About Blakely
Blakely (he/him) is a NYC-based performing artist whose work has been seen globally with NBC, Target, French fashion brand Hermés, Cirque du Soleil, on Broadway and on Broadway Tours. Blakely won the prestigious Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his portrayal of Prez in The Pajama Game at the two-time Tony Award winning Arena Stage in Washington DC. His Broadway and tour credits include: Paramour, Pinocchio in SHREK: The Musical, and Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. He performed in High Button Shoes with Michael Urie for New York City Center's Encores! series, with Norm Lewis, Jessie Mueller and Rosie O'Donnell in The Music Man at The Kennedy Center, as Robertson Aye in Mary Poppins at Paper Mill Playhouse, plus featured performances at Shakespeare Theatre Company, Goodspeed Opera House, The Muny, among many others. Most recently he made his Tribeca Film Festival debut portraying Rudy Giuliani in Rudy! A Documusical directed by Oscar nominee Jed Rothstein.
In addition to his performing career, Blakely is also the co-creator/designer of Pre-Pro, a groundbreaking app meticulously designed to deliver high-quality 3D animated pre-visualization tools to directors, choreographers, band leaders, and more. Pre-Pro serves as an innovative solution for the remote planning, creation, and ideation of live events and entertainment. Its impressive capabilities have been recognized and utilized by creatives associated with leading entertainment brands such as Apple, Disney, Cirque du Soleil, Dreamworks, Radio City, and many others. Pre-Pro marks a significant leap forward for the field of entertainment, event planning, mobile pre-visualization, and production design. Check out Pre-Pro here!
Blakely holds a BFA from CCM (College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati). He also enjoys sharing the arts with younger generations by teaching masterclasses around the country. He held the position of Associate Faculty for Northwestern University’s CHERUBS Intensive and taught acting at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. In his free time he loves to hike, rock climb and travel with his fiancee Beth. You can keep up with Blakely’s antics here and on all social platforms: @BSlaybs