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Will Chase is an American actor, singer and director with a long run of leading roles on Broadway and a memorable turn as country superstar Luke Wheeler on ABC's Nashville. He began in Chicago regional theater, earning three Joseph Jefferson Award nominations, then toured nationally as Chris in Miss Saigon. Chase reached Broadway in 1998 in Rent and later played Roger in the show's final Broadway company, a performance preserved in Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway. His stage credits also include Miss Saigon, The Full Monty (2001), Radames in Aida, Lennon (2005), High Fidelity (2006), The Story of My Life (2009) and Tony in Billy Elliot the Musical from 2009 to 2011, and in 2012 he temporarily took over the Jimmy Winter role from Matthew Broderick in Nice Work If You Can Get It. Regional highlights include Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman at the Signature Theatre, which brought a Helen Hayes Award nomination, The Pajama Game at The Muny opposite Kate Baldwin and Oklahoma opposite Kelli O'Hara. On screen he also appeared in the drama series Dopesick. Chase brings a powerful voice and genuine showmanship to concerts and special appearances.