Sutton Foster

Foster was born on March 18, 1975{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/from-eponine-to-charity-celebrating-birthday-gal-sutton-foster-on-the-musical-stage|last=Skethway|first=Nathan|website=Playbill.com|title=From Éponine to Charity: Celebrating Sutton Foster on the Musical Stage|date=March 18, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/celebrity-birthdays-week-march-17-23-61608694|work=ABC News|date=March 11, 2019|title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 17–23}} in Statesboro, Georgia,{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sutton-Foster|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica Online|title=Sutton Foster|date=June 24, 2024 }} and raised in Troy, Michigan. At the age of 15, she was a contestant on the reality competition show Star SearchTommasini, Anthony. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/theater/theaterspecial/sutton-foster-stars-in-anything-goes.html "A Big Belter Who Found a True Voice"] The New York Times, May 5, 2011[https://www.npr.org/2015/09/10/438902767/sutton-foster-really-anything-goes&usg=AFQjCNFakYIB56z7zpMtu7j7FFIBJm8d-w "Sutton Foster: Really Anything Goes"] npr.org, September 9, 2015 and also auditioned for the cast of The Mickey Mouse Club. She left Troy High School before graduating (she received her diploma via correspondence courses) to join the national tour of The Will Rogers Follies directed by Tommy Tune.Botsford, Andrew. [http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/news/279488/Sutton-Foster-brings-a-few-of-her-ingenue-friends-for-a-show-at-Bay-Street-Theatre "Sutton Foster brings a few of her ingenue friends for a show at Bay Street Theatre"]

27east.com, May 25, 2010[http://www.broadway.com/buzz/11137/sutton-foster/ "Sutton Foster Interview"] broadway.com, January 15, 2005 She then attended Carnegie Mellon University for one year,[http://www.donshewey.com/theater_articles/sutton_foster_transcript.html "Interview"] donshewey.com, May 10, 2002 but left to pursue a theatrical career full-time. In May 2012, she received an honorary doctorate from Ball State University, "in recognition of her outstanding career in theater, television and music and for her contributions to the educational experience and professional growth of Ball State students."[http://cms.bsu.edu/news/articles/2012/1/trustees-approve-honorary-degree-for-tony-awardwinning-actress-singer-and-dancer-sutton-foster "Trustees approve honorary degree for Tony Award-winning actress, singer and dancer Sutton Foster"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602200600/http://cms.bsu.edu/news/articles/2012/1/trustees-approve-honorary-degree-for-tony-awardwinning-actress-singer-and-dancer-sutton-foster |date=June 2, 2014 }} cms.bsu.edu, January 27, 2012

In May 2019, she also received an honorary doctorate from Boston Conservatory at Berklee, which introduced a merit scholarship in her name to be awarded to one student every four years. Her older brother, Hunter Foster, is also an actor.

After touring in the role of Sandy Dumbrowski in the musical Grease throughout 1995, Foster transferred to the Broadway production in 1996.[http://www.ibdb.com/Production/View/4610 Grease] ibdb.com, accessed March 30, 2016[http://www.ibdb.com/Production/ViewReplacements/4610 "'Grease' Replacements"] ibdb.com, accessed March 30, 2016 She left to appear in the ensemble of the Broadway musical The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1997, and after that closed[http://www.ibdb.com/Production/View/12566 The Scarlet Pimpernel] IBDB.com, accessed March 30, 2016 she returned as the Star to Be in the revival of Annie. In 1998, Foster appeared in What the World Needs Now at the Old Globe Theatre, before she began touring with Les Misérables as Eponine Thenardier. She then understudied the same role on Broadway in 2000.[http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/98903/Sutton-Foster "Sutton Foster Listing"] PlaybillVault.com, accessed April 1, 2016

