2008–2010: Early career, Broadway debut and West Side Story Jordan sang as a teenager and began acting in high school. In 2008, he starred as Alex in
The Little Dog Laughed at
Hartford Theatreworks, for which he received a
Connecticut Critics Circle nomination. Later that year, he played Tom Sawyer in
Big River at the
Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut. He appeared in the Broadway cast of
Rock of Ages in 2009. Jordan was an alternate for the leading role of Tony in the 2009 Broadway revival of
West Side Story. He also starred as Clyde Barrow in the 2010 pre-Broadway
Sarasota, Florida, tryout of the new musical
Bonnie & Clyde by
Frank Wildhorn and
Don Black. He also played the role of Jason Dean (J.D) at
Joe’s Pub for the concert performance of
Heathers: The Musical from September 13 to 14, 2010.
2011–2018: Newsies, Bonnie & Clyde, Tony nomination and further success He reprised the role of Clyde when
Bonnie & Clyde opened on Broadway on December 1, 2011. The show closed on December 30, 2011, after 36 performances. Jordan played Jack in the stage version of
Newsies at the
Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey in September and October 2011. Jordan reprised the lead role as Jack Kelly in Disney's
Newsies on Broadway, with music by
Alan Menken, lyrics by
Jack Feldman, and book by
Harvey Fierstein.
Newsies opened at the
Nederlander Theatre on March 29, 2012. For the role, Jordan was nominated for the 2012
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. He was nominated for a 2013
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album as a principal soloist on the
Newsies original cast album. In December 2013, Jordan appeared in
Hit List, a concert presentation of the fictional musical created for the second season of
Smash. He has performed at 54 Below in New York City many times as both a soloist and with his
Smash costars. On February 16, 2015, Jordan starred as Leo Frank, opposite
Laura Benanti as Lucille Frank,
Joshua Henry as Jim Conley, and
Ramin Karimloo as Tom Watson, in the concert production of
Parade, also written by Jason Robert Brown, at the
Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. Jordan was featured as
Light Yagami in the 2014/2015 English concept album of
Death Note: The Musical. In June 2016, Jordan reprised his role as Tony in the Hollywood Bowl concerts of
West Side Story, alongside
Karen Olivo and George Akram. In October 2018, Jordan appeared in the play
American Son, on Broadway alongside
Kerry Washington and
Steven Pasquale, a role he and the others reprised in the play's 2019
Netflix film adaptation.
2019–present: West End debut, further Broadway leading credits, and second Tony nomination In summer 2019, Jordan starred in the musical
Waitress on Broadway as Dr. Pomatter alongside
Shoshana Bean as Jenna. In April 2021, he gave an interview on The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales, discussing his 54/Below cabaret show "Carry On". The show was released digitally in 2020, and went on to be acclaimed by both critics and audiences. In 2021, Jordan played Seymour in the reopening cast of the Off-Broadway revival production of
Little Shop of Horrors after the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2022, he reprised his role of Clyde in
Bonnie & Clyde for a one night only concert in London's
West End. He reprised his role in
Little Shop of Horrors for an eight-week engagement in 2023 beginning on July 25 with his final performance on September 17. In July 2023, it was announced that Jordan and
Eva Noblezada will star in
a new musical adaptation of
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The show features music and lyrics by
Jason Howland and
Nathan Tysen and a book by
Kait Kerrigan. The musical premiered at the
Paper Mill Playhouse on October 12 of the same year, with a planned
Broadway transfer that started previews on March 29, 2024, at the
Broadway Theatre with an official opening night scheduled for April 25. Jordan left the cast in January 2025 with
Ryan McCartan taking over the role, and from November 2025 to March 2026, he rejoined the cast. In November 2024, it was announced Jordan would star in the Broadway premiere of
Floyd Collins in
the title role at the
Vivian Beaumont Theatre, which ran from March 2025 to June 2025. His performance received acclaim and earned him multiple award nominations, including his second Tony Award nomination. On April 21, 2026, he replaced
Matthew Morrison as Bobby Darin in
Just in Time on Broadway at the
Circle in the Square Theatre. ==Film and television career==