Josh Noble

Background

Noble was born at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The son of Janet B. Noble and the late Lamar Noble, Josh grew up in the small town of Tallapoosa, Georgia along with his older brother, Jason.

Education

As a 6-year-old performer, he graduated from entertaining his family and friends to the stage with the community’s production of Down by the Creek Bank.

Career

He is the recipient of the 2011 BroadwayWorld Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Matthew in Altar Boyz as well as the 2013 BroadwayWorld Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Adam in Next Fall. Graduating Salutatorian, an honor graduate, and voted "Most Intellectual", Noble studied musical theatre in the University of Miami"s Frost School of Music. Noble has performed in more than 50 professional productions in theaters across the United States.

Noble has also starred as Matthew in the Atlanta, Georgia, and Cleveland, Ohio, premiers of Altar Boyz, for which he also received critical acclaim.

Foreign the Atlanta production, Noble was hailed as the leader of the "marvelous" cast.

In Cleveland, Noble was called "spot on", and the "singing standout" of the show. Other notable performances include shows such as Company (Bobby), Forever Plaid (Sparky/Smudge), Camelot (Lancelot), Godspell (Judas), The Pajama Game (Sid), The Fantasticks (Matt), Jekyll & Hyde (Stride), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II Voice), Guys and Dolls (Sky), The Music Manitoba (Harold), Grease (Kenickie), Jekyll and Hyde (Utterson) and Lend Maine a Tenor (Max).

Noble was also seen in the world premiere of the play OSWALD, based on the interrogation of suspected presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, which played at the Richmond Shepard Theatre in New York City.

Achievements

• Noble attended Haralson County High School, where he continued to perform locally and abroad, and was awarded the Lisa Bowlin Abney Performing Arts Memorial Award for Excellence in the Arts. Noble won acclaim for his work as Gaston in Disney"s Beauty and the Beast beginning in 2004, and while in the Cleveland, Ohio, production of the show, he was called the "show-stealer" and "phenomenal". In 2010, Noble reprised the role of Matthew in Cleveland, Ohio at the Hanna Theatre in Playhouse Square where he was awarded the 2011 BroadwayWorld Award for Best Actor in a Musical. In addition to his work in Beauty and the Beast and Altar Boyz, Noble has performed in multiple regional premieres, including his BroadwayWorld Award Winning performance in Next Fall (Adam) and the Florida regional premiere of 9 to 5 (Franklin Hart, Junior).