Jennifer "Jenny" DiNoia was born on February 23,1982 and is an American singer and stage actress.
23 Facts About Jennifer DiNoia
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Jennifer DiNoia is best known for her work in musical theatre, especially Wicked, playing the lead role of Elphaba in various productions around the world.
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Jennifer DiNoia was born in Meriden, Connecticut, on February 23,1982.
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Jennifer DiNoia began dancing at the age of 3, and at 6 years old, took part in a national tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I Jennifer DiNoia continued to dance and sing through her youth, and eventually began attending Point Park University in Pittsburgh, majoring in dance.
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Jennifer DiNoia appeared in the ensemble, as well as providing cover for the role of Ali.
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In 2003, while on the Mamma Mia tour, Jennifer DiNoia was inspired after hearing "Defying Gravity", the signature song from the recently released musical Wicked, and took her first professional singing lessons.
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Jennifer DiNoia learned all nine dance parts and became emergency cover for the lead role of Elphaba.
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Jennifer DiNoia officially became the standby for Elphaba in October 2007, providing cover for Dee Roscioli and then Lisa Brescia.
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Jennifer DiNoia remained with the Chicago company until it closed on January 25,2009, after at least 1,500 performances.
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Jennifer DiNoia returned to the Broadway company, and remained the Elphaba standby until August 2011, when she was replaced by Donna Vivino.
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In June 2012, Jennifer DiNoia returned to Wicked, this time with the Asian touring company.
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Jennifer DiNoia appeared as an alternate Elphaba, performing in Seoul, South Korea when the lead Elphaba, Jemma Rix, was unavailable.
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Jennifer DiNoia appeared alongside Hayley Podschun, who played the role of Glinda.
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Jennifer DiNoia was replaced by Laurel Harris, while Podschun was replaced by Kara Lindsay.
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Later in 2014, Jennifer DiNoia performed "Defying Gravity" at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Special Olympics in New Jersey.
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In September 2014, Jennifer DiNoia was revealed to be the next lead Elphaba in the West End production of Wicked.
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Jennifer DiNoia became the second American to appear as Elphaba in London, following the original lead Idina Menzel, while the United Kingdom became the fourth country that DiNoia had played Elphaba in.
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Jennifer DiNoia officially replaced Kerry Ellis on 27 October 2014, appearing opposite Savannah Stevenson as Glinda.
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In February 2015 Jennifer DiNoia joined the 1st national tour of Wicked in Los Angeles, CA for a limited four-week engagement, following the unexpected sudden departure of Elphaba actress Emma Hunton.
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Jennifer DiNoia played the role for 3 weeks until Caroline Bowman returned to the role after a break of almost 2 months.
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Jennifer DiNoia remained with the show until July 29,2017, and was succeeded by Jackie Burns.
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Jennifer DiNoia returned to the Broadway production on June 4,2019, again becoming the standby for Elphaba.
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Jennifer DiNoia continued to provided standby and emergency cover for Elphaba on Broadway after the post-COVID reopening in September 2021.