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22 Facts About Kendra Kassebaum

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Kendra Kassebaum was born on May 12,1973 and is an American theatre actress, who has performed in many different musicals, and is perhaps best remembered for playing the role of Glinda in the first national tour, Broadway, and San Francisco casts of the blockbuster musical Wicked.

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Kendra Kassebaum's parents are Susie and Dave Kassebaum, and she has one brother, Nicholas.

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Kendra Kassebaum went to St Martin of Tours Catholic Elementary School for grades kindergarten to eighth grade.

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Kendra Kassebaum pursued sports and dancing and did not begin performing until she entered Notre Dame High School.

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Kendra Kassebaum received her Equity card while on a regional tour of "A Chorus Line" at the Gateway Playhouse and began to pursue acting, but she earned money by working as a nanny.

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Kendra Kassebaum debuted on Broadway on September 5,2000 in Rent.

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Kendra Kassebaum was in the 2004 Broadway revival of Assassins, and has toured with Grease and A Chorus Line.

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Kendra Kassebaum originated the role of "Glinda" in the first national tour of Wicked.

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Kendra Kassebaum was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Best Actress in a Regional Performance for her role in Wicked, but lost to then co-star Stephanie J Block.

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Kendra Kassebaum left the tour in September 2006 after spending a year and a half in the role and was replaced by Megan Hilty.

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Kendra Kassebaum played "Amy" in the Seattle production of the Stephen Sondheim musical Company at the 5th Avenue Theatre, starring alongside actor Hugh Panaro.

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On January 9,2007, Kendra Kassebaum reprised her role as Glinda in the Broadway production of Wicked, replacing Kate Reinders, alongside her former co-stars Julia Murney, Sebastian Arcelus, David Garrison, and Logan Lipton.

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Kendra Kassebaum appeared as Lorraine in the Adam Bock play The Receptionist with former Wicked co-star, Jayne Houdyshell.

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On May 13,2008, Kassebaum returned to the role of Glinda in the Broadway company of Wicked where she starred alongside former Wicked tour co-star Stephanie J Block and then Kerry Ellis.

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Kendra Kassebaum ended her run on November 9,2008 and was succeeded by former Broadway Glinda standby Alli Mauzey.

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Kendra Kassebaum reprised the role of Glinda in the San Francisco production of Wicked originally alongside Teal Wicks, and then Eden Espinosa as Elphaba.

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Kendra Kassebaum left the production on June 26,2010 and was succeeded by Alli Mauzey.

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Kendra Kassebaum was seen as the Fairy Godmother in Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre production of Cinderella, which ran from November 25 - to December 31,2011.

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Kendra Kassebaum played the role of Sam in the musical Leap of Faith, opposite Brooke Shields and Raul Esparza at the Ahmanson Theatre, for an out-of-town tryout running from September 11 through October 24,2010.

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Kendra Kassebaum played the role of Diana Goodman in Next to Normal at the Arizona Theatre Company in Tucson, Arizona from September 15 through October 6,2012, in Phoenix, Arizona from October 11 to October 28,2012, and in San Jose from January 10,2013 to February 3.

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In October 2013, Kendra Kassebaum co-starred in Seattle's now-defunct Balagan Theatre production of Carrie: The Musical as high school physical education teacher Ms.

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Kendra Kassebaum next appeared as Janice in the new musical Come from Away, which opened on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in February 2017, following pre-Broadway engagements in Washington, DC at the Ford's Theatre and Toronto at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.