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Fontana was last seen starring on Broadway in his tour de force dual role in Tootsie for which he received the 2019 Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Tony Awards®.



He is perhaps best known to audiences as the voice of villainous Prince Hans in the Academy Award winning Disney film Frozen. Television audiences saw him on the most recent season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and recognize him from “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Shades of Blue,” “Mozart In The Jungle,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “Royal Pains,” “Nurse Jackie,” and more.

His other Broadway credits include Hello, Dolly!, Act One, Cinderella, The Importance of Being Earnest (Clarence Derwent Award), Brighton Beach Memoirs (Drama Desk Award), Billy Elliot, and Sunday in the Park with George. He also received Lortel and Obie Awards for his Off-Broadway performance in Stephen Karam’s Sons of the Prophet.

As an interpreter of the American Songbook, he won the renowned Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival when he was 18 and has sung with orchestras, big bands, and smaller ensembles including the New York Philharmonic, NY Pops, National Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Master Voices, Westchester Philharmonic, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Sesame Street Muppets, Phoenix Symphony, and at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Birdland, and the Bravo Festival at Vail.

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Santino Fontana STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway Revival, 2023
Harry Bogen

[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway Production, 2022
Father Kenny [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2019
Michael Dorsey

[Chicago]
Pre-Broadway Run, 2018
Michael Dorsey

[Off-Broadway]
Transport Group Concert Production, 2018
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Project Shaw One Night Only Production, 2018
Henry Higgins

[Off-Broadway]
Transport Group Concert Production, 2017
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Cornelius Hackl [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
New York City Center Encores Off-Center Production, 2016
Eliot Rosewater

[Off-Broadway]
City Center Encores Concert Production, 2016
John Adams

[New York]
Encores Concert Revival, 2015
Niko

[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Production, 2014
Moss Hart (younger)

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2013
Topher

[Off-Broadway]
Roundabout Production, 2011
Joseph

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2011
Algernon Moncrieff

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2010
Rodolpho [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival [Cancelled], 2009
Stanley

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Stanley Jerome

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2008
Tony

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2008
Soldier

Bather

Alex

George (Act II) (Understudy)

George (Act I) (Understudy)

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 2006
Matt

Santino Fontana Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Additional Writing

Santino Fontana Movies

Nancy, Please
[ 2012 ] Charlie
Frozen
[ 2013 ] Hans
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
[ 2014 ] Running Banker
Sisters
[ 2015 ] Mr. Geernt
Off the Menu
[ 2018 ] Joel Flanagan
Impossible Monsters
[ 2019 ] Rich
The Devil All the Time
[ 2020 ] AM Radio DJ

Santino Fontana TV Shows

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Greg Serrano
Mozart in the Jungle
Mozart
Shades of Blue
David Saperstein
Submissions Only
Aaron Miller

Santino Fontana Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical

Santino Fontana, I Can Get It for You Wholesale

The Lortels - 2024 - Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical

Santino Fontana, I Can Get It for You Wholesale


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Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Santino Fontana, Tootsie

Drama League Awards - 2019 - Distinguished Performance Award

Santino Fontana, Tootsie


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Santino Fontana, Tootsie


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Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Santino Fontana, Tootsie

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Santino Fontana, Cinderella

Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Santino Fontana, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Santino Fontana, Sons of the Prophet

Drama League Awards - 2012 - Distinguished Performance Award

Santino Fontana, Sons of the Prophet


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Obie Awards - 2012 - Performance

Santino Fontana, Sons of the Prophet


winner
Obie Awards - 2012 - Performance

Santino Fontana, Sons of the Prophet

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Santino Fontana, Sons of the Prophet


winner
The Lortels - 2012 - Outstanding Lead Actor

Santino Fontana, Sons of the Prophet


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Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Santino Fontana, Brighton Beach Memoirs

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2024 Drama Desk Awards Winners- The Full List

The best of Broadway and off-Broadway came together for the 68th Annual Drama Desk Awards, which were held at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
Santino Fontana to Debut All-Request Show at 54 Below With Setlist Chosen Entirely By The Audience

Tony winner Santino Fontana introduces a unique all-request concert where the setlist is entirely chosen by the audience, offering an interactive and personalized musical experience.
Kate Baldwin, Beth Leavel, and More Join FOLLIES Concert at Carnegie Hall

The complete cast has now been announced for Transport Group's concert production of Follies. The sold-out event will play one night only—Thursday, June 20, at 8:00 p.m. at Carnegie Hall.
Scarlett Strallen, Tony Yazbeck & More Join CLASSICS UP CLOSE: BERNSTEIN'S BROADWAY at CSC

