NSC student now star

Jake Bridges, 24, was born in Montgomery, Ala., and studied musical theater at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He decided to switch gears, came to Orlando and got a degree in radio and television journalism at the University of Central Florida, where he wrote for the student newspaper.

He is coming back to Orlando to star as the sailor nicknamed “Professor” in “South Pacific,” the Broadway touring show, which comes to Orlando on Tuesday.

Read more about Bridges and the show “South Pacific” here.