Sutton Foster

Sutton Foster is an American actress, singer, and dancer.

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American - Actress - Singer - Dancer

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Foster was born in Statesboro, Georgia on March 18, but has been adamant about not revealing her birth year, although some sources have estimated it at 1975. At the age of fifteen, she was a contestant on the television show Star Search and also auditioned for the cast of The Mickey Mouse Club. She attended Carnegie-Mellon University for one year, then left to pursue a theatrical career full-time.

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Statesboro, Georgia - March 18 - 1975 - Star Search - The Mickey Mouse Club - Carnegie-Mellon University

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Her big break was reminiscent of the film 42nd Street when, during the pre-Broadway run of Thoroughly Modern Millie at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, she was pulled from the chorus to replace the leading lady. Any apprehension about an unknown playing the lead in a nearly $10 million Broadway production was proven unfounded when she opened to primarily rave reviews.

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42nd Street - Thoroughly Modern Millie - La Jolla Playhouse - San Diego

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Foster recently completed her starring role of Jo March in the musical stage version of the Louisa May Alcott classic Little Women in 2005, a show for which she was nominated for another Tony Award.

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Louisa May Alcott - Little Women - 2005

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Her brother is Hunter Foster, who is also a theatrical performer. He was nominated for a Tony Award for the revival of Little Shop of Horrors in 2004. Hunter also starred in the musical Urinetown on Broadway in 2002, the same year as Thoroughly Modern Millie. Both shows were nominated for Best Musical of the year, and the victor was the latter.

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Hunter Foster - Little Shop of Horrors

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