Broadway star Jared Dixon returned to Connecticut on Monday to teach a masterclass to students and guests of ActUp Theater at Classical Magnet School in Hartford. The organization, which is based in Hartford, has a goal of providing arts to everyone.

“We bridge that gap for people in our community to get access to the arts,” said ActUp Theater chief operating officer Priestley Johnson. “That’s why we're very excited to bring Jared here.”

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Dixon most recently played Aaron Burr in Hamilton and previously starred in national touring productions of The Color Purple and The Lion King, where he played Simba.

“It's just an opportunity to kind of touch everybody,” said Dixon. “In talking to my mom on the way up here, she wa

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