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Jose Llana

ActorBorn 1976On stage 1996 to 20237 productions on this page

Jose Llana
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Jose Llana (born 5 May 1976) is a Filipino-American singer and actor best known for originating roles in the Broadway musicals The King and I (1996), Flower Drum Song (2002), Here Lies Love (2023), and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005), the last for which he won the 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance.

On stage

7 productions, 27 years
1996
RentBroadway Nederlander Theatre. Original. Directed by Michael Greif
5,123 performances
1997
Street Corner SymphonyBroadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Original
79 performances
2002
Flower Drum SongBroadway Virginia Theatre. Revival. Directed by Robert Longbottom
169 performances
2005
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeBroadway Original. Directed by James Lapine
1,136 performances
2011
WonderlandBroadway Revival. Directed by Gregory Boyd
33 performances
2015
The King and IBroadway Revival. Directed by Bartlett Sher
538 performances
2023
Here Lies LoveBroadway Broadway Theatre. Original. Directed by Alex Timbers
148 performances

Worked with more than once

3 names
  • Yuka Takara 2 productions
  • Lea Salonga 2 productions
  • Lainie Sakakura 2 productions

Also credited on

2 works

Flower Drum Song (2002 Revival)
Company

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