SUSAN EGAN – THE BELLE OF BROADWAY!

If ever an entertainer had a boundless source of energy and pure talent, it’s Susan Egan. She became a Broadway star when she originated the role of “Belle” in Beauty and the Beast, earning a Tony nomination and two Drama Desk nominations for Best Actress. Since then, she has broken the ingénue mold and showcased her grittier chops in acclaimed Broadway performances of “Sally Bowles” in Cabaret and “Princess Leonide” in Triumph of Love, proving herself a solid singer and actress with a wide range of emotion. Other stage work includes a co-starring role alongside legend Carol Burnett in Putting It Together, and a national tour with Tommy Tune of Bye Bye Birdie.

Susan’s voice has been heard around the world in animated features, including “Meg” in Hercules and “Angel” in Lady and the Tramp II, as well as “Lin” in the Japanese film, Spirited Away, which won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. And, as if all that isn’t enough, television and films have embraced her as well, including television roles on Nikki, NYPD Blue, and All My Children, and feature film roles including the current film, 13 Going on 30. Susan Egan is one busy lady, and from the moment she steps on stage, it’s easy to see why.

This Broadway singing star is a high-voltage performer who dominates a stage with a galvanizing presence. [Her concert] is like an all night conversation with your best friend.
-- Los Angeles Times

Egan’s voice [is] the perfect Broadway instrument: a balanced combination of technique and moxie.
-- The Orange County Register

SUSAN EGAN -- Biography & 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 recently starred in the title role of Thoroughly Modern Millie. She has won extensive critical acclaim as ‘Sally Bowles’ in Cabaret, originated the starring roles in Triumph of Love and State Fair and, most notably, received both Tony Award® and Drama Desk® nominations as the original ‘Belle’ in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Among her regional credits, Egan starred alongside Carol Burnett in 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 concert with dozens of symphony orchestras across the country, including three engagements at the Hollywood Bowl.

Susan has been busy in film, having just completed principal shooting for The Third Wish. Last year, she worked on the ensemble indie, Meet Market (Sarasota Film Festival, 2004), the mockumentory Death and Texas (Seattle Film Festival and Slamdance Film Festival, 2004), the road picture The Almost Guys (HBO Comedy Festival, 2004), and the new film by Revolution, 13 Going on 30, starring Jennifer Garner. Egan has also played the lead in such films as Gotta Kick It Up for the Disney Channel and several independents, including The Disappearing Girl Trick, Falling. In Love, Extreme Close Up, and Man of the Century, which won the Audience Award at Slamdance.

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 rendered ‘Lin’ English for the American release of the Japanese blockbuster Spirited Away, which won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Egan has also recorded the English translation for another Miyazaki film, Porco Rosso, which will be released August of 2004.

On television, Egan spent two seasons on the WB’s Nikki, and has appeared on 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 just completed recording her third solo CD, Coffee House on LML Records. Her debut CD of Broadway hits Susan Egan, So Far… on JAY Records, has received high critical praise, as has her compilation solo CD All That and More on the Fynsworth Alley label. She can be heard on more than thirty other recordings for Fynsworth Alley, JAY, Disney compilation disks, the Broadway cast recordings of Beauty and the Beast and Triumph of Love, and the motion picture soundtrack of Disney’s Hercules, Spirited Away, and Porco Rosso.

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.

-- RaymondLutz - 15 Mar 2005