American actress and singer
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
^ 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.
^
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 .
^
a
b
Broadway.com Star File
Archived May 3, 2006, at the
Wayback Machine
^
"Manual High School Alumni Web Page > "Hall of Fame" > "D-G" " . Retrieved January 8, 2008 .
^
"Communique Winter 2006" (PDF) . CCM.UC.edu. p. 22. Archived from
the original (PDF) on September 22, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2008 .
^
"UC alumni currently or recently on Broadway" . UC Magazine .
University of Cincinnati . Retrieved September 13, 2011 .
^
"Sara Gettelfinger: CCM grad dances through musicals" .
The Cincinnati Enquirer . May 27, 2001.
^
a
b
"Gettelfinger bio" . DirtyRottenScoundrelsTheMusical.com .
^
"Gettelfinger Temporarily Leaves Scoundrels to Join Starry Grey Gardens Cast" . BroadwayWorld.com . January 3, 2006.
^
"BC/EFA's 2nd annual Cole Porter-Like Salon" . BroadwayCares.org . October 29, 2007. Archived from
the original on December 2, 2007.
^
Three Graces official site - News
Archived July 3, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
^
Three Graces official site
Archived May 17, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
^
Newsday.com, see "Also in stores" paragraph, accessed 3/4/08
Archived March 10, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
^
"The Addams Family – Broadway Musical – Tour" . Internet Broadway Database . Retrieved May 18, 2022 .
^
a
b
c
d
e
"Sara Gettelfinger Credits on Broadway" . Internet Broadway Database . Retrieved January 8, 2008 .
^ Simonson, Robert (October 13, 2003).
"Gettelfinger Officially Named as Nine ' s New Carla" . Playbill.com . Retrieved May 18, 2022 .
^ Suskin, Steven (2001).
Broadway Yearbook 1999-2000 .
ISBN
9780195139556 . Retrieved January 7, 2008 .
^
a
b
NYCityCenter.org - Previous Seasons
^ Wenger, Nanette Kass (October 21, 1998).
Broadway Yearbook 2001-2002 .
ISBN
9781853175817 . Retrieved January 7, 2007 .
^
"Photo Flash: Grey Gardens at Playwrights Horizons" . BroadwayWorld.com . February 16, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2008 .
^
Papermill.org - History (page 32)
Archived 2008-05-17 at the
Wayback Machine
^
GreatLakesTheater.org History 2001–2002
Archived 2008-01-15 at the
Wayback Machine
^ Jones, Chris (November 11, 2001).
"Review: Lone Star Love" . Variety . Retrieved May 18, 2022 .
^
North Shore Music Theatre - Tom Jones 2004 (NSMT.org)
Archived 2006-10-01 at the
Wayback Machine
^
The Old Globe - Upstage Online January/February 2005 issue
^
"Windy City Will Sizzle Sept. 22, When Streamlined Fosse Tour Opens" . Playbill.com . September 22, 1999. Retrieved May 18, 2022 .
^
a
b
"Sara Gettelfinger" . TV.com .
^
a
b
"Sara Gettelfinger" . TV.Yahoo.com .
^ Lipton, Brian Scott (May 29, 2008).
"Review: Sex and the City " . TheaterMania.com . Retrieved May 18, 2022 .
External links
International National Artists