THE BROADWAY CHORUS

Ashley has been performing since the age of 6, but perhaps we won’t go back that far for this bio. Outside of the Broadway Chorus he has played drug-addicted choirmaster John Jasper twice, Prince Charming three times, and he's fond of his stint as Jack in Into the Woods at UBC's Freddy Wood Theatre. As for Broadway Chorus roles of note, he has a soft spot for the character of Rue d'Awakening as featured in Priscilla, Queen of the Damned, and its sequel The Empire Strikes a Pose. In May 2024, Ashley had the exquisite opportunity to once again breathe life into his beloved Carabosse, as the Broadway Chorus performed a revival of his original 1998 musical Beyond the Meadow.

In his normal life he's a senior institutional researcher at UBC's PAIR Office; in his spare time he volunteers as a guide at VanDusen Botanical Gardens, and in his spare spare time he practices Japanese and maintains the humorous knitting blog www.unclestashley.com.  Much thanks to his family for their encouragement and support.