Foster left Les Misérables to join the ensemble of Thoroughly Modern Millie in its pre-Broadway run at the La Jolla Playhouse. Original leading lady Kristin Chenoweth landed a television series shortly after rehearsals began and was replaced with Erin Dilly as Millie and Foster as her understudy. After apparent clashes between the creative team, a "mutual" decision was made for Dilly to leave the production. With only nine days remaining before the first preview, Foster took over the role of Millie Dilmount.Ehren, Christine and Jones, Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/55640-No-More-Dilly-Millie-Sutton-Foster-Takes-La-Jolla-Role No More Dilly Millie: Sutton Foster Takes La Jolla Role"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224215413/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/55640-No-More-Dilly-Millie-Sutton-Foster-Takes-La-Jolla-Role |date=December 24, 2013 }} Playbill, September 25, 2000Ehren, Christine and Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/article/thoroughly-modern-millie-exits-la-jolla-dec-10-begins-journey-to-bway-com-93737# "'Thoroughly Modern Millie' Exits La Jolla Dec. 10; Begins Journey to Bway"] Playbill, December 10, 2000 During a hiatus (before Millie was set to open on Broadway), Foster appeared in Dorian at Goodspeed Musicals, The Three Musketeers at the American Musical Theatre of San Jose, and South Pacific at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Thoroughly Modern Millie finally opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre in 2002, to positive reviews. The New York Daily News reviewer said: "newcomer Sutton Foster, who has the pert look, the silver voice and the dazzling legwork to make an extraordinarily winning Millie."Kissel, Howard. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2002/04/19/2002-04-19_you_ll_flip_for_sprightly_fl.html "You'll Flip For Sprightly Flappers Piece"]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} New York Daily News, April 19, 2002 Clive Barnes, reviewing for the New York Post wrote "Newcomer Sutton Foster's own star turn as Millie is perfectly charming, but as a star she doesn't twinkle, glitter or light up Broadway like a Christmas tree defying a July noon. But she has a good voice and is cutely agreeable."Barnes, Clive.[https://archive.today/20130131153408/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/114851351.html?dids=114851351:114851351&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+19,+2002&author=CLIVE+BARNES&pub=New+York+Post&desc=THOROUGHLY+MUDDLED+'MILLIE'+HITS+THE+BOARDS&pqatl=google Abstract "Thoroughly Muddled 'Millis' Hits The Boards"] New York Post, google.archive, April 19, 2002 The Newsday reviewer wrote: "She has a smile that may remind you of Mary Tyler Moore, the gawky comic precision of the young Carol Burnett, the lyricism of a romantic heroine and a smallish but vibrant voice as accurate as it is expressive. As [Millie], another of New York's prototypical small-town girls with big-city dreams, [Sutton Foster] appears unfazed by the burden of a character created onscreen by Julie Andrews. The newcomer takes the big stage with an uninhibited what-the-heck comfort level and the discipline to go with her instincts."Winer, Linda. [https://archive.today/20130131170414/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/114767316.html?dids=114767316:114767316&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+19,+2002&author=Linda+Winer.+STAFF+WRITER&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=She's+Gonna+Make+It+After+All+/+Sutton+Foster+breaks+out+in+inspired+'Millie'&pqatl=google "Abstract: She's Gonna Make It After All / Sutton Foster breaks out in inspired 'Millie'"] Newsday, google.archive, April 19, 2002 Time Magazine wrote: "she's [Sutton Foster] got the full package: girlish gawkiness and Broadway brass, the legs and the lungs. Foster is a big reason the show is just about the cutest thing to hit Broadway since Annie's dimples, with perkily retro songs by Jeanine Tesori and clever staging by director Michael Mayer..."Zoglin, Richard.[https://web.archive.org/web/20081014075555/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1002348,00.html#ixzz0ums3ER00 "Kid, You're Gonna Come Back a Star!"]Time, April 29, 2002 Foster went on to win the 2002 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical,[http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search?start=0&year=&award=&lname=&fname=&show=%3Ci%3EThoroughly+Modern+Millie%3C%2Fi%3E "Tony Award, 'Thoroughly Modern Millie', 2002"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014015823/http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search?start=0&year=&award=&lname=&fname=&show=%3Ci%3EThoroughly+Modern+Millie%3C%2Fi%3E |date=October 14, 2013 }} tonyawards.com, accessed July 26, 2010 the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical,[https://archive.today/20081120083541/http://www.dramadesk.com/press007.html "Press release, Drama Desk Awards, 2001-2002"] dramadesk.com, May 19, 2002, accessed July 26, 2010 and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her performance.[http://www.outercritics.org/AwardArchives.aspx?_y=2001-2002 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 2001-2002] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428125919/http://www.outercritics.org/AwardArchives.aspx?_y=2001-2002 |date=April 28, 2009 }} outercritics.org, accessed July 26, 2010Pogrebin, Robin. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/02/arts/theater/03TONY.html "At Tonys, 'Millie' Is Tops, but Its Book and Score Aren't"] The New York Times, June 2, 2002 During the run, Foster appeared in concert versions of Chess and Funny Girl, before leaving in 2004.

Upon leaving, Foster did a concert version of Snoopy! The Musical and returned to the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera for a production of Me and My Girl to wrap up the year. In May 2005, Foster co-starred as Jo March opposite Maureen McGovern as Marmee in the musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel Little Women, for which she was nominated for her second Tony Award.Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/article/little-women-will-be-silenced-may-22-com-125970 "'Little Women' Will Be Silenced May 22"] Playbill, May 17, 2005 The production closed after just a few months. She returned to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre in May 2006 in The Drowsy Chaperone, a spoof of 1920s musicals. She played Janet van de Graaff, a famous Broadway starlet who opts to forgo a stage career in favor of married life. The musical had a pre-Broadway run at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles in November to December 2005.Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/article/sutton-foster-confirmed-to-star-in-drowsy-chaperone-musical-bowing-nov-10-in-la-com-127943 "Sutton Foster Confirmed to Star in 'Drowsy Chaperone' Musical, Bowing Nov. 10 in L.A."] Playbill, September 9, 2005 Her performance earned her a third Tony nomination.Staff. [http://www.playbill.com/article/just-the-facts-list-of-2006-tony-award-winners-and-nominees-com-133125 "Just the Facts: List of 2006 Tony Award Winners and Nominees"] Playbill, June 11, 2006 Foster left the musical in 2007 and co-starred in Mel Brooks' musical adaptation of his film Young Frankenstein as the Swedish yodeling fräulein Inga, first at the Paramount Theatre and then on Broadway from October 2007 to July 2008.Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/article/puttin-on-the-glitz-young-frankenstein-opens-on-broadway-com-145218 "Puttin' on the Glitz: 'Young Frankenstein' Opens on Broadway"] Playbill, November 8, 2007

