Josh's Backstory 
Josh Zacher is a gay Jewish American stage and screen performer, choreographer, director, and writer. Originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana where he was valedictorian of Canterbury High School, Josh is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he received his BFA in Drama with Honors. Josh is also a graduate of both the Summer Dance Institute at the University of Michigan and Broadway Dance Center's Summer Professional Semester. Josh loves a good sale (especially at an outlet mall), bike riding, high brow (and low brow) cinema, escape rooms, and eccentric museums. Josh is incredibly grateful for the many amazing people and opportunities in his life. He is currently based in New York City. Josh uses He/They pronouns. 

Josh's Mission 
Josh is a theatrical creative and artistic educator seeking to elevate the theatrical experience and empower the next generation of artists. He prioritizes new musicals and is always ambitiously expanding the scope and quality of the work for both the artists onstage and the patrons in the house. Josh works from a place of ambition, joy, humor, gratitude, and organization and has a soft spot for queer and Jewish stories.  

Josh - The Performer 
As a performer, Josh has showcased his talents on prestigious stages and screens across the country. He served as Dance Captain and ensemble member in the 1st National Tour of The Prom (Direction/Choreography by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw) and portrayed Larry in the National/International Tour of A Chorus Line (Direction/Choreography by Tony Award winner Baayork Lee). He was also part of the world premiere cast of The Elf on the Shelf: The Musical.

Regionally, Josh has graced stages at The Kennedy Center, North Shore Music Theatre (The Music Man, Young Frankenstein), Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre (Disney’s The Little Mermaid), The Ordway (West Side Story), Kansas City Starlight, The REV Theatre Co. (Footloose), Theatre By The Sea (Newsies, The Wizard of Oz), The Sharon Playhouse (Les Misérables), Westchester Broadway Theatre (Newsies), and The Wagon Wheel Center for the Performing Arts.

Josh has also performed at iconic venues like Times Square, The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. On screen, he has appeared on Saturday Night Live (SNL), Dance Moms, TRL (the reboot), Live with Kelly and Ryan, various music videos, and the independent film Interabled.
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Josh is a founding member of the New York Theatre Company and a member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Josh - The Director/Choreographer 
Behind the table, Josh has excelled as Associate Choreographer and Resident Director for Glenn Casale and John MacInnis on Disney Theatrical’s sanctioned production of Disney's The Little Mermaid. He has independently maintained and remounted the show at multiple venues nationwide.

Josh also served as Associate Director to Rachel Klein and Associate Choreographer to Chase Brock for the world premiere of Esther, a new dance musical starring Sharna Burgess (Dancing with the Stars) and Stephen Hanna (New York City Ballet).
In addition, Josh has:

• Assistant directed Sara Edwards on a Ken Davenport-produced 29-Hour Reading of a new musical.
• Assisted Broadway choreographer Josh Prince at Dance Lab New York.
• Served as Associate Choreographer to Barry McNabb for Sophisticated Ladies with Inside Broadway.

Josh has also directed and choreographed a holiday show for NBCUniversal and his own short dance film, Beat.


Josh - The Teacher
In New York City, Josh is guest faculty at Broadway Dance Center and a teaching artist for New York City Center and Ballet Tech, NYC’s Public School for Dance. He is also on the faculty at Applause NYC.

Nationally, Josh coaches college dance auditions for MTCA, serves as convention faculty for The Dance Effect and Rock the City, and teaches through Broadway Plus.
Academically, Josh has been a guest faculty member and choreographer for prestigious institutions and events, including NYU Tisch, Emerson College, The Master's School, Junior Theatre Festival, the Florida Thespian Festival, Man in Motion, and Koin & Co. He has also taught at various dance studios across the tri-state area.
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As a seasoned adjudicator, Josh travels nationwide to provide constructive feedback for a variety of dance competitions.

REVIEWS 
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"One ensemble member, in particular, stood out above the rest. Sometimes there are those performers who have that unique, rare stage presence that forces audience members to keep returning their focus back on them. Not because they are stealing focus or being over the top. But because they are so into the moment, the music, the choreography, etc. Rarely does an ensemble member pop out like an explosive ball of fire, but that is what Josh Zacher achieved Tuesday evening. All evening long, my attention kept returning to him to see how he was executing the choreography (magnificently), while his facial expressions showed such enthusiasm that you can’t help but smile. I was not only amazed but extremely impressed that during some dance breaks he had to travel and maneuver within the complicated choreography from downstage all the way to the back row to the complete opposite side of upstage, going thru the crowd of other dancers-all while doing the choreography! Then in Act II came “Unruly Heart”, and Zacher was staged on a tiny box (as some others were as well), to give levels visually for the ballad. Zacher’s facial expressions were deeply moving as he emotionally felt each lyric. I was genuinely touched by his emotional connection to the song. He didn’t attempt to yank any focus from the lead vocalist (Emma) but instead shared a small look into his character’s heart. You don’t need lines to let the audience know your characterization. His technique and execution as a dancer were superior and flawless." 
- John Garcia, The Column