Chaz grew up in Columbus, Ohio where he got his start in performing arts at the age of 1 while dancing with his parents, who taught swing dancing! Chaz “could cha-cha before he could walk” according to his family and hasn’t stopped moving since!

Chaz found his love for musical theatre in his first show - “The Who’s Tommy” - and continued taking dance classes and performing in local shows in Ohio and once his family relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada.

Chaz graduated with High Honors from Coronado High School in NV and went on to major in Dance Performance at the prestigious Oklahoma City University. Chaz graduated Summa Cum Laude from OCU’s Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management.

Between school years, Chaz started gaining professional experience at a variety of theaters including Music Theatre of Wichita, Gretna Theatre, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma and The Moon River Theatre in Branson.

Since earning his BFA, Chaz has been busy building his resumé! Two days after commencement, he was offered a temporary Replacement position as Mistoffelees on the National Tour of CATS, produced by Troika Entertainment. Chaz was a part of the feline family for about five months.

Chaz moved to New York City and soon landed some great regional jobs at Casa Mañana, Westchester Broadway Theatre, Gretna Theatre and Cohoes Music Hall.

Chaz just spent six months as Mistoffelees on the 30th Anniversary National Tour of CATS. The show played to excellent reviews across North America and Chaz was honored to be a part of the closing cast of the record-breaking National Tour.