簡(jiǎn)介: Sierra Boggess (born May 20, 1982) is an American theater actress and soprano singer. She was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, with her 更多>
Sierra Boggess (born May 20, 1982) is an American theater actress and soprano singer. She was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, with her two sisters, Summer and Allegra. The three of them were members of the Colorado Children's Chorale. Her parents are Kellun Turner and Michael Boggess. She attended George Washington High School and graduated from Millikin University with a BFA in musical theater.
Before her current success on the stage, she began her career as an understudy for Cosette on the U.S. national tour of Les Misérables. She also originated the roles of Binky and Ram Dass in the musical Princesses. Her previous work includes West Side Story (Maria), The Pirates of Penzance (Mabel), Sweet Charity (Charity) and The Boy Friend (Polly).
Her big break came playing the character Christine Daaé in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom — The Las Vegas Spectacular in Las Vegas in June 2006.
She made her Broadway debut originating the role of Ariel in the 2007 musical adaptation of the 1989 film The Little Mermaid to critical acclaim. She also starred opposite Kristin Chenoweth in the Encores! production of Music in the Air which ran from Feb. 5-8, 2009 at the New York City Center. Boggess played her final performance as Ariel on May 31, 2009 and was succeeded by understudy Chelsea Morgan Stock.
From February 2010 to March 2011 Boggess starred as Christine Daaé in the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera called Love Never Dies in the West End at the Adelphi Theatre. Boggess left the cast on March 5, 2011 and was replaced by Celia Graham. She also took part in The Rodgers and Hammerstein Prom at The Royal Albert Hall on 22 August 2010 which was screened on 28th.
Boggess most recently starred as Sharon, alongside Tyne Daly, in the Broadway revival of Master Class, which began performances on June 14, 2011 and officially opened on July 7, 2011. The show concluded its limited engagement on September 4, 2011.
Boggess recreated the role of Christine Daaé in the 25th Anniversary Concert of The Phantom of the Opera in London with Love Never Dies co-star Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom at the Royal Albert Hall on 1st and 2nd of October 2011.
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