Sara Gettelfinger

Sara Gettelfinger (born c. 1977^[1] in Louisville, Kentucky^[2]) is 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, 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 2nd annual Cole Porter-Like Salon, a Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit.^[10] Early 2008 found the group on a 20 city tour (United States, Canada, and Mexico) with Paul Potts.^[11] Three Graces' debut album release date was March 4, 2008.^[12][13]

Gettelfinger will play the role of Morticia Addams in the national tour of The Addams Family.

Broadway credits

• "Bird Girl", ensemble / u/s "Mayzie LaBird" in Seussical at Richard Rodgers Theatre (2000)^[14]
• "Ship's Passenger" in Anything Goes at Vivian Beaumont Theater (2000)^[14]
• "Courtesan" u/s "Luce" in The Boys from Syracuse at American Airlines Theatre (2002)^[14]
• "Maria"/ u/s "Carla," "Stephanie" in Nine at Eugene O'Neill Theatre (2003)^[14]
• "Carla" (Replaced Jane Krakowski) in Nine at Eugene O'Neill Theatre (2003)^[15]
• "Jolene" in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Imperial Theatre (2005–2006)^[14]
• "Cruella de Vil" in 101 Dalmatians Musical (2010–)

Off-Broadway

• "Liz" in Tenderloin for City Center Encores! (2000)^[16][17]
• Ensemble, "Bluebird Girl", "Carnival Person" in Carnival! for City Center Encores! (2002)^[17][18]
• "Edith ('Little Edie') Bouvier Beale" in Grey Gardens (World Premiere) at Playwrights Horizons (2006)^[19]

Regional theater

• "April" in Company at Helen Hayes Theatre Company (Nyack, NY) (1999)^[2]
• "Fastrada" in Pippin at Paper Mill Playhouse (Milburn, NJ) (2000)^[20]
• "Aggie Ford" in Lone Star Love at Great Lakes Theater Festival, (Ohio Theater) (2001)^[21][22]
• "Bridget Allworthy" / "Lady Bellaston" in Tom Jones at North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, MA) (2004)^[23]
• "Jolene" in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Old Globe Theatre (San Diego, CA) (2004)^[24]
• "Alexandra Spofford" in The Witches of Eastwick at Ogunquit Playhouse (2014)

National tours

• (Featured Performer) in Fosse for First National Tour (1999–2000)^[25]
• Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (2011–)

Television

• Guiding Light^[8]
• "Erin" on Ed episode "Best Wishes"^[26][27] (aired January 30, 2004)
• "Debbie" on Without a Trace episode "The Line"^[26][27] (aired February 5, 2004)

Film

• "Flight Attendant" in Sex and the City the Movie^[28] (2008)

References

External links

• Broadway.com profile.
• Sara Gettelfinger at the Internet Broadway Database
• Sara Gettelfinger at the Internet Movie Database
• Sara Gettelfinger - Myspace Music Page
• Three Graces web site
• Three Graces Fan Forum