Julia Udine
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| Born | August 12, 1993 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
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Julia Rose Udine is an American theater actress best known for playing the role of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera in the U.S. tour and on Broadway.
Biography
[edit]Udine was born in Camden, New Jersey, on August 12, 1993, and grew up in nearby Voorhees Township.[1][2] She graduated from Eastern Regional High School in 2011 and briefly attended Pennsylvania State University before moving to New York to train at the T. Schreiber Conservatory and later, the Broadway Dance Center.[3]
While at Broadway Dance Center, Udine found a casting agent and auditioned for Jack's Back, an off-off-Broadway show, which she landed. Before she landed the lead role in The Phantom of the Opera, Udine auditioned and attended casting calls for many other roles.
From 2013 to 2014, Udine played the role of Christine Daaé in the U.S. national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera.[4][5] She joined the Broadway cast on December 15, 2014.[6]
A year later, Udine played Mabel in the New York City Center production of The Pirates of Penzance.[7] Udine also starred in the one-woman Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Tell Me on a Sunday and Shrek the Musical at Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theater.
Udine's TV appearances include Law and Order: SVU and All My Children.[8]
Performance credits
[edit]| Year(s)[9] | Production[9] | Role[9] | Location[9] | Category[9] |
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| 2010[10] | West Side Story[10] | Maria[10] | Haddonfield Plays and Players[10] | Regional[10] |
| 2012[11] | Jack's Back[11] | Jenny[11] | Gloria Maddox Theatre[11] | Off-Off-Broadway[11] |
| 2013–2014, 2016[12] | The Phantom of the Opera | Christine Daaé | Various | US Tour |
| 2014–2016, 2021-2023 | The Phantom of the Opera | Christine Daaé | Majestic Theatre | Broadway |
| 2015[7] | The Pirates of Penzance[7] | Mabel[7] | New York City Center[7] | Off-Broadway[7] |
| 2018 | Tell Me On a Sunday | Girl | Walnut Street Theatre | Regional |
| 2019–2020 | Shrek the Musical | Princess Fiona | Walnut Street Theatre | Regional |
References
[edit]- ^ Friedman, Sally. "From an early age, it was clear Phantom star belonged center stage", Courier-Post, March 30, 2014. Accessed November 14, 2016. "And this Voorhees native sometimes has to pinch herself, at least figuratively, to realize that yes, that's her name in bold print on the program, and she's up there facing thousands and thousands of audience members as she marches on through a national tour."
- ^ Blank, Matthew. "Playbill.com's Cue & A: Phantom of the Opera U.S. Tour Star Julia Udine", Playbill, January 14, 2014. Accessed July 29, 2019. "Where you were born/where you were raised: Born in Camden, NJ. Raised in Voorhees, NJ."
- ^ Akman, Terri. "Voorhees' Julia Udine in 'Phantom' – at 21". inquirer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "10 Questions: Making it Big" Archived March 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, SJ magazine, 2014, accessed December 9, 2015
- ^ Blank, Matthew. "Playbill.com's Cue & A: Phantom of the Opera U.S. Tour Star Julia Udine", Playbill, January 14, 2014, accessed December 9, 2015
- ^ "Julia Udine", Internet Broadway Database, accessed December 9, 2015
- ^ a b c d e f Cohen, Adam. "BWW Review: MASTERVOICE'S PIRATES OF PENZANCE at City Center". Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ "New York Cast: Julia Udine", ThePhantomoftheOpera.com, accessed December 9, 2015
- ^ a b c d e "Julia Udine theatre profile". abouttheartists.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Dougherty, Dennis. "Heartfelt WEST SIDE STORY at Haddonfield Plays and Players". Stage Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Theatre Is Easy | Reviews | Jack's Back". theasy.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "Julia Udine to Rejoin THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA National Tour". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.