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Matarazzo made his Broadway debut in 2011 in \"Priscilla Queen of the Desert.\" In 2014, he played Gavroche in \"Les Miserables.\"

His limited run in \"Dear Evan Hansen\" will begin July 19. Meanwhile, season 4 of \"Stranger Things\" debuts this Friday, May 27.

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