JJ McDonough is a first-year student at Shenandoah University. He has starred in many memorable roles such as Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can, J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, Cornelius Hackl in Hello, Dolly!, Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Peter in Peter and the Starcatcher, Jonathan Harker in Dracula, and The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. He has also choreographed Newsies and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as well as choreographed and music directed Peter and the Starcatcher. McDonough won Best Male Vocalist and was the Male Jimmy Awards nominee at the 2025 Philadelphia Independence Awards for the role of J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, and was also nominated for a greater assortment of awards! At the Jimmy Awards he was also awarded Outstanding Performance in an Ensemble and could not have been any more grateful for this award and amazing experience! McDonough would also like to thank his family for the support and encouragement over the years, and also thanking everyone at Shenandoah University for an amazing experience and the beginning of this new journey! Enjoy the show!

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