▁later ▁play ▁the ▁role ▁on ▁Broadway ▁for ▁one ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Sm ag ula ▁appeared ▁as ▁Sal ▁I ac uz zo ▁on ▁H BO ' s ▁The ▁S op ran os . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁The ▁Island , ▁directed ▁by ▁Michael ▁Bay ▁and ▁The ▁Produ cers ▁movie ▁musical . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Sm ag ula ▁star red ▁as ▁Rock y ▁in ▁the ▁Enc ores ▁production ▁of ▁Dam n ▁Yan ke es ! ▁st arring ▁Se an ▁Hay es ▁and ▁Jane ▁Krak owski ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁City ▁Center . ▁Ben ▁Br ant ley ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁said ▁Sm ag ula ▁" harm on izes ▁sweet ly " ▁on ▁the ▁icon ic ▁song ▁" He art ." ▁ ▁Sm ag ula ▁appeared ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁Theatre ▁Club ' s ▁production ▁of ▁To ▁Be ▁or ▁Not ▁To ▁Be ▁at ▁the ▁Fried man ▁Theater ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁directed ▁by ▁Case y ▁Nich ol aw . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁ 1 0 - week ▁st int ▁as ▁Che f ▁Louis ▁in ▁Disney ' s ▁The ▁Little ▁Mer ma id ▁on ▁Broadway ▁ ▁and , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁joined ▁the ▁Broadway ▁company ▁of ▁Billy ▁Elli ot , ▁where ▁he ▁performed ▁the ▁principal ▁role ▁of ▁George ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁times . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Step ▁Up ▁ 3 D ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0