Solea Pfeiffer
Solea Pfeiffer | |
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Born | Zimbabwe | September 22, 1994
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States |
Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
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Solea Pfeiffer is an Zimbabwe-born[1] American actress and singer. She graduated from University of Michigan with a BFA and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[2] She is best known for her role as Eliza Hamilton in the first national tour of Hamilton, which she landed after performing as Maria in West Side Story.[3] Two years later, she starred in the New York City Center's production of Evita.[4]
Career
Pfeiffer began her interest in music by taking violin lessons at four years old.[1] She attended theater camps and performed in her middle and high school productions.[1]
At 21 years old, Pfeiffer was selected by Gustavo Dudamel to perform in West Side Story after the Los Angeles Philharmonnic's artistic team showed him YouTube videos of her performing.[1]
A year later, she made her national tour debut as Eliza Hamilton in the Angelica Company of Hamilton.[4] She opened the tour at the Orpheum Theatre.[4]
Before the COVID-19 Broadway shutdown, Pfeiffer shared the role of Eva Perón with Maia Reficco in the New York City Center's production of Evita, Pfeiffer playing Perón from age 20-33.[5]
Performance credits[4]
Year(s) | Production | Role | Location | Category |
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2016 | West Side Story | Maria | Hollywood Bowl | Los Angeles |
Sunday in the Park with George | Celeste #1 | New York City Center | Off-Broadway | |
2017 | Hamilton | Eliza Hamilton | US Tour | |
Sondheim on Sondheim | Hollywood Bowl | Los Angeles | ||
2019 | Almost Famous | Penny Lane | The Old Globe | San Diego |
The Light in the Piazza | Clara Johnson | Civic Opera House | Chicago | |
Evita | Eva Perón, age 20-33 | New York City Center | Off-Broadway | |
2020 | Gun & Powder | Mary Clarke | Signature Theatre | Arlington, VA |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Facebook; Twitter; options, Show more sharing; Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email; URLCopied!, Copy Link; Print (2016-07-07). "Q&A: Her first job out of college: the lead in 'West Side Story' at the Hollywood Bowl". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
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has generic name (help) - ↑ Theater, Lincoln Center. "Solea Pfeiffer". Lincoln Center Theater. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ↑ "Solea Pfeiffer Biography on BroadwayWorld". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Solea Pfeiffer theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ↑ McPhee, Ryan. "Solea Pfeiffer and Maia Reficco to Split Title Role in New York City Center's Evita". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
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