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22 Facts About Caissie Levy

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Caissie Levy was born on April 15,1981 and is a Canadian-American actress and singer, mainly known for her work in musical theatre on Broadway and in the West End.

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Caissie Levy originated the role of Molly Jensen in the West End and Broadway productions of Ghost: the Musical, and played Fantine in the 2014 Broadway revival of Les Miserables.

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Caissie Levy originated the role of Diana Goodman in the London production of Next to Normal and received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

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Caissie Levy graduated from Westdale Secondary School in 1999, then attended New York's American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

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Caissie Levy then played Penny Pingleton in both the Broadway and national touring companies of Hairspray, after understudying the role in the Toronto company.

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In 2008 Caissie Levy starred as Elphaba in the Los Angeles sit-down production of Wicked, alongside Megan Hilty as Glinda.

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Caissie Levy had previously understudied the role on Broadway and briefly served as standby in Los Angeles.

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Caissie Levy next starred as Sheila in the Broadway revival of Hair in 2009 and 2010 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, after which she transferred to its West End revival at the Gielgud Theatre.

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In 2011 Caissie Levy originated the role of Molly Jensen in Ghost: the Musical, first at Manchester Opera House and then in London's West End at the Piccadilly Theatre.

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Caissie Levy is featured on the cast recordings for Hair and Ghost.

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In 2013 Caissie Levy released the EP With You, performed two concerts at the London Hippodrome Casino, and starred as Sara in the Trip Cullman musical Murder Ballad at the off-Broadway Union Square Theatre.

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Caissie Levy played Fantine in the Broadway revival of Les Miserables at the Imperial Theatre in 2014 and 2015.

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Caissie Levy originated the role of Elsa in the stage adaptation of Frozen, which opened in Denver in 2017 and moved to Broadway in February 2018.

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Caissie Levy left the production after two years on February 16,2020.

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Caissie Levy went on to star in the Broadway transfer of Caroline, Or Change as Rose Stopnick Gellman from October 2021 to January 2022 and then, in the Summer of 2022, she starred in Sarah Silverman's Off-Broadway musical The Bedwetter as Beth Ann.

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Caissie Levy next appeared as Eva Merz Jakobovicz in the Broadway production of Leopoldstat.

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Caissie Levy starred as Diana Goodman in Next to Normal at London's Donmar Warehouse, which ran from August through October 2023.

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Caissie Levy reprised the role when the production transferred to Wyndham's Theatre in the West End for the summer of 2024.

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In November 2024, Caissie Levy portrayed the Mother in Ragtime at New York City Center.

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Caissie Levy starred opposite Colin Donnell, Brandon Uranowitz, and Joshua Henry.

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Caissie Levy gave birth to a son, Izaiah, in February 2016, and a daughter, Talulah Ruby, in March 2021.

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Caissie Levy officially became a US citizen on January 21,2021.