Forrest McClendon

Forrest McClendon is an American stage actor, singer and professor. McClendon received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination in 2011 for his portrayal of Mr. Tambo in the Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys. The Scottsboro Boys marked McClendon's Broadway debut. His mother, Ruthie Mae Brown, still resides in Norwalk. He made his Broadway debut as Mr. Tambo in the 2010 musical The Scottsboro Boys, after appearing in the musical off-Broadway. The role led to McClendon's first Tony Award nomination in May 2011 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. In 2011, McClendon performed in a regional production of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris at the Two Rivers Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey.