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Hennessy Winkler is a Brooklyn-based actor and singer raised on Maui. He made history as the first out transgender man in a Broadway musical, joining the original Broadway cast of Sweeney Todd. He also played Will Parker in the first national tour of Daniel Fish’s Oklahoma! He is currently in rehearsals for the Off-Broadway revival of Spring Awakening at Studio Seaview, understudying The Adult Men under the direction of Danya Taymor.

His theatre credits include All the Men Who’ve Frightened Me at La Jolla Playhouse, Pipe Dream at Berkshire Theatre Group, Far From Canterbury at the Barnstormers Theatre, and Ampersand at La MaMa. His work also spans new-play and musical development, film, and voiceover.

Hennessy holds a BFA from Marymount Manhattan College and trained with Sue Ann Loudon on Maui. Alongside performing, he teaches theatre and coaches young actors.

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