Ali Ewoldt
American theatre actress
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| name | Ali Ewoldt |
| image | Ali Ewoldt 2016 (cropped).jpg |
| caption | Ewoldt with at the Filipino American National Historical Society Conference in New York City, June 2016 |
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| birth_place | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| alma_mater | Yale University |
| occupation | Singer, actress |
| years_active | 2006–present |
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Ali Ewoldt (born October 6, 1982) is an American theatre actress, who made her Broadway debut in the Les Misérables revival in 2006, playing Cosette. She has also performed on national and international tours and in U.S. regional theatre. She became well known as the first Asian-American actress to star as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.
Life and career
Ewoldt was born in Chicago to a Filipina mother and a Euro-American father and raised in Pleasantville, New York. After performing as a child in a nearby regional theater and in musical theatre in high school, she went on to graduate cum laude from Yale University.
Ewoldt performed the role of Princess Jasmine in Disneyland, and she also worked at the Tokyo Disney theme park before appearing in a U.S. tour of Les Misérables. She began the tour as a member of the ensemble, and later understudied the role of Cosette, before she finally received the role during the tour. She then played Cosette in the Les Misérables Broadway revival in 2006.
From 2009 to 2011, Ewoldt starred in North American tour and in the 50th anniversary international tour of West Side Story. In 2015, she played Tuptim in a tour of The King and I, where she "received the loudest applause from the audience after she sang her stirring, operatic interpretation of 'My Lord and Master. Other regional theatre roles include Luisa in The Fantasticks at the Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Co.
In 2015, she appeared in The King and I revival on Broadway.
On June 13, 2016, she joined the Broadway company of The Phantom of the Opera as the show's first Asian-American Christine.
Ewoldt sang the role of Briella (Dorabella) in Salastina's world premiere of Vid Guerrerio's production of OC Fan Tutte for Salastina in Los Angeles, an updated English-language version of Mozart's 1790 opera Così fan tutte.
Performance credits
::data[format=table] | title=Ali Ewoldt theatre profile|url=http://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/294399-ali-ewoldt|access-date=2020-07-19|website=www.abouttheartists.com}} | Show | Role | Theater | Category | - | - | - | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2006 | Les Misérables | Cosette | US tour | | | | | | 2006–2007 | Broadhurst Theatre | Broadway | | | | | | | 2008 | West Side Story | Maria | Benedum Center | Regional | | | | | 2009 | Early to Bed | Lily-Ann | McGinn/Cazale Theatre | Off-Broadway | | | | | West Side Story | Maria | World tour | | | | | | | 2010 | Resurrection | Ensemble | Harold Clurman Theater | The Pearl Project Festival | | | | | 2010–2011 | West Side Story | Maria | US tour | | | | | | 2012 | Carousel | Carrie Pipperidge | Peter Jay Sharp Theater | Symphony Space | | | | | 2013 | The Fantasticks | Luisa | Jerry Orbach Theater | Off-Broadway | | | | | West Side Story | Maria | The Muny | Regional | | | | | | 2013, 2014 | A Christmas Carol | Fan/Mrs. Bonds | McCarter Theatre Center | | | | | | 2014 | West Side Story | Maria | Century II Concert Hall | | | | | | 2015–2016 | The King and I | Ensemble, Tuptim u/s | Vivian Beaumont Theatre | Broadway | | | | | 2016 | The Secret Garden | Rose Lennox | Lucille Lortel Theatre | Off-Broadway | | | | | The King and I | Tuptim | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Regional | | | | | | 2016–2018 | The Phantom of the Opera | Christine Daaé | Majestic Theatre | Broadway | | | | | 2017 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Philia | The Muny | Regional | | | | | 2018 | The Secret Garden | Rose Lennox | Unknown | Lab | | | | | 2019 | Into the Woods | Cinderella | Patchogue Theatre | Regional | | | | | 1776 | Martha Jefferson | The Muny | | | | | | | Guys and Dolls | Sarah Brown | Wells Fargo Pavilion | | | | | | | 2021 | Chicago | Mary Sunshine | The Muny | | | | | | 2022 | She Loves Me | Amalia Balash | Signature Theatre | | | | | | Chicago | Mary Sunshine | The Muny | | | | | | | 2023 | The Secret Garden | Rose Lennox | Ahmanson Theatre | Pre-Broadway | | | | | 2024 | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 | Natasha Rostova | Pioneer Theatre Company | Regional | | | | | Titanic | Madame Aubert | New York City Center | Encores! | | | | | ::
References
References
- "Ali Ewoldt". [[Broadway.com]].
- (21 July 2016). "Meet Ali Ewoldt, the Broadway Actress Breaking Boundaries in The Phantom of the Opera".
- (27 May 2016). "Fil-Am actress Ali Ewoldt is first Asian-American Christine in Broadway's 'Phantom of the Opera'".
- (July 2022). "Ali Ewoldt biography".
- ''Les Misérables'', [http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/Whos_Who/35776/3838/Ali-Ewoldt/Les-Misrables "Who's Who in the Cast"] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-07-19 , [[Broadhurst Theatre]], ''[[Playbill]]'', November 9, 2006, accessed December 24, 2012)
- Morgan, Scott C. [http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110716/news/707169880 "Park Ridge actress stars in ''West Side'' tour"], ''[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois). Daily Herald]]'' (Arlington Heights, Illinois), July 16, 2011, accessed December 24, 2012
- Beachy, Mark. [http://www.mdtheatreguide.com/2012/09/theatre-review-the-king-and-i-at-wolf-trap/ "''The King and I'' at Wolf Trap"], MD Theatre Guide, September 1, 2012
- Harris, Manning. [https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2012/09/07/theatre-review-the-king-and-i-at-the-fox/ "''The King and I'' at The Fox"], Atlanta INTown, September 7, 2012
- "Ali Ewoldt".
- David Salazar. (May 9, 2022). "Salastina to World Premiere Vid Guerrerio’s ''OC Fan Tutte''". Operawire.
- "Ali Ewoldt theatre profile".
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