Jennifer Damiano was born on May 12,1991 and is an American actress and singer.
12 Facts About Jennifer Damiano
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Jennifer Damiano made her Broadway debut in 2006 as an ensemble member in the original production of Spring Awakening, and went on to originate the role of Natalie Goodman in the musical Next to Normal, for which she was nominated for the 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees for the award at age 17.
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At the age of nine, Jennifer Damiano made her professional debut in New York City playing Samantha and Josefina in a show based on the American Girl dolls.
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Jennifer Damiano was originally hired to understudy Lea Michele in the leading role of Wendla, but she was not legally able to cover the role because she was under 16 and the role requires brief nudity.
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Jennifer Damiano remained in the cast until December 2007, when she began rehearsals for the role of Natalie, the angsty teenage daughter of a woman with manic-depression in the musical Next to Normal.
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Jennifer Damiano was cast in the role of Natalie for the show's Off-Broadway production at Second Stage Theater.
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Jennifer Damiano was nominated for a 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for her performance, becoming one of the youngest nominees for the award.
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Jennifer Damiano left the production on July 18,2010.
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Jennifer Damiano was replaced by original Natalie standby Meghann Fahy.
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Also that year, Jennifer Damiano joined the Off-Broadway dystopian musical Venice at the Public Theater for a limited run.
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In 2017, Jennifer Damiano starred in Zack Zadek's musical Deathless at Norma Terris Theater, home of Goodspeed Musicals in Chester, CT.
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Jennifer Damiano was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award for her performance in Next to Normal's out-of-town tryout in DC Later, she was nominated for the 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical when the show moved to Broadway.