Colton made his Broadway debut in 2016 as the standby for Evan Hansen, Connor Murphy, and Jared Kleinman in Dear Evan Hansen. He stayed until 2017 when he graduated from Baldwin Wallace University.
In 2021, it was announced that he would reprise the role of Connor Murphy in Stephen Chbosky’s film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen. It premiered as the Opening Night Gala Presentation of the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, followed by a theatrical release on September 24, 2021.