In 2007, Foster guest-starred on the children's musical puppet show Johnny and the SpritesKalafatas, Greg [http://www.playbill.com/article/sutton-foster-guests-on-tartaglias-sprites-jan-20-com-137841 Sutton Foster Guest Stars on 'Johnny and the Sprites'"] playbill.com, January 16, 2007 and in a three-episode story arc on the HBO sitcom Flight of the Conchords.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1900397/ Listing] IMDb, accessed July 26, 2010 She left the show to play Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical, which opened on Broadway on December 14, 2008.Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/article/seattle-goes-green-shrek-the-musical-makes-world-premiere-aug-14-com-152456 "Seattle Goes Green: Shrek the Musical Makes World Premiere Aug. 14"] playbill.com, August 14, 2008 For this role, Foster won her second Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a MusicalGans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/article/billy-elliot-carnage-ruined-and-avenger-are-outer-critics-circle-award-winners-com-160762 "Billy Elliot, Carnage, Ruined and Avenger Are Outer Critics Circle Award Winners"] playbill.com, May 11, 2009 and was nominated for her fourth Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.Gans, Andrew and Jones, Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/article/nominations-for-2009-tony-awards-announced-billy-elliot-earns-15-nominations-com-160583 "Nominations for 2009 Tony Awards Announced; Billy Elliot Earns 15 Nominations"] playbill.com, May 5, 2009 She played her final performance on January 3, 2010, when the show closed on Broadway. Foster participated in a reading of a work-in-progress new musical, Bonnie and Clyde: A Folktale, in June 2009. Her brother, Hunter is writing the music for this musical.Clawson, Kerry [http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/theater_reviews/83391352.html "Broadway star Sutton Foster coming to Cleveland"] ohio.com, February 2, 2010

Foster's debut solo album Wish was released by Ghostlight Records in February 2009. The songs range from jazz to pop to cabaret to Broadway.Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/article/shreks-sutton-foster-releases-solo-cd-wish-feb-17-com-158020 "Shrek's Sutton Foster Releases Solo CD "Wish" Feb. 17"] playbill.com, February 17, 2009 In 2010, Foster promoted the album with concert performances in Boston, New York City, Chicago, the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Orange County, California, and Washington, D.C.[http://suttonfoster.com/concert-tour.htm "Concert tour schedule"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627104638/http://www.suttonfoster.com/concert-tour.htm |date=June 27, 2010 }} suttonfoster.com Foster starred as Nurse Fay Apple in the New York City Center's Encores! production of Anyone Can Whistle, which played from April 8 to 11, 2010.Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/esparza-hibbert-conlee-and-blumenkrantz-join-cast-of-encores-anyone-can-whistle-com-166863 "Esparza, Hibbert, Conlee and Blumenkrantz Join Cast of Encores! 'Anyone Can Whistle'"] Playbill, March 17, 2010 Foster made her Off-Broadway debut in Paul Weitz's comedy Trust with Zach Braff, Bobby Cannavale and Ari Graynor which began previews July 23, 2010, with an official opening August 12, running through September 12, 2010, at Second Stage Theatre.Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/article/esparza-hibbert-conlee-and-blumenkrantz-join-cast-of-encores-anyone-can-whistle-com-166863 Cannavale, Foster and Graynor Cast in Second Stage's Trust "Braff, Cannavale, Foster and Graynor Cast in Second Stage's 'Trust'"] playbill.com, June 1, 2010 Foster and Seth Rudetsky participated in the one night only Actors Fund benefit concert version of They're Playing Our Song on August 30, 2010, at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater, John Jay College, New York. The full cast included Efé, Kaitlyn Davidson, Alex Ellis, Maynard, Matt Loehr, and Jesse Nager, and was directed by Denis Jones.Hetrick, Adam and Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/full-cast-of-sutton-foster-seth-rudetsky-theyre-playing-our-song-announced-com-171014 "Full Cast of Sutton Foster-Seth Rudetsky 'They're Playing Our Song' Announced"] Playbill, August 18, 2010

Foster taught a Spring Semester master class at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Undergraduate Department of Drama, beginning in January 2010. It culminated in a cabaret performance at Joe's Pub in May titled "From Rodgers To Heart".Anderson, Jenny. [http://www.broadway.com/buzz/152333/professor-sutton-foster-offers-a-sneak-peek-at-musical-theater-stars-to-come/ "'Professor' Sutton Foster Offers a Sneak Peek at Musical Theater Stars to Come"] broadway.com, May 7, 2010[http://newyorkcity.eventful.com/events/nyu-tisch-presents-sutton-fosters-cabaret-centra-/E0-001-029588277-7 "NYU Tisch Presents Sutton Foster's Cabaret Central: From Rodgers to Heart in New York"] newyorkcity.eventful.com, May 7, 2010, accessed March 30, 2016 She taught the master class again in Fall Semester 2010, culminating in another performance at Joe's Pub, "Crazy for Gershwin". Both were musically directed by Deborah Abramson. She is now on the faculty of NYU's New Studio on Broadway. Foster taught a week-long master class session at Ball State University (Muncie, IN) in January 2010. She continued her relationship with Ball State in September 2010 by working with students in the classroom, teaching master classes, and performing workshops for students of the Department of Theatre and Dance. She also guest-starred in an episode of the NBC legal drama Law & Order: SVU (opposite comedian Kathy Griffin), which aired on March 3, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sutton_Foster_20010101|title=Sutton Foster Guest Stars on 'Law & Order: SVU' March 3|access-date=February 18, 2018}}

