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Biography

David Rowen is a Helen Hayes Award-nominated actor and musician based in New York City. He was in the original Broadway cast of Swept Away, directed by Tony Award-winning director, Michael Mayer, and he appeared Off-Broadway in Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds.

Regional highlights include Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Galileo), Signature Theatre (Diner), Ford’s Theatre (Shout, Sister, Shout!), Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (Ring of Fire), and Shakespeare Theatre Company (Measure for Measure). On screen, David co-starred in Fosse/Verdon on FX.

With over 17,000 subscribers and over five million views, David’s YouTube channel features his arrangements and covers of pop and Broadway songs in music video form. His work has been praised by Playbill, Broadway.com, BroadwayWorld, and Broadway legend, Stephen Schwartz.​

A classically trained singer and pianist, David earned a Bachelor of Music degree and theatre minor from James Madison University. He also plays the guitar and dabbles with several other instruments. He freelances as a music director, arranger, accompanist, music producer, and video director/editor.

David has toured nationally and abroad with Bachelors of Broadway, The Boy Band Project, and the USO Show Troupe, and he was a founding member of the a cappella group, Iris Vocal Trio, who won Varsity Vocals’ 2018 International Championship of A Cappella Open at Carnegie Hall. He has also been a soloist for the El Paso Symphony Orchestra, the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, and the National Repertory Orchestra.