Alexandra Socha
| Alexandra Socha | |
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| Born | April 10, 1990 Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Alexandra Socha is an American actress who took over the leading role of Wendla in the rock musical Spring Awakening in May 2008. She next appeared in the first Broadway revival of the Neil Simon play Brighton Beach Memoirs, as Nora.
[edit] Life and career
Socha was born on April 10, 1990, in Nashua, New Hampshire, where she grew up. She attended Nashua High South. Socha began to act as a child, joining the Peacock Players of Nashua,[1] where she played Amneris in the musical Aida in 2006.[2] She gained professional experience with the American Stage Festival and The Lyric Stage.[3]
Socha joined the ensemble of Spring Awakening, her first Broadway show, on July 24, 2007 as an ensemble member and understudy of Wendla, Thea, Anna and Martha.[2] After the original Wendla, pre-Glee star Lea Michele, left the show, Socha was given the role beginning on May 20, 2008.[4][5][6] She received positive notices in the Daily News[7] and The New York Times[8] She played out the remainder of the run. Her next Broadway appearance was the short-lived revival of Brighton Beach Memoirs,[9] which opened on October 25, 2009.[10][11]
In September 2010, Socha was at the Yale Repertory Theater in "We Have Always Lived In The Castle," a new musical based on the Shirley Jackson novel of the same title.[12] In April 2011, Socha opened in The Dream of the Burning Boy, at the Roundabout Theater Company's Black Box Theater.
On July 14, 2011, she opened as Daisy Fenton in Death Takes a Holiday, at the Laura Pels theater.[13]
On November 28, 2011, Socha made her solo concert debut at Duplex Cabaret in New York City with a show entitled Home. [14]
Her television work includes the character Mia in the Showtime T.V. show the Big C,one episode of the USA show White Collar, and one episode of the CBS series A Gifted Man (TV series).
[edit] References
- ^ (July 19, 2007). "From ballet to BU to the Bard", The Sun.
- ^ a b Heidi Masek. "Nashua’s Alexandra Socha chosen for Spring Awakening". Hippo Press. http://www.hippopress.com/070712/news5.html. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ Profile of Socha at the Official Spring Awakening website
- ^ Adam Hetrick. "Riabko and Socha Will Be Spring Awakening's New Melchior and Wendla". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117618.html. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ (June 19, 2008). "A Broadway star's tips for theatre success", Seventeen. Retrieved on 2009-05-15.
- ^ Bradfield, Jordan (July 18, 2008). "42nd Speak - Part 1 - Alexandra Socha, Spring Awakening", movmnt. Retrieved on 2009-05-15.
- ^ Dziemianowicz, Joe (September 12, 2008). "'Spring' is still stirring, while Pittu is 'Sterling'", Daily News, p. 42.
- ^ Isherwood, Charles (September 15, 2008). "Injecting Real Youth Into a Youthful Show", The New York Times, p. E2.
- ^ "The Neil Simon Plays: cast announced for 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' and 'Broadway Bound'". New York Theater Guide. http://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news/may09/simon27may09.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "The Neil Simon Plays's Two Eugenes Robins and Grisetti Profiled in The New York Post". Broadway World. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE_NEIL_SIMON_PLAYSs_Two_Eugenes_Robbins_and_Grisetti_Profiled_in_The_New_York_Post_20091025. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (October 26, 2009). "Neil Simon’s Jeromes, at Home at the Nederlander". The New York times. http://theater.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/theater/reviews/26brighton.html. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
- ^ 2010-11 Yale Repertory Theater | We Have Always Lived in the Castle
- ^ Death Takes a Holiday Internet Off-Broadway Database
- ^ "Alexandra Socha Presents Home at The Duplex, New York". Daily News (New York). http://events.nydailynews.com/new-york-ny/events/show/215220305-alexandra-socha-presents-home.
[edit] External links
- Socha at the IBDB database
- Photos of Socha
- Ryzik, Melena (February 1, 2008). "Kate Burton - Spring Awakening". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/theater/01burt.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/T/Theater&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