Foster performed at the 33rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors in a tribute to Jerry Herman, singing "Before the Parade Passes By."[http://www.playbill.com/gallery/sutton-foster-matthew-morrison-chris-rock-laura-benanti-carol-channing-the-obamas-and-more-at-kennedy-center-honors-com-3955/?slide=0 "Sutton Foster, Matthew Morrison, Chris Rock, Laura Benanti, Carol Channing, The Obamas and More at Kennedy Center Honors"] Playbill She performed at the Kennedy Center Honors the following year in a tribute to Barbara Cook.[http://broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Sutton-Foster-Glenn-Close-Patti-LuPone-More-Honor-Barbara-Cook-at-Kennedy-Center-Honors-The-Musical-Tribute-20111229#ixzz1i2auPnSf "STAGE TUBE: Sutton Foster, Glenn Close, Patti LuPone & More Honor Barbara Cook at Kennedy Center Honors - The Musical Tribute!"] broadwayworld.com, 2011 She made a third appearance at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2013, performing for the tribute to Shirley MacLaine.Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/sutton-foster-patina-miller-karen-olivo-glenn-close-anna-kendrick-and-more-took-part-in-kennedy-center-honors-details-revealed-com-212616 "Sutton Foster, Patina Miller, Karen Olivo, Glenn Close, Anna Kendrick and More Took Part in Kennedy Center Honors; Details Revealed"] Playbill, December 9, 2013 Foster performed a concert tour, An Evening With Sutton Foster from September 2010 to May 2011, performing songs from both her Broadway career and her solo album.Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/sutton-foster-will-offer-concerts-in-california-utah-new-york-indiana-maryland-and-more-com-207959"Tony winner Sutton Foster, most recently seen in the sold-out City Center concert of Violet, has announced a series of concert dates through September 2014"] Playbill, July 29, 2013

Foster played Reno Sweeney in the Broadway revival of Anything Goes, which began performances on March 10, 2011, at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre and officially opened on April 7, 2011.[http://www.playbill.com/article/bon-voyage-anything-goes-with-sutton-foster-and-joel-grey-opens-on-broadway-com-177984 "Bon Voyage! Anything Goes, With Sutton Foster and Joel Grey, Opens on Broadway"] playbill.com Foster won her third Outer Critics Circle Award and second Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for her performance.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150872-War-Horse-Book-of-Mormon-Other-Desert-Cities-The-Kid-Are-Outer-Critics-Circle-Winners "'War Horse',' Book of Mormon', 'Other Desert Cities','The Kid 'Are Outer Critics Circle Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622194404/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150872-War-Horse-Book-of-Mormon-Other-Desert-Cities-The-Kid-Are-Outer-Critics-Circle-Winners |date=June 22, 2011 }} Playbill[http://www.playbill.com/article/drama-desk-awards-go-to-book-of-mormon-normal-heart-war-horse-sutton-foster-norbert-leo-butz-com-177744 "Drama Desk Awards Go to 'Book of Mormon', 'Normal Heart', 'War Horse', 'Sutton Foster', Norbert Leo Butz"] PlaybillJones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/article/war-horse-book-of-mormon-anything-goes-normal-heart-win-2011-tony-awards-com-179738s "War Horse, Book of Mormon, Anything Goes, Normal Heart Win 2011 Tony Awards"]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} playbill.com, June 12, 2011 Foster's final performance was on March 11, 2012, when she was replaced by Stephanie J. Block. Foster left to film the television comedy-drama Bunheads, which premiered on ABC Family on June 11, 2012.[http://broadwayworld.com/article/Shes-De-Lovely-and-Shes-Coming-Back-Stephanie-J-Block-to-Return-to-ANYTHING-GOES-March-15th-20120223 "She's 'De-Lovely' and She's Coming Back! Stephanie J. Block to Return to ANYTHING GOES March 15th"] broadwayworld.com, 2012[http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2012/06/07/sutton-foster-trades-broadway-for-bunheads/ "Sutton Foster Trades Broadway for 'Bunheads'"] channelguidemag.com Foster played the lead role in this short-lived 2012 ABC Family drama, developed by Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator of Gilmore Girls. She played former Las Vegas showgirl Michelle, who impulsively marries a man, moves to his small town, and begins teaching ballet lessons at her new mother-in-law's dance studio. She won the Gracie Award and received a nomination at the 3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.{{cite magazine|last=Collis |first=Clark |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/06/06/bunheads-sutton-foster/|title=Sutton Foster talks 'Bunheads|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 6, 2012 |access-date=October 30, 2019}} The series was cancelled after a single season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bunheads-canceled-abc-family_n_3636818|title=CANCELED|last=Prudom|first=Laura|date=July 22, 2013|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=November 26, 2019}}

In the spring of 2012, she returned to Ball State, teaching classes, mentoring the interdisciplinary team that wrote the musical The Circus in Winter, and co-directing the Department of Theatre and Dance's Spring 2012 production of The Drowsy Chaperone; she also spoke at commencement and received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree for her continued engagement with Ball State students. Foster continued her relationship with Ball State in October 2012, performing in the staged reading of The Circus in Winter at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's Festival of New Musicals at New World Stages in New York.Hetrick, Adam [http://www.playbill.com/article/sutton-foster-andre-de-shields-and-nancy-opel-join-casts-of-namt-festival-musicals-com-197744# "Sutton Foster, André De Shields and Nancy Opel Join Casts of NAMT Festival Musicals"] Playbill, September 19, 2012 In 2013, Foster guest starred in an episode of Psych and starred as Kerry in actor James Roday's comedic thriller Gravy.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/psych-star-directing-blood-splattered-434592 |title='Psych' Star Directing Blood-Splattered Dark Comedy 'Gravy' |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 7, 2013 |access-date=December 30, 2013}} In 2014, she appeared opposite Robin Williams in the comedy The Angriest Man in Brooklyn. From March to August 2014, Foster starred in the Roundabout Theatre Company production of the musical Violet at the American Airlines Theatre.Purcell, Carey. [http://www.playbill.com/article/violet-starring-tony-winner-sutton-foster-will-play-broadway-in-march-2014-com-212143 "'Violet', Starring Tony Winner Sutton Foster, Will Play Broadway in March 2014"] playbill.com, November 25, 2013 Foster received her sixth Tony Award nomination for her performance.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2014-Tony-Award-Nominations-The-Complete-List-20140429#.U2A-D_ldVfg 2014 Tony Award Nominations - The Complete List; A Gentleman's Guide Leads With 10!] broadwayworld.com, Retrieved May 5, 2014

She made her Carnegie Hall debut in April 2015, with guest appearances from Joshua Henry and Megan McGinnis.[http://www.playbill.com/gallery/sutton-foster-dazzles-in-carnegie-hall-debut-with-some-help-from-joshua-henry-and-megan-mcginnis-com-344181/?slide=0 "Sutton Foster Dazzles in Carnegie Hall Debut, With Some Help From Joshua Henry and Megan McGinnis"] Playbill, accessed March 30, 2016Viagas, Robert. [http://www.playbill.com/article/the-top-7-moments-from-sutton-fosters-carnegie-hall-debut-com-344174 "The Top 7 Moments From Sutton Foster's Carnegie Hall Debut"] Playbill, March 14, 2015 This was part of a new tour effort An Evening With Sutton Foster: Broadway In Concert, which continued through 2016. She returned to Encores! in July 2015 to play Queenie in Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party.Stewart, Zachary. [http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/reviews/the-wild-party_73565.html "Review. 'The Wild Party'"] theatermania.com, July 16, 2015 She later was cast as the lead character of Liza Miller in the TV Land single-camera comedy-drama pilot Younger, created by Darren Star. It was originally set to be released January 13, 2015, but she stated on January 31 in an interview at TETA TheatreFest 2015 in Houston, Texas that the release was delayed. The series premiered on March 31, 2015, and was renewed for a second season, which began airing in January 2016, shortly after it was renewed for a third season, set for a release at the end of the year. In July 2016, season three began filming, and the series was renewed for a fourth season.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bunheads-sutton-foster-star-tv-663747 |title='Bunheads' Sutton Foster to Star in TV Land's Darren Star Pilot (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 6, 2013 |access-date=December 30, 2013}}{{cite web |last=Roots |first=Kimberly |url=http://tvline.com/2013/12/06/sutton-foster-younger-pilot-tv-land/ |title=Sutton Foster Cast in TV Land Pilot Younger (TV Series) |publisher=TVLine |date=December 6, 2013 |access-date=December 30, 2013 |archive-date=December 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000235/http://tvline.com/2013/12/06/sutton-foster-younger-pilot-tv-land/ |url-status=dead }} Season three aired to positive reviews in late 2016, and season 4 aired in summer 2017 with further positive reviews.

