John Yankanich
Actor. Singer. Dancer.
UPDATES...
Most recently, John played the lead role of Jonah in a workshop reading of Dachau for Queers, a new play based on the incarceration and treatment of gay men at California's Atascadero Correctional Facility during the 1960s. The reading was presented on May 27 at the Yellow Bicycle Theater, located at Arch Street and 15th Street in Philadelphia.
John played Everett in Swing! at
Hunterdon Hills Playhouse
from April 1 to May 15
John has a featured role in The Final Boy, an independent thriller film coming in October 2025. "After a tragic death, a group of six friends spend a weekend in the mountains to celebrate the life of their late friend--only to be confronted by someone... or something... that takes them out one by one."
John played King Claudius in a workshop of the new musical adaptation of Hamlet, written and directed by Joel Kirk and music directed by Kris Kukul (Beetlejuice Broadway), with music and lyrics by various composers including Cody Fry, Zoe Sarnak, LOLO, Lyons & Pakchar, The Bengsons, Joel Ansett, Amanda D'Archangelis, Anderson Cook, Andrew R. Butler, and Jeff Daye.
