Rebecca Pitcher

Rebecca Pitcher is an American musical theatre actress.[1] She is primarily known for her role as Christine Daaé in the Broadway adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera.

Rebecca Pitcher
BornMarch 21, 1972
EducationBaldwin Wallace College Peabody Institute
OccupationSinger, actress

Biography

Pitcher graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in Ohio[2] and later attending the Peabody Institute.[3] She was part of the Pittsburgh Opera Center at Duquesne, playing roles such as Papagena in The Magic Flute.

From 1999 to 2004, Pitcher played the role of Christine Daaé in the Phantom of the Opera on the third national tour[4]. A year later, she joined the Broadway cast as an alternate for Christine, and on April 17, 2006, she became the main performer of the role, replacing Sandra Joseph.[5]

In February 2018 she joined the cast of Carousel on Broadway.[6]

Performance credits
Year(s)[7] Production[7] Role[7] Location[7] Category[7]
1999-2004 The Phantom of the Opera Christine Daaé US Tour
2005-2006 Majestic Theatre Broadway
2008 Raleigh Memorial Auditorium Regional
2009 Camelot Nimue, Ensemble Goodspeed Opera House Regional
2011 Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, A Musical Cassandra Austen, Mrs. Reynolds Peter Norton Space Festival
2011-2012 Annie Grace Farrell Northern Stage Company Regional
2013 She Loves Me Amalia Balash Beck Center for the Performing Arts Regional
2014 Til Divorce Do Us Part Kate understudy, Audrey understudy, Suzy understudy DR2 Theatre Off-Broadway
2015-2017 The Sound of Music Baroness Elberfeld replacement, Elsa Schraeder understudy/replacement US Tour
2018 Carousel Ensemble, Mrs. Mullin understudy Imperial Theatre Broadway

References
  1. "Sandra Joseph Exits Paris Opera April 15; Broadway Phantom Gets a New Christine | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  2. Simakis, Andrea. "Broadway star Rebecca Pitcher opens the Beck Center for the Arts' season in 'She Loves Me'" cleveland.com, September 21, 2013
  3. "Broadway star Rebecca Pitcher opens the Beck Center for the Arts' season in 'She Loves Me': Fall theater preview 2013". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  4. "Rebecca Pitcher theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  5. Jones, Kenneth. "Rebecca Pitcher, a company member in Broadway's 'The Phantom of the Opera', will move into the role of suggestible ingénue Christine Daae beginning April 17" Playbill, April 11, 2006
  6. Musbach, Julie. "Never Walk Alone: Meet the Cast of CAROUSEL- Now in Previews!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  7. "Rebecca Pitcher theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
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