Caroline Bowman ’10 A&A Caroline Bowman is currently performing Bowman left Wicked when given the the lead role of Eva Peron in the national opportunity to create a role in Cyndi tour of the musical Evita. She previously Lauper and Harvey Fierstein’s new performed on Broadway in Wicked and musical, Kinky Boots, premiering in the new musical Kinky Boots, which won Chicago. She performed with Kinky Boots six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, during its Chicago run and continued in when she was part of the cast. the original Broadway production until she won the role of Eva Peron. Now Bowman’s professional performing starring in Evita, Bowman is following career took her around the world prior in the footsteps of Elaine Page and Patti to graduation from Penn State. Before LuPone, who graced the London and earning her degree, she completed a tour Broadway stages in the same role. Recent of Fame in China and was contracted to critics have called her performance in play Rizzo in Grease in Turkey. After Evita “marvelous,” “emotionally gripp- Grease, she returned to the United States ing,” “charismatic,” and “breathtaking.” to play Lady of the Lake in the national tour of Spamalot, which brought her back Bowman lives in New York City. to Penn State to perform at the Center for the Performing Arts. Upon completion of the tour, within just a few weeks of mov- ing to New York City, she was offered her first Broadway contract, inWicked , performing in the ensemble and under- studying the lead role of Elphaba, which she played several times. nine.