Glick's first major role was playing Ernst, an adolescent boy in love with his classmate, Hanschen, in the original cast of the hit musical
Spring Awakening. The play premiered at the
Atlantic Theatre Company Off-Broadway, but later transferred along with co-stars
Jonathan Groff,
John Gallagher Jr. and
Lea Michele, to the
Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Broadway. The same year, Glick made his silver screen debut as Slap in the film
One Last Thing... alongside
Cynthia Nixon and
Ethan Hawke. His next major theater role was as Howie in
Speech & Debate (Roundabout Underground), a play by
Stephen Karam. The play began in October 2007 and ran until early 2008. Glick returned to Broadway in the role of Jimmy-6, a member of the four-person Geek Chorus in
Julie Taymor's Broadway production of
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. However, Glick and the rest of the Geek Chorus were cut after Taymor was forced out as director. After co-starring in
MCC's production of
Wild Animals You Should Know, Glick went on to portray Jack in
The Public Theater's production of
Stephen Sondheim's
Into the Woods alongside
Amy Adams and
Denis O'Hare. In 2014, Glick was profiled in
The New York Times for his lauded performance as Matthew in
The Few by
Samuel D. Hunter. He then was cast in his first recurring role as Ty McKay, the second season villain, on
Devious Maids on
Lifetime. His first starring role was in
Significant Other as Jordan Berman, alongside
Barbara Barrie. The play was written by
Joshua Harmon and premiered at
Roundabout Theatre Company's
Laura Pels Theater in 2015. The highly acclaimed, sold-out production transferred to Broadway's Booth Theater in 2016. He received a
Drama League Award nomination for this performance. He next played Kyle McCallister in the
Warner Bros. feature film, ''
Ocean's 8, which was followed by a recurring role on The Detour'' on
TBS. He starred in
Aaron Sorkin's 2018
stage adaptation of the novel
To Kill a Mockingbird, alongside
Jeff Daniels as
Atticus Finch, produced by
Scott Rudin. Glick played
Dill Harris, the visiting friend of
Scout and
Jem Finch. The role is modeled on Harper Lee's childhood best friend,
Truman Capote. In January 2020, Glick assumed the role of Seymour in the off-Broadway revival of
Little Shop of Horrors; he had previously portrayed the role in a temporary capacity for two weeks in November 2019. == Personal life ==