SUSAN EGAN
Career Credits
Susan Egan has traversed all four corners of the entertainment industry, making
powerful impressions in theatre, film, television and music.
On Broadway, Egan most recently starred in the title role of Thoroughly
Modern Millie. She‘s vividly portrayed ‘Sally Bowles’ in Cabaret
longer than any actress in Broadway history, winning critical acclaim; she
originated the starring roles in Triumph of Love and State Fair,
and most notably, received both Tony Award® and Drama Desk® nominations for
“Best Actress” as Broadway’s original ‘Belle’ in Disney's Beauty
and the Beast. Among her regional credits, Egan starred alongside
Carol Burnett in Sondheim’s Putting It Together at the Mark Taper
Forum, Tommy Tune in the national tour of Bye, Bye Birdie, and reprised
her role of Belle for the Los Angeles premiere of Beauty and the Beast.
She has also performed in solo concerts all across the country and sung with
over thirty symphony orchestras with appearances at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie
Hall, Lincoln Center and three engagements at the Hollywood Bowl.
Susan’s film credits include 13 Going on 30 starring Jennifer Garner, Gotta
Kick It Up for the Disney Channel, and countless independent films such as: Meet
Market (Sarasota Film Festival, 2004), Death and Texas (Seattle Film
Festival and Slamdance Film Festival, 2004), The Almost Guys (HBO Comedy
Festival, 2004), The Disappearing Girl Trick, Falling. In Love, Extreme Close
Up, and Man of the Century (Audience Award, Slamdance), and most recently The
Third Wish to be released in 2006.
In animation, Egan gave the sultry voice to ‘Meg’ in Disney's Hercules,
sang the role of Angel in Lady and the Tramp II, and translated two
Japanese blockbusters into English for famed animation director Hayao Miyazaki:
'Gina' in Porco Rosso, and ‘Lin’ in Spirited Away, which won
the 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
On television, Egan spent two seasons on the WB’s Nikki, and has
guest-starred on NUMB3RS, NYPD Blue, Arliss, Party of Five, Drew Carey,
Almost Perfect, Partners, All My Children, Loving, and Great
Performances: Rodgers and Hart, as well as movies of the week and specials
for ABC, CBS, and the Disney Channel.
Egan has over 40 recording credits to her name from Broadway cast albums to film
soundtracks, including her three critically praised solo CDs: All That and
More, So Far, and her latest, Coffee House which won a
Vocalist of the Year Award 2005 from TalkinBroadway.com.
Egan is a Southern California native and attended the Orange County High School
of the Arts and UCLA, where she received a Carol Burnett Award in Musical
Theatre. In 2002-2003, she devoted a year away from her career to assume
the position of interim Artistic Director of the Orange County High School of
the Arts.
Visit Susan’s highly-rated website, www.susanegan.net, which Entertainment
Weekly calls the "slickest site around."
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BROADWAY
THEATRE |
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THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE |
Millie Dillmount |
Marquis Theatre/Dir: Michael Mayer |
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CABARET |
Sally Bowles |
Roundabout/Dir: Sam Mendes |
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TRIUMPH OF LOVE |
Princess Leonide |
Royale Theatre/Dir: Michael Mayer |
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST*++ |
Belle |
Disney Theatrical/Dir: Robert Roth |
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STATE FAIR |
Margy Frake |
Music Box/ Dirs: Hammerstein &Skinner |
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BYE, BYE BIRDIE [National
Tour] |
Kim MacAfee |
Dir: Gene Saks, starring Tommy Tune |
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* Tony Nomination/Best Actress in a Musical |
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Drama Desk Nomination/Best Actress in a Musical |
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FILM: |
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THE THIRD WISH |
Supporting/Audrey |
Ind./Dir: Shelley Jensen |
| 13 GOING ON 30 | Supporting/ Tracy | Revolution/ Dir: Gary Winick |
| THE ALMOST GUYS | Supporting/ Suzanne | Ind./ Dir: Eric Fleming |
| DEATH AND TEXAS | Lead/ Corrine Ballard |
Ind./ Dir: Kevin Dinovis |
| MEET MARKET | Lead/ Tess | Ind./ Dir: Charlie Loventhal |
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MAN OF THE CENTURY |
Lead / Samantha |
Fine Line Features/Dir: Adam Abraham |
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LUCID DAYS IN HELL |
Lead / Susan |
Independent/Dir: John Brenkus |
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ANIMATION: |
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PORCO ROSSO (THE RED PIG) |
Lead/ Gina |
Disney Feature Animation |
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SPIRITED AWAY |
Lead/Lin |
Disney Feature Animation |
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HERCULES |
Lead/Meg |
Disney Feature Animation |
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LADY AND THE TRAMP II |
Lead/Angel (singing) |
Disney Feature Animation |
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TELEVISION: |
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| NUMB3RS | Guest Star | CBS |
| GOTTA KICK IT UP | Starring | Disney Channel/Dir: Ramon Menendez |
| ARLISS | Guest Star | Budapest Films / HBO |
| NYPD BLUE | Guest Star | Bochco Prods. / ABC |
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NIKKI |
Series Regular |
Warner Brothers/ WB |
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DREW CAREY |
Guest Star (2 episodes) |
Warner Brothers / ABC |
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THE BEST YEARS (Pilot) |
Series Regular |
Witt-Thomas / FOX |
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ALMOST PERFECT |
Recurring |
Paramount / CBS |
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PARTY OF FIVE |
Guest Star |
Sony/FOX |
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GREAT PERFORMANCES |
Lead |
PBS |
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PARTNERS |
Guest Star |
Warner Brothers/FOX |
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Solo
CDs:
Susan Egan, Coffee House (LML Music); Susan Egan, So
Far… (JAY Productions, Ltd.); Susan Egan, All That and
More (LML Music) |
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