Eden Erica Espinosa (born February 2, 1978) is an American actress and singer who is best known for her performances as
Elphaba
Elphaba Thropp is a fictional character in '' Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'' by Gregory Maguire, as well as in the Broadway and West End adaptations, ''Wicked''.
In the original 1900 L. Frank Baum book ''The Wonde ...
for the Broadway, Los Angeles, and San Francisco productions of the musical ''
Wicked
Wicked may refer to:
Books
* Wicked, a minor character in the ''X-Men'' universe
* '' Wicked'', a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name
* ''Wicked'', the fifth novel in Sara Shepard's ''Pretty Little Liars'' s ...
''. In 2022, she was nominated for the
for her role as the
Queen of Hearts
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in ''
Alice's Wonderland Bakery
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''.
Education and early career
Espinosa was born in
Anaheim, California
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most p ...
, of
Mexican descent. She began singing at the age of three, performing at age five, and recording at the age of ten. At
Canyon High School, she played the role of Maria in ''
West Side Story
''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.
Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid-1 ...
''. After graduating, Espinosa worked at local theme parks such as
Disneyland
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and
Universal Studios
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. She was also part of the successful performing group
The Young Americans
The Young Americans is a non-profit organization and performing group based in Southern California. First founded in 1962 by Milton C. Anderson, the group was credited with being the first show choir in America, mixing choreography with choral ...
, which is based in
Southern California
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and performs in front of audiences worldwide.
Career
''Wicked''
Espinosa made her Broadway debut as a member of the original Broadway cast of
Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over five decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as ''Godspell'' (1971), ''Pippin'' (1972), and ''Wicked'' (20 ...
's musical ''
Wicked
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Books
* Wicked, a minor character in the ''X-Men'' universe
* '' Wicked'', a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name
* ''Wicked'', the fifth novel in Sara Shepard's ''Pretty Little Liars'' s ...
'', which opened on October 30, 2003.
She started the production as standby for
Idina Menzel
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in the role of
Elphaba
Elphaba Thropp is a fictional character in '' Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'' by Gregory Maguire, as well as in the Broadway and West End adaptations, ''Wicked''.
In the original 1900 L. Frank Baum book ''The Wonde ...
.
[ She was also an understudy for the role of Nessarose. Espinosa performed the role of Elphaba for a month continuously during the Summer of 2004, while Menzel was filming '']Ask the Dust
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''. When going on for Menzel, Espinosa performed alongside opposite and Jennifer Laura Thompson
Jennifer Laura Thompson (born December 5, 1969) is an American actress and singer, best known for her theatrical performances. She originated the role of Cynthia Murphy in the Tony Award-winning musical, ''Dear Evan Hansen'', and received a Tony ...
. Espinosa left ''Wicked'' on September 5, 2004, to originate the lead for the Broadway debut of ''Brooklyn
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''.
Following the closing of ''Brooklyn the Musical'', Espinosa performed the lead role of Elphaba for the ''Wicked'' First National tour during the entire San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
run, from August 5 to September 11, 2005. She replaced Stephanie J. Block while Block recovered from an injury. For this engagement, she played opposite Kendra Kassebaum
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as Glinda.
On January 10, 2006, Espinosa returned to perform in the lead role of Elphaba for the Broadway production of ''Wicked'', taking over the role from Shoshana Bean
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. Espinosa performed for the ''Wicked'' celebration of its 1,000th performance on Broadway, on March 21, 2006. Espinosa played opposite both Megan Hilty
Megan Kathleen Hilty (born March 29, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She rose to prominence for her roles in Broadway musicals, including her performance as Glinda the Good Witch in '' Wicked'', Doralee Rhodes in '' 9 to 5: The Musical' ...
and Kate Reinders
Kate Reinders (born December 10, 1980) is an American actress and singer, who has performed as lead and understudy in several Broadway shows. Reinders was born in Seattle, Washington, but raised in Spring Lake, Michigan. She attended Western Mic ...
as Glinda
Glinda is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum for his ''Oz'' novels. She first appears in Baum's 1900 children's classic ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', and is the most powerful sorceress in the Land of Oz, ruler of the Quadling Coun ...
on Broadway. She left the Broadway
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** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
production on October 8, 2006, and was replaced by Ana Gasteyer
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.
Espinosa received the 2006 Broadway.com Audience Award for "Favorite Female Replacement", in recognition of her performances as Elphaba during her Broadway run as lead.
Espinosa was chosen to originate the role of Elphaba for the third U.S. production of ''Wicked'' in Los Angeles
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, which opened on February 21, 2007, at the Pantages Theatre. She opened the show with former Broadway co-star Megan Hilty as Glinda. She received broad critical acclaim for the role. Espinosa left the Los Angeles company on December 30, 2007, and was replaced by Caissie Levy
Caissie Levy (born April 15, 1981) is a Canadian-American actress and singer, mainly known for her work in musical theatre on Broadway and in the West End. Her early Broadway credits included Penny Pingleton in '' Hairspray'' and Sheila in ''Hai ...
.
Following the closing of ''Rent
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*Economic rent, any payment in excess of the cost of production
*Rent-seeking, attempting to increase one's share of e ...
'', she returned to the Los Angeles production of ''Wicked'' on October 31, 2008, to reprise the role of Elphaba
Elphaba Thropp is a fictional character in '' Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'' by Gregory Maguire, as well as in the Broadway and West End adaptations, ''Wicked''.
In the original 1900 L. Frank Baum book ''The Wonde ...
and stayed with the production until its closing night on January 11, 2009. ''Wicked'' Los Angeles was one of the most financially successful musicals in Los Angeles
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theatre history.
On March 2, 2010, Espinosa took over the role of Elphaba from Teal Wicks
Teal Wicks (born September 8, 1982 in Sacramento, California) is an American singer and stage actress, who is best known for her performances as Elphaba in the Broadway, San Francisco, and Los Angeles productions of the musical '' Wicked'' and as ...
for the San Francisco
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production of ''Wicked''. She performed opposite Kendra Kassebaum
Kendra Kassebaum (born May 12, 1973) is an American theatre actress, who has performed in many different musicals (both Broadway and non-Broadway), and is perhaps best remembered for playing the role of Glinda in the first national tour, Broadway, ...
as Glinda
Glinda is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum for his ''Oz'' novels. She first appears in Baum's 1900 children's classic ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', and is the most powerful sorceress in the Land of Oz, ruler of the Quadling Coun ...
, with whom she had previously performed on the ''Wicked'' First National tour when it played in San Francisco. Espinosa left on June 26, 2010, and was replaced by Marcie Dodd
Marcie Dodd (born March 10, 1978) is an American musical theatre actress, who is best known for playing Elphaba and Nessarose in various U.S. companies of the smash-hit musical ''Wicked''.
Early life and career
Dodd was born in Yuba City, Ca ...
. This was the last time Espinosa ever played Elphaba.
''Brooklyn the Musical''
Espinosa originated and workshopped the title role in ''Brooklyn the Musical
''Brooklyn the Musical'' is a musical with a book, lyrics, and music by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson. It was acquired for licensing by Broadway Licensing
Synopsis
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'' over the course of two years. Its world premiere was on April 30, 2003 (previews), and it ran until June 15, 2003, at the Denver Civic Center.
Espinosa opened in ''Brooklyn'' on Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre Plymouth Theatre or Plymouth Theater may refer to:
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* Plymouth Theatre (Worcester)
* Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, New York City, formerly the Plymouth Theatre
* H Street Playhouse
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on October 21, 2004, and stayed with the musical until it closed on June 26, 2005. It played 27 previews and 284 regular performances.
Espinosa was nominated for a 2005 Drama League Award
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for Distinguished Performance for her performance. She was featured on the original Broadway cast recording of ''Brooklyn the Musical''.
''Rent''
On May 30, 2008, Espinosa replaced Nicolette Hart as Maureen Johnson (a role again originated by Idina Menzel
Idina Kim Menzel ( ; ; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Particularly known for her work in musicals on the Broadway stage and having achieved mainstream success across stage, film and music, Menzel has garnered the honorif ...
) in the closing cast of the original Broadway production of ''Rent'' at the Nederlander Theatre
The Nederlander Theatre (formerly the National Theatre, the Billy Rose Theatre, and the Trafalgar Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 208 West 41st Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1921, it was des ...
.
To take part in promotion for the farewell performances of ''Rent'', Espinosa made appearances on ''Good Morning America
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'' and at the 2008 Tony Awards (which featured the original and closing Broadway casts). ''Rent''s final Broadway performance,, on September 7, 2008, was also filmed in (which Espinosa is featured).
Additional theatre
Espinosa starred in a production of ''Flora the Red Menace
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'' which ran at UCLA
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's Freud Playhouse from May 6–18, 2008. After its closing, on September 21, 2008, Espinosa made her West End debut in "Never Neverland", a benefit concert that raised money for British charities Ovarian Cancer Action and NCH. The concert took place at the Duchess Theatre
The Duchess Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, London, located in Catherine Street near Aldwych.
The theatre opened on 25 November 1929 and is one of the smallest West End theatres with a proscenium arch. It has 494 se ...
in London.
Espinosa performed as Miranda in the one-night staging of Howard Ashman
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's previously unproduced musical ''Dreamstuff'' on June 23, 2008, at the Hayworth Theatre
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in Los Angeles, directed by Michael Urie
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.
Espinosa played the Fairy Godmother in the 2011 Nashville Symphony Orchestra
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concert version of ''Cinderella
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'' on April 15, 2011, alongside ''Wicked'' alum Alli Mauzey, who played the title character.
She headlined the world premiere of the new musical ''Rain'' by Michael John LaChiusa
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as Sadie, at the Old Globe Theatre
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in San Diego
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from March 24 to May 1, 2016.
Espinosa played the lead role in Studio Tenn's production of ''Evita Evita may refer to:
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* Evita (2008 film), ''Evita'' (2008 film), a documentary about Eva Péron
* Evita (album), ''E ...
'' in Nashville, Tennessee
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, from September 9 to 18, 2016.
In 2018, Espinosa played the role of Daniella in the concert version of Lin-Manuel Miranda
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's ''In the Heights
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''.
For an entire year, Espinosa starred as Trina in the 2019 National tour of ''Falsettos
''Falsettos'' is a sung-through musical with a book by William Finn and James Lapine, and music and lyrics by Finn. The musical consists of '' March of the Falsettos'' (1981) and '' Falsettoland'' (1990), the last two installments in a trio o ...
.''
On February 17, 2020, Espinosa appeared as one of The Narrators in the 50th Anniversary concert of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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'' at Lincoln Center
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.
Espinosa starred as the titular character in '' Lempicka'' at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
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in 2018 and later the La Jolla Playhouse
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History
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from 2019 to 2020.
Solo shows/performances
On October 22, 2005, Espinosa made her solo concert debut with a co-headlining show with Tony Award nominee Euan Morton
Euan Douglas George Morton (born Iain Middleton on 13 August 1977) is a Scottish actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Boy George in the musical ''Taboo'', receiving nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award for hi ...
at Town Hall
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in New York City part of the venue's Cabaret Festival.
In March 2009, Espinosa performed her solo show entitled "Me" at Joe's Pub
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in New York City, directed by Billy Porter. She returned to Southern California with her show on Friday, July 24, 2009, at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
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.
In December 2009, she performed a 2nd solo show entitled "From Eden With Love" at the Razz Room at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, CA.
In September 2012, Espinosa became one of the first few major lineup acts opening Feinstein's/54 Below
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with a themed show paying tribute to the acclaimed singer-songwriter Eva Cassidy
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.
She was featured as a soloist for Disneyland
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's new firework spectacular "Magical" premiering in the summer of 2009, where she sang Magical's theme song as well as Disney songs such as " Baby Mine".
In February 2020, Espinosa launched a new acoustic solo show at The Green Room 42 entitled ''Unplugged & Unplanned''. Every concert, the show's setlist would be all new. The February shows were sold out; it included an extension that led into March 2020. However, the final two shows were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When live performances started to resume during the Spring of 2021, Espinosa returned and completed the last two shows of the residency.
Today, many of the Espinosa's concerts are done in the style inspired by her ''Unplugged & Unplanned'' show rotating the setlist of tunes from her Broadway career, both her solo albums, pop/rock covers, and a Musical Theater fan request section. On August 8, 2021, she headlined her first solo concert on the Las Vegas Strip at The Space Las Vegas. For fans who weren't able to make it, the concert was also livestreamed. On November 13, 2021, Espinosa performed a one night only concert in Holmdel, NJ at the Holmdel Theatre Company (part of the Broadway at the Barn series).
Espinosa is scheduled to bring her concert overseas to London at Cadogan Hall
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The resident music ensemble at Cadogan Hall is the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), the first ...
on April 8, 2022.
Solo albums
In August 2012, Espinosa announced she was in the process of recording her debut solo album, featuring modern Broadway hits with a pop sensibility, entitled ''Look Around''. The album was released on December 18, 2012, debuting at #41 on the iTunes Pop Charts. The album also went on to win multiple awards for independent artists including the Independent Music Awards for Pop Album of the Year, Female Pop Vocalist of the Year, and Producer of the Year (which went to Espinosa's producer, Joseph Abate).
On July 25, 2015, Espinosa announced she was in the early development process of her sophomore studio album. Just like with ''Look Around'', she stated a Kickstarter fundraiser to raise money for the album. The album recordings and release were delayed due to Espinosa's schedule with various theater projects, voiceover work, concerts, and personal situations that ended up inspiring the album of the original songs. The sophomore album, entitled "Revelation", was officially released on January 23, 2019. It debuted at #15 on the Pop iTunes charts.
