Sara Gettelfinger
Bornc. 1977
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (BFA, 1999)
Youth Performing Arts School (1995)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, dancer
Years active1999–present

Sara Gettelfinger (born c. 1977[1] in Louisville, Kentucky[2]) is an American actress, singer, and dancer.

Early life and education

Gettelfinger was raised in Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana.[2][3] She graduated from the Youth Performing Arts School at duPont Manual High School in 1995.[4] Gettelfinger studied at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where she earned a BFA in 1999.[5][6]

Career

Three weeks after moving to New York City, Gettelfinger got her first professional acting role as "April" in the Helen Hayes Theatre Company's production of Stephen Sondheim's Company in Nyack, New York.[2][7]

Gettelfinger performed in regional theater across the country before landing her first Broadway role as "Bird Girl" in the musical Seussical. Her first starring role on Broadway was as "Carla" in the musical Nine with Antonio Banderas.[3]

Gettelfinger originated the role of "Jolene Oakes" in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,[8] with John Lithgow, Sherie Rene Scott, Gregory Jbara, and Joanna Gleason, briefly leaving the role to play "Little Edie" in the original off-Broadway run of Grey Gardens[9] (replaced by Erin Davie when the show moved to Broadway).

Gettelfinger is one of the singing trio Three Graces, which blends the musical styles of its three members' backgrounds: Broadway (Gettelfinger), Opera (Joy Kabanuck), and Pop (Kelly Levesque). Their first public performance was October 29, 2007, at the second annual Cole Porter-Like Salon, a Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit.[10] In early 2008 the group toured the United States, Canada, and Mexico with Paul Potts, stopping in 20 cities.[11] Three Graces released its debut album on March 4, 2008.[12][13]

Gettelfinger played Morticia Addams in the first national tour of The Addams Family, which ran from September 2011 through December 2012.[14]

Theatre credits

Broadway

Off-Broadway

Regional

National tours

Television

Film

References

  1. ^ Filichia, Peter (December 4, 2003). "Fabulous and Fickle (Gettel)Finger of Fate". TheaterMania.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022. The 26-year-old is still not sorry that she didn't change her name.
  2. ^ a b c d Gans, Andrew (September 30, 2005). "DIVA TALK: Chatting with Scoundrels' Sara Gettelfinger Plus News of Mazzie, Skinner and Brightman". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Broadway.com Star File Archived May 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Manual High School Alumni Web Page > "Hall of Fame" > "D-G"". Retrieved January 8, 2008.
  5. ^ "Communique Winter 2006" (PDF). CCM.UC.edu. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
  6. ^ "UC alumni currently or recently on Broadway". UC Magazine. University of Cincinnati. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  7. ^ "Sara Gettelfinger: CCM grad dances through musicals". The Cincinnati Enquirer. May 27, 2001.
  8. ^ a b "Gettelfinger bio". DirtyRottenScoundrelsTheMusical.com.
  9. ^ "Gettelfinger Temporarily Leaves Scoundrels to Join Starry Grey Gardens Cast". BroadwayWorld.com. January 3, 2006.
  10. ^ "BC/EFA's 2nd annual Cole Porter-Like Salon". BroadwayCares.org. October 29, 2007. Archived from the original on December 2, 2007.
  11. ^ Three Graces official site - News Archived July 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Three Graces official site Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Newsday.com, see "Also in stores" paragraph, accessed 3/4/08 Archived March 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "The Addams Family – Broadway Musical – Tour". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Sara Gettelfinger Credits on Broadway". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
  16. ^ Simonson, Robert (October 13, 2003). "Gettelfinger Officially Named as Nine's New Carla". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  17. ^ Suskin, Steven (2001). Broadway Yearbook 1999-2000. ISBN 9780195139556. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  18. ^ a b NYCityCenter.org - Previous Seasons
  19. ^ Wenger, Nanette Kass (October 21, 1998). Broadway Yearbook 2001-2002. ISBN 9781853175817. Retrieved January 7, 2007.
  20. ^ "Photo Flash: Grey Gardens at Playwrights Horizons". BroadwayWorld.com. February 16, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
  21. ^ Papermill.org - History (page 32) Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ GreatLakesTheater.org History 2001–2002 Archived 2008-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ Jones, Chris (November 11, 2001). "Review: Lone Star Love". Variety. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  24. ^ North Shore Music Theatre - Tom Jones 2004 (NSMT.org) Archived 2006-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
  25. ^ The Old Globe - Upstage Online January/February 2005 issue
  26. ^ "Windy City Will Sizzle Sept. 22, When Streamlined Fosse Tour Opens". Playbill.com. September 22, 1999. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  27. ^ a b "Sara Gettelfinger". TV.com.
  28. ^ a b "Sara Gettelfinger". TV.Yahoo.com.
  29. ^ Lipton, Brian Scott (May 29, 2008). "Review: Sex and the City". TheaterMania.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

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