Stephanie Styles
Born
Stephanie Noel Styles

(1991-10-07) October 7, 1991 (age 32)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer
Years active2002–present

Stephanie Noel Styles is an American actress, singer, and dancer who made her Broadway debut in Roundabout Theatre's revival of Kiss Me, Kate.[1] Styles also starred as Katherine Plumber in the first North American tour of Newsies.[2]

Early life and education

Styles was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She is the eldest daughter of Tony-award winning producer John Styles, Jr., and Bridget Styles.[3] She has a younger brother, John Henry.[3]

Her interest in theater began at the age of four, after she saw The Phantom of the Opera in New York City, and her parents took her backstage; within weeks her parents had her enrolled at the Humphreys School of Musical Theatre in Houston, Texas.[3]

Styles graduated from Episcopal High School in 2010 and earned the headmaster's Head of School Award.[3][4] In April 2010 she represented Texas and was a semifinalist at the National Shakespeare Competition at Lincoln Center in New York City.[3] In June 2010, Styles was named a top three finalist for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (also known as the "Jimmy Awards") after earning the regional 2010 Tommy Tune award for best actress.[3][5][6][7]

She then attended the University of Michigan, earning a BFA in musical theatre in 2014.[8]

Career

In 2003 Styles was cast as Louisa von Trapp in the national tour of The Sound of Music.[9] In 2006 she starred as The Rose in The Little Prince at the New York City Opera.[10]

In 2014, Styles was cast as Katherine Plumber in Disney's first North American Tour of Newsies.[11] She left the tour along with co-star Dan DeLuca in 2015.

In 2016, Styles appeared as Suz Miller in Jenny Rachel Weiner's Kingdom Come at Roundabout Underground’s Black Box Theatre.[12] In 2017, she portrayed Princess Ann opposite Drew Gehling in the new musical Roman Holiday at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, California.[13]

Styles made her Broadway debut as Lois Lane/Bianca in the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2019 revival of Cole Porter's musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate on March 14, 2019, starring opposite Kelli O'Hara, Will Chase, and Corbin Bleu.[14]

She currently has a recurring role on the NBC show Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.[citation needed]

Theatre credits

Year Title Role Theatre Director(s) Ref.
2003 The Sound of Music Louisa von Trapp U.S. National Tour
[15]
2005 The Little Prince The Rose New York City Opera Francesca Zambello
[16]
2006 The Secret Garden Mary Lennox Main Street Theater Illich Guardiola
[17]
2012 Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Rachel Hamman Hall George Brock
[18]
2014–2015 Newsies Katherine Plumber 1st North American Tour Jeff Calhoun
[19]
2016 Kingdom Come Suz Miller Roundabout Underground Black Box Theatre Kip Fagan
[12]
2017 Roman Holiday Princess Ann Golden Gate Theatre Marc Bruni
[13]
2019 Kiss Me, Kate Lois Lane/Bianca Studio 54 Scott Ellis
[20]
2021 Goosebumps The Musical: Phantom Of The Auditorium Tina Powell Original Studio Cast Recording Danny Abosch and John MacClay —

• Credits in bold indicate Broadway production(s)

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 The Submarine Kid Nurse
[21]
2018 Three Rivers Leanne TV movie
[22]
2019 Booksmart Alison
[23]
2019 Bombshell Olivia
[24]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Glimpse Evelyn Episode: "Circuits"
[25]
American Vandal Jenna Hawthorne (voice) 2 episodes
[26][27]
2019 Bonding Kate 5 episodes
[28]
2020 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Autumn Recurring role: 5 episodes
2021 Pretty Smart Karen Episode: "Here's the tea! Jayden found a pottery twunk!"
2022 Loot Ainsley Recurring role: 3 episodes
2024 Curb Your Enthusiasm Jenna Episode: "Fish Stuck"
[29]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Broadway.com Audience Awards Favorite Breakthrough Performance – Female Kiss Me, Kate Won
[30][31]

Special honors and awards

References

  1. ^ "Stephanie Styles: Bio". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Mark (4 September 2014). "'Newsies' tour prepares for a nationwide tour led by a Pittsburgh-area rising star". U.S. News & World Report.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Behrens, Tom (September 23, 2010). "Episcopal High grad adds to a growing list of theatrical awards". The Houston Chronicle.
  4. ^ "Episcopal High grad adds to a growing list of theatrical awards". Houston Chronicle. 23 September 2010.
  5. ^ Hodge, Shelby (July 2, 2010). "In Tony's bar, in Paris, at Ocean's, Houstonians are making the scene". Culture Map: Houston.
  6. ^ "62 high school students arrive in New York with hopes of leaving with a musical theater crown". The Associated Press. June 29, 2013.
  7. ^ Dunkle, David N. (June 29, 2010). "High school theater Jimmy Awards go to students from California, Georgia". Penn Live.
  8. ^ Gioia, Michael (October 8, 2014). "Get to Know the Disney-Obsessed New Leads of Newsies, Dan DeLuca and Stephanie Styles". Playbill.
  9. ^ Julia Ramey. "They've Got Styles". Houston Press. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  10. ^ Midgette, Anne (14 November 2005). "From Grown-Ups, a 'Little Prince' for Children". The New York Times.
  11. ^ "Disney NEWSIES". Newsiesthemusical.com. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  12. ^ a b "Newsies' Stephanie Styles & More Set for Jenny Rachel Weiner's Kingdom Come Off-Broadway". Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  13. ^ a b Harvey, Dennis (June 7, 2017). "Pre-Broadway Review: 'Roman Holiday,' the Musical". Variety.
  14. ^ "Breaking: Corbin Bleu, Stephanie Styles & More Join KISS ME, KATE on Broadway; Amanda Green Will Update Book". Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  15. ^ Miller, Mikey (February 27, 2019). "6 Broadway Debuts to Watch Out for in Spring 2019". ShowTickets. ... Louisa in the 2003 national tour of The Sound of Music,...
  16. ^ Holland, Bernard (June 5, 2003). "Taking Off on a Wing And a Balancing Act". The New York Times.
  17. ^ Evans, Everett (June 14, 2006). "Main Street's Secret Garden grows well". The Houston Chronicle.
  18. ^ Clarke, David (July 15, 2012). "BWW Reviews: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson -A Rocking & Rollicking Good Time". BroadwayWorld.com.
  19. ^ Barnes, Steve (October 12, 2014). "Times Union Reviews: NEWSIES is terrifically entertaining". Times Union./
  20. ^ Gans, Andrew (October 10, 2018). "Corbin Bleu and More Will Join Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase in Broadway's 'Kiss Me, Kate'". Playbill.
  21. ^ "The Submarine Kid (2015) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". IMDb.
  22. ^ "Three Rivers (TV Movie 2018) - IMDb". IMDb.
  23. ^ "Booksmart (2019) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". IMDb.
  24. ^ "Bombshell (2019) Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". IMDb.
  25. ^ ""Glimpse" Circuits (TV Episode 2018) - IMDb". IMDb.
  26. ^ ""American Vandal" Sh*t Storm (TV Episode 2018) - IMDb". IMDb.
  27. ^ ""American Vandal" The Dump (TV Episode 2018) - IMDb". IMDb.
  28. ^ "Bonding (TV Series 2018–) - IMDb". IMDb.
  29. ^ ""Curb Your Enthusiasm" Fish Stuck (TV Episode 2024) - IMDb". IMDb.
  30. ^ Wontorek, Paul (May 7, 2019). "Fan-Picked 2019 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Nominations Announced; Be More Chill Leads With 12". Broadway.com.
  31. ^ "Be More Chill Leads Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners; Pretty Woman, Mockingbird Also Take Top Prizes". Broadway.com. May 16, 2019.

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