Megan Reinking

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Megan Reinking
Born
Megan Ann Reinking

(1981-04-30) April 30, 1981 (age 40)
Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater University of Michigan
OccupationActress, singer
Years active2004–present
Website www.meganreinking.com

Megan Ann Reinking is an American stage and television actress. She has appeared on Broadway in multiple shows including Dracula, Lestat, the acclaimed revival of Hair, The People in the Picture and most recently Million Dollar Quartet at New World Stages, as well as featuring in the first season of Boardwalk Empire.

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Reinking was born in Ames, Iowa and grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she graduated in 1999 from John F. Kennedy High School. She performed in the school's top show choir, Happiness Inc and at Theatre Cedar Rapids. She then earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan, graduating in 2003. [ citation needed ]

Career

Theatre
Start yearProductionRoleNotes
2004 Bye Bye Birdie Teenager
  • Off Broadway Encores! Concert
2004 Dracula Ensemble/First Vampire
  • Original Broadway production
  • October 2004 – January 2005
2005 Footloose Ariel Moore
  • Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre
  • August 2005 – October 2005
2005 Lestat Ensemble/Beautiful Woman
  • Original Broadway production
  • October 2005 – May 2006
2006 The Children Suzie
  • New York Musical Theatre Festival production [1]
2008 Hair Tribe member Suzannah
  • Off Broadway, Shakespeare in the Park Revival [2]
  • June 2008 – September 2008
2009 Hair Tribe Member Suzannah/Jeanie (Understudy)
  • Broadway revival [3]
  • January 2009 – March 2010
2010 Hair Tribe Member Suzannah/Jeanie (Understudy)/Sheila (Understudy)
  • West End revival [4]
  • March 2010 – September 2010
2010 Les Enfants de Paris Fleur de Lys
  • New York Musical Theatre Festival Production [5]
  • 2010–2011
2011 The People in the Picture Dobrisch/Ensemble
  • Original Broadway production [6]
  • February 2011 – June 2011
2011 Million Dollar Quartet Dyanne (understudy)
  • Off-Broadway, New World Stages
  • July 2011 – July 2012
Concerts
Start yearProductionRoleNotes
2010 Birdland Performer
  • Off-Broadway concert [7]
Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 My Man’s a Loser Hippie
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 CBS Cares Tribe Member1 episode (1 January 2009)
2009Late Show With David LettermanTribe Member1 episode (Episode 16.131)
2010 Boardwalk Empire Annabelle5 episodes (Season 1)
2020 Law and Order: SVU Maggie Quigley1 episode (Season 21, Episode 14, 'I Deserve Some Loving Too')

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References

  1. Windman, Matt (2006-08-08). "Jonathan Rayson, Megan Reinking, Jeff Hiller Join NYMF's The Children". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  2. Onofri, Adrienne (2008-08-03). "GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Megan Reinking of 'Hair'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  3. Hetrick, Adam (2009-01-28). "Burns, Kiyan, Lewis, Reinking and Sengbloh Cast in Broadway Revival of Hair". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13.
  4. Hetrick, Adam (2010-04-01). ""Across the Atlantic Sea":Hair, with Broadway Cast, Begins London Run". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-06.
  5. Gioia, Michael (2011-09-01). "Les Enfants de Paris, Featuring Megan Reinking and Jed Resnick, Will Play NYMF". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31.
  6. Gans, Andrew (2011-02-22). "Casting Complete for Broadway's People in the Picture, Starring Donna Murphy". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04.
  7. Peter, Thomas (2010-09-03). "Kate Pazakis and Megan Reinking to Play Birdland". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-07.