This concert is the North Carolina Symphony debut for Justin Sargent.

Justin Matthew Sargent is a singer and actor who has starred on Broadway as Peter Parker in Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark (music by Bono and The Edge) and as Drew in Rock of Ages, and was in the Original Broadway Cast of Bonnie and Clyde. In 2024, he starred in the musical A Sign of the Times at New World Stages in New York City.

Born in Murphysboro, Illinois, and raised in Florida, Sargent has been performing since high school. He has performed alongside music legends like John Legend, Alice Cooper, Sara Bareilles, Dee Snider, Kip Winger, and Graham Russell, and has been a guest singer with the band Air Supply.

Sargent has toured the country singing everything from Queen to Andrew Lloyd Webber. His television and film appearances include Jesus Christ Superstar: Live on NBC as well as Law & Order: SVU, Mr. Robot, Delocated, Royal Pains, and others.