OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

After nearly two decades on Broadway, Josh Franklin has established himself as a versatile artist and entrepreneur. His writing credits include Royal Blood, a hip-hop vampire musical comedy; Jack: A Moral Musical Tale; The Consoling Mechanism—selected for NAMT 2020, Theater Accelerator 2022, and the New Works Festival at Phoenix Theatre Company in 2023—and Searching for Santa, which premiered at Colorado College in 2024. As a director, he has worked with PPAS, Pop-Up Plays, Little Theatre of the Rockies, Colorado College, and the Colorado Springs Conservatory. On Broadway, Josh appeared in The Prom, Anything Goes, Ghost, Legally Blonde, and Grease; Off-Broadway in Cyrano with Peter Dinklage; and on national tours including Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio), Grease (Danny Zuko), All Shook Up (Chad), and Anything Goes (Billy Crocker)-earning a Helen Hayes Award nomination for best actor. He has performed on three Tony Award broadcasts and numerous television specials including The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Good Morning America, and PBS’s A Capitol Fourth alongside Aretha Franklin and Barry Manilow. Now based in Colorado Springs with his husband, John T. Wolfe, Josh co-owns Icons, the city’s first musical gay bar celebrating queer culture through iconic influencers and live entertainment. Featured in Forbes, 5280, and Canvas Rebel, Icons was voted “Best New Bar” and “Best Overall Bar” by the Colorado Springs Independent. Josh also serves as Vice Chair of the Colorado Springs Conservatory board and sits on the advisory board for Theatreworks. You can currently catch both Josh & John in Mary Poppins at the FAC! Josh is honored to be involved in the arts community and part of the growth of the next generation of Colorado artists!