Sam Hartley

Sam Hartley (he/him) is a New York based actor/teaching artist originally from Lincoln, NE. He studied Theater Performance at UNL where he won the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) West Central Singer of the Year, and the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival's Region V Irene Ryan Acting competition. He made his Broadway debut as the Doug standby in Gutenberg! the musical!, directed by Alex Timbers and starring Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad. He has led several national tours including; Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Beast), Elf (Buddy), Chicago (Billy Flynn), A Christmas Story (The Old Man). Off-Broadway credits include The Butcher Boy at Irish Rep Theater, and The Lightning Thief at the Lucille Lortel Theater. He has directed/choreographed Music Man Jr. for Red Mountain Theater Co., where he served as musical theatre faculty for several summers at their Broadway Bootcamp. Having taught in 2020's Triple Threat Broadway Intensive, he is so excited to be back! @samfred88