Jacob Keith Watson

Jacob Keith Watson is an actor, singer, teacher, Arkansas native, book reader, garden lover, and BBQ elitist. On Broadway, Watson has performed in Tony-nominated and Tony-winning revivals of Merrily We Roll Along, Carousel (as Enoch Snow), Hello, Dolly!, and Violet, as well as The Phantom of the Opera and the world premiere of Amelie. In New York, he has appeared in Encores! productions of Wonderful Town, 1776, Mack and Mabel, and Oliver. He is currently reprising his award-winning portrayal of Willie Conklin in the Broadway revival of Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theater.

On screen, Watson has appeared as Mr. Bundles in NBC's Annie live production, as John Dixon on HBO's The Gilded Age, in Law & Order: SVU, and in the Netflix film of Merrily We Roll Along. He has also toured nationally and internationally as Amos Hart in Chicago.

As a concert soloist, Watson has performed with symphonies across the United States and internationally. He is a past winner of the Lotte Lenya Competition and the NATS National Music Theatre Competition, and a regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.