Norbert Leo Butz

Norbert Leo Butz is an American actor and singer known for leading roles in Broadway musicals. He won Tony Awards for originating the lead roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Catch Me If You Can.

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: A musical comedy about two con artists competing to swindle a wealthy heiress on the French Riviera. Butz won his first Tony Award for playing con artist Freddy Benson in the Broadway production.
Jason Robert Brown: An American composer, lyricist, and conductor known for contemporary musical theater. Brown wrote The Last Five Years, in which Butz played Jamie in the original Chicago production.
University of Missouri: A public research university in Columbia, Missouri, founded in 1839. Butz studied theater there before pursuing professional acting.
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical: An annual American theater award honoring a leading performance by an actor in a musical. Butz won this award for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Catch Me If You Can.
Catch Me If You Can: A stage musical based on the life of impostor and check forger Frank Abagnale Jr. Butz won his second leading-actor Tony Award for playing FBI agent Carl Hanratty.
David Yazbek: An American composer and lyricist whose stage musicals include The Full Monty and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Yazbek wrote the score for Butz's first Tony-winning musical.
MFA in Acting: A graduate degree focused on advanced training in performance and theater practice. Butz earned this degree at the University of Alabama before building his stage career.
Drama Desk Award: An annual New York theater award recognizing achievement in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions. Butz received Drama Desk recognition for his work in Broadway musicals.
Wicked: A musical that reimagines the lives of the witches of Oz before Dorothy arrives. Butz originated the role of Fiyero in the Broadway production.
Aaron Sorkin: An American screenwriter, playwright, and director known for rapid-fire dialogue. Butz played reporter Herb Rosenthal in Sorkin's television drama The Newsroom.