Julia Rose Udine is an American theater actress best known for playing the role of Christine Daaé in ''

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'' on U.S. tour and on Broadway.

Biography

Udine was born in Camden, New Jersey, on August 12, 1993, and grew up in nearby Voorhees Township. She graduated from

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in 2011 and briefly attended Pennsylvania State University before moving to New York to train at the T. Schreiber Conservatory and later, the

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. While at Broadway Dance Center, Udine found a casting agent and auditioned for ''Jack's Back'', an off-off-Broadway show, which she landed. Before she landed the lead role in ''The Phantom of the Opera'', Udine auditioned and attended casting calls for many other roles. From 2013 to 2014, Udine played the role of Christine Daaé in the U.S. national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ''

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, ''SJ magazine'', 2014, accessed December 9, 2015 She joined the

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cast on December 15, 2014. A year later, Udine played Mabel in the

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production of ''

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''. Udine also starred in the one-woman Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ''

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'' and ''

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'' at Philadelphia's

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. Udine's TV appearances include '' Law and Order: SVU'' and '' All My Children''."New York Cast: Julia Udine"
ThePhantomoftheOpera.com, accessed December 9, 2015

Performance credits

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Udine, Julia 1993 births Musicians from Camden, New Jersey Actresses from New Jersey 21st-century American actresses Living people Actors from Camden, New Jersey Eastern Regional High School alumni People from Voorhees Township, New Jersey