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The star-studded virtual concert Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration - Austin's "Someone in a Tree" quartet was named one of the New York Times "Best Performances of 2020"!
Original Cast Recording of Soft Power, a new musical by David Henry Hwang & Jeanine Tesori (and watch the "Democracy" music video) - Austin is nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award (Best Musical Theater Album, Principal Soloist)!
Guest star in the webseries Assisted Living the Series (episode 1)
Leading roles in podcasts of short play "Not That Difficult" and short musical "What Will She Do Next" (episode 105)

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Recent Highlights:

Winter 2020: The lead role in the new musical Shanghai Sonatas in the UDel Master Players Concert Series - watch the TRAILER
Fall 2019: A principal supporting role new musical Soft Power at The Public Theater Off-Broadway - get the ALBUM and watch the MUSIC VIDEO
Summer 2019: A principal supporting role in the Paint Your Wagon revisal at The Muny

"It is Austin Ku who steals the show" - Jan Nargi, BROADWAYWORLD.COM
"He's the funniest thing onstage" - Louise Kennedy, BOSTON GLOBE
"A find" - David C. Nichols, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"It's refreshing to hear Austin Ku's natural voice" - Steven Winn, SF CHRONICLE
"An expert storyteller" - Madeleine Marshall, DC METRO THEATER ARTS
"A standout" - Deb Miller, DC METRO THEATER ARTS

Nominee, 2021 Grammy Award - Best Musical Theater Album (Principal Soloist)
Nominee, Barrymore Award (Philadelphia area) - Supporting Actor in a Musical
Nominee, IRNE Award (New England area) - Supporting Actor in a Musical (Large Theater)
Nominee, BroadwayWorld Boston Award - Lead Actor in a Musical (Medium Theater)
Recipient, Dean Goodman Choice Award (S.F. Bay Area) - Supporting Actor in a Musical

I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, where I played a lot of violin as a kid, and then got more into choir and theater as a teen.

I went to Rice University and majored in Vocal/Opera Performance for a time, later switching to Asian Studies (Chinese Culture & History).

Hoping to find a "practical" career in the arts, I went to UC Berkeley School of Law and became an entertainment lawyer in S.F... Briefly.

I was having a blast doing theater on the side (community then regional), got agents for modeling and on-camera, joined AEA & SAG-AFTRA...

Finally I realized I had to go for it, so I went to The Boston Conservatory (now The Boston Conservatory at Berklee) for my theater degree.

Now I live in NYC, and am having the time of my life doing musicals and plays, film and TV, modeling and commercials... and hand modeling!

I still play the violin every now and then.

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I also love cooking and all things food-related.

SAG-AFTRA, AEA 2021 Grammy Nominee