Sutton Foster

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Sutton Lenore Foster (born March 18, 1975 in Statesboro , Georgia ) is an American actress , singer and dancer . She became known as a Broadway actress and received two Tony Awards for best actress in a musical , one in 2002 for her role as Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie and in 2011 for the impersonation of Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes . On television, she starred in the drama series New in Paradise from 2011 to 2013 .

Life

Sutton Foster was born in Statesboro , Georgia , and grew up in Troy, Michigan . At 15, she took part in the Star Search talent show and also applied to play for the Mickey Mouse Club . She left Troy High School without a degree, which she later made up to go on a nationwide tour with the musical The Will Rogers Follies . She then went to Carnegie Mellon University for a year , but dropped out of her studies in order to focus entirely on her theater career. In May 2012, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Ball State University . Her older brother Hunter is also a stage actor.

Career

theatre

Foster's first role was in 1996 as a stand-in (understudy) for Sandy Dumbrowski in the musical Grease . In 1997 she appeared in The Scarlet Seal and in Annie . Her next role was in 2000 as a replacement for Eponine in the musical Les Misérables .

She was initially intended for a minor role in the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie . While rehearsing at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego , the producers decided to give her the role of Millie. She replaced Erin Dilly with it . For this role she received mostly positive reviews, Howard Kissel of the New York Daily News described her as "Newcomer Sutton Foster, who has the perky demeanor, the bright voice and a stunning footwork to be an exceptionally good Millie" (engl . "Newcomer Sutton Foster, who has the pert look, the silver voice and the dazzling legwork to make an extraordinarily winning Millie"). Clive Barnes wrote for the New York Post : “Newcomer Sutton Foster's breakthrough role as Millie is utterly charming, but it doesn't make Broadway the sparkle and sparkle like a Christmas tree on a July noon. But she has a good voice and is amiable ”(Engl.“ 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 "). Time Magazine : “Sutton Foster has the whole package: girlish awkwardness paired with Broadway chic, the legs and the lungs. Foster is one of the main reasons the show is one of the cutest things on Broadway ”(she's [Sutton Foster] 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 "). Foster won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical , the Drama Desk Award for Leading Actress in a Musical, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

Foster played Jo March on the side of Maureen McGovern as Marmee in the musical adaptation of the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and was nominated for a Tony Award in 2005. In 2006 she returned to the Marquis Theater on Broadway and starred in The Drowsy Chaperone , a parody of musicals from the 1920s. She played the role of Janet van de Graaff, a Broadway celebrity who quit her career to enjoy family life. She received her third nomination for a Tony Award for this. Foster was also seen in Mel Brook's musical adaptation of the film Frankenstein Junior , where she played the Swedish Miss Inga from October 2007 to July 2008.

She embodied the Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical , the adaptation of the movie Shrek - The daredevil hero , which ran from December 14, 2008 on Broadway. For this role, Foster won her second Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2009 and she was nominated for a fourth Tony Award. She last played the role on January 3, 2010 when the show left Broadway. In June 2009 she took part in the preparations for the musical Bonnie and Clyde: A Folktale , for which her brother Hunter also composes music.

Foster was from January 2010 a Master Course at the New York University associated Tisch School of the Arts in the Department of Drama. The course participants were selected by Sutton himself after an audition. The course culminated in a cabaret performance at Joe's Pub in May under the title From Rodgers To Heart . She taught the class again in the fall semester 2010, which then appeared under the number Crazy for Gershwin . At Ball State University , Foster gave a week-long master’s course in January 2010. In September of the same year she continued teaching in the Faculty of Theater and Dance at that university. In May 2012 she was awarded an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Ball State University. Foster continued her engagement with Ball State in October 2012, performing at The Circus in Winter at the National Alliance for Musical Theater's Festival of New Musicals in the New World Stages .

Foster made her off-Broadway debut in the comedy play Trust , written by Paul Weitz , which was performed at the Second Stage Theater from July 23 to September 12, 2010 . In addition to her, Zach Braff , Bobby Cannavale and Ari Graynor could also be seen in it.

