Sierra Marjory Boggess is an American theater actress and singer.
39 Facts About Sierra Boggess
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Sierra Boggess is best known for originating the role of Ariel in The Little Mermaid on Broadway, and for her multiple appearances as Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera.
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Sierra Boggess first appeared in the Las Vegas production of Phantom in 2006.
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Sierra Boggess then played the role in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera in 2013.
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Sierra Boggess originated the role of Rosalie Mullins in School of Rock in 2016.
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Sierra Boggess was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, with her older sister, Summer, and her younger sister, Allegra.
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Sierra Boggess's parents are Kellun Turner Boggess and Michael Boggess.
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Sierra Boggess graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2004 from Millikin University, where she studied voice with Cynthia Douglas.
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Sierra Boggess began her career in the ensemble and as an understudy for Cosette on the US national tour of Les Miserables.
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Sierra Boggess played the roles of Binky and Ram Dass in the musical Princesses at Goodspeed Opera House and the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle.
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Around the time she was performing in Les Miserables, Sierra Boggess was cast in a Las Vegas production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera at The Venetian Las Vegas.
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Sierra Boggess played the female leading role of Christine Daae, co-starring with Anthony Crivello and Brent Barrett alternating in the title role.
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Sierra Boggess stayed with the Las Vegas production for a year.
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Sierra Boggess was then cast in her Broadway debut, originating the leading role of Ariel in The Little Mermaid.
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Sierra Boggess performed with the show in its pre-Broadway tryout at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts' Ellie Caulkins Opera House, which ran from July 26,2007, through September 9,2007.
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Sierra Boggess stayed with the show for a year and a half, before playing her final performance as Ariel on May 31,2009.
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From February 2010 to March 2011, Sierra Boggess starred as Christine Daae in the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies.
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Sierra Boggess took part in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Prom at the Royal Albert Hall on August 22,2010, which was screened on August 28.
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Sierra Boggess played Christine Daae in the 25th anniversary concert of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall in London with Love Never Dies co-star Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom at the Royal Albert Hall on October 1 and 2,2011.
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Sierra Boggess starred in the Off-Broadway show Love, Loss, and What I Wore from February 29,2012, through the show's closure on March 25,2012.
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On July 2,2012, Sierra Boggess returned to Les Miserables until January 10,2013.
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On January 21,2013, Sierra Boggess returned to the role of Christine in The Phantom of the Opera for the Broadway production's 25th anniversary and co-starred opposite Hugh Panaro as the Phantom.
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Sierra Boggess performed the role for a limited six-week engagement through March 2,2013.
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However, Sierra Boggess was not part of the new musical's world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse in 2015.
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Sierra Boggess made her cabaret debut with a solo show titled Awakening at New York's 54 Below.
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In January 2014, Sierra Boggess played the role of a lesbian in the short film Russian Broadway Shut Down.
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Sierra Boggess concluded her run as Christine on September 6,2014, and was replaced by Christine alternate Mary Michael Patterson.
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Sierra Boggess originated the role of Rebecca Steinberg in the 2015 Broadway production of It Shoulda Been You at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
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Sierra Boggess performed the role of school principal Rosalie Mullins in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical adaptation of School of Rock at the Winter Garden Theatre.
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On November 10,2016, Sierra Boggess reunited with her Music in the Air co-star Kristin Chenoweth during her solo show My Love Letter to Broadway.
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On December 5,2016, it was announced that Sierra Boggess would embark on her first Australian concert tour in June 2017, making stops in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
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Sierra Boggess began her tour on January 28,2017, and traveled with her cellist sister Summer Boggess.
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Sierra Boggess starred in The Age of Innocence as Countess Ellen Olenska at Hartford Stage in Hartford, Connecticut.
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In early 2019, Sierra Boggess starred as Danielle de Barbarac in the Alliance Theatre production of Ever After The Musical.
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Sierra Boggess reprised her role in Ever After for the show's third regional production at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in December 2019.
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Sierra Boggess starred as Cinderella alongside Sutton Foster, Skylar Astin, Patina Miller, Gaten Matarazzo, Shanice Williams, Cheyenne Jackson, Anthony Crivello, and Whoopi Goldberg.
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Sierra Boggess has been involved in a number of extended blog series, often in association with Broadway.
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Sierra Boggess has created a video series with her voice coach Mary Setrakian titled Tea and Spinklers released in 2014.
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Sierra Boggess announced her engagement to producer and film director Stefano Da Fre on January 3,2022.