In 2016, she starred opposite Aaron Tveit and Betty Buckley in the Stephen Schwartz revue Defying Gravity in Australia. She appeared in the Off-Broadway revival of Sweet Charity as Charity Hope Valentine at the Pershing Square Signature Center from November 2, 2016 (previews) to January 8, 2017.Clement, Olivia. [http://www.playbill.com/article/sweet-charity-announces-two-week-extension " 'Sweet Charity' Announces Two-Week Extension"], Playbill, August 22, 2016Viagas, Robert. [http://www.playbill.com/article/see-how-the-critics-reviewed-sutton-foster-in-sweet-charity "See How the Critics Reviewed Sutton Foster in 'Sweet Charity'"] Playbill, November 20, 2016 Also in 2016, Foster played the role of Violet in the miniseries Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life opposite her ex-husband, Christian Borle. The two perform a musical within the Summer episode about the history of Stars Hollow.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/recap/gilmore-girls-a-year-in-the-life-summer/2|title='Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life' recap: 'Summer'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=December 15, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422235553/https://ew.com/recap/gilmore-girls-a-year-in-the-life-summer/2/|url-status=dead}} She appeared on the game show Match Game, broadcast on ABC in June 2016.Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/sutton-foster-tituss-burgess-rosie-o-39-donnell-set-for-abc-39-s-match-game-premiere "Sutton Foster, Tituss Burgess, Rosie O'Donnell Set for 'Match Game' Premiere"] Playbill, June 23, 2016 She also made guest appearances on The Good Wife and Mad Dogs. In 2017, she once again returned to Ball State, this time to co-direct the Department of Theatre and Dance's Spring production of Shrek: The Musical.[https://cms.bsu.edu/calendar/calendars/academics/theatre-and-dance?mode=day&date=2017-03-31 " 'Shrek The Musical', March 31, 2017"]{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} cms.bsu.edu, accessed November 28, 2016 During December 2017, she performed as a guest artist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's annual Christmas concerts.{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2017/12/15/sutton-foster-hugh-bonneville-thoroughly-charm-the-crowd-at-mormon-tabernacle-choir-concert/|title=Sutton Foster, Hugh Bonneville thoroughly charm the crowd at Mormon Tabernacle Choir concert|access-date=February 18, 2018}} In December 2017, Foster and Jonathan Groff performed a selection of songs from many shows at The Appel Room at Lincoln Center;Viagas, Robert. [http://www.playbill.com/article/sutton-foster-and-jonathan-groff-join-forces-for-december-21-nyc-concert# Sutton Foster and Jonathan Groff Join Forces for December 21 NYC Concert"] Playbill, December 19, 2017 this concert, which also featured Megan McGinnis and Darcie Roberts, aired on PBS's "Live From Lincoln Center" on April 20, 2018.[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-PBS-to-Air-Sutton-Foster-Live-From-Lincoln-Center-Watch-the-Trailer-20180410 "VIDEO: PBS to Air Sutton Foster: Live From Lincoln Center - Watch the Trailer!"] broadwayworld.com, April 10, 2018{{cite web |title="Live from Lincoln Center": Sutton Foster in Concert |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8589466/ |website=IMDb |access-date=4 November 2023}}

From July through October 2021, Foster made her London theatre debut reprising her role as Reno Sweeney{{Cite web |title=Sutton Foster: 'I know who I am, what I stand for and I look forward to bringing theatre back' |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/big-interviews/sutton-foster |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=The Stage |language=En}} in Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre, earning rave reviews from British critics.Moynihan, Caitlin. [https://www.broadway.com/buzz/200781/sutton-foster-to-replace-megan-mullally-in-londons-anything-goes/ Sutton Foster to Replace Megan Mullally in London's Anything Goes] Broadway.com, May 14, 2021{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Lindsay|date=2021-09-24|title=Rachel York to Step in for Sutton Foster in London's Anything Goes|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/201310/rachel-york-to-step-in-for-sutton-foster-in-londons-anything-goes/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Broadway.com}}{{Cite web |title=Read the Reviews for London's New Anything Goes, Starring Sutton Foster |url=https://playbill.com/article/read-the-reviews-for-londons-new-anything-goes-starring-sutton-foster |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=Playbill |language=en}} For her performance, Foster was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Nominations-Announced-for-the-2022-Olivier-Awards-20220308 "Nominations Announced for the 2022 Olivier Awards"] broadwayworld.com, March 9, 2022 The production was broadcast in UK cinemas on 28 November and 1 December 2021.{{Cite web|title=Anything Goes to be shown in cinemas next month {{!}} WhatsOnStage|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/anything-goes-to-be-shown-in-cinemas-next-month_55083.html|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Whatsonstage.com|date=October 8, 2021 }} The recorded performance also played at US cinemas on March 27 and 30, 2022, and later aired on the PBS series Great Performances.[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/ANYTHING-GOES-Starring-Sutton-Foster-Comes-to-US-Cinemas-in-March-20220113 "ANYTHING GOES Starring Sutton Foster Comes to US Cinemas in March"] broadwayworld.com, January 13, 2022{{cite web | url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/2022/05/11/great-performances-anything-goes | title=GREAT PERFORMANCES: Anything Goes | date=11 May 2022 }}

In October 2021, Foster published a memoir, [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56756052-hooked Hooked], in which she opens up about how she used crafts, specifically cross-stitching, collaging and crocheting, to get through significantly challenging milestones in her life. She shares how using crafts as creative outlets helped her deal with painful experiences in her life and remain present and resilient. In 2019, she crocheted an octopus toilet paper cover for Younger costar Hilary Duff's wedding.{{Cite news |last=Egan |first=Elisabeth |date=2021-10-07 |title=For Sutton Foster, Crochet Is a Survival Tactic |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/books/hooked-sutton-foster.html |access-date=2023-10-07 |issn=0362-4331}}

In December 2021, she returned to Broadway, starring as Marian Paroo opposite Hugh Jackman as Harold Hill in a revival of The Music Man.{{cite web | last=Meyer | first=Dan | title=Broadway Revival of The Music Man, Starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, Begins Previews December 20 | website=Playbill | date=December 20, 2021 | url=http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-revival-of-the-music-man-starring-hugh-jackman-and-sutton-foster-begins-previews-december-20 | access-date=December 22, 2021 | archive-date=December 21, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221212025/https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-revival-of-the-music-man-starring-hugh-jackman-and-sutton-foster-begins-previews-december-20 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last=Moynihan | first=Caitlin | title=The Music Man, Starring Hugh Jackman & Sutton Foster, Begins Broadway Run | website=Broadway.com | date=December 20, 2021 | url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/201698/the-music-man-starring-hugh-jackman-sutton-foster-begins-broadway-run/ | access-date=December 22, 2021 | archive-date=December 21, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221185224/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/201698/the-music-man-starring-hugh-jackman-sutton-foster-begins-broadway-run/ | url-status=live }} For her performance, Foster received her seventh nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and also won the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.{{cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |title=2022 Tony Award Nominations: A Strange Loop, MJ, Paradise Square Lead the Pack |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/2022-tony-award-nominations-a-strange-loop-mj-paradise-square-lead-the-pack |website=Playbill |access-date=May 9, 2022 |date=May 9, 2022}}{{Cite web |title=2022 Drama League Award Winners Announced; Sutton Foster Earns Distinguished Performance Award |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/202243/2022-drama-league-award-winners-announced-sutton-foster-earns-distinguished-performance-award/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Broadway.com |language=en}} The production played its final performance on January 15, 2023.Evans, Greg. [https://deadline.com/2022/11/music-man-broadway-run-extended-hugh-jackman-1235165402 "The Music Man Extends Broadway Run By Two Weeks"], Deadline Hollywood, November 7, 2022 As of March 2023, she is currently on the faculty of Ball State University as an instructor of theatre, focusing on internships.{{Cite web |title=Sutton Foster |url=https://www.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/theatredance/who-we-are/faculty-and-staff/acting-and-musical-theatre/fostersutton |access-date=March 16, 2023 |website=Ball State University}} In February 2024, she replaced Annaleigh Ashford in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as Mrs. Lovett. She starred in the production for a 12-week limited engagement opposite Aaron Tveit as Todd.Higgins, Molly [https://playbill.com/article/aaron-tveit-and-sutton-foster-to-join-broadways-sweeney-todd Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster to Join Broadway's Sweeney Todd], Playbill, October 31, 2023Culwell-Block, Logan [https://playbill.com/article/broadways-sweeney-todd-plays-final-performance-may-5 Broadway's Sweeney Todd Plays Final Performance May 5], Playbill, May 5, 2024 Foster starred as Princess Winnifred in a concert production of Once Upon a Mattress as part of the New York City Center Encores! series.{{cite web|url=https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2023-2024/once-upon-a-mattress/|title=Once Upon a Mattress - Encores!|author=New York City Center|work=New York City Center|access-date=January 26, 2024}} In May 2024, it was announced that the production would transfer to Broadway's Hudson Theatre for a limited engagement lasting from July through November with an additional four-week engagement playing at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in December.Evans, Greg. [https://deadline.com/2024/05/once-upon-a-mattress-sutton-foster-broadway-1235920482/ 'Once Upon A Mattress' Starring Sutton Foster Sets Broadway Run, L.A. Engagement To Follow], Deadline Hollywood, May 17, 2024{{cite web |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/underholdning/udlandkendte/fanget-paa-kamera-stjerner-haand-i-haand/10488897 |title=Fanget på kamera: Stjerner hånd i hånd |language=Danish |work=Ekstra Bladet |trans-title=Caught on camera: Stars hand in hand |last=Søgaard |first=Signe |date=January 7, 2025 |access-date=January 16, 2025}} Foster's performance earned her a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical.{{Cite web |last1=Culwell-Block |first1=Logan |last2=Gans |first2=Andrew |date=30 April 2025 |title=Boop! Leads 2025 Drama Desk Award Nominations With 11 Nods Including Outstanding Musical; Read the Full List Here |url=https://playbill.com/article/boop-leads-2025-drama-desk-award-nominations-with-11-nods-including-outstanding-musical-read-the-full-list-here |access-date=1 May 2025 |website=Playbill}}

Foster met actor Christian Borle in college,{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/11137/sutton-foster/ |title=Broadway Buzz: Sutton Foster (interview)|author=Kathy Henderson|date=January 15, 2005}} and married him on September 18, 2006. Although they divorced in 2009,{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sutton-foster-a-showbiz-myth-comes-to-life/|title=Sutton Foster: A showbiz myth comes to life |work=CBS News |date=December 11, 2016 |archive-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517200028/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sutton-foster-a-showbiz-myth-comes-to-life/}}{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Luaine|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/02/27/with-nbcs-smash-christian-borle-has-arrived/ |title=With NBC's 'Smash,' Christian Borle has arrived|work=The Mercury News|date=February 25, 2012|archive-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517201404/https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/02/27/with-nbcs-smash-christian-borle-has-arrived/}} Foster and Borle remain friends and continue to support each other's work.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/161101/christian-borle-on-the-thrill-of-jumping-from-smash-to-peter-and-the-starcatcher/ |title=Christian Borle on the Thrill of Jumping from Smash to Peter and the Starcatcher |publisher=Broadway World |date= April 9, 2012|access-date=August 31, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/q-a-christian-borle |title=Q&A: Christian Borle |publisher=timeout.com |date= April 11, 2012|access-date=September 2, 2012}} On September 19, 2013, Foster confirmed she was engaged to screenwriter Ted Griffin.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/videos/155087/sutton-foster-on-living-the-la-dream-sharing-the-foster-home-movies-keeping-her-feet-clean-for-the-fancy-folk-at-cafe-carlyle/ |title=Broadway Videos | Interviews, Reviews, and Popular Channels Sutton Foster on Living the L.A. Dream, Sharing the Foster Home Movies & Keeping Her Feet Clean for the Fancy Folk at Cafe Carlyle | Videos |publisher=Broadway.com |access-date=December 30, 2013}} She and Griffin married on October 25, 2014.[http://www.broadway.com/buzz/178064/on-her-way-down-the-aisle-tony-winner-sutton-foster-marries-fiance-ted-griffin-today/ "Tony Winner Sutton Foster Marries Fiance Ted Griffin Today"] broadway.com In April 2017, Foster announced that the couple had welcomed

