9 5 3 ▁in ▁South ▁Am boy , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ralph ▁Milan ▁Ev igan , ▁an ▁electric ian , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Barbara ▁Elizabeth ▁Ev igan , ▁a ▁hom em aker . ▁Begin ning ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 , ▁Ev igan ▁was ▁class ically ▁trained ▁on ▁piano , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁organ ▁and ▁sa x oph one . ▁As ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁several ▁rock ▁bands . ▁Ev igan ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Say re ville , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁attended ▁Say re ville ▁War ▁Memorial ▁High ▁School , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁school ' s ▁Al umn i ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁arts . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ev igan ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁high ▁school , ▁appearing ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁role ▁as ▁Ann as ▁in ▁the ▁Broadway ▁production ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁Super star ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁tour ing ▁production . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁he ▁star red ▁as ▁D anny ▁Z uk o ▁in ▁the ▁Broadway ▁production ▁of ▁Gre ase , ▁repr ising ▁the ▁role ▁for ▁the ▁show ' s ▁res iden cy ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁alongside ▁Mar il u ▁Hen ner . ▁Ev igan ▁subsequently ▁re located ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁his ▁feature ▁film ▁debut