Telly Leung

Raised in Brooklyn in a traditional Chinese-American household, Telly Leung attended NYC’s premiere math &amp; science high school, Stuyvesant, and later studied Acting / Music Theatre at Carnegie Mellon University&#39;s School of Drama. After being cast as &quot;Bobby&quot; in a school production of <a href="spotify:artist:4TbtUt49IMXEIMmNdifHb1" data-name="Stephen Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a>&#39;s Company (directed by <a href="spotify:artist:3sjUEh7eXUEL5oZLAEZXD4" data-name="Billy Porter">Billy Porter</a> ), he made his Broadway debut in <a href="spotify:album:5UAAGdyE91xk6b6nTmgw6G" data-name="Flower Drum Song - The New Broadway Cast Recording">Flower Drum Song - The New Broadway Cast Recording</a>. Other Broadway &amp; Touring credits include the title role in Disney’s ALADDIN on Broadway, <a href="spotify:album:0Emg78xRvkclwN21dllzR5" data-name="Pacific Overtures (The New Broadway Cast Recording)">Pacific Overtures (The New Broadway Cast Recording)</a>, Wicked, <a href="spotify:album:3mJVHqaORll3o88svsb5RW" data-name="Godspell (The New Broadway Cast Recording)">Godspell (The New Broadway Cast Recording)</a>, and the final Broadway production of Rent. In perhaps his most visible mainstream pop culture role, he portrayed Wes (a Dalton Academy Warbler) on the second season of Glee (2010-2011). Riding the Glee wave, he released his first solo album, a set of covers of his favorite songs. <a href="spotify:album:7fM7hK71xYU07k5BqDqxTx" data-name="I'll Cover You">I'll Cover You</a> (2012) included his takes on pop divas (such as a Latin-fied version of <a href="spotify:artist:6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW" data-name="Madonna">Madonna</a>&#39;s &quot;Papa Don&#39;t Preach&quot; and a smoothed-out rendition of <a href="spotify:artist:6jJ0s89eD6GaHleKKya26X" data-name="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a>&#39;s &quot;Firework&quot;), classics (<a href="spotify:artist:70cRZdQywnSFp9pnc2WTCE" data-name="Simon & Garfunkel">Simon & Garfunkel</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3WrFJ7ztbogyGnTHbHJFl2" data-name="The Beatles">The Beatles</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7guDJrEfX3qb6FEbdPA5qi" data-name="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>), and the stage (Rent, <a href="spotify:artist:4TbtUt49IMXEIMmNdifHb1" data-name="Stephen Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a>). In 2015, he joined the cast of <a href="spotify:album:2zJvGDhy7TvWwK01JYLKAE" data-name="Allegiance (Original Broadway Cast Recording)">Allegiance (Original Broadway Cast Recording)</a>, alongside <a href="spotify:artist:1GlMjIezcLwV3OFlX0uXOv" data-name="Lea Salonga">Lea Salonga</a> once again, and Star Trek&#39;s George Takei. His second solo album, <a href="spotify:album:2tX1uB9q1R6FMtwemMWjqH" data-name="Songs for You">Songs for You</a>, was released in late 2015, and his Christmas single, <a href="spotify:album:0AIt3mB1rExGGDyTcgIuNh" data-name="All I Want for Christmas Is You">All I Want for Christmas Is You</a>, benefits ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty).