Sara Gettelfinger

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Sara Gettelfinger
Born	Louisville, Kentucky

Sara Gettelfinger is a Louisville, Kentucky-born^[1] American actress, singer, and dancer from Jeffersonville, Indiana.^[2][3] She attended the Youth Performing Arts School at duPont Manual High School^[4] in Louisville, Kentucky, and studied at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where she earned a BFA in 1999.^[5]

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.^[6][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.^[8]

Gettelfinger originated the role of "Jolene Oakes" in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels^[9], with John Lithgow, Sherie Rene Scott, Gregory Jbara, and Joanna Gleason, briefly leaving the role to play "Little Edie" in Grey Gardens.^[10]

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.^[11] Early 2008 found the group on a 20 city tour (United States, Canada, and Mexico) with Paul Potts.^[12] Three Graces' debut album release date was March 4, 2008.^{[13] [14]}

Contents 1 Broadway Credits 2 Off-Broadway Shows 3 Regional Shows 4 National Tour 5 Television 6 Film 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Broadway Credits

• "Bird Girl", ensemble / u/s "Mayzie LaBird" in Seussical at Richard Rodgers Theatre (2000)^[15]
• "Ship's Passenger" in Anything Goes at Vivian Beaumont Theatre (2000)^[16]
• "Courtesan" u/s "Luce" in The Boys from Syracuse at American Airlines Theatre (2002)^[17]
• "Maria"/ u/s "Carla," "Stephanie" in Nine at Eugene O'Neill Theatre (2003)^[18]
• "Carla" (Replaced Jane Krakowski) in Nine at Eugene O'Neill Theatre (2003)^[19]
• "Jolene" in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Imperial Theatre (2005 - 2006)^[20]

[edit] Off-Broadway Shows

• "Liz" in Tenderloin for City Center Encores! (2000)^[21][22]
• Ensemble, "Bluebird Girl", "Carnival Person" in Carnival! for City Center Encores! (2002)^[23][24]
• "Edith ('Little Edie') Bouvier Beale" in Grey Gardens (World Premiere) at Playwrights Horizons (2006)^[25]

[edit] Regional Shows

• "April" in Company at Helen Hayes Theatre Company (Nyack, NY) (1999)^[26]
• "Fastrada" in Pippin at Paper Mill Playhouse (Milburn, NJ) (2000)^[27]
• "Aggie Ford" in Lone Star Love at Great Lakes Theater Festival, (Ohio Theater) (2001)^[28][29]
• "Bridget Allworthy" / "Lady Bellaston" in Tom Jones at North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, MA) (2004)^[30]
• "Jolene" in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Old Globe Theatre (San Diego, CA) (2004)^[31]

[edit] National Tour

• (Featured Performer) in Fosse for First National Tour (1999-2000)^[32]

[edit] Television

• Guiding Light^[33]
• Ed^[34][35]
• "Debbie" on Without a Trace episode, "The Line"^[36][37]

[edit] Film

• Sex in the City (upcoming)^[38]

[edit] References

[edit] 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