Age & Hometown: 37; Raleigh, North Carolina

Current Role: A divine Broadway debut as Sara, a devout Christian housewife who has a monumental change of heart in Grace.

Let the Sunshine In: Growing up in the Bible Belt, Kate Arrington attended Bible camp, “not because I was Christian—it’s just what you did if you wanted to have friends.” At ...

Age & Hometown: 30; Meudon, France

Current Role: Beguiling beauty Roxane, a French noblewoman who is oblivious to the love of her long-nosed cousin Cyrano in Roundabout’s Theatre Company's revival of Cyrano de Bergerac.

A Cyrano Childhood: Long before being tapped to make her Broadway debut in Cyrano de Bergerac, French actress Clemence Poesy was a fan of the ...

Age & Hometown: 32; Wallingford, PA

Current Role: Poking fun at Broadway offerings by impersonating Tony winners Stephen Sondheim, Matthew Broderick, Mandy Patinkin and more in the hilarious spoof musical revue Forbidden Broadway: Alive & Kicking.

Geeking Out: Marcus Stevens is making his off-Broadway debut in a musical geared toward true fans of theater, and for Stevens, a self proclaimed “theater dork ...

Age and Hometown: “Whatever the role requires”; St. Louis, MO

Current Role: A Broadway debut as Rosie, the sweet and outgoing Dynamo who joins her gal pals in belting “Dancing Queen” and other ABBA hits in Mamma Mia!

Don’t I Know You? This self-proclaimed “Broadway late bloomer” acted in musicals as a kid, but after graduating from NYU, she ...

Age & Hometown: 31; Copley, Ohio

Current Role: A Broadway debut as Honey, a “mousy” professor’s wife with a penchant for brandy in Edward Albee's classic drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Soccer & the Stage: On her family’s farm in Ohio, Coon grew up “running around barefoot” with her sister and three brothers. “I have an idea ...

Age & Hometown: 29; Durban, South Africa

Current Role: A Broadway debut performance as Simba, the disillusioned, self-exiled prince who matures into the King of Pride Rock, in Disney’s long-running musical The Lion King.

A New New Yorker: South African native Gumbi is the international face of The Lion King, appearing in ads for the musical worldwide since debuting in ...

Age & Hometown: 30; New Milford, New Jersey

Current Role: A star-making turn as screen icon Charlie Chaplin in the new musical Chaplin.

Whistle While You Work: As the middle child between two sisters, McClure grew up outside of Paramus, New Jersey—better known as “the mall capital of the universe.” Although they weren’t performers, McClure insists he inherited his ...

Age & Hometown: 22; Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Current Role: A Broadway debut as Jack Kelly, the tough, revolutionary New York newsboy who secretly dreams of being an artist in Disney’s Newsies.

The Underdog Story: Cott went from college graduate to star of one of Broadway’s biggest musicals in under four months, a career trajectory the young actor had begun ...

Age & Hometown: 27; New Port Richey, Florida

Current Role: Shredding guitars and singing sky-high riffs as Drew Boley, a Bourbon Room bartender and aspiring rock star in Rock of Ages.

Listening to You: Growing up in Florida’s Tampa Bay area, Sargent was raised on “a healthy dose of classic rock,” including the Who, the Beatles and Tom Petty—but ...

Age & Hometown: 26; Forest Lake, Minnesota

Current Role: Billy Narracott, the spoiled young antagonist who finds himself unprepared for the horrors of World War I in the Tony-winning drama War Horse.

Puppet Problems: Before assuming the featured role of Billy in War Horse, Stephen James Anthony made his Broadway debut as part of the original three-person team operating the Baby ...