Michelle Lin Federer Butz is an American actress.
13 Facts About Michelle Federer
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Michelle Federer grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where she was a student of the Shaker Heights High School Theatre Arts Department under the direction of James Thornton, and she gained early experience working in the University School Theater Program, where she first worked and became friends with future Wicked castmate Michael Seelbach.
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Michelle Federer graduated from Ithaca College, located in Ithaca, New York, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theatre.
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Michelle Federer made her Broadway debut as Nessarose in Wicked, a character she originated.
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Michelle Federer was the understudy for Julia Roberts in the roles of Nan and Lina in the play Three Days of Rain, which ran on Broadway from March 26,2006 to June 18,2006.
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Michelle Federer appeared as Allison in the Atlantic Theatre Company's Off-Broadway production of Anon by Kate Robins in January to February 2007.
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On October 27,2008, Michelle Federer took part in The Yellow Brick Road Not Taken, a fifth anniversary concert featuring a selection of scenes and songs cut from early drafts of Wicked.
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Michelle Federer returned to the role of Nessarose in Broadway's Wicked with performances beginning August 18,2009, this time replacing Candler.
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Michelle Federer ended her return engagement on January 10,2010, and was replaced by Jenny Fellner.
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Michelle Federer appeared in The Cottage by Sandy Rustin at the Queens Theatre, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York in 2014.
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Michelle Federer has appeared in various small film roles, including the biographical film Kinsey and independent romance film Flannel Pajamas.
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Michelle Federer appeared in a recurring role on NBC's Smash in which she plays Monica Swift, the wife of Michael who has an affair with Debra Messing's character Julia.
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Michelle Federer married her former Wicked co-star, Norbert Leo Butz in 2007.