Ali Ewoldt
Ewoldt with at the Filipino American National Historical Society Conference in New York City, June 2016
Born (1982-10-06) October 6, 1982
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materYale University
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active2006–present
Websitealiewoldt.com

Ali Ewoldt (born October 6, 1982)[1] is a Filipino-American theatre actress, who made her Broadway debut in the Les Misérables revival in 2006, playing Cosette.[1] She has also performed on national and international tours and in U.S. regional theatre. She became well known as the first Asian-American actress to star as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.[2]

Life and career

Ewoldt was born in Chicago to a Filipina mother[3] and a Euro-American father[4] and raised in Pleasantville, New York.[1] After performing as a child in a nearby regional theater[4] and in musical theatre in high school, she went on to graduate cum laude from Yale University.

Ewoldt performed the role of Princess Jasmine in Disneyland, and she also worked at the Tokyo Disney theme park before appearing in a U.S. tour of Les Misérables.[1] She began the tour as a member of the ensemble, and later understudied the role of Cosette, before she finally received the role during the tour. She then played Cosette in the Les Misérables Broadway revival in 2006.[5]

From 2009 to 2011, Ewoldt starred in North American tour and in the 50th anniversary international tour of West Side Story.[6] In 2015, she played Tuptim in a tour of The King and I, where she "received the loudest applause from the audience after she sang her stirring, operatic interpretation of 'My Lord and Master' ".[7][8] Other regional theatre roles include Luisa in The Fantasticks at the Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Co.[5]

In 2015, she appeared in The King and I revival on Broadway.[9]

On June 13, 2016, she joined the Broadway company of The Phantom of the Opera as the show's first Asian-American Christine.[2]

Ewoldt sang the role of Briella (Dorabella) in Salastina's world premiere of Vid Guerrerio's production of OC Fan Tutte for Salastina in Los Angeles, an updated English-language version of Mozart's 1790 opera Così fan tutte.[10]

Performance credits

Year[11] Show[11] Role[11] Theater[11] Category[11]
2006 Les Misérables Ensemble US tour
2006–2007 Les Misérables Cosette Broadhurst Theatre Broadway
2008 West Side Story Maria Benedum Center Regional
2009 Early to Bed Lily-Ann McGinn/Cazale Theatre Off-Broadway
West Side Story Maria World tour
2010 Resurrection Ensemble Harold Clurman Theater The Pearl Project Festival
2010–2011 West Side Story Maria US tour
2013 The Fantasticks Luisa Jerry Orbach Theater Off-Broadway
West Side Story Maria The Muny Regional
2013, 2014 A Christmas Carol Fan/Mrs. Bonds McCarter Theatre Center Regional
2014 West Side Story Maria Century II Concert Hall Regional
2015–2016 The King and I Ensemble, Tuptim u/s Vivian Beaumont Theatre Broadway
2016 The Secret Garden Rose Lennox Lucille Lortel Theatre Off-Broadway
The King and I Tuptim Lyric Opera of Chicago Regional
2016–2018 The Phantom of the Opera Christine Daaé Majestic Theatre Broadway
2018 The Secret Garden Rose Lennox Unknown Lab
2019 Into the Woods Cinderella Patchogue Theatre Regional
1776 Martha Jefferson The Muny Regional
Guys and Dolls Sarah Brown Wells Fargo Pavilion Regional
2021 Chicago Mary Sunshine The Muny Regional
2022 Chicago Mary Sunshine The Muny Regional
2023 The Secret Garden Rose Lennox

u/s Lily Craven

Ahmanson Theatre Pre-Broadway

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ali Ewoldt". Broadway.com. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Ferrise, Jennifer (July 21, 2016). "Meet Ali Ewoldt, the Broadway Actress Breaking Boundaries in The Phantom of the Opera". instyle.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Fil-Am actress Ali Ewoldt is first Asian-American Christine in Broadway's 'Phantom of the Opera'". rappler.com. May 27, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Ali Ewoldt biography". aliewoldt.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Les Misérables, "Who's Who in the Cast" Archived 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, Broadhurst Theatre, Playbill, November 9, 2006, accessed December 24, 2012
  6. ↑ Morgan, Scott C. "Park Ridge actress stars in West Side tour", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois), July 16, 2011, accessed December 24, 2012
  7. ↑ Beachy, Mark. "The King and I at Wolf Trap", MD Theatre Guide, September 1, 2012
  8. ↑ Harris, Manning. "The King and I at The Fox", Atlanta INTown, September 7, 2012
  9. ↑ "Ali Ewoldt". Playbill. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  10. ↑ David Salazar (May 9, 2022). "Salastina to World Premiere Vid Guerrerio's OC Fan Tutte". Operawire. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ali Ewoldt theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
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