Born in West Berlin to American parents and raised in Fresno, she trained as a classical soprano at Juilliard under Ellen Faull, graduating in 1993. Her Broadway work has earned eleven Tony nominations, including six wins for Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, Porgy and Bess and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, and additional nods for Marie Christine, 110 in the Shade, Frank…
