do Tha Video

VIDEO: Stars on BAT OUT OF HELL Perform 'I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)' on TODAY

by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-08-12 12:50:34

TV: What Won't the BAT OUT OF HELL Cast Do for Love?

by Nicole Rosky - 2019-08-03 13:01:00

News

Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; GUYS & DOLLS Leads Best Photo

Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; GUYS & DOLLS Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; Vintage Theatre Leads F Photo

Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; Vintage Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; BEEHIVE: THE 60' Photo

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; BEEHIVE: THE 60'S MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; Vintage Theatre Photo

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; Vintage Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; YOUNG FRANFENSTEI Photo

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards; YOUNG FRANFENSTEIN Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

BWW Q&A: Carla Woods Talks COME FROM AWAY at Asolo Repertory Theatre Photo

BWW Q&A: Carla Woods Talks COME FROM AWAY at Asolo Repertory Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Nov 4, 2025

Come from Away tells the inspiring true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in the remote town of Gander, Newfoundland in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. As fear and uncertainty gripped the world, the people of Gander responded with open arms.

Photos: Meet the Cast of COME FROM AWAY at Asolo Repertory Theatre Photo

Photos: Meet the Cast of COME FROM AWAY at Asolo Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 3, 2025

Asolo Repertory Theatre has released first look photos of the cast of COME FROM AWAY, launching the 2025–26 season with performances November 12–December 28, 2025.

Cast Set for COME FROM AWAY at Asolo Repertory Theatre Photo

Cast Set for COME FROM AWAY at Asolo Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 17, 2025

Asolo Repertory Theatre has revealed the complete casting for COME FROM AWAY, set to be presented beginning in November. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: DCPA Delivers a Killer LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Photo

Review: DCPA Delivers a Killer LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by Jon Bee - May 12, 2025

DCPA hardly ever disappoints when it comes to the creative elements of a production and their current production of Little Shop of Horrors is no different. The scenic design by Alan E. Muraoka is a great example of theatrical excellence. It is by and large a stationary set that allows for dynamic staging from Director Chris Coleman.

Video: First Look at DCPA's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS With Ben Fankhauser Photo

Video: First Look at DCPA's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS With Ben Fankhauser
by Michael Major - Apr 25, 2025

Feast on the Denver Center’s production of a beloved sci-fi musical that has rocked the globe for generations! Watch the new video featuring Ben Fankhauser, Gizel Jiménez, and more.

Interview: Danielle Wade of SHUCKED at Proctors Photo

Interview: Danielle Wade of SHUCKED at Proctors
by Jared West - Mar 14, 2025

Danielle Wade is lighting up the stage as Maizy in the national tour of SHUCKED. Best known for winning the “Over the Rainbow” TV reality competition, Wade has built an impressive career spanning Broadway, national tours, and regional theater.

Ben Fankhauser and Gizel Jiménez Will Lead LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Denver Center T Photo

Ben Fankhauser and Gizel Jiménez Will Lead LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Denver Center Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2025

The Denver Center Theatre Company is excited to announce the full casting and creative team for the sci-fi musical Little Shop of Horrors with direction by Theatre Company Artistic Director Chris Coleman.

See THE 14TH ANNUAL JOE ICONIS CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA & More Next Week at 54 Below Photo

See THE 14TH ANNUAL JOE ICONIS CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA & More Next Week at 54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 6, 2024

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Joe Iconis & more! See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

See Lorna Luft & Andrea McArdle and More at 54 Below in December Photo

See Lorna Luft & Andrea McArdle and More at 54 Below in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 27, 2024

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Lorna Luft and Andrea McCardle and more.

Ana Villafane, Liam Pearce, Grace Hodgett Young And More Join 2024 WRAPPED At 54 Belo Photo

Ana Villafane, Liam Pearce, Grace Hodgett Young And More Join 2024 WRAPPED At 54 Below
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 27, 2024

54 BELOW will present 2024 Wrapped With the end of the year around the corner, it's time to celebrate the iconic and groundbreaking music of 2024.

AMERICAN IDIOT Becomes Highest Grossing Musical at The Mark Taper Forum Photo

AMERICAN IDIOT Becomes Highest Grossing Musical at The Mark Taper Forum
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 11, 2024

AMERICAN IDIOT has become the highest-grossing musical at the Mark Taper Forum. The production is set to play its final performance this weekend. Learn more here!

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Will Branner been in?

Will Branner has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Will Branner been in?

Will Branner has not appeared in the West End.

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