Alex Boniello

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Alex Boniello
Born (1990-10-05) October 5, 1990 (age 30)
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationWagner College
OccupationActor, singer
Years active2012–present
Partner(s)April Lavalle (2010–present)

Alex Boniello (born October 5, 1990) is an American actor and Tony Award-winning producer best known for his portrayal of the voice of Moritz in the 2015 Broadway revival of Spring Awakening. In 2018, he replaced Mike Faist in the role of Connor Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway.

Career[]

Boniello grew up in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey and attended Wood-Ridge High School, where he began acting with roles like Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast and Mark Cohen in Rent. He enrolled at Wagner College, majoring in drama.[1]

His start in professional theatre came with the touring company of American Idiot. He was in ensemble and understudied the roles of Johnny and St. Jimmy, played by stars John Gallagher, Jr. and Billie Joe Armstrong, respectively, during the Broadway run.[2] In 2013 and 2014, Boniello has appeared in many TV and film roles, including: Alien Dawn, Contest, Floored, Unrelated, and Happyish. He appeared in an episode of Jessica Jones in late 2015 as "punk kid."[3]

Boniello returned to theatre in 2015, when he performed in the Off-Broadway production of Brooklynite.[4] He was also a member of the cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical 21 Chump Street and can be heard on the show's original cast album.[5] Later in the year, he was cast as the "Voice of Moritz" in the Deaf West Production of Spring Awakening,[6] and stayed with the company with its transfer to Broadway. He completed his run at the Brooks Atkinson theatre on January 24, 2016.[7] On April 13, 2018 it was announced that Boniello would be replacing Mike Faist as Connor Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway.[8] He made his debut in the role on May 15, 2018 and played his final performance on January 26, 2020 alongside co-star Andrew Barth Feldman.[9]

As a producer, Boniello is known for his work on the Broadway musical Hadestown, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2019.[10]

Alex Boniello released his debut EP, Hi, for digital download January 8, 2021 to positive critical reviews[11]

During the COVID 19 pandemic Boniello and Andrew Barth Feldman started Broadway Jackbox, where they played games with other actors while raising money for Broadway for Racial Justice and the Actor's Fund. As the pandemic continued he began streaming video games on his Twitch channel.[12]

Personal life[]

Boniello proposed to his long-term girlfriend, April Lavalle, on May 9, 2021.[13] They have been together since college, and live together in New York City with their cat, Penny.

He has also suffered from an anxiety disorder since he was seventeen years old.[14]

Credits[]

Theatre Credits[]

Year Production Role Location Category
2013-14 American Idiot R&R Boyfriend, Ensemble, Johnny/Saint Jimmy u/s N/A National Tour
2014 21 Chump Street Tevin, Boy, and Cousin 1 Brooklyn Academy of Music Concert
2015 Brooklynite Ensemble Vineyard Theatre Off-Broadway
2015 Spring Awakening Voice of Moritz Wallis Annenberg Center Los Angeles
2015-16 Brooks Atkinson Theatre Broadway
2017 Million Dollar Quartet Elvis Presley Papermill Playhouse Regional
2017 Cruel Intentions: The Musical Blaine Tuttle Le Poisson Rouge Off-Broadway
2018-20 Dear Evan Hansen Connor Murphy Music Box Theatre Broadway
2019 Hadestown Co-Producer Walter Kerr Theatre Broadway

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Type Notes
2013 Alien Dawn Elijah Television 1 Episode: "The Montauk Project"
2013 Contest Joe Film
2014 Unrelated MT Guy Television 2 Episodes
2014 Happyish Participant 6 Television 1 Episode: "Starring Sigmund Freud, Charles Bukowski and Seven Billion A**Holes"
2015 Jessica Jones Punk Kid Television 1 Episode: " AKA Take a Bloody Number"
2018 Alt Space Julian Barton Film
2019 Indoor Boys Luther Web Series 1 Episode: "Roomies"
2021 The Other Two Indie Rock Band Singer Television 1 Episode: 2.5
2021 The Bite DJ Perfect Dan TV Mini Series 1 Episode: 1.5

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

Title Album details
Hi[15]
  • Release: January 8, 2021
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles[]

Title Year Album
"Pigeons"[16] 2020 Non-album single

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Work Result
2015 Ovation Awards Best Acting Ensemble for a Musical Spring Awakening Won
2016 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards Favorite Onstage Pair (with Daniel Durant) Nominated
Fred and Adele Astaire Awards Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show Nominated
2019 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards Favorite replacement (Male) Dear Evan Hansen Nominated
Tony Awards Best Musical (co-producer) Hadestown Won

References[]

  1. ^ Feldberg, Robert. "Bergen County native shares role with deaf partner in Broadway's 'Spring Awakening'", The Record (Bergen County), September 20, 2015. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Theater is a collaborative art, but rarely do actors form a partnership as unusual as the one created by Alex Boniello, who was raised in Wood-Ridge, and Daniel N. Durant.... Boniello, who got the acting bug at Wood-Ridge High School before going on to study drama at Wagner College, joined the cast after the production had gotten under way in its Los Angeles debut, so, he said, he had to quickly play catch-up."
  2. ^ "Alex Boniello Theatre Credits". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  3. ^ "Alex Boniello". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  4. ^ "Exciting News! Wagner Theatre Alum Alex... - Wagner College Theatre | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  5. ^ This American Life, recorded June 7, 2014, aired on June 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "Deaf West revisits 'Spring Awakening' with fresh vigor at the Wallis". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  7. ^ "Spring Awakening". Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  8. ^ "Alex Boniello Will Succeed Tony Nominee Mike Faist in Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  9. ^ Gans, Andrew (January 26, 2020). "Jimmy Award Winner Andrew Barth Feldman Ends Broadway Run in Dear Evan Hansen January 26". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  10. ^ "Kaylavlex Theatricals". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  11. ^ Savoia, Courtney. "BWW Album Review: Alex Boniello's Debut EP 'Hi' is the Brave Companion So Many of Us Are Seeking". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  12. ^ "Twitch". Twitch. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  13. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/COrEAWUDyho/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ^ Keller, Ilana. "Dear Connor Murphy: Alex Boniello chats Dear Evan Hansen life, speaking out on anxiety". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  15. ^ "Odds & Ends: Alex Boniello Releases EP Hi & New Music Video". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  16. ^ BWW News Desk. "Alex Boniello Releases New Single 'Pigeons'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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