Susan Egan Has Traversed All Four Corners of the Entertainment Industry, Making Powerful Impressions in Theatre, Film, Television and Music
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Susan Egan has traversed all four corners of the entertainment industry, making powerful impressions in theatre, film, television and music. On Broadway, Egan most recently starred in the title role of Thoroughly Modern Millie. She‘s vividly portrayed ‘Sally Bowles’ in Cabaret longer than any actress in Broadway history, winning critical acclaim; she originated the starring roles in Triumph of Love and State Fair, and most notably, received both Tony Award® and Drama Desk® nominations for “Best Actress” as Broadway’s original ‘Belle’ in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Among her regional credits, Egan starred alongside Carol Burnett in Sondheim’s Putting It Together at the Mark Taper Forum, Tommy Tune in the national tour of Bye, Bye Birdie, and reprised her role of Belle for the Los Angeles premiere of Beauty and the Beast. She has also performed in solo concerts all across the country and sung with over thirty symphony orchestras with appearances at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and three engagements at the Hollywood Bowl. Susan’s film credits include 13 Going on 30 starring Jennifer Garner, Gotta Kick It Up for the Disney Channel, and countless independent films such as: Meet Market (Sarasota Film Festival, 2004), Death and Texas (Seattle Film Festival and Slamdance Film Festival, 2004), The Almost Guys (HBO Comedy Festival, 2004), The Disappearing Girl Trick, Falling. In Love, Extreme Close Up, and Man of the Century (Audience Award, Slamdance), and most recently The Third Wish to be released in 2006. In animation, Egan gave the sultry voice to ‘Meg’ in Disney's Hercules, sang the role of Angel in Lady and the Tramp II, and translated two Japanese blockbusters into English for famed animation director Hayao Miyazaki: 'Gina' in Porco Rosso, and ‘Lin’ in Spirited Away, which won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. On television, Egan spent two seasons on the WB’s Nikki, and has guest-starred on NUMB3RS, NYPD Blue, Arliss, Party of Five, Drew Carey, Almost Perfect, Partners, All My Children, Loving, and Great Performances: Rodgers and Hart, as well as movies of the week and specials for ABC, CBS, and the Disney Channel. Egan has over 40 recording credits to her name from Broadway cast albums to film soundtracks, including her three critically praised solo CDs: All That and More, So Far, and her latest, Coffee House which won a Vocalist of the Year Award 2005 from TalkinBroadway.com. Egan is a Southern California native and attended the Orange County High School of the Arts and UCLA, where she received a Carol Burnett Award in Musical Theatre. In 2002- 2003, she devoted a year away from her career to assume the position of interim Artistic Director of the Orange County High School of the Arts. Visit Susan’s highly-rated website, www.susanegan.net, which Entertainment Weekly calls the "slickest site around." BROADWAY THEATRE THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Millie Dillmount Marquis Theatre/Dir: Michael Mayer CABARET Sally Bowles Roundabout/Dir: Sam Mendes Co-Dir: Rob Marshall TRIUMPH OF LOVE Princess Leonide Royale Theatre/Dir: Michael Mayer BEAUTY AND THE BEAST*++ Belle Disney Theatrical/Dir: Robert Roth STATE FAIR Margy Frake Music Box/ Dirs: Hammerstein &Skinner BYE, BYE BIRDIE [National Tour] Kim MacAfee Dir: Gene Saks, starring Tommy Tune * Tony Nomination/Best Actress in a Musical ++ Drama Desk Nomination/Best Actress in a Musical FILM: THE THIRD WISH Supporting/Audrey Ind./Dir: Shelley Jensen 13 GOING ON 30 Supporting/ Tracy Revolution/ Dir: Gary Winick THE ALMOST GUYS Supporting/ Suzanne Ind./ Dir: Eric Fleming DEATH AND TEXAS Lead/ Corrine Ballard Ind./ Dir: Kevin Dinovis MEET MARKET Lead/ Tess Ind./ Dir: Charlie Loventhal MAN OF THE CENTURY Lead / Samantha Fine Line Features/Dir: Adam Abraham LUCID DAYS IN HELL Lead / Susan Independent/Dir: John Brenkus ANIMATION: PORCO ROSSO (THE RED PIG) Lead/ Gina Disney Feature Animation SPIRITED AWAY Lead/Lin Disney Feature Animation HERCULES Lead/Meg Disney Feature Animation LADY AND THE TRAMP II Lead/Angel (singing) Disney Feature Animation TELEVISION: NUMB3RS Guest Star CBS GOTTA KICK IT UP Starring Disney Channel/Dir: Ramon Menendez ARLISS Guest Star Budapest Films / HBO NYPD BLUE Guest Star Bochco Prods. / ABC NIKKI Series Regular Warner Brothers/ WB DREW CAREY Guest Star (2 episodes) Warner Brothers / ABC THE BEST YEARS (Pilot) Series Regular Witt-Thomas / FOX ALMOST PERFECT Recurring Paramount / CBS PARTY OF FIVE Guest Star Sony/FOX GREAT PERFORMANCES Lead PBS PARTNERS Guest Star Warner Brothers/FOX RECORDINGS: Solo CDs: Susan Egan, Coffee House (LML Music); Susan Egan, So Far… (JAY Productions, Ltd.); Susan Egan, All That and More (LML Music) Disney Records: Hercules (Film Soundtrack); Beauty and the Beast (Original Broadway Cast Recording);Spirited Away (Film Soundtrack); The Princess Collection Volumes 1&2; Disney on Broadway; Princess Favorites; Disney’s Greatest, Vol. 1; Classic Disney, Vol. 4; Princess Tea Party Album; Princess Christmas Album; Princess Tunes: Princess Power Fynsworth Alley: Drat! The Cat! (Cast Recording); Peter Pan Collection; Sondheim at the Movies; The Stephen Schwartz Collection; Cinderella; Haines His Way; The Burt Bacharach Album; The Sherman Brother’s Album; Cabaret Cocktail; You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile -- Jason Graae JAY Productions, Ltd.: Triumph of Love (Original Broadway Cast Recording); Bravo Broadway, Vol 1 & 2; Musicality of Porter; Musicality of Kander and Ebb; Musicality of Sondheim; Musicality of Rodgers and Hammerstein; Chicago and All That Jazz; LML Music: Virgin Tracks – Lisa Richard; Everyone Has A Story – Adryan Russ; In Good Company -- Lee Lessack .