"To get the Robe for A Beautiful Noise, it was full circle because I'd been involved with the development of the show since November 2019, the second step of the developmental process. To see the show through its development and rehearsals, through readings, through labs, through workshops and then finally out-of-town and New York -- to receive the Robe after such a long journey to get to New York-- it felt great. I was really blessed to be part of the show from the ground up."

Photo by Jeffrey Bateman.

Name: Jess LeProtto

Show: A Beautiful Noise

Opening Night: December 4, 2022

Hometown: Little Falls, NJ

Broadway Debut: The Boy From Oz in 2004 as the vacation standby for Young Peter Allen.

Professional Training:  PACE University BFA Musical Theater Program, part-time for eight years while also working. Choreographer Al Blackstone. 

Year Joined Equity: 2006

How I Got My Equity Card: In the ensemble of How The Grinch Stole Christmas! at what was then the Hilton Theater in November 2006.

Broadway Chorus Credits: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2006), How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2007), Bye Bye Birdie (2009), Newsies (2012), On the Town (2014, Robe Recipient), Cats (2016), Hello, Dolly! (2017), Carousel (2018, Robe Recipient), A Beautiful Noise (2023, Robe Recipient).

Fun Fact: I always enjoy going to the beach and being under the sun and having a book or having headphones, being by the ocean.

Jess LeProtto circles the stage during the Robe ceremony. Photo by Joanna Spencer.

Jess LeProtto blesses his company backstage. Photo by Jeffrey Bateman.

Watch the video of the ceremony