About the artist
Musical star with Brazilian roots
Benét Monteiro is a Brazilian actor and singer, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1985. He trained at the ETMB Musical Theatre School in Brasília and began his career in Brazil, performing in productions such as Hairspray and Into the Woods.
After moving to Germany, he appeared in numerous successful musicals, including The Lion King, Sister Act, Kinky Boots, Bat Out of Hell, Mamma Mia! and Frozen. He attracted widespread attention for his leading roles as Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton and Hercules in the musical of the same name.
Since December 2024, he has portrayed Michael Jackson in MJ – The Michael Jackson Musical at the Stage Theater an der Elbe in Hamburg. Alongside his stage career, Benét releases his own music under the artist name Angeluz and is regarded as one of the most outstanding musical theatre performers of his generation in Germany.