Television
Espinosa has appeared on various television shows, including ''Law & Order
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''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
'', ''Robot Chicken
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'', and ''Dog Whisperer
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''. She had a recurring role in 2009 as the voice of Sasha Caylo on the super robot
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animated series ''Titan Maximum
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'', an original show developed for Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AS; stylized as dult swim
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and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...
.
In 2007, the ABC series ''Ugly Betty
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'' included performances of "I'm Not That Girl" and "Defying Gravity" in the episode " Something Wicked This Way Comes", featuring Espinosa and other members of Los Angeles ''Wicked'' cast.
She has also appeared on the ''Today Show
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'' in 2004, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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TV broadcast in 2004, ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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The fourth incarnation of the ...
'' in 2007, and as a performer on the 2008 Tony Awards.
In 2011, she appeared on the animated sketch comedy series '' Mad'' episode "Force Code / Flammable" as Katy Putty, a Katy Perry
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parody made out of Play-Doh
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who sings about flammability, and performed "Flammable", a spoof on Perry's song "Firework
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".
In 2016, she voiced Orizaba the moth fairy in the tenth episode of ''Elena of Avalor
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'', "The Sceptre of Light", and again in 2018 for season two episode 18, "Finding Zuzo".
She voiced Rapunzel’s handmaiden and confidant Cassandra in the 2017 film '' Tangled: Before Ever After'' and in '' Tangled: The Series/Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure''. For the show, she sang the lead vocals for the song "Waiting in the Wings", composed by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater
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, which won the 2020 Daytime Emmy Award
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for Outstanding Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program.
In 2022, she voiced The Queen Of Hearts in Disney Junior's ''Alice's Wonderland Bakery
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''.
She sang vocals in the musical number titled "TRUCKS" in the episode of the same name of ''Cars on the Road
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''.
Game Night
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Espinosa along with real life best friend vocalist and ''Rent'' alumna Kamilah Marshall collaborated with California based Regional house ''Musical Theatre West'' creating a weekly web series on Instagram Live entitled ''Game Night with Eden & Kamilah''. The series featured the duo in a friendly competition playing a series of Musical Theatre themed trivia games. The series would go Live every Thursday night on Instagram
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. However, the plug got pulled from them doing the lives due to the change of restrictions of use of music on the lives on social media. They later moved it to being an interactive show on Zoom featuring fans playing along. Most recently, ''Game Night'' was then changed to a real live studio game show featuring both Espinosa and Marshall hosting with special Broadway guests. It was released on Broadstream on November 3, 2021.
Personal life
Eden married managing producer Joseph Abate on October 16, 2010. They divorced in 2019.
Filmography
Recordings
* Top 25 Praise Songs – Updated (2000)
* Top 25 Acoustic Worship Songs (2002)
* The Maury Yeston Songbook (2003)
* ''Hair
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'' – The Actors' Fund of America Benefit Recording (2005)
* '' Bright Lights, Big City'' (2005 concept album)
* ''Brooklyn the Musical
''Brooklyn the Musical'' is a musical with a book, lyrics, and music by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson. It was acquired for licensing by Broadway Licensing
Synopsis
Using the play within a play structure, ''Brooklyn'' focuses on a group of ...
'' (2005 Original Broadway Cast Recording)
* Dreaming Wide Awake: The Music of Scott Alan
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Discography
* ''Dreaming Wide Awake''
* ''Keys''
* ''What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up''
* ''LIVE''
* ''Anything Wor ...
(2007)
* David Burnham – featured duet: "As Long as You're Mine" (2007)
* '' Magical: Disney's New Nighttime Spectacular of Magical Celebrations'' (Disneyland, 2009) – Featured Vocals
* '' Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland'' (Tokyo Disneyland, 2018) – Featured Vocals
Solo albums
* '' Look Around'' (2012)
* ''Revelation
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Background
Inspiration – such as that bestowed by God on the ...
'' (2019)
References
External links
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Eden Espinosa on Twitter
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1978 births
Living people
American musical theatre actresses
American voice actresses
American stage actresses
American women singers
American musicians of Mexican descent
Musicians from Anaheim, California
Actresses from Anaheim, California
Actresses from Orange County, California
American actresses of Mexican descent
Singers from California
Hispanic and Latino American musicians
The Young Americans members
Hispanic and Latino American women singers
Hispanic and Latino American actresses
21st-century American women