Classic Stage Company has revealed additional performers for Classics Up Close: Bernstein’s Broadway, a benefit concert directed by Cara Akselrad. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Princeton Festival Opens With Superstar Soprano Angel Blue In June

The Princeton Festival, running from June 7-22, opens with GRAMMY-winning soprano Angel Blue performing her favorite arias.
Kate Baldwin, Santino Fontana and More to Lead CLASSICS UP CLOSE: BERNSTEIN'S BROADWAY at CSC

Classic Stage Company will present Classics Up Close: Bernstein’s Broadway, a benefit concert directed by Cara Akselrad. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
TOOTSIE Continues Way Off Broadway's 30th Anniversary Season

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre will continue its blockbuster 30th Anniversary Season this summer with the new comedy musical Tootsie, opening June 21st.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 14, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 14, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Cast Recording Will Be Released For I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE Starring Santino Fontana

A cast recording will be released this fall for the Classic Stage Company’s acclaimed 2023 revisal of I Can Get It For You Wholesale, starring Tony Award® winner Santino Fontana, alongside Rebecca Naomi Jones and Tony nominees Judy Kuhn and Julia Lester, among others.
TOOTSIE Stars Santino Fontana and Sarah Stiles Star In BRENDA AND BILLY (AND THE POTHOS PLANT), Streaming This Week

Catch the online premiere of BRENDA AND BILLY (AND THE POTHOS PLANT), featuring performances by Santino Fontana and Sarah Stiles. Don't miss this exciting digital event.
Photos: On the Red Carpet at the 39th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards

The 39th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards were presented at the annual ceremony on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at NYU Skirball. BroadwayWorld was there and we're bringing you on the red carpet at the big night. Check out photos here!
(PRAY), THE COMEUPPANCE, and More Take Home 2024 Lucille Lortel Awards - Full List of Winners!

The 39th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards will be presented at the annual ceremony which will take place tonight, Sunday, May 5, 2024, at NYU Skirball beginning at 7:00pm. See the winners as they come in here!
Stars In The House To Livestream THE BROADWAY SITZPROBE EXPERIENCE: SHE LOVES ME On May 6

On May 6, from 7 PM ET to 10 PM ET, Stars in the House, the award-winning streaming variety/fundraising show co-hosted by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson, will livestream The Broadway Sitzprobe Experience: She Loves Me.
10th Annual TITLE WAVES: 2024 NEW WORKS FESTIVAL Preliminary Cast Announced

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced some of the All-Star cast members who will participate in the upcoming 10th Annual TITLE WAVES: 2024 NEW WORKS FESTIVAL.
Red Bull Theater Continues Its 20th Anniversary Festival With OR, WHAT SHE WILL By Liz Duffy Adams

Red Bull Theater has announced details for the next presentation of its 20th Anniversary Festival: OR, WHAT SHE WILL by Liz Duffy Adams, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch.
2024 Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List!

Nominations for the 2024 Drama Desk Awards have just been. Check out the full list of nominees here for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway during the 2023-2024 season!
Santino Fontana Joins Princeton Festival Line-Up

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) recently added Tony Award-winning actor and television star Santino Fontana to its artistic line-up for this year's Princeton Festival.
Elizabeth Stanley to Perform at A.R.T. Gala in June

Elizabeth Stanley (Jagged Little Pill) will perform at American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)'s 2024 Gala. Learn more!
Holliday, Lewis, Benko, Billings & More to Star in FOLLIES at Carnegie Hall

Follies, featuring an all-star cast of Tony Award winners and nominees, will be the tenth presentation in the Transport Group's Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series—for one night only—at Carnegie Hall. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Santino Fontana & More to Star in THE ROVER at Red Bull Theater

RED BULL THEATER has revealed details for the next presentation of its 20th Anniversary Festival, The Rover by Aphra Behn, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Santino Fontana FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Santino Fontana been in?

Santino Fontana has appeared on Broadway in 10 shows.

How many West End shows has Santino Fontana been in?

Santino Fontana has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Santino Fontana been nominated for?

Santino Fontana has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "I Can Get It for You Wholesale," Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical at The Lortels for the same production, and Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Tootsie." He also received nominations such as Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Tootsie," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Tootsie," and Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for both "Tootsie" and "Cinderella." Additionally, Santino Fontana was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Sons of the Prophet," Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for the same play, and Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Sons of the Prophet." He also received nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor at The Lortels for "Sons of the Prophet" and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Brighton Beach Memoirs."

What awards has Santino Fontana won?

Santino Fontana has won several awards for his performances, including Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Tootsie." He also won the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for the same show. Fontana received Obie Awards for his performances in "Sons of the Prophet" and was recognized as Outstanding Lead Actor at The Lortels for the same production. Additionally, he won Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for his role in "Brighton Beach Memoirs."

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