Megan McGinnis (born December 5, 1979) is an American

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Actress, who performed in the role of

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, in the revival of

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. She created the role of Jerusha Abbott in the Off-Broadway production of Daddy Long Legs. She played Belle in Beauty and the Beast

Broadway career

McGinnis made her Broadway debut in

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as Margot Frank, in 1998. She had her next big role in

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. Se ...

on the national tour as Liesl. She returned to Broadway in 2002 to play the role of Lucille in

Thoroughly Modern Millie ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' is a 1967 American musical- romantic comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews. The screenplay, by Richard Morris based on the 1956 British musical ''Chrysanthemum'', follows a naïve you ...

, and was also a member of the ensemble. McGinnis break-out role was Belle in Disney's

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

, which she played from April 15, 2003 to February 10, 2004. She was replaced by

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McGinnis' next big project was the musical Little Women, in which she played the role of Beth from workshops to Broadway. Following Little Women, McGinnis began understudying the role of

in the revival of

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under

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and Mandy Bruno. Even though Bruno was the lead in this role, McGinnis often played Éponine, as Bruno was involved in a television soap-opera. After Bruno left, McGinnis took over the role of Éponine regularly from June 23, 2007 – January 6, 2008. From 2009 to 2016, McGinnis created the role of Jerusha Abbott in the musical adaptation of Daddy Long Legs, based on the 1912 novel of the same name in various Regional tryouts before running Off Broadway from 2015–2016. During her time with the show Off Broadway, she performed alongside her husband Adam Halpin as Jervis Pendleton when the show made history as the first Broadway show ever to be livestreamed while the show was running.

Theatre Credits

*''Trojan Women'' *''

'', Liesl, US Tour *''Annie'' *''1940's Radio Hour'' *''Babes in Toyland'' *''

'',

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(u/s)/

Margot Frank Margot Betti Frank (16 February 1926 – ) was the elder daughter of Otto Frank and Edith Frank and the elder sister of Anne Frank. Margot's deportation order from the Gestapo hastened the Frank family into hiding. According to the diary of he ...

(u/s), Broadway, 1998 *''

Parade A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, float (parade), floats, or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually ce ...

'', Ensemble/Assistant (u/s)/Essie (u/s)/Iola Stover (u/s)/Lizzie Phagan (u/s)/Monteen (u/s)/Monteeni (u/s)/Nurse (u/s)/Ensemble (u/s), Broadway, 1998 *'' The Dead'', Lily, US Tour *''The Robber Bridegroom'', workshop *''

'', Belle (replacement), Broadway *''

'', Lucille/Miss Dorothy Brown (u/s) (replacement), Broadway, 2003–04 *''

Little Mary Sunshine ''Little Mary Sunshine'' is a musical that parodies old-fashioned operettas and musicals. The book, music, and lyrics are by Rick Besoyan. The original Off-Broadway production premiered November 18, 1959 at the Orpheum Theatre in New York Cit ...

'', Ensemble, reading, 2003 *''

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'', Performer, workshop, 2004 *''

Dangerous Beauty ''Dangerous Beauty'' is a 1998 American biographical drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz and starring Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, and Oliver Platt. Based on the non-fiction book '' The Honest Courtesan'' by Margaret Rosenthal, the f ...

'', Performer, workshop, 2005 *'' Little Women'',

Beth March ''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...

/Rodrigo Two, Broadway, 2005 *''Triangle'', Performer, reading, 2006 *''

'', Female worker/whore/

(u/s), Broadway, 2006–07 *''

'',

, Broadway, 2007–08 *'' Daddy Long Legs'', Jerusha Abbott, West End, 2012 *''

Side Show In North America, a sideshow is an extra, secondary production associated with a circus, traveling carnival, carnival, fair, or other such attraction. Types There are four main types of classic sideshow attractions: *The Ten-in-One offers ...

'', Daisy Hilton (s/b)/Violet Hilton (s/b), Broadway, 2014–15 *'' Daddy Long Legs'', Jerusha Abbott, off-Broadway, 2015 *''

Come from Away ''Come from Away'' is a Canadian musical, with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. It is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks, when 38 planes, carrying a ...

'', Bonnie and others, National tour, 2018

Awards and nominations

Ovation Awards The Ovation Awards are a Southern California award for excellence in theatre, established in 1989. They are given out by the non-profit arts service organization LA Stage Alliance and are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles. Winne ...

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: Won the award for Lead Actress in a Musical for the role of Jerusha in the Rubicon Theatre Company production of " Daddy Long Legs"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McGinnis, Megan Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American stage actresses 1979 births