Megan Hilty
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Megan Hilty (born Megan Kathleen Hilty on March 29, 1981 in Bellevue, Washington, USA).
Hilty is an American stage actress. She attended the Washington Academy of Performing Arts Conservatory High School for several years. She recently graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and is a member of Actors' Equity. She is a recipient of the National Society of Arts and Letters Award for Excellence in Musical Theater. Her regional credits include productions of Café Puttanesca, Suds, and The Wild Party.
Shortly before graduating from Carnegie Mellon, Hilty auditioned for the part of Glinda in the hit musical, Wicked. After graduating, she moved to New York City, and in mid-2004, she made her Broadway debut in the show. She originally served as the standby for Jennifer Laura Thompson before taking over the principal role on May 31, 2005. She played Glinda for a year, ending her run on May 28, 2006, having been replaced by Kate Reinders, the original Glinda in the Chicago production of Wicked.
Hilty recently starred in a musical called Vanities at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts in Mountain View with TheatreWorks. She is currently in the national tour of Wicked as Glinda started in September 2006, for a 3-month stint in the Portland, Oregon and Seattle stops, as well as some of the Toronto stop alongside former Broadway co-star Shoshana Bean. She will reprise her role as Glinda alongside Eden Espinosa in the open-ended Los Angeles production of Wicked starting on February 10, 2007.
[edit] External links
- MeganHilty.org - Official fansite
