Bay Area Cabaret is thrilled to close its '19-'20 season with the San Francisco Bay Area debut of the talented and versatile artist, Santino Fontana. Santino won the 2019 Tony Award for his performance as "Michael Dorsey"/"Dorothy Michaels" in Tootsie, and a Tony nomination for his leading role as Prince Topher in Cinderella. Santino is widely known for lending his voice to the villainous 'Prince Hans' in Disney's Academy Award winning animated feature, Frozen, and for his work in Sisters, opposite Tina Fey & Amy Poehler.
On television, Santino starred as "Greg" in The CW's musical comedy series, Crazy ex-girlfriend. He also appeared on NBC's Shades of blue, with Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta. Other television credits include roles on Fosse, The good wife, Nurse Jackie, Mozart in the jungle, and Royal pains.
On Broadway, Santino performed opposite Bernadette Peters in Hello Dolly, as "Moss Hart" in the Tony nominated Act one with Tony Shalhoub, The importance of being Earnest (Clarence Derwent Award), Brighton Beach Memoirs (Drama Desk Award), and Sunday in the park with George, and won multiple awards for his work in Stephen Karam's Sons of the prophet.
Santino has sung in jazz venues such as Lincoln Center and Birdland. As an orchestra soloist, Santino has sung at venues like Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center , and other top tier venues with symphonies including the New York Philharmonic, the New York Pops and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. |
