Megan Hilty
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| Megan Hilty | |
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| Born | Megan Kathleen Hilty March 29, 1981 Bellevue, Washington, U.S. |
Megan Hilty (born Megan Kathleen Hilty on March 29, 1981 in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.) is an American stage and television actress.
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[edit] Early years
Hilty is the daughter of Jack and Donna Hilty. She attended Sammamish High School in Bellevue and the Washington Academy of Performing Arts Conservatory High School in Redmond, Washington. In 2004, she graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and is a member of Actors' Equity. She is a recipient of the National Society of Arts and Letters Award for Excellence in Musical Theater. Her regional credits include productions of Café Puttanesca, Suds, and Michael John La Chiusa's The Wild Party.
[edit] Wicked
Shortly before graduating from Carnegie Mellon, Hilty auditioned for the musical Wicked. She moved to New York City after graduating and, in August 2004, she made her Broadway debut in the show. She originally served as the standby for Glinda before taking over the role from Jennifer Laura Thompson on May 31, 2005. After playing Glinda for a year, Hilty ended her run on May 28, 2006 and was succeeded by Kate Reinders. Hilty reprised her role as Glinda in the national tour of Wicked replacing Kendra Kassebaum with former Broadway co-star Shoshana Bean during three of its stops in 2006; Christina DeCicco succeeded three months later. Soon after she originated the role in the Los Angeles production of Wicked in February 2007 where she starred alongside former Broadway co-star Eden Espinosa and later Caissie Levy and Teal Wicks. Hilty left the Los Angeles production on May 18, 2008, to begin work on 9 to 5 and was replaced by Erin Mackey.
Hilty returned to the role of Glinda to close the Los Angeles production of Wicked on October 31, 2008 with Espinosa replacing Emily Rozek.[1] The Los Angeles Production closed on January 11, 2009.
[edit] Other projects
Hilty starred in a musical called Vanities during its premiere engagement at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts in Mountain View, CA. In addition to her stage work, Hilty has made guest appearances on various television shows including The Closer, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Ugly Betty, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Desperate Housewives, and Shark. She can also be heard as the singing voice of Snow White in the animated feature film Shrek the Third.
In fall 2008 Hilty joined Emmy Award-winning The West Wing star Allison Janney, fellow Wicked alum Stephanie J. Block, and Broadway veteran Marc Kudisch in the new musical adaption of the 1980 film 9 to 5. The production was directed by Joe Mantello, director of Wicked, with a pre-Broadway tryout run at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, which opened on Sept. 9, 2008. Hilty stars as executive secretary Doralee Rhodes, the role played by Dolly Parton in the film. Parton is the composer and lyricist of the musical. The musical began preview performances on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre on April 7, 2009 with an official opening on April 30, 2009. The show ended its Broadway run on September 6, 2009. For this role Hilty was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, the Drama League Award for Distinguished performance, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.[2][3][4] In late 2008, Scott Alan's "Keys" was released, featuring Hilty as one of the vocalists. She is featured on the song "The Dance," it being her first vocal recording and release.[5]
Hilty appeared in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation entitled "Deep Friend & Minty Fresh", where she played a fast food manager helping out with a murder at Choozy's Chicken. Original air date: Feb. 12, 2009.
Hilty appeared in an 2 episodes of Desperate Housewives where she played the other woman to Carlos's boss. The air dates of the episodes were February 15, 2009 & March 8, 2009.
Hilty will perform in Rated RSO at The Boston Court Performing Arts Center from December 4-5, 2009. She will star alongside Lesli Margherita, Steve Kazee, Morgan Karr, Natalie Weiss, and many other Broadway Vets, and local LA talent.
Megan Hilty has embarked on a new venture: coffee and tea product lines.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Espinosa and Hilty to Return to Los Angeles Cast of Wicked
- ^ Billy Elliot and Shrek Top Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations
- ^ 75th Annual Drama League Award Nominees Announced
- ^ "Drama Desk Nominees Announced; 9 to 5 Garners 15 Nominations"
- ^ Apple - iTunes
- ^ Net Worth Coffee Brokers Along with her former Wicked co-star Shoshana Bean, Hilty began performing a variety show together called The Meg an' Sho Show. They often perform a "Wicked swap", in which Bean sings a medley of Glinda's songs and Hilty sings Elphaba's.
