2006–2013: Early career and Broadway debut Uranowitz resumed his acting career while training at NYU; early on, he held the roles of Richard in
Richard III and the King of France in ''
All's Well That Ends Well at Classical Studio, Cardinal Bellarmin in Galileo at The Skirball Center (2007), and Dante in Only Children'' at
The Abe Burrows Theatre. Following graduation, he played the role of
Feste in
Twelfth Night at the Kirk Theatre
off-Broadway (2009) and the role of Eugene in
Brighton Beach Memoirs /
Broadway Bound in 2010 at the
Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Of Uranowitz's appearance as Feste in
Twelfth Night,
MusicOMH wrote "Uranowitz rocks it... ...playing the fool character with restrained glee,"
PlayShakespeare.com wrote, "Brandon Uranowitz' effortless command of the language and, again, his willingness to explore his characters' depth makes him absolutely spellbinding." For his performance, Uranowitz received a
PlayShakespeare.com Falstaff Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance, Male. His first role in a major production was as an ensemble member and understudy of Mark in the national tour of
Rent. Uranowitz made his Broadway debut in the 2011
jukebox musical ''
Baby It's You!. He played the role of Stanley, the blind composer and son of Florence Greenberg as played by Beth Leavel. In their review of the musical, Variety'' noted that the "show is continually perked up by... ...Brandon Uranowitz (as a long-suffering press guy and Goldberg's blind son)." In 2013, he was cast in
Michael Kahn's Washington, D.C. production of
Torch Song Trilogy. He starred as Arnold in the four-hour unabridged version of the play and was nominated for the
Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Resident Play. During this time, Uranowitz has had minor appearances in the television series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent,
As the World Turns, and
Inside Amy Schumer.
2014–present: Breakthrough and acclaim In 2014, he joined the original cast of the stage adaption of
An American in Paris as composer Adam Hochberg. The show premiered in Paris at
Théâtre du Châtelet in December 2014 and transferred to Broadway, opening in April 2015. He departed the show on August 7, 2016. The show was Uranowitz's breakthrough performance and netted him his first
Tony Award nomination. He also portrayed Mrs. White in the 30th Anniversary one time tribute performance of the classic film
Clue in December 2015. Uranowitz joined the first revival of 1992 musical
Falsettos, which opened on Broadway at the
Walter Kerr Theatre on October 27, 2016, as a limited engagement. He portrayed Mendel, a psychiatrist, opposite
Christian Borle as Marvin,
Andrew Rannells as Whizzer, and
Stephanie J. Block as Trina. For his performance, he received a 2017
Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. "wholly endearing" by
Entertainment Weekly, and
The Hollywood Reporter said "Uranowitz is a worthy successor to the wonderful
Chip Zien in the original production. He flirts with the stereotypical view of a Jewish therapist only marginally less messed-up than his patients, while also finding the truth in a compassionate man who has to convince himself of his right to be happy".
Vulture said that Uranowitz offered "an unusually sexy Mendel". Uranowitz appeared in the revue
Prince of Broadway, which opened on Broadway in August 2017 and closed in October 2017. The revue featured the work of the director and producer
Harold Prince. Beginning in October 2018, he performed for four months in
''The Band's Visit on Broadway, replacing
John Cariani. He subsequently played Larry in a limited run of
Burn This'' on Broadway, opposite
Adam Driver and
Keri Russell. For his role, Uranowitz received nominations for the Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for
Best Featured Actor in a Play. In fall 2019, it was announced that he would star in a limited-run off-Broadway production of
Stephen Sondheim's
Assassins at the Classic Stage Company in spring 2020. The production was postponed to late 2021 due to the global pandemic. In 2020, he took part in the
amfAR COVID-19 relief benefit
The Great Work Begins, a live streamed event featuring scenes from
Angels in America. He performed in the role of Louis Ironson. In 2022, he appeared in the Broadway run of the
Tom Stoppard play
Leopoldstadt, for which he won a
Tony Award. From January to February 2024, Uranowitz starred as Jon in
Tick, Tick... Boom! at the
Kennedy Center directed by
Neil Patrick Harris. In November of that same year, he starred as Tateh in
New York City Center's
Encores! production of
Ragtime opposite
Joshua Henry,
Caissie Levy and
Colin Donnell. Some of his screen acting credits during this time include a three episode arc in 2018 on
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Buzz Goldberg, a
Catskills activities director, and the 2021
Billy Crystal feature film
Here Today. ==Personal life==