Julian Viacava
Julian Viacava plays Javert in Les Miserables for Melody Lane Performing Arts Center.
Previous credits include Greg Gardner in A Chorus Line and Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby, both for Fort Myers Theatre.
Julian also participates in shows at his high school under the tutelage of Director Aaron Jackson. Most recently, his portrayal of the lead, Buddy, in Elf the Musical, not only earned him the award for Outstanding Performance in a Male-Identifying 
Role, but gave him a brand new outlook on life.
“You don’t get an opportunity often to just go up there and be as crazy as you want, just happy and spreading joy to everyone. I mean, I think it really opened up a new side of me that I think I’m going to be Mr. Joy from now on, I think,” Julian said.
Prior to Buddy, Viacava played the Tinman in The Wizard of Oz for Canterbury School.
June 18, 2022; revised May 24, 2023.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.