Sutton Foster Biography

Fast Facts

• Started dance classes at age 4 and began singing at age 10, winning the lead in a community-theater production of Annie
• Has a brother, actor Hunter Foster, with an extensive theater career similar to her own
• They've performed together on Broadway twice, in Grease in 1996 and Les Misérables in 2000
• Before Thoroughly Modern Millie went to Broadway, she was selected from the chorus to replace the lead actress
• She went on to win the 2002 Tony for Best Actress in a Musical for the role
• Recorded the solo CDs Wish (2009) and An Evening With Sutton Foster—Live at the Café Carlyle (2011)
• Has held dance workshops at Ball State University in Muncie, IN
• In 2012, she codirected a play at the university and received an honorary doctorate from them
• Enjoys drawing, painting and crocheting, and sells some of her artwork online