Kyle Barisich

Joffrey Ballet School

A native of Los Gatos, California, Kyle is best known for playing the role of Raoul, Vicomte du Chagny as part of the 25th Anniversary Broadway cast of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Kyle is the first actor of Latino heritage to play this iconic role on Broadway. He also played Raoul for both the Los Angeles and San Francisco engagements of the long-running national tour.  Regional credits include SOUTH PACIFIC at the Hollywood Bowl, Barrett in TITANIC and Marvin in FALSETTOS.  Kyle co-created the lounge act parody A TOUCH OF VEGAS, which has played to sold-out crowds on both coasts and is currently in development as a television series.

Named ‘Mr. USC’ at his alma mater the University of Southern California, he went on to study at the Manhattan School of Music and the Esper Studio, under master acting teacher Bill Esper.  Kyle often performs the audience warm-up for ‘LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan.’ For two seasons he co-starred as Hopkins on TV’s The Following (FOX). He currently teaches with the Joffrey Ballet School and the Institute for American Musical Theatre