Jason Forbach

Jason Forbach, whose “Commanding tenor”- Kansas City Star “has charisma in spades” – Washington Post, has a career ranging across the opera, symphony and Broadway stage. Recently, Jason famously stepped into the lead role of The Baker last minute on opening night in the acclaimed 2022 Broadway revival of Into the Woods alongside Sara Barielles and is currently playing Rapunzel’s Prince in the National Tour of the same show. The Daily News described his star turn as “excellent.” He also starred as Raoul, Vicomte de Changy in The Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic Theater and Enjolras in the 2014 Tony nominated Broadway revival of Les Miserables, where he reprised the role he played on the 25th Anniversary National Tour.  

Jason has performed regionally with companies such as Washington D.C. Shakespeare Theater Company, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, 5th Avenue Theater, The Kennedy Center, North Shore Music Theater, Sacramento Music Circus, and Theater Under the Stars. He has sung on the concert stage at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Omaha Symphony, New Jersey Festival Orchestra, Las Vegas Philharmonic, Abilene Philharmonic, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and on the opera stage with Boston Lyric Opera, Fresno Opera, Opera Boston and Central City Opera and was a regional semi-finalist for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He has also performed on T.V.’s “America’s Got Talent”, “Good Morning America”, “The View” and “The 68th Annual Tony Awards”.  

He has three solo albums A New Leading Man, Revolutionary and Remembering to Dream, all available on Spotify and iTunes and has appeared on original cast albums of An American Victory and Song of Solomon both on Broadway Records and The Music Teacher on Bridge Records.  

Jason Forbach graduated with his Bachelor of Music from University of Missouri-Columbia where he was the recipient of the Chancellor’s Emerging Artist Award that year. He went on to complete his Masters with academic distinction at New England Conservatory in Boston. He has been a guest lecturer for New York University, Sam Houston University, University of Texas, Westover School, Avila College, Johnson County Community College, DePaul University, University of Washington, Cornish School of the Arts, University of Missouri and University of Connecticut and maintains a home studio in New York City. He is also an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Instagram: @jasonforbach