Sutton Lenore Foster (born March 18, 1975) is an American actress, singer and dancer. He is known for his work on Broadway stage, where he has received two Tony Awards for Best Performance by Leading Actress in a Musical, in 2002 for his role as Millie Dillmount at Thoroughly Modern Millie, and in 2011 for his appearance as Reno Sweeney on Anything Goes . Other Broadway Credits include Little Green Women, The Drowsy Chaperone, Young Frankenstein, Shrek the Musical, and Violet . On television, Foster plays a lead role in ABC's short family skit Bunheads from 2012 to 2013. Since March 2015, he has starred in the TV Land Young drama comedy.
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Early life and education
Foster was born in Statesboro, Georgia, and grew up in Troy, Michigan. At the age of 15, she was a contestant in the Star Search reality show and also auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club players. She left High School before she graduated (she received a diploma through correspondence courses) to join the nationwide tour of The Will Rogers Follies directed by Tommy Tune. He then studied at Carnegie Mellon University for one year, but went on to pursue a full-time theater career. In May 2012, he received an honorary doctorate from Ball State University, "in recognition of his remarkable career in theater, television and music and for his contribution to the educational experience and professional growth of Ball State students."
His brother is the actor Hunter Foster.
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Careers
1995-2001: Career Start
After a tour of Sandy Dumbrowski's role in musical Grease during 1995, Foster was transferred to Broadway production in 1996. He went on to perform in the Broadway musical ensemble The Scarlet Pimpernel on in 1997, and afterwards closed him back as a Star to be at the resurrection of Annie. This was followed in 1998 by a role in What The World Needs Now in the Old Globe Theater, before he began touring with Les MisÃÆ' Â © rables as the Thenardier Eponine. He understood his role on Broadway in 2000.
Foster eventually left Les MisÃÆ' Â © rables to appear in the pre-Broadway of Thoroughly Modern Millie ensemble in La Jolla Playhouse. However, prominent lady Kristin Chenoweth backed down, and after Erin Dilly refused the job, Foster eventually took over the role of Millie Dilmount. During the hiatus of Millie , Foster appeared on Dorian on Goodspeed Musicals, The Three Musketeers at the American Musical Theater of San Jose, and South Pacific at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.
2002-2010: Breakthrough and stage success
Millie Modern Lately finally opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theater in 2002, to many positive reviews. The New York Daily News reviewer describes it as follows: "newcomer Sutton Foster, who has a look, a silver voice and a dazzling job to make Millie win extraordinary." Clive Barnes, reviewing for New York Post writing, "Newcomer star Sutton Foster himself changed when Millie was very charming, but as a star she did not shine, sparkle or light up Broadway as it challenged the Christmas tree in July. sounds good and very fun. "Newsday reviewer wrote:" He has a smile that can remind you of Mary Tyler Moore, the precise comic gawis from young Carol Burnett, the lyrics of a romantic hero and a small but vibrant voice , as accurate as expressive, like [Millie], one of New York's prototypical small town girls with a big city dream, [Sutton Foster] apparently unaffected by the load of characters made on screen by Julie Andrews.The newcomer takes the big stage with the comfort level and the inevitable discipline to follow his instincts. "Time magazine wrote:" he [Sutton Foster] got the full package: gawle y gawkiness and Broadway brass, feet and lungs. Foster is the big reason this show is just about the sweetest thing to hit Broadway since Annie's dimples, with energetic retro songs by Jeanine Tesori and a stunning performance by director Michael Mayer... "Foster went on to win the 2002 Tony Award for Best Actress in Music, Awards Drama Table for Best Actress in Musical, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in Musical for her performance During the run, Foster appeared in concert version of Chess
After leaving, Foster performed a concert version of Snoopy! The Musical and return to Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera for production of Me and My Girl to finish this year. In May 2005, Foster co-starred as Jo March against Maureen McGovern as Marmee in a musical adaptation of the classic Louisa May Alcott Little Women, which she nominated for her second Tony Award. Production closes after just a few months.
He returned to Broadway at the Marquis Theater in May 2006 at The Drowsy Chaperone, a musical joke of the 1920s. She plays Janet van de Graaff, a famous Broadway star who chose to leave the stage career for the life of marriage. This musical has a pre-Broadway at Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles in November to December 2005. His performance earned him a third Tony nomination.
Foster abandoned the musical in 2007 and co-starred in the Mel Brooks adaptation of his film Young Frankenstein as the Swedish lure Inga, first at Paramount Theater and then on Broadway from October 2007 to July 2008.
In 2007, Foster became a guest star on Johnny and the Spites' musical doll show and in a three-episode story on the HBO Flight of the Conchords HBO.
She left the show to play Princess Fiona at Shrek the Musical, which opens on Broadway on December 14, 2008. For this role, Foster won her second Critique of Criticism Role for Best Actress in Music and was nominated for Tony Award fourth for Best Appearance by Main Actress in Musical. She played her last performance on January 3, 2010, when the show closed on Broadway. Foster participated in the reading of a new musical piece in progress, Bonnie and Clyde: A Folktale, in June 2009. His brother Hunter wrote music for this musical.
Foster's debut album <1> Wish was released by Ghostlight Records in February 2009. His songs range from jazz to pop to cabaret to Broadway. In 2010, Foster promoted the album with concert performances in Boston, New York City, Chicago, Orange County Performing Arts Center in Orange County, California, and Washington, D.C.
Foster starred as Apple's Nurse Fay at Encore New York City Center! Production Anyone Can Whistle , playing from April 8 to April 11, 2010. Foster made it an Off-Broadway debut in Paul Weitz's comedy Trust with Zach Braff, Bobby Cannavale and Ari Graynor who started a preview of July 23, 2010 with the official opening of August 12, running until September 12, 2010 at Second Stage Theater. Foster and Seth Rudetsky participated in one night, only a concert version of Actors Fund, They Play Our Songs on August 30, 2010 at Gerald W. Lynch Theater, John Jay College, New York. Full cast includes Efà © Å ©, Kaitlyn Davidson, Alex Ellis, Maynard, Matt Loehr, and Jesse Nager, and directed by Denis Jones.
Foster taught the Spring Semester master class at Tisch School of Arts School of Arts, New York University, beginning in January 2010. It culminated in a cabaret show at Joe's Pub in May entitled "From Rodgers To Heart". He taught the master class again in Fall Semester 2010, culminating in another appearance at Joe's Pub, "Crazy for Gershwin". Both are musically directed by Deborah Abramson. She is now at NYU's New Studio faculty on Broadway. Foster taught a week-long master class session at Ball State University (Muncie, IN) in January 2010. He continued his relationship with Ball State in September 2010 by working with students in the classroom, teaching master classes, and conducting workshops for students at the Department of Theater and Dance.
She also guest starred in the drama episode of NBC Law & amp; Order: SVU , which aired on March 3, 2010 against comedian Kathy Griffin.
Foster appeared at the 33rd Annual Kennedy Center Awards in a tribute to Jerry Herman, singing "Before the Parade Passes By." He appeared at the Kennedy Center Honors the following year in recognition of Barbara Cook. He made his third appearance at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2013, performing for the award for Shirley MacLaine.
Foster made his concert tour, An Evening With Sutton Foster from September 2010 to May 2011, performing songs from both his career on Broadway and his solo album.
2011-2014: What Happens and branches
Foster plays Reno Sweeney on the resurrection Broadway Anything Goes , which begins an appearance on March 10, 2011 at Stephen Sondheim Theater and officially opened on April 7, 2011. Foster won his third Critique of Criticism Rings and second Drama Table Award and Tony Award for his performance. Foster's last appearance was on March 11, 2012, when he was replaced by Stephanie J. Block. Foster left to film the TV comedy skit Bunheads , premiered on ABC Family on June 11, 2012.
In the spring of 2012, he returns to Ball State, teaches classes, guides interdisciplinary teams who write The Circus in Winter musicals, and leads the production of the Department of Theater and Spring Dance 2012 Chaperone Sleepy ; He also speaks at the commencement and receives a Doctorate of Honorary Arts for a continuing engagement with Ball State students. Foster continued his relationship with Ball State in October 2012, appearing in a draw entitled "The Circus in Winter" at the National Alliance for the Musical Theater's Festival of New Musicals at New World Stages in New York.
Foster played a major role in the short 2012 ABC family drama Bunheads developed by Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator of Gilmore Girls . She plays former Las Vegas show girl Michelle, who impulsively marries a man, moves to her small town, and begins teaching ballet lessons at her new mother-in-law dance studio. She won the Gracie Award and received a nomination at the 3 rd Television Critics Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. The series was canceled after one season.
In 2013, Foster starred as Kerry at actor comedy James Roday Gravy . In 2014, he appeared in front of Robin Williams in comedy The Angriest Man in Brooklyn .
From March to August 2014, Foster starred in the production of the Violet Music Company's Roundabout Theater Company at American Airlines Theater. Foster received the sixth Tony Award nomination for his performance.
2015-present: Young and transition to television
He made his debut at Carnegie Hall in April 2015, with guest appearances from Joshua Henry and Megan McGinnis. This is part of An Evening With Sutton Foster's new tour effort: Broadway In Concert , which continues into 2016.
He returns to Encores! in July 2015 to play Queenie at Andrew Lippa The Wild Party .
He then plays Liza Miller's main character on TV Land's single-camera comedy-drama pilot Younger, made by Darren Star. It was originally planned to be released January 13, 2015 but he declared on January 31 in an interview at TETA TheatreFest 2015 in Houston, Texas that the release was postponed. The series aired on March 31, 2015 and was updated for the second season, which began airing in January 2016, shortly after it was updated for the third season, set for release by year's end. In July 2016, the third season began filming, and the series was updated for the fourth season. The third season goes to a positive review by the end of 2016, and season 4 airs in the summer of 2017 with further positive reviews.
In 2016, he starred Aaron Tveit and Betty Buckley in Stephen Schwartz revue Defying Gravity in Australia.
She appeared on the Off-Broadway awakening of Sweet Charity as a Charity Hope Valentine at Pershing Square Signature Center from November 2, 2016 (preview) to January 8, 2017.
Also in 2016, Foster played Violet's role at the miniseries of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life across his ex-husband, Christian Borle. Both perform musicals in the Summer episode of Hollow Star history. He appeared on the match game Match Game , aired on ABC in June 2016. He also made guest appearances at The Good Wife and Mad Dogs .
By 2017, he will return to Ball State, this time to lead together the Department of Theater and Dance Spring Production from Shrek: The Musical.
During December 2017, she appeared as guest artist for Mormon Tabernacle Choir's annual Christmas concert.
Personal life
Foster met with actor Christian Borle in college, and married her on September 18, 2006. During a radio interview in 2010, it was confirmed that Foster and Borle were divorced. Foster and Borle are still friends and continue to support each other's work. On September 19, 2013, Foster confirmed that he was engaged to screenwriter Ted Griffin. She and Griffin got married on October 25, 2014. In April 2017, Foster announced that she and her husband adopted a baby girl, Emily Dale Griffin, born March 5, 2017.
Foster is a self-proclaimed dog lover, and has three dogs since his debut on Broadway, Linus, Mabel, and Brody.
He makes artwork that he sells online and sometimes at art shows. He is an old collaborator with Julien Havard.
Credit
Movies
Television
Theater
Discography
- Night with Sutton Foster: Staying at Cafà ©  © Carlyle (2011)
- Wish (2009)
- Take Me To The World (2018)
Tour
- Night with Sutton Foster (2010-11)
- Night with Sutton Foster: Broadway in Concert (2015-16)
- Live From Lincoln Center TV special concert (2018)
Awards and nominations
Theater
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Note: The year given is the year of ceremony
Tony Awards
Drama Desk Awards
Drama League Awards
Outside Award-Winning Criticism
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