a baby girl, Emily, born March 5, 2017.Fierberg, Ruthie. [http://www.playbill.com/article/sutton-foster-and-her-husband-welcome-a-baby-girl# "Sutton Foster and Her Husband Welcome a Baby Girl"] Playbill, April 16, 2017 Foster filed for divorce from Ted Griffin in October 2024.{{Cite web |title=Sutton Foster Files For Divorce From Husband Ted Griffin After 10 Years of Marriage |url=https://people.com/sutton-foster-files-for-divorce-from-ted-griffin-after-10-years-of-marriage-8347780 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=People |language=en}}

Foster is a self-proclaimed dog lover and has had three dogs since her Broadway debut: Linus, Mabel, and Brody.Staff. [http://www.broadway.com/buzz/156996/anything-goes-star-sutton-foster-has-a-lot-in-common-with-her-chocoholic-shih-tzu/ "'Anything Goes' Star Sutton Foster Has a Lot in Common With Her Chocoholic Shih Tzu"] broadway.com, July 8, 2011

She makes artwork which she sells online and occasionally at art exhibits. She has collaborated with visual artist Julien Havard, who previously worked as her dresser for nine years, beginning with Thoroughly Modern Millie.Levitt, Hayley. [http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/09-2013/julien-havard-shares-his-side-of-the-story-behind-_66086.html "Julien Havard Shares His Side of the Story Behind His Big Tony Sendoff and New Artistic Partnership With Sutton Foster"]

theatermania.com, September 20, 2013{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/julien-havard-trades-broadway-new-life-massachusetts-artist-article-1.128015|first=Joe|last=Dziemianowicz|date=June 22, 2011|title=Julien Havard trades Broadway for a new life in Massachusetts as an artist|website=New York Daily News |quote='Julien,' said Foster during her acceptance speech, 'has been my dresser for nine years...'|access-date=February 23, 2019}}

In December 2021, Foster tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to miss performances of The Music Man. Her understudy, Kathy Voytko, stepped in while she was out.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/hugh-jackman-sutton-foster-music-man-broadway-covid-1235067329/|first=Abbey|last=White|date=December 24, 2021|title=Sutton Foster Confirms 'Music Man' Absence Due to Positive COVID-19 Test as Hugh Jackman Praises Swings, Understudies|publisher=thehollywoodreporter.com |access-date=February 27, 2022}}

{{main|Sutton Foster discography}}

• Wish (2009)
• An Evening with Sutton Foster: Live at the Café Carlyle (2011){{cite web|title=Sutton Foster An Evening with Sutton Foster, Live at the Café Carlyle|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/an-evening-with-sutton-foster-live-at-the-caf%C3%A9-carlyle-mw0002110155|publisher=All Music|access-date= March 30, 2016}}
• Take Me to the World (2018)

Tours

• An Evening with Sutton Foster (2010–11)
• An Evening with Sutton Foster: Broadway in Concert (2015–16)

{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Sutton Foster}}

Over her career, she has been recognized multiple times by either the Tony Awards or Laurence Olivier Awards for her work on the Broadway stage and London theatre, for:

• 56th Tony Awards: Best Actress in a Musical, win for Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2002
• 59th Tony Awards: Best Actress in a Musical, nom for Little Women in 2005
• 60th Tony Awards: Best Actress in a Musical, nom for The Drowsy Chaperone in 2006
• 63rd Tony Awards: Best Actress in a Musical, nom for Shrek the Musical in 2009
• 65th Tony Awards: Best Actress in a Musical, win for Anything Goes in 2011
• 68th Tony Awards: Best Actress in a Musical, nom for Violet in 2014
• 75th Tony Awards: Best Actress in a Musical, nom for The Music Man in 2022
• 2022 Laurence Olivier Awards: Best Actress in a Musical, nom for Anything Goes in 2022.

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• [http://www.donshewey.com/theater_articles/sutton_foster.html Article on her role in Thoroughly Modern Millie]
• [https://soundcloud.com/american-theatre-wing/episode-54 Sutton Foster] – Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org, May 2005
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070423055643/http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/interactive/video/index.html#f TonyAwards.com Interview with Sutton Foster]
• [http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2010-01-27/culture/sutton-foster-it-girl-of-broadway-musical-theater/ Riverfront Times interview with Sutton Foster about her upbringing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728174911/http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2010-01-27/culture/sutton-foster-it-girl-of-broadway-musical-theater/ |date=July 28, 2015 }}
• [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sutton-Foster Sutton Foster], on Enciclopedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
• [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000045941 Sutton Foster], on AllMusic, All Media Network
• [https://www.discogs.com/it/artist/1744582 Sutton Foster], on Discogs, Zink Media
• [https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bcea90b0-d7d7-4b94-a31d-5d10c58bc053 Sutton Foster], su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation

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