Stephanie Styles

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Stephanie Styles
Born
Stephanie Noel Styles

(1991-10-07) October 7, 1991 (age 31)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Education University of Michigan (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer
Years active2002–present

Stephanie Noel Styles is an American actress, singer, and dancer who made her Broadway debut in Roundabout Theatre's revival of Kiss Me, Kate . [1] Styles also starred as Katherine Plumber in the first North American tour of Newsies . [2]

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Early life and education

Styles was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She is the eldest daughter of Tony-award winning producer, John Styles, Jr., and Bridget Styles. [3] She has one younger brother, John Henry. [3]

Her interest in theater began at the age of four, after she saw The Phantom of the Opera in New York City, and her parents took her backstage; within weeks her parents had her enrolled at the Humphreys School of Musical Theatre in Houston, Texas. [3]

Styles graduated from Episcopal High School in 2010 and earned the headmaster's Head of School Award. [3] [4] In April 2010 Styles represented Texas and was a semi-finalist at the National Shakespeare Competition at the Lincoln Center in New York City. [3] In June 2010, Styles was named a top three finalist for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (also known as the "Jimmy Awards") after earning the regional 2010 Tommy Tune award for best actress. [3] [5] [6] [7]

She then attended the University of Michigan, earning a BFA in musical theatre in 2014. [8]

Career

In 2003 Styles was cast as Louisa von Trapp in the national tour of The Sound of Music . [9] Later in 2006 Styles starred as The Rose in The Little Prince at the New York City Opera. [10]

In late May 2014, Styles was cast in the role of Katherine Plumber in Disney's first North American Tour of Newsies . [11] She later left the tour along with co-star, Dan DeLuca, in 2015.

In 2016, Styles appeared as Suz Miller in Jenny Rachel Weiner's Kingdom Come at Roundabout Underground’s Black Box Theatre. [12] In 2017, she portrayed Princess Ann, opposite Drew Gehling in the new musical, Roman Holiday , at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, California. [13]

Styles made her Broadway debut as Lois Lane/Bianca in the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2019 revival of Cole Porter's musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate on March 14, 2019, starring opposite Kelli O'Hara, Will Chase, and Corbin Bleu. [14]

She currently has a recurring role on the NBC show, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.[ citation needed ]

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleTheatreDirector(s)Ref.
2003 The Sound of Music Louisa von TrappU.S. National Tour
2005 The Little Prince The Rose New York City Opera Francesca Zambello
2006 The Secret Garden Mary Lennox Main Street Theater Illich Guardiola
2012 Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Rachel Hamman Hall George Brock
2014–2015 Newsies Katherine Plumber1st North American Tour Jeff Calhoun
2016Kingdom ComeSuz Miller Roundabout Underground Black Box Theatre Kip Fagan
2017 Roman Holiday Princess Ann Golden Gate Theatre Marc Bruni
2019 Kiss Me, Kate Lois Lane/Bianca Studio 54 Scott Ellis
2021 Goosebumps The Musical: Phantom Of The Auditorium Tina Powell Original Studio Cast Recording Danny Abosch and John MacClay—

• Credits in bold indicate Broadway production(s)

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 The Submarine Kid Nurse
2018Three RiversLeanneTV movie
2019 Booksmart Alison
2019 Bombshell Olivia

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018GlimpseEvelynEpisode: "Circuits"
American Vandal Jenna Hawthorne (voice)2 episodes
2019 Bonding Kate5 episodes
2020 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist AutumnRecurring role: 5 episodes
2021 Pretty Smart KarenEpisode: "Here's the tea! Jayden found a pottery twunk!"
2022 Loot AinsleyRecurring role: 3 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2019Broadway.com Audience AwardsFavorite Breakthrough Performance – Female Kiss Me, Kate Won

Special honors and awards

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