From March 10, 2011 Foster played the role of Reno Sweeney in the musical Anything Goes at the Stephen Sondheim Theater . For this role, Foster won her third Outer Critics Circle Award, as well as her second Drama Desk Award and Tony Award. Foster made her last appearance in the game on March 11, 2012, and was subsequently replaced by Stephanie J. Block . She then turned to the new television series Bunheads , which premiered on June 11, 2012.

Since March 2014 she can be seen in the musical Violet , which is being performed at the American Airlines Theater on Broadway. Foster received her fifth Tony Award nomination for this.

watch TV

In 2007, Foster appeared on the television series Johnny and the Sprites , a musical show for preschoolers, as well as a three-episode storyline on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords . In 2010 she made a guest appearance alongside Kathy Griffin in the crime series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . In 2014 she made a guest appearance as Gretchen in the comedy crime series Psych .

Foster played the leading role in the television series Bunheads, which ran on ABC Family from 2012 to 2013 and was broadcast in Germany on the Disney Channel under the title New in Paradise . Sutton plays the former Las Vegas show girl Michelle, who spontaneously marries a long-time admirer, moves with him to a small town and teaches a ballet school there. For this performance she received a Gracie Award and was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award in the category Best Actress in a Comedy Series. The series developed by Amy Sherman-Palladino was discontinued after an 18 episode first season. At the end of 2013 she was cast in the comedy series Younger , which has been broadcast on TV Land since March 2015 .

Movie

In 2013 Foster starred as Kerry in the comedy thriller Gravy , for which Psych actor James Roday wrote and directed the script. She also starred alongside Robin Williams in the Brooklyn comedy drama The Angriest Man , which hit theaters in May 2014.

music

Foster's first solo album Wish was released in February 2009 on the Ghostlight Records label. The genre of the songs ranges from jazz to pop to Broadway. To promote the album, Foster went on tour, including the Orange County Performing Arts Center in California .

Foster performed with Seth Rudetsky on August 30, 2010 at the “They're Playing Our Song” benefit concert in New York. Foster appeared alongside actress Anna Kendrick for the 2013 Kennedy Awards ceremony in tribute to Shirley MacLaine .

Private life

Sutton Foster married the actor Christian Borle, whom she met in college. In a radio interview in 2010 it was confirmed that the two had separated. The two remain friends and support each other. In April 2012, Foster confirmed that they have been divorced since 2010. On September 19, 2013, Foster announced her engagement to screenwriter Ted Griffin.

Filmography (selection)

theatre

Broadway
Off-Broadway
  • Trust as Prudence (2010)
Regional

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 - 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

Awards and nominations

year Award category For result
2002 Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical Thoroughly Modern Millie Won
Drama Desk Award Best Actress in a Musical Won
Drama League Award Distinguished performance Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Best Actress in a Musical Won
Astaire Award Best Actress in a Musical Won
2005 Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical Little Women Nominated
Drama Desk Award Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
Drama League Award Best performance Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
2006 Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical The Drowsy Chaperone Nominated
Drama Desk Award Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
Drama League Award Best performance Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
2008 Drama League Award Best performance Young Frankenstein Nominated
2009 Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical Shrek the Musical Nominated
Drama Desk Award Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished performance Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical Won
2011 Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical Anything Goes Won
Drama Desk Award Best Actress in a Musical Won
Drama League Award Best performance Won
Outer Critics Circle Award Best Actress in a Musical Won
Astaire Award Best Actress in a Musical Won
2012 Grammy Award Best musical album Nominated
Teen Choice Award Breakout star female Bunheads Nominated
2013 Gracie Awards Best breakthrough role as an actress Won
Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
2014 Drama League Award Best performance Violet Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
Drama Desk Award Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical Nominated

Web links

Commons : Sutton Foster  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Joan Todd: Trustees approve honorary degree for Tony Award-winning actress, singer and dancer Sutton Foster. Ball State University , January 27, 2012, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Entry at filmreference.com
  3. ↑ Sutton Foster - Broadway Theater Credits, Photos, Who's Who. In: PlaybillVault. Retrieved June 2, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Don Shewey: SUTTON FOSTER: Plucked From the Chorus: It's Corny but True. In: New York Times. May 19, 2002, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Christine Ehren: No More Dilly Millie: Sutton Foster Takes La Jolla Role. (No longer available online.) In: PlayBill. September 25, 2000, archived from the original on December 24, 2013 ; accessed on June 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbill.com
  6. ↑ Howard Kissel: You'll Flip For Sprightly Flappers Piece. In: Daily News . April 19, 2002, archived from the original ; accessed June 2, 2014 (English).
  7. ↑ Clive Barnes: Thoroughly muddled 'Millie' hits the boards. In: New York Post . April 19, 2002, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  8. ↑ Richard Zoglin: Kid, You're Gonna Come Back a Star! In: Time Magazine . April 29, 2002, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  9. ↑ Tony Award, 'Thoroughly Modern Millie', 2002. (No longer available online.) In: Tony Awards. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013 ; accessed on June 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tonyawards.com
  10. ↑ Jesse McKinley, 'Modern Millie' Leads Drama Desk Awards. In: New York Times . May 20, 2002, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  11. ↑ Shuler Hensley: 2002 Outer Critics Circle Award. (No longer available online.) July 1, 2002, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; accessed on June 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.shulerhensley.com
  12. ↑ Robin Pogrebin: At Tonys, 'Millie' Is Tops, but Its Book and Score Aren't. In: The New York Times . June 2, 2002, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  13. ^ Andrew Gans: Tony Nominations Announced; Spamalot Garners 14 nominations. (No longer available online.) In: PlayBill. May 10, 2010, archived from the original on November 4, 2013 ; accessed on June 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbill.com
  14. ^ Just the Facts: List of 2006 Tony Award Winners and Nominees. In: PlayBill. June 11, 2006, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  15. ↑ Kenneth Jones: Foster's Roll in the Hay in Young Frankenstein Is Over July 6. In: PlayBill. July 6, 2008, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  16. ↑ Andrew Gans: Seattle Goes Green: Shrek the Musical Makes World Premiere Aug. 14. (No longer available online.) In: PlayBill. August 14, 2008, archived from the original on December 12, 2008 ; accessed on June 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbill.com
  17. ^ Andrew Gans: Billy Elliot, Carnage, Ruined and Avenger Are Outer Critics Circle Award Winners. (No longer available online.) In: PlayBill. May 11, 2009; Archived from the original on May 14, 2009 ; accessed on June 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbill.com
  18. ↑ Andrew Gans, Kenneth Jones: Nominations for 2009 Tony Awards Announced; Billy Elliot Earns 15 Nominations. (No longer available online.) In: PlayBill. May 5, 2009, archived from the original on June 4, 2011 ; accessed on June 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbill.com
  19. ^ A b Kerry Clawson: Broadway star Sutton Foster coming to Cleveland ( English ) In: Akron Beacon Journal . February 2, 2010. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014.
  20. ^ Adam Hetrick: Sutton Foster, André De Shields and Nancy Opel Join Casts of NAMT Festival Musicals. In: PlayBill. September 19, 2012, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  21. ↑ Andrew Gans: Braff, Cannavale, Foster and Graynor Cast in Second Stage's Trust "Braff, Cannavale, Foster and Graynor Cast in Second Stage's 'Trust'. In: PlayBill. June 1, 2010, accessed June 2, 2014 (English) .
  22. ↑ Kenneth Jones: !. "Bon Voyage Anything Goes, With Sutton Foster and Joel Gray, Opens on Broadway (. No longer available online) In: . Playbill April 7, 2011, archived from the original on June 13, 2011 , accessed on 2 June 2014 (English). Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbill.com
  23. ↑ Andrew Gans: War Horse, Book of Mormon, Other Desert Cities, The Kid Are Outer Critics Circle Winners. (No longer available online.) In: PlayBill. May 16, 2011, archived from the original on August 12, 2014 ; accessed on June 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbill.com
  24. ↑ Jenneth Jones: Drama Desk Awards Go to Book of Mormon, Normal Heart, War Horse, Sutton Foster, Norbert Leo Butz. (No longer available online.) In: PlayBill. May 23, 2011, archived from the original on June 29, 2011 ; accessed on June 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbill.com
  25. ↑ Jenneth Jones: War Horse, Book of Mormon, Anything Goes, Normal Heart Win 2011 Tony Awards. (No longer available online.) In: PlayBill. June 12, 2011, archived from the original on June 14, 2011 ; accessed on June 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbill.com
  26. ↑ She's 'De-Lovely' and She's Coming Back! Stephanie J. Block to Return to ANYTHING GOES March 15th. February 23, 2012, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  27. ^ Stacey Harrison: Sutton Foster Trades Broadway for 'Bunheads'. In: Channel Guide magazine. June 7, 2012, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  28. ↑ Carey Purcell: 'Violet', Starring Tony Winner Sutton Foster, Will Play Broadway in March 2014 ". (No longer available online.) In: PlayBill. November 25, 2013, archived from the original on December 2, 2013 ; retrieved on December 2, 2013 June 2014 (English). Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / playbill.com
  29. ^ Tony Award Nominations - The Complete List; A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE Leads With 10! In: broadwayworld.com. April 29, 2014, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  30. ↑ Greg Kalafatas: Sutton Foster Guest Stars on 'Johnny and the Sprites'. In: PlayBill. January 26, 2007, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  31. ↑ Sutton Foster Guest Stars on 'Law & Order: SVU' March 3. In: broadwayworld.com. February 18, 2010, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  32. ↑ Nick Nadel: Sutton Foster talks 'Bunheads' | Inside TV | EW.com. Insidetv.ew.com, June 6, 2012, accessed December 30, 2013 .
  33. ↑ a b 3 WKS: 'Bunheads' Sutton Foster to Star in TV Land's Darren Star Pilot (Exclusive). Hollywoodreporter.com, December 6, 2013, accessed December 30, 2013 .
  34. ↑ Kimberly Roots: Sutton Foster Cast in TV Land Pilot Younger (TV Series). TVLine, December 6, 2013, accessed December 30, 2013 .
  35. ↑ 9 MOS: 'Psych' Star Directing Blood-Splattered Dark Comedy 'Gravy'. Hollywoodreporter.com, accessed December 30, 2013 .
  36. ↑ Andrew Gans: "Shrek's Sutton Foster Releases Solo CD" Wish "Feb. 17. In: PlayBill. February 17, 2009, accessed on June 2, 2014 (English).
  37. ^ Performance review: Sutton Foster at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. In: Los Angeles Times . January 7, 2011, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  38. ↑ They're Playing Our Song. (No longer available online.) The Actors Fund, archived from the original on June 13, 2014 ; accessed on June 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.actorsfund.org
  39. ↑ Perez Hilton : Anna Kendrick Teams Up With Sutton Foster, Patina Miller, & Karen Olivo To Honor Shirley MacLaine With AH-MAZE Performance !!! December 30, 2013, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  40. ↑ Kathy Henderson: Broadway Buzz: Sutton Foster (interview). In: Broadway.com. January 15, 2005, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  41. ↑ "Mary Poppins" stars Christian Borle and Laura Michelle Kelly ( memento of the original from June 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. playbillradio.com @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbillradio.com
  42. ^ Luaine Lee: With NBC's 'Smash', Christian Borle has arrived. In: Press of Atlantic City. February 25, 2012, accessed June 2, 2014 .
  43. ↑ Lizzie Simon: A Song in Their Hearts, but Not Love - WSJ.com. Online.wsj.com, April 23, 2012, accessed December 30, 2013 .
  44. ↑ Broadway Videos | Interviews, Reviews, and Popular Channels Sutton Foster on Living the LA Dream, Sharing the Foster Home Movies & Keeping Her Feet Clean for the Fancy Folk at Cafe Carlyle | Videos. Broadway.com, accessed December 30, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Foster, Sutton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Foster, Sutton Lenore (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Statesboro , Georgia , United States