Ali Louis Bourzgui is an Arab (Moroccan American) actor, singer, musician and writer based in NYC. Fresh off his Broadway Debut as Tommy in Des McAnuff and Pete Townshend’s revival of The Who’s Tommy, he has received a Theatre World Award, Jeff Award (Performer in a Leading Role), an Outer Critics Circle and a Drama League nomination for the role. Recent work includes Amir in New York Theatre Workshop’s We Live in Cairo (Off-BWAY), Paul in the Company 1st National Tour, Haled on The Band’s Visit National Tour and Young Mazin/Yousif in The Goodman’s World Premiere play, Layalina. He recently wrapped filming on leading the short film The Ghost Light (Tiny Viking Productions). You can also hear his voice on the Monkeypaw/Gimlet horror podcast Quiet Part Loud produced by Jordan Peele. Originally from Pittsfield, MA, he holds nature, art and community dear. When not performing you can usually find him hiking, gardening, attempting to find his next album obsession, playing guitar and writing music with his band Resident Lightweight (debut album coming Sep 2025). He graduated from the Ithaca College B.F.A. Musical Theatre program and has worked regionally at venues such as The Goodman Theatre, Barrington Stage Co., Theaterworks Hartford, & Berkshire Theatre Group. He’s also a proud Arab artist, working actively to increase Arab American/Muslim representation in media in order to educate and dismantle years of anti-arab rhetoric. As the most underrepresented community in the American Theatre it is our collective job to tell the nuanced beautiful stories of Arab culture to fight years of dehumanization and silencing.
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