Sutton Foster

Birth Name:

Sutton Lenore Foster

Birth Place:

Statesboro, Georgia, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Attended Carnegie Mellon University for one year, but left to pursue a full-time career
Married to actor and singer Christian Borle from 2006 until 2010
Sister of fellow theater actor, Hunter Foster
After touring the country with The Will Rogers Follies at 18-years-old, she would earn her first Broadway gig in '96 as an understudy for Grease
Quote: "You can watch someone sing, but if they don't know what they are singing about, then you're like, 'Okay, that is interesting, but I feel nothing․'․ It really is about interpretation of lyrics․"
Quote: "You do have to work hard, you have to never stop working and you have to be incredibly creative․"
After earning numerous Tony nominations for her work in Little Women, Shrek the Musical and several others, she would transition to film and television by the early 2010s
Began teaching courses at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts as well as Ball State University in 2010
Despite being an unknown name, she earned her first starring role while working as an understudy in the pre-Broadway rehearsals for the $10 million production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, replacing Erin Dilly
Released her debut musical album in 2009 under Ghostlight Records
Prior to booking her first gig as an adult, she auditioned for "Star Search" and "The Mickey Mouse Club"

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