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Biography

Sutton Lenore Foster (born March 18, 1975) is an United States|American actress , singer and dancer . Foster has received two Tony Awards , in 2002 for her role of Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie (musical)|Thoroughly Modern Millie and in 2011 for her role of Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes . Her other Broadway credits include Little Women (musical)|Little Women , The Drowsy Chaperone , Young Frankenstein (musical)|Young Frankenstein and Shrek (musical)|Shrek the Musical .

Life and career

Foster was born in Statesboro, Georgia and raised in Troy, Michigan . At age fifteen, she was a contestant on the television show Star Search and also auditioned for the cast of The Mickey Mouse Club . She left Troy High School (Michigan)|Troy High School before graduating (she received her diploma via correspondence courses) to join the national tour of The Will Rogers Follies directed by Tommy Tune . She then attended Carnegie Mellon University for one year, but left to pursue a theatrical career full-time. Her brother is actor Hunter Foster .

Foster's first Broadway role was as an understudy for Sandy Dumbrowski in Grease (musical)|Grease in 1996. She then appeared in The Scarlet Pimpernel (musical)|The Scarlet Pimpernel and as Star to Be in Annie (musical)|Annie in 1997. Foster's next Broadway role was understudying for Eponine in Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables in 2000.

Foster's opportunity was reminiscent of 42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street when, during rehearsals of the pre-Broadway run of Thoroughly Modern Millie (musical)|Thoroughly Modern Millie at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego , she replaced leading lady Erin Dilly .Ehren, Christine and Jones, Kenneth. playbill.com, September 25, 2000 Any apprehension about having an unknown playing the lead in a nearly $10 million Broadway production was proven unfounded when she opened at the Marquis Theatre to many positive reviews. The New York Daily News reviewer described her as "newcomer Sutton Foster, who has the pert look, the silver voice and the dazzling legwork to make an extraordinarily winning Millie."Kissel, Howard. New York Daily News , April 19, 2002 Clive Barnes , reviewing for the New York Post wrote "Newcomer Sutton Foster's own star turn as Millie is perfectly charming, but as a star she doesn't twinkle, glitter or light up Broadway like a Christmas tree defying a July noon. But she has a good voice and is cutely agreeable."Barnes, Clive. New York Post , google.archive, April 19, 2002 The Newsday reviewer wrote: "She has a smile that may remind you of Mary Tyler Moore , the gawky comic precision of the young Carol Burnett , the lyricism of a romantic heroine and a smallish but vibrant voice as accurate as it is expressive. As , another of New York's prototypical small-town girls with big-city dreams, appears unfazed by the burden of a character created onscreen by Julie Andrews . The newcomer takes the big stage with an uninhibited what-the-heck comfort level and the discipline to go with her instincts."Winer, Linda. Newsday , google.archive, April 19, 2002 Time Magazine wrote: "she's got the full package: girlish gawkiness and Broadway brass, the legs and the lungs. Foster is a big reason the show is just about the cutest thing to hit Broadway since Annie's dimples, with perkily retro songs by Jeanine Tesori and clever staging by director Michael Mayer (director)|Michael Mayer ..."Zoglin, Richard. Time , April 29, 2002 Foster went on to win the 2002 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical , tonyawards.com, accessed July 26, 2010 the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical , dramadesk.com, May 19, 2002, accessed July 26, 2010 and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her performance. outercritics.org, accessed July 26, 2010Pogrebin, Robin. New York Times , June 2, 2002

In 2005, Foster starred as Jo March opposite Maureen McGovern as Marmee in the musical adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott classic Little Women (musical)|Little Women , for which she was nominated for her second Tony Award.Gans, Andrew. playbill.com, May 10, 2005

She returned to the Marquis Theatre in May 2006 in The Drowsy Chaperone , a Parody|spoof of 1920s musicals. She played the role of Janet van de Graaff, a famous Broadway starlet who opts to forgo a stage career in favor of married life. Her performance earned her a third Tony nomination. playbill.com, June 11, 2006

In 2007, Foster appeared on television in Johnny and the Sprites , a children's musical puppet show,Kalafatas, Greg
playbill.com, January 16, 2007 and in a three-episode story arc on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords (TV series)|Flight of the Conchords . imdb.com, accessed July 26, 2010
Foster starred in Mel Brooks' musical adaptation of his film Young Frankenstein (musical)|Young Frankenstein as the German yodeling fraulein Inga from October 2007 to July 2008. Playbill

She created the role of Princess Fiona in Shrek (musical)|Shrek the Musical , which opened on Broadway December 14, 2008.Gans, Andrew. playbill.com, August 14, 2008 For this role Foster won her second Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a MusicalGans, Andrew. playbill.com, May 11, 2009 and was nominated for her fourth Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.Gans, Andrew and Jones, Kenneth. playbill.com, May 5, 2009 She played her final performance on January 3, 2010, when the show closed on Broadway.

Foster participated in a reading of a work-in-progress new musical, Bonnie and Clyde: A Folktale , in June 2009. Her brother Hunter is writing the music for this musical.Clawson, Kerry ohio.com, February 2, 2010

Wish , Foster's debut solo album, was released on the Ghostlight Records label in February 2009. The songs range from jazz to pop to cabaret to Broadway.Gans, Andrew. playbill.com, February 17, 2009 In 2010, Foster promoted the album with concert performances in Boston , New York , Chicago , the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Orange County, California , and Washington, D.C. suttonfoster.com

Foster taught a Spring Semester class at New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts Undergraduate Department of Drama, beginning in January 2010, culminating in a cabaret performance at Joe's Pub in May. She is now on the faculty of NYU's New Studio on Broadway. She also taught a week long master class session at Ball State University (Muncie, IN) in January 2010. September 2010, she continued her relationship with Ball State University by working with students in the classroom, teaching master class sessions, and performing workshops for students of the Department of Theatre and Dance. In the spring of 2012, she will return to Ball State to co-direct The Drowsy Chaperone with department Chair, Bill Jenkins.

Foster starred as Nurse Fay Apple in the New York City Center 's Encores! production of Anyone Can Whistle , which played from April 8 to April 11, 2010., playbill.com

She also guest starred on an episode of Law & Order SVU , which aired on March 3, 2010.

Foster made her Off-Broadway debut in Paul Weitz (filmmaker)|Paul Weitz 's new comedy, Trust which began previews July 23, 2010 with an official opening August 12, running through September 12, 2010 at Second Stage Theatre . The play also starred Zach Braff , Bobby Cannavale , and Ari Graynor .Gans, Andrew. playbill.com, June 1, 2010

Foster and Seth Rudetsky participated in the one night only Actors Fund benefit concert of '' They're Playing Our Song '' on August 30, 2010 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theatre, John Jay College , New York. The full cast included Efé, Kaitlyn Davidson, Alex Ellis, Maynard, Matt Loehr, and Jesse Nager, and was directed by Denis Jones.Hetrick, Adam and Gans, Andrew. playbill.com, August 18, 2010

Foster performed at the Kennedy Center Honors|33rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors in a tribute to Jerry Herman , singing " Hello Dolly& #33; (musical)|Before the Parade Passes By ." She then performed at the Kennedy Center Honors the following year in a tribute to Barbara Cook .

She is currently playing Reno Sweeney in the Broadway revival of Anything Goes , which began performances on March 10, 2011 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre and officially opened on April 7, 2011. playbill.com For this role Foster won her third Outer Critics Circle Award and second Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for her performance.Jones, Kenneth playbill.com, June 12, 2011

Credits

;Broadway

Anything Goes as Reno Sweeney (2011–present)

Shrek the Musical as Princess Fiona (2008–2010)

Young Frankenstein (musical)|Young Frankenstein as Inga (2007–2008)

The Drowsy Chaperone as Janet Van De Graaff (2006–2007)

Little Women (musical)|Little Women as Jo March (2005)

Thoroughly Modern Millie (musical)|Thoroughly Modern Millie as Millie Dillmount (2002–2004)

Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables as Eponine u/s (2000)

The Scarlet Pimpernel (musical)|The Scarlet Pimpernel (1997)

Annie (musical)|Annie as Star to Be (1997)

Grease (musical)|Grease as u/s Sandy Dumbrowski (1996)

;Off-Broadway

Trust as Prudence (2010)

;Regional theatre

Me and My Girl (2004)

What the World Needs Now (1998)

Dorian (2000)

The Three Musketeers

South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific

;Concerts

'' They're Playing Our Song as Sonia Walsk (August 30, 2010)

Anyone Can Whistle (Encores!) as Nurse Fay Apple (April 8–11, 2010)

Funny Girl (musical)|Funny Girl (Concert) as Fanny Brice (September 23, 2002)

Chess (musical)|Chess (Concert) as Svetlana (September 22, 2003)

;Television

Johnny and the Sprites (2007)

Flight of the Conchords (TV series)|Flight of the Conchords (2007)

Law & Order: SVU (2010)

Sesame Street (2011)

;Discography

Anything Goes Broadway Revival Recording

An Evening with Sutton Foster: Live at the Café Carlyle (2011)

Wish First Solo Album

Shrek The Musical Original Cast Recording

Keys& nbsp;— The Music of Scott Alan

Young Frankenstein Original Cast Recording

The Drowsy Chaperone Original Cast Recording

Little Women Original Cast Recording

The Maury Yeston Songbook

Thoroughly Modern Millie Original Cast Recording

Jule Styne in Hollywood

Personal life

Foster married Christian Borle in September 2006.Jones, Kenneth., playbill.com, April 29, 2003; "Off-stage, it's known in the theatre community that Borle is romantically linked to Millie herself, Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster." April 2006Smith, Liz. "IN NEW YORK", Daily Variety , September 19, 2006, p. 4 wrote: "BROADWAY BABY Sutton Foster, whose most recent triumph is "The Drowsy Chaperone (five Tony wins and a nomination for Sutton), was wide awake Monday when she wed longtime boyfriend Christian Borle of "Spamalot" fame. The couple met and worked together on Sutton's first smash, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," which brought her the theater's highest honor. Sutton and Christian recently bought their first home. In fact, the deal was closed the day "Drowsy" opened." On a radio interview in 2010 it was confirmed that Borle and Foster had gone their separate ways.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2002	Astaire Award	Best Actress in a Musical	Thoroughly Modern Millie	won
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		won
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		nom
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		won
	Tony Award	Best Leading Actress in a Musical		won
2005	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Little Women	nom
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		nom
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		nom
	Tony Award	Best Leading Actress in a Musical		nom
2006	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical	The Drowsy Chaperone	nom
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		nom
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		nom
	Tony Award	Best Leading Actress in a Musical		nom
2008	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance	Young Frankenstein	nom
2009	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Shrek	nom
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		nom
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		won
	Tony Award	Best Leading Actress in a Musical		nom
2011	Astaire Award	Best Actress in a Musical	Anything Goes	won
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		won
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		nom
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		won
	Tony Award	Best Leading Actress in a Musical		won

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