Jake Pedersen is made his Broadway debut in Parade. National tours: Wicked (Boq), Escape to Margaritaville (Ensemble). Regional: Writing Kevin Taylor (Meadow Brook Theatre), Newsies (Crutchie, NLBP). New works: The Last Day (Sarah Schlesinger/Mike Reid), The Lucky Boy (Kristen Childs). BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State.