Erin Mackey

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Erin Mackey
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In Los Angeles during August 2008
Born
Erin Ashley Mackey

(1986-06-19) June 19, 1986 (age 37)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Stanton Nash
(m. 2009)

Erin Ashley Mackey (born June 19, 1986) [1] [2] is an American stage actress and singer, known for playing the role of Glinda in the Chicago, Los Angeles, Broadway, and Second National Tour productions of the musical Wicked . She was also a double in 1998's The Parent Trap.

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Life and career

Mackey was born in Fullerton, California. She was spotted by a manager at Fullerton Children's Repertory Theater and offered the opportunity to audition professionally for film and TV. Her first was for Disney's The Parent Trap . [3] In 1999, she played Jenna in "You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Fashion Party".

She won a 2003 L.A. Music Center Spotlight Award for Non-Classical Voice.

In 2004, after graduating from Fullerton Union High School, she decided to continue to pursue her passion for theater, attending Carnegie Mellon University. [3] From 2006 until 2010, she played the role of Glinda in various productions of the musical Wicked .

After Wicked, she starred in the new Broadway musical Sondheim on Sondheim , which began previews at Studio 54 on March 19, 2010, and officially opened on April 22. The show ended its limited engagement on June 27, 2010. [4] She was also seen in the York Theatre production of I Remember Mama , which ran October 8–10, 2010. [5]

In June 2011, Mackey played the role of Lucy Steele in the reading of a new musical based on Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility . [6] Mackey succeeded Laura Osnes as Hope Harcourt in the Broadway revival of Anything Goes on September 13, 2011. [7]

Mackey originated the role of Oona O'Neill in the 2012 Broadway production of Chaplin . [8] She played the role of Christine in the 2013 Pittsburgh CLO production of Phantom . [9] Mackey's other theater include Clara Johnson in the 2014 South Coast Repertory Theatre production of The Light in Piazza , [10] Johanna in the New York Philharmonic's March 2014 concert of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street , [11] and Ensign Nellie Forbush in the 2014 Paper Mill Playhouse and 2020 Goodspeed Musicals productions of South Pacific . [12] [13] She starred as Mary Catlett in the world premiere of the musical, Amazing Grace from October to November 2014 playing a role she would later reprise on Broadway. [14] From November 2016 through April 2017, Mackey starred on Broadway in the a cappella musical In Transit . [15] She played Dot in the Guthrie Theater's 2017 production of Sunday in the Park with George . [16] She then played Grace Farrell in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of Annie . [17] In November 2022, she starred as Mrs. Phagan in the New York City Center gala presentation of Parade . [18]

Wicked

After her first year of college, Mackey auditioned for the musical Wicked [3] and was offered a role as a swing on the national touring production. After appearing on tour for several months, she was offered a role in the Chicago company as an ensemble member and understudy for the role of Glinda. [19] After six months, she succeeded Stacie Morgain Lewis in the role on October 24, 2006. [20] She starred opposite Kristy Cates and later Dee Roscioli in the co-lead role of Elphaba. She left the Chicago production at the end of her contract on April 13, 2008, and was replaced by Kate Fahrner.

She then transferred to the Los Angeles production, replacing Megan Hilty as Glinda from May 20, 2008, and starred opposite Teal Wicks as Elphaba through September 28, 2008. In 2009, she married former co-star Stanton Nash, who starred alongside her in Chicago as Boq.

In her Broadway debut, she reprised the role of Glinda beginning August 11, 2009, replacing Alli Mauzey. She starred alongside former co-star Dee Roscioli as Elphaba. [21] She gave her final performance as Glinda on January 10, 2010. She was succeeded by Katie Rose Clarke. [22]

Nearly a decade after her final Broadway performance, Mackey again reprised the role of Glinda in the 2nd national tour of Wicked, with performances lasting from February 26, 2019, through September 22, 2019. She starred alongside her In Transit co-star Mariand Torres, who played Elphaba. She was succeeded by former Glinda understudy, Allison Bailey. [23] [24]

Acting credits

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 The Parent Trap Hallie/Annie Double [25]
1999 You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Fashion Party JennaVideo
2000Mad Song
2002Family AffairPatriciaEpisode: "No Small Parts"
2002 Do Over BonnieEpisode: "Halloween Kiss"
2003 Greetings from Tucson EricaEpisode: "Ball and Chain"
2010 Blue Bloods RachelEpisode: "Re-Do"
2012 Gossip Girl Casting AssistantEpisode: "Salon of the Dead"
2015 The Intern Jane
2016CoExistingHarrietTV movie
Theatre
YearTitleRole
2006–2010 Wicked Swing, Ensemble, u/s Glinda, Glinda (v. productions)
2010 Sondheim on Sondheim Performer
2011 Anything Goes Hope Harcourt
2012 Chaplin Oona O'Neill
2014 "Live from Lincoln Center" Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Johanna Barker
2014–2015 Amazing Grace Mary Catlett
2016–2017 In Transit Ali
2017 Sunday in the Park with George Dot
2017 Annie Grace Farrell
2019 Wicked Glinda

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  10. South Coast Rep's Light in the Piazza Will Star Patti Cohenour, David Burnham and Erin Mackey playbill.com, Archived January 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 10, 2014
  11. Christian Borle, Philip Quast, Erin Mackey and More Join NY Philharmonic's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel Playbill. Retrieved March 11, 2014
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