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Nicholas James Masson (born August 7, 1996) is an American actor, dancer, singer and teacher. He performed in the national tour of Newsies the Musical and the film, Disney's Newsies the Broadway Musical.
Early life, education and training
Nicholas Masson was born in Hudson, New Hampshire and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. At the age of three, he began studying dance at DancEnergy in Chelmsford, Massachusetts and then The Dance Company, in Amherst, New Hampshire. He made his professional theatre debut at the age of ten, in a national touring production of the Broadway musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Following his appearances in several local and regional theatrical productions, Masson graduated from Alvirne High School in 2014. He subsequently attended Point Park University in Pittsburgh, where he majored in dance.
Career
Masson appeared in the first national tour of the Disney Theatrical Productions' Newsies the Musical, in the role of Mush. He was also a replacement in the role of Crutchie in that production. Masson also appeared in the role of Mush in the Disney film production of the stage musical, which had a limited theatrical release in selected movie theatres in 2017.
In February 2019, it was announced that Masson would be making his Broadway debut with the company of the musical, The Prom as a swing performer.
Teaching
In addition to his work as a performer, Masson has also taught at numerous master classes workshops and dance studios, including having served on the dance faculty at the Broadway Connection in New York City as a teaching artist.
