Jason Tam

Jason Woodward Kalei'ihauola Tam (born June 28, 1982) is an actor and dancer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is of mixed Chinese, Hawaiian, and European descent. He graduated from Punahou School for high school and went to CAP 21 in New York City for musical theatre. His most notable roles include Markko Rivera on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, Paul in the 2006 revival of the Broadway musical A Chorus Line (he was also featured in Every Little Step, a documentary about the auditions and casting for that production), the SQUIP in both the Off-Broadway and Broadway run of Be More Chill, of Xander in Lysistrata Jones on Broadway and Shoe on the teen drama Beyond the Break. His other stage performances include Les Misérables on Broadway, She Loves Me at The Guthrie Theatre, West Side Story, Oklahoma!, Footloose the Sacramento Music Circus, and King and I at Casa Manana. He is also a frequent collaborator with musical theatre writer Joe Iconis. In 2014 he joined the original cast of the Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey collaboration If/Then at the Richard Rodgers Theater as David. He played the role for the entire run of If/Then. He can be heard on the 2014 Broadway’s Carols for a Cure album.

On April 1, 2018, he appeared in the live televised concert rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar as the apostle Peter. He starred as the SQUIP in the Off-Broadway run of Joe Iconis' Be More Chill from July through September 2018, and again on Broadway starting on March 10, 2019, and ending on August 11, 2019.

Theatre credits Les Misérables, Gavroche (replacement) (1993) She Loves Me, Arpad Laszlo (2005) King and I, Prince Chulalongkorn (2006) A Chorus Line, Paul San Marco (2006–2008) The Black Suits, John Amoroso (2008) Lysistrata Jones, Xander Lee, (2011–2012) Marry Me A Little, Man (2012) If/Then, David, (2014–2015) Merrily We Roll Along, Franklin Shepard (2015) Dear Evan Hansen, Virtual Community Voices (2016–2022) KPOP, Epic (2017) Jesus Christ Superstar, Peter (2018) Be More Chill, The SQUIP (2018–2019) Fairycakes: the Play, The Prince/Cupid (2021) The Heart, Sean Lamar and others (2025) Bigfoot! The Musical, Doctor (2026)

Discography A Chorus Line (revival Broadway cast recording) – 2006 Marry Me A Little (Off-Broadway cast recording) – 2012 If/Then (original Broadway cast recording) – 2014 (#19 on US charts) Broadway's Carols for a Cure: 2014 – 2014 Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event) – 2018 Be More Chill (Original Broadway Cast Recording) – 2019 Album – 2022

Filmography

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Astaire AwardOutstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway ShowLysistrata JonesLucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Featured Actor in a MusicalKPOP Grammy Award Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert