Megan McGinnis (born December 5, 1979) is an American Broadway Actress, who performed in the role of Éponine, in the revival of Les Misérables. She created the role of Jerusha Abbott in the Off-Broadway production of Daddy Long Legs. She played Belle in Beauty and the Beast
McGinnis made her Broadway debut in The Diary of Anne Frank as Margot Frank, in 1998. She had her next big role in The Sound of Music on the national tour as Liesl. She returned to Broadway in 2002 to play the role of Lucille in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and was also a member of the ensemble.
McGinnis' next big project was the musical Little Women, in which she played the role of Beth from workshops to Broadway.[1] Following Little Women, McGinnis began understudying the role of Éponine in the revival of Les Misérables (musical) under Celia Keenan-Bolger and Mandy Bruno. Even though Bruno was the lead in this role, McGinnis often played Éponine, as Bruno was involved in a television soap-opera. After Bruno left, McGinnis took over the role of Éponine regularly from June 23, 2007 – January 6, 2008.
From 2009 to 2016, McGinnis created the role of Jerusha Abbott in the musical adaptation of Daddy Long Legs, based on the 1912 novel of the same name in various Regional tryouts before running Off Broadway from 2015–2016. During her time with the show Off Broadway, she performed alongside her husband Adam Halpin as Jervis Pendleton when the show made history as the first Broadway show ever to be livestreamed while the show was running.[2][3]
megan, mcginnis, born, december, 1979, american, broadway, actress, performed, role, Éponine, revival, misérables, created, role, jerusha, abbott, broadway, production, daddy, long, legs, played, belle, beauty, beastborn, 1979, december, 1979, pasadena, califo. Megan McGinnis born December 5 1979 is an American Broadway Actress who performed in the role of Eponine in the revival of Les Miserables She created the role of Jerusha Abbott in the Off Broadway production of Daddy Long Legs She played Belle in Beauty and the BeastMegan McGinnisBorn 1979 12 05 December 5 1979 age 43 Pasadena CaliforniaOccupationActress SingerYears active1998 presentSpouseAdam Halpin Contents 1 Broadway career 2 Theatre Credits 3 Awards and nominations 4 References 5 External linksBroadway career EditMcGinnis made her Broadway debut in The Diary of Anne Frank as Margot Frank in 1998 She had her next big role in The Sound of Music on the national tour as Liesl She returned to Broadway in 2002 to play the role of Lucille in Thoroughly Modern Millie and was also a member of the ensemble McGinnis break out role was Belle in Disney s Beauty and the Beast which she played from April 15 2003 to February 10 2004 She was replaced by Christy Carlson RomanoMcGinnis next big project was the musical Little Women in which she played the role of Beth from workshops to Broadway 1 Following Little Women McGinnis began understudying the role of Eponine in the revival of Les Miserables musical under Celia Keenan Bolger and Mandy Bruno Even though Bruno was the lead in this role McGinnis often played Eponine as Bruno was involved in a television soap opera After Bruno left McGinnis took over the role of Eponine regularly from June 23 2007 January 6 2008 From 2009 to 2016 McGinnis created the role of Jerusha Abbott in the musical adaptation of Daddy Long Legs based on the 1912 novel of the same name in various Regional tryouts before running Off Broadway from 2015 2016 During her time with the show Off Broadway she performed alongside her husband Adam Halpin as Jervis Pendleton when the show made history as the first Broadway show ever to be livestreamed while the show was running 2 3 Theatre Credits EditTrojan Women The Sound of Music Liesl US Tour Annie 1940 s Radio Hour Babes in Toyland The Diary of Anne Frank Miep Gies u s Margot Frank u s Broadway 1998 Parade Ensemble Assistant u s Essie u s Iola Stover u s Lizzie Phagan u s Monteen u s Monteeni u s Nurse u s Ensemble u s Broadway 1998 The Dead Lily US Tour The Robber Bridegroom workshop Beauty and the Beast Belle replacement Broadway Thoroughly Modern Millie Lucille Miss Dorothy Brown u s replacement Broadway 2003 04 Little Mary Sunshine Ensemble reading 2003 Good Vibrations Performer workshop 2004 Dangerous Beauty Performer workshop 2005 Little Women Beth March Rodrigo Two Broadway 2005 Triangle Performer reading 2006 Les Miserables Female worker whore Eponine u s Broadway 2006 07 Les Miserables Eponine Broadway 2007 08 Daddy Long Legs Jerusha Abbott West End 2012 Side Show Daisy Hilton s b Violet Hilton s b Broadway 2014 15 Daddy Long Legs Jerusha Abbott off Broadway 2015 Come from Away Bonnie and others National tour 2018Awards and nominations EditOvation Awards 2010 Won the award for Lead Actress in a Musical for the role of Jerusha in the Rubicon Theatre Company production of Daddy Long Legs 4 References Edit Brantley Ben January 24 2005 A Tomboy With Gumption and Her Sisters Published 2005 via NYTimes com Musical Daddy Long Legs Will Again Star Megan McGinnis and Rob Hancock Archived from the original on September 12 2010 Daddy Long Legs The Musical Daddy Long Legs 2009 2010 Ovation Award Winners 17 January 2011 External links EditMegan McGinnis at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Megan McGinnis amp oldid 1123069499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
