Singer, actor, and teacher Joseph Mahowald graduated from Huron High School in 1977. He went on to study music and voice at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, graduating Magna Cum Laude. By 1987 he was working on Broadway as a member of the original cast of 'Les Miserables.' Mahowald now lists dozens of musical and other roles on his resume , including "Mr. Hart," the lead male character in a touring production of "9 to 5." (Dabney Coleman played the part